Policy & Law
11.11.2025

The View from Brussels #43

News, Publications and Consultations from the Past Week

News CW 45 (03-09.11.2025)

AI: As part of the European AI in Science Summit, the European Commission has launched the Resource for Artificial Intelligence Science in Europe (RAISE) on the agenda. RAISE is a virtual European institute that pools and coordinates essential AI resources such as computing power, data, talent and research funding.

Cybersecurity: The European Commission and Member States tested their joint response to cybersecurity crises as part of the “Blueprint Operational Level Exercise” (BlueOLEx). This involved scenario-based exercises, discussions on strategic partnerships, and refined incident response methodologies.

AI: Work has begun on the seven-month process of developing a code of practice for labelling AI-generated content. The voluntary instrument is intended to help providers of generative AI systems comply with the transparency requirements of the AI Act, which will become applicable in August 2026.

Child Safety Online: The EU, UK and Australia want to work together to improve the safety of children’s online experiences and have published a joint communication.

GDPR: Politico and Euractiv report on planned changes to the GDPR in favour of AI.

Patent law: The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) has voted to go ahead and sue the European Commission by withdrawing a proposal to regulate standard essential patents. The patents, for 4G and 5G Internet networks used in mobile phones and connected cars, have long been controversial.

Selected Publications from the EP Think Tanks

 

Ongoing Relevant European Commission Consultations

Selections of the CW 46 (10-16.11.2025)

Council:

The current preview of the Council’s work for the upcoming days until 23.11.2025 can be found here.

Summit and Ministerial Meetings:

Preparatory Bodies:

 

An overview of the various Council dates can be found here.

Commission:

The agenda of the current Commission meeting was not available at our time of writing. You can potentially find it on the Commission’s website in the near future.

Parliament:

Plenary Sittings (BXL)

The agenda for the current plenary sittings week can be found here. From the perspective of the Internet industry, the following agenda items are relevant:

Here you can find a list of the upcoming dates of the European Parliament. The calendar of the plenary sittings for 2025 is available here and the plenary sittings for 2026 are available here.

Committees

LIBE Committee (Civil Liberties)

The agenda for the current meeting of the LIBE Committee taking place on 10-11.11.2025 can be found here. From the perspective of the Internet industry, the following agenda items are relevant:

  • Update on the Implementation of the Programme Horizon Europe: Cluster 3 – Civil Security for Society
  • Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report: “Steal, deal and repeat: how cybercriminals trade and exploit your data”
  • Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU – European Data Protection Supervisor

The agenda for the joint meeting of the LIBE Committee and the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (as of 10-11.11.2025) can be found here.

The current timetables of the LIBE Committee can be found here.

JURI Committee (Legal Affairs)

No meeting of the JURI Committee is scheduled for this week.

The current timetables of the JURI Committee can be found here.

ITRE Committee (Industry)

The agenda for the current meeting of the ITRE Committee taking place on 11.11.2025 can be found here. From the perspective of the Internet industry, the following agenda items are relevant:

  • Presentation by the Commission of the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) implementation report
  • Exchange of views with European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)

The current timetables of the ITRE Committee (as of 04.11.2025) can be found here.

IMCO Committee (Internal Market)

The agenda for the current meeting of the IMCO Committee taking place on 10.-11.11.2025  can be found here. From the perspective of the Internet industry, the following agenda items are relevant:

  • Working group on the implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA)
  • Working Group on the implementation and enforcement of the Artificial Intelligence Act
  • Building an independent, open and healthy digital environment for European Consumers
  • Impact of social media and the online environment on young people
  • Online violence against women and AI risks from a gender perspective
  • Amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2011/65/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards digitalisation and common specifications
  • Amending Regulations (EU) No 765/2008, (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426, (EU) 2023/1230, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/1781 as regards digitalisation and common specifications
  • Amending Directives 2014/65/EU and (EU) 2022/2557 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplifying measures
  • Amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2016/1036, (EU) 2016/1037, (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/573 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplification measures

The agenda for the joint meeting of the IMCO Committee and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (as of 10.11.2025) can be found here.

The current timetables of the IMCO Committee (as of 21.10.2025) can be found here.

CULT Committee (Culture and Education)

No meeting of the CULT Committee is scheduled for this week.

The current timetables of the CULT Committee can be found here.

Outlook:

An overview of the following session weeks can be found here. The provisional agenda for the upcoming plenary sittings can be found here.

European Court of Justice

You can find the judicial calendar of the CJEU here.

The ruling in the Inteligo Media case (C-654/23) is scheduled for Thursday, 13 November 2025. In this preliminary ruling request from the Curtea de Apel BucureĹźti (Romania), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will decide on issues concerning Article 13 of the ePrivacy Directive and Article 6 of the GDPR in connection with the sending of newsletters.

The View from Brussels
© Capri23auto | pixabay

You might also be interested in

Follow-up Report: eco Digital Workshop at Google
Policy & Law

Follow-up Report: eco Digital Workshop at Google

In the run-up to the eco Summer Party on 11 September, digital experts discussed current regulatory issues at Google’s Berlin office. Three 30-minute sessions focused on digital sovereignty, artificial intelligence and platform regulation.
18.09.2025
eco on Germany’s newly created federal state body: “The Digital Ministers’ Conference of the federal states can raise digital policy to a new level”
Policy & Law

Digital Transformation in Germany – A Viewpoint from eco Managing Director Alexander Rabe

In today’s Tagesspiegel Background, eco Managing Director Alexander Rabe published his perspective on Germany’s digital transformation. The focus is on the question of how the existing AI gap between eastern and western Germany can be overcome.
10.09.2025
Hall of Fame: Visible Recognition for Pioneers in Secure Email Traffic
E-Mail

Hall of Fame: Visible Recognition for Pioneers in Secure Email Traffic

With the Email Security Year 2025 initiative, the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), eco Association and Bitkom are sending a strong signal for secure digital communication. At the heart of the initiative is the newly established “Hall of Fame”, which at its launch includes around 120 companies.
25.08.2025