EU countries are planning to build a James Bond-style bunker.

The €8 million ultra-secure room, which would hold up to 100 people, would be housed in an isolation cage to "mitigate the risk of exploitation of compromising emanations," EUobserver reported.

The proposed bunker would be located in the EU Council. It is part of a broader effort by EU institutions to strengthen the security of confidential communications, documents and private meetings after years of attempted espionage and hacking campaigns.

But the draft proposal for the new bunker has prompted cyber experts and officials to question why the EU hasn't yet built such a secure facility.

“It’s time for the ‘big cybersecurity reset,’” said Bart Groothuis, a Liberal member of the European Parliament who previously worked as cybersecurity policy lead at the Dutch ministry of defense.

“The bunker must be a symbol of a new mindset and a removal of the veil of ignorance that EU institutions have been under when it comes to the threat of cyber espionage,” Groothuis said.

According to EUobserver, the new facility will also provide a suitable level of comfort for VIPs.

The EU official said the safe room plan is part of a broader effort to strengthen the security and resilience of EU institutions, organizations and agencies, in line with repeated calls from member states to address growing security threats.