News, Publications and Consultations from the Past Week
News CW 31 (27/07/2026 – 02/08/2026)
Cybersecurity: The European Commission has published (non-binding) guidance on the application
of the Cyber Resilience Act. It clarifies which products fall within the scope of the Act, what consti
tutes a substantial modification, how support periods should be understood, and how to meet re
porting obligations and risk assessment requirements. The Cyber Resilience Act’s main obligations
start applying on 11/12/2027, while reporting obligations already apply from 11/09/2026.
AI: According to Euractiv, the official launch of the EU database for high-risk AI systems was post
poned to the third quarter of 2027. There seems to be confusion as to when companies are sup
posed to start registering high-risk systems due to the Digital Omnibus.
Social Media: The Austrian federal government has agreed on a ban on social media for children
under the age of 14. From 2027, social networks and video platforms will only be usable after strict
age verification. The corresponding amendment to the Audiovisual Services Act has been sent for
consultation and to the European Commission for notification.
AI: The EU has launched a call for tenders to establish up to seven AI Gigafactories across Europe.
The call is supported by up to €10 billion in EU and national funding and closes on 12/11/2026.
AI: The enforcement of the AI Act started on 02/08/2026. The new transparency rules requiring cer
tain AI systems to tell users when they are interacting with AI and when content has been gener
ated or altered by it started to apply on the same date. Politico provides insights on the AI Office
team and reports about a major hiring push.
Selected Publications from the EP Think Tank:
- Challenges faced by the EU enlargement countries from Russian hybrid interference
- Ongoing Relevant European Commission Consultations
Biotech Act (until 05/08/2026) - Hazardous substances – exemption for lead and cadmium in certain electric and electronic
components (until 05/08/2026) - Police cooperation – EU rules on the automated search and exchange of biometric data with
non-EU countries (until 07/08/2026) - Foreign direct investment screening rules – update to list of projects & programmes of Un
ion interest (until 13/08/2026) - Digital Networks Act (until 07/09/2026)
- EU Teachers Agenda – enhancing the attractiveness of the education and training profes
sion (until 08/09/2026) - Quality education for all: a 2040 roadmap (until 08/09/2026)
- Chips Act 2 (until 10/09/2026)
- Artificial intelligence strategy for the cultural and creative sectors (until 11/09/2026)
- The Union Position for the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027 (until 11/09/2026)
Page 1 of 3 - AI Continent – new cloud and AI development act (until 25/09/2026)
- Crypto asset markets – evaluation of the EU legal framework (until 30/09/2026)
- Dual-use export controls – evaluation of the Dual-Use Regulation (until 15/10/2026)
- Horizon Europe – European Partnerships to be implemented as joint undertakings (until
16/10/2026)
Selections of the Current Week CW 32 (03/08/2026 – 09/08/2026)
Council:
The current outlook for the Council’s work in the coming days was not available at the time of writ
ing. You may be able to find it shortly on the Council’s website.
Summit and Ministerial Meetings:
- No Council meetings are taking place this week.
Preparatory Bodies:
- No Council meetings are taking place this week.
An overview of the various Council dates can be found here.
Commission:
The agenda for the current Commission meeting was not available at the time of going to press.
You may be able to find it at short notice on the Commission’s website.
Parliament:
Plenary
There are no plenary sessions 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 ple
nary sittings for 2026 is available here.
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.
ITRE Committee (Industry)
No meeting of the ITRE Committee is scheduled for this week.
The current timetables of the ITRE Committee (as of 23/07/2026) can be found here.
IMCO Committee (Internal Market)
IMCO Committee is scheduled for this week.
The current timetables of the IMCO Committee (as of 15/07/2026) 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 16/07/2026) can be found here.
Outlook:
An overview of the following session weeks can be found here. The provisional agenda for the up
coming plenary sittings can be found here.
European Court of Justice
You can find the judicial calendar of the ECJ here.
