Press Release: Commission welcomes Council’s conclusions supporting a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection

The security and economy of the European Union as well as its citizens' well-being depends on certain infrastructure and their services, such as our roads, airports, electricity plants, and bridges. The destruction or disruption of such infrastructure could entail the loss of lives, the loss of property, a collapse of public confidence and morale in the EU. If disruption does occur the effects must be controlled and minimised.