Orientation
About the system
How European cybersecurity legislation is made, who enforces it, and how the maps on this site fit together.
Last reviewed 2026-08-19.
About the system#
European legislation is not a single code — it is a machine: institutions propose and adopt acts, agencies supervise and advise, and Member States transpose and enforce. This site maps that machine for cybersecurity. These pages explain the shared plumbing underneath the instrument deep dives.
Two ways in#
- Legislative process — how a Commission proposal becomes law, when it “applies”, and what transposition means for directives.
- Competent entities — which Commission DGs, EU agencies and national authorities sit behind the cybersecurity rulebook.
How this site uses that#
The homepage wheel shows the main directives and regulations at a glance. Overview,
Regulations, Proposals and Countries are the four ways into the knowledge base. The
Situation desk (/tools) is the interactive layer on top — scope, radar, overlaps,
incident clocks and compare.
Educational overview only — not legal advice. Prefer EUR-Lex and official institutional pages for binding text and current mandates.