CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION POLICY IN THE EU

It represents a possibility that some of the terrorist attacks will be directed against critical infrastructure in future. An example this regard is attack on water treatment plant U.S., where an intruder attempted to raise sodium hydroxide levels more than hundredfold thus poisoning drinking supplies. The importance protection also illustrated by cyber-attack Düsseldorf Hospital December 2020, when has led fatal incident Europe for first time. At same time, further enhanced event possible hybrid warfare or war situation. Its practice was Russian-Ukrainian conflict 2015, BlackEnergy APT group caused power outage Ukraine affecting two hundred and twenty-five thousand people. This shown what success unconventional military element can achieve world current energy use. study aims at presenting risks infrastructures involve, followed sectors with European their main characteristics, as well key infrastructures.