On 15 January 2025, the Commission adopted a Communication on the European Action Plan on the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers  (“Action Plan”) as one of the initiatives set out in the Political Guidelines for the 2024–2029 European Commission . As per the Political Guidelines, the Action Plan aims to improve threat detection, preparedness and crisis response, in order to protect the security of European health systems which are increasingly the target of cyber and ransomware attacks.