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Union adopts the NIS2 cybersecurity directive

Dated 14 December 2022: Union adopts the NIS2 cybersecurity directive. In the causal graph this event strengthens Digital-Rights and Platform-Power Regulation, a driver that strengthens Alternative sources of information index — an improving welfare path.

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The file sat in the internal-market and digital shop. Adoption is co-legislative.

Who was responsible

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  • Thierry Breton

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.5 · verified

    His services ran parts of the file. Co-legislators enacted. Operators still implement.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

Evidence

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Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.ENISA — NIS2ENISA · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Directive (EU) 2022/2555 — NIS2EUR-Lex · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Directive (EU) 2022/2555 widens cybersecurity duties.

Causal path

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  1. ActorThierry Breton
  2. contributed toFactUnion adopts the NIS2 cybersecurity directive
  3. strengthensDriverDigital-Rights and Platform-Power Regulation
  4. strengthensIndicatorAlternative sources of information index

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Factrail. (2026). Union adopts the NIS2 cybersecurity directive. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-nis2-2022

https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-nis2-2022

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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