Europe’s heritage is increasingly created and experienced in digital environments. Websites, social media, digital artworks, video games, software, online communities, virtual worlds and AI-enabled creative content now form a growing part of Europe's heritage, documenting contemporary social, cultural, political and economic life. However, these materials depend heavily on commercial platforms, proprietary software and global cloud infrastructures beyond the control of cultural heritage institutions. Platform changes, technological obsolescence, legal constraints, vendor dependency and the disappearance of online communities all threaten their long-term preservation and accessibility. Born-digital heritage is growing exponentially, with millions of digital objects created every minute. Traditional appraisal and selection methods are no longer sufficient, requiring automated harvesting workflows that often generate vast backlogs of poorly understood and unorganised content. Although European and national initiatives have produced valuable collections, standards and tools , these efforts remain fragmented across institutions, domains and Member States, considering also legal obstacles that vary according to existing mandates and legislation. Consequently, Europe lacks a coherent evidence base to assess preservation coverage, institutional readiness, legal barriers, emerging risks and strategic priorities. Preservation capacity remains uneven, collaboration is limited, and new forms of digital cultural production increasingly fall outside existing preservation, policy and legal frameworks. Because born-digital heritage is created and accessed across borders, these challenges cannot be addressed by Member States alone. The proposed action will establish a shared European evidence and analytical framework to enable consistent assessment, support evidence-based policymaking, strengthen coordination and improve the long-term preservation of Europe's born-digital heritage.