Policy & Law
09.03.2026

The View from Brussels #09-2026

News, Publications and Consultations from the Past Week

News CW 09 (23.02-01.03.2026)

Roaming: The European Commission has proposed extending the EU roaming area to the Western Balkans. Before the European Commission can begin negotiations on bilateral agreements with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, the Council must first give its approval.

Social media: The Greek government is preparing a plan to introduce a ban for children under the age of 15. To this end, an existing parental-control app – originally developed to block minors from buying tobacco and alcohol – is to be used for this purpose.

AI: A spokesperson for the European Commission has confirmed that the publication of the guidelines for high-risk AI systems will be delayed once again.

AI: In a joint statement on AI-generated imagery and the protection of privacy, 61 data protection authorities warn of the risks of deepfakes.

Industrial AI applications: Euractiv reports on efforts to simplify the rules for industrial AI applications.

Age verification: In an open letter, 371 security and privacy scientists warn of the risks of age checks. They call for a moratorium on deployment plans until the scientific consensus on the benefits, risks and technical feasibility has been reached.

Selected Publications from the EP Think Tanks

Ongoing Relevant European Commission Consultations

Selections of the Current Week, CW 10 (02-08.03.2026)

Council:

The current preview of the Council’s work for the upcoming days until 15.03.2026 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

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)

The agenda for the current meeting of the LIBE Committee taking place on 02.03.2026 can be found here. From the perspective of the Internet industry, the following agenda items are relevant:

  • Artificial Intelligence and Media Pluralism
  • Impact of social media and the online environment on young people
  • Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application

The agenda for the special meeting of the LIBE Committee on 05.03.2026 was not yet available at the time of going to press. If necessary, you can find it at short notice 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)

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

The current timetables of the ITRE Committee (as of 24.02.2026) 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 26.02.2026) can be found here.

CULT Committee (Culture and Education)

The agenda for the current meeting of the CULT Committee taking place on 05.03.2026 can be found here. From the perspective of the Internet industry, the following agenda items are relevant:

  • Amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)

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 judgment in the Case Compass-Datenbank v Commission (T-594/24) is scheduled to be delivered on Wednesday, 04.03.2026.
  • The judgment in the Case Elettronica Industriale (C-10/25) is scheduled to be delivered on Thursday, 05.03.2026.
  • The judgment in the Case Ĺ˝aidimĹł valiuta (C-472/24) is scheduled to be delivered on Thursday, 05.03.2026.
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