Due to Austria’s failure to implement EU directives regarding cybersecurity and the protection of critical infrastructure, the European Commission has now launched two infringement procedures.
The Member States should have actually transposed both EU regulations into national law by 17 October 2024. However, 23 countries do not comply with the so-called NIS2 directive for increased cyber security, and 24 countries do not comply with regulations for the protection of critical infrastructure.
The NIS2 directive applies to companies active in critical sectors such as wastewater and waste management, energy, transport, production of critical products or public administration. The aim is to improve their resilience and responsiveness.
Dozens of cases against Austria
The regulations for the protection of critical infrastructure and the resilience of critical facilities are intended to “guarantee the functioning of vital services for our economy and society”.
EU countries now have two months to complete implementation and report their measures to the Commission. If this is not enough for Brussels, the next phase in the process takes place. It may even get to the point where the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has to decide. Moreover, there are currently more than fifty EU infringement proceedings against Austria.
Source: Krone
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