European Union: Introduced European Commission Proposal for Directive on the resilience of critical entities

On 16 December 2020, the European Commission introduced a proposal for a Directive on the resilience of critical entities. The Directive would compel Member States to ensure the cybersecurity resilience of essential services through the identification of "critical entities" that have to comply with security measures to mitigate cybersecurity risks. The proposed Directive would also establish rules on the supervision and enforcement of security obligations and specific oversight of critical entities considered to be of particular European significance.