Regions seek role in EU hospital cyber strategy
Regional authorities call for greater involvement in EU cybersecurity plans, emphasising the need for local expertise to shape effective hospital protection strategies.
The European Commission’s latest plan to strengthen hospital cybersecurity has drawn attention from regional authorities across the EU, who say they were excluded from key decisions.
Their absence, they argue, could weaken the strategy’s overall effectiveness.
With cyberattacks on healthcare systems growing, regional representatives insist they should have a seat at the table.
As those directly managing hospitals and public health, they warn that top-down decisions may overlook urgent local challenges and lead to poorly matched policies.
The Commission’s plan includes creating a dedicated health cybersecurity centre under the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and setting up an EU-wide threat alert system.
Yet doubts remain over how these goals will be met without extra funding or clear guidance on regional involvement.
The concerns point to the need for a more collaborative approach that values regional knowledge.
Without it, the EU risks designing cybersecurity protections that fail to reflect the realities inside Europe’s hospitals.
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