Source: European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-003002/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Andi Cristea (S&D)
Amid prolonged droughts and the impact of climate change, water infrastructure in central and eastern Europe is becoming vulnerable, both physically and in terms of cybersecurity. Small and medium-sized water sector operators face limited resources to make their digital systems secure and adapt their water supply networks quickly. At the same time, local communities and county councils are having difficulties in accessing the funds needed to modernise infrastructure in order to ensure drought resilience and a continuous supply of drinking water.
In view of the strategic importance of water services and their increasingly obvious vulnerabilities, we ask the Commission for the following clarifications:
- 1.What direct sources of financing from Brussels (other than structural funds) are accessible to small and medium-sized operators to strengthen cybersecurity and to county councils to develop local water infrastructure in the context of drought and climate change?
- 2.Is the water sector explicitly included as critical infrastructure under the Critical Entities Resilience (CER) Directive and the NIS2 Directive?
- 3.What specific obligations do Member States have in this regard?
Submitted: 18.7.2025