News, Publications and Consultations from the Past Week
News CW 32 (03/08/2026 – 09/08/2026)
CSAM: The CEOs of four major European telecoms operators call for a clear legal basis to allow them to block access to known Child Sexual Abuse Material in an open letter to EU Commission President von der Leyen, EU Parliament President Metsola and European Council President Costa.
Influencers: Euractiv reports about the European Institutions’s relationship with Influencers. The Council’s one-year pilot scheme granting content creators limited access to summits and ministerial meetings started in July. The Parliament has been inviting influencers since the 2019 elections. The EP has already issued around 200 invitations to content creators in 2026 alone.
Gambling: Politico reports about the fight regarding a potential tax on online betting.
Data Protection: The Chair of the European Data Protection Board Anu Talus asked Michael McGrath, Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection, in an open letter to assess whether the US Supreme Court judgment Trump v. Slaughter affects the adequacy decision underpinning the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. The US Supreme Court had ruled that US President Donald Trump was allowed to remove members of independent agencies.
Selected Publications from the EP Think Tank:
Ongoing Relevant European Commission Consultations
- Foreign direct investment screening rules – update to list of projects & programmes of Union interest (until 13/08/2026)
- Digital Networks Act (until 07/09/2026)
- EU Teachers Agenda – enhancing the attractiveness of the education and training profession (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)
- Crypto asset markets – evaluation of the EU legal framework (until 30/09/2026)
- AI Continent – new cloud and AI development act (until 05/10/2026)
- 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 33 (10/08/2026 – 16/08/2026)
Council:
The current outlook for the Council’s work in the coming days was not available at the time of writing. 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 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.
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 23/07/2026) 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 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 upcoming plenary sittings can be found here.
European Court of Justice
You can find the judicial calendar of the ECJ here.
