News, Publications and Consultations from the Past Week
News CW 19 (04-10.05.2026)
Telecommunications: The European Union – represented by the European Commission – has become the Global Coalition on Telecommunications (GCOT) first strategic partner. It will support the members (Australia, Canada, Finland, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America), contributing to international collaboration on the development of next generation telecommunication infrastructure.
Digital Partnership: During the fourth meeting of the EU-Japan Digital Partnership Council, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology and the Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications signed a cooperation arrangement on the enforcement of regulations for digital platforms. In addition, agreement was reached to deepen cooperation in the areas of data, AI, quantum, semiconductors and digital infrastructure.
AI: The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have reached an agreement on simplifying AI regulations to promote innovation, as well as banning “nudification” apps. The application of the rules for systems used in certain high-risk areas – including biometrics, critical infrastructure, education, employment, migration, asylum and border control – will apply from December 2027. The regulations for systems integrated into products such as lifts or toys will come into force in August 2028. Politico reports on a mixed reception.
AI: The European Commission has published a consultation on the draft guidelines for implementing transparency obligations for certain AI systems. Feedback is welcome until 3 June 2026.
Data Protection: The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has published its report for the year 2025.
Selected Publications from the EP Think Tanks
- Chips act 2.0
- Health and wellbeing in the age of artificial intelligence
- Croatia’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Latest state of play
- Research for EMPL Committee – Mapping and analysing the support to employment and social policies in the proposals for the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework
- Research for EUDS Committee: Challenges of implementation of the regulation on political advertising
- Developing a coordinated EU approach to housing
- Addictive design on online platforms
- Briefing for the FEMM delegation to UN CSW 70 New York, 8-14 March 2026
Ongoing Relevant European Commission Consultations
- The EU Cybersecurity Act (until 12.05.2026)
- Information and communication technologies (ICT) usage and e-commerce for 2026 – specifications (until 12.05.2026)
- EU statistics on the use of ICT – technical formats for the 2027 exercise (until 12.05.2026)
- EU statistics on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) – variables for the 2027 exercise (until 12.05.2026)
- European Health Data Space – dataset descriptions (until 12.05.2026)
- Criminal justice cross-check mechanism (until 14.05.2026)
- EU aviation strategy (until 21.05.2026)
- Digital Product Passport Registry (until 27.05.2026)
- Electronic invoicing – revision of EU rules (until 10.06.2026)
- Energy efficiency – legal framework after 2030 (until 12.06.2026)
- Digital Networks Act (until 15.06.2026)
- 28th regime – a single harmonized set of rules for innovative companies throughout the EU (until 25.06.2026)
- Biotech Act (until 05.07.2026)
- European Ocean Act (until 16.07.2026)
- European tourism statistics – legislative update (until 22.07.2026)
Selections of the Current Week, CW 20 (11-17.05.2026)
Council:
The current preview of the Council’s work for the upcoming days until 24.05.2026 can be found here.
Summit and Ministerial Meetings:
- Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council (Education and Youth), 11.05.2026, Agenda
- Informal meeting of energy ministers, 12-13.05.2026, Agenda
- Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council (Culture and Sport), 12.05.2026, Agenda
Preparatory Bodies:
- Antici Gr. (Simplification), 11.05.2026, Agenda
- Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues, 11.05.2026, Agenda
- JHA COUNSELLORS, 11.05.2026, Agenda
- WP on Hybrid Threats, 12.05.2026
- JHA COUNSELLORS, 12.05.2026, Agenda
- Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the EU, 12.05.2026, Agenda
- COREPER II, 13.05.2026, Agenda
- COREPER I, 13.05.2026, Agenda
- Working Party on Social Questions, 13.05.2026, Agenda
- Asia-Oceania Working Party (COASI), 13.05.2026, Agenda
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
There are no plenary sittings of the European Parliament taking place this week.
Here you can find a list of the upcoming dates of the European Parliament. The calendar of the plenary sittings for 2026 is available here (PDF).
Committees
LIBE Committee (Civil Liberties)
No meeting of the LIBE Committee is scheduled for this week.
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.
No meeting of the ITRE Committee is scheduled for this week.
The current timetables of the ITRE Committee (as of 05.05.2026) can be found here.
IMCO Committee (Internal Market)
No meeting of the IMCO Committee is scheduled for this week.
The current timetables of the IMCO Committee (as of 07.05.2026) 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 (as of 07.05.2026) 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 delivery of the judgment in the case Meta Platforms Ireland (Compensation équitable) (C-797/23) is scheduled for Tuesday, 12 May 2026.
