Recital 142 The principles of subsidiarity and proportionality

Since the objective of this Directive, namely to achieve a high common level of cybersecurity means cybersecurity as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2019/881; across the Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.