News, Publications and Consultations from the Past Week
News CW 47 (20.11.2023-24.11.2023)
AI Act: In a non-paper, the governments of Germany, France and Italy have taken a position on the ongoing negotiations on the AI regulation at EU level. In the paper, the three governments urge mandatory self-regulation for providers of basic AI models, rather than the mandatory requirements envisaged in the AI Act (Euractiv). The European Commission has also published a non-paper in response to the position of the three governments and as a compromise proposal. Among other factors, it proposes a distinction between General Purpose AI (GPAI) models and systems (Euractiv).
e-CODEX: On 23 November, the plenary session of the European Parliament approved the regulation on a computerised system for the cross-border electronic exchange of data in the area of judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters (e-CODEX). The regulation is intended to allow the use of digital technologies in cross-border judicial proceedings. The result of the inter-institutional negotiations was confirmed with 555 votes in favour, 5 against and 4 abstentions. The regulation will be applicable 15 months after publication in the EU Official Journal. (EP)
Sustainability: In a plenary on Tuesday, the European Parliament adopted its report on the Net Zero Industry Act. In the vote, 376 MEPs voted in favour of the compromise reached in the trilogue; 139 voted against, and there were also 116 abstentions. The aim of the regulation is to increase the EU share in the global market for decarbonisation technologies. As soon as the Council has adopted its negotiating mandate, the trilogue negotiations can begin. (EP)
Selected Publications from the EP Think Tank:
Ongoing Relevant European Commission Consultations
- Supervision of Crypto Assets – criteria, procedures and fees (until12.2023)
- Proposal for a DIRECTIVE on the simplification of reporting obligations in environmental legislation (until 12.2023)
- Rationalisation of reporting obligations – outline of draft proposals in the field of mobility and transport (until12.2023)
- Consumer rights – adapting out-of-court dispute resolution to digital markets (until12.2023)
- Digital certificates of origin for Brazilian products (until12.2023)
- Critical ICT third-party service providers – criteria & fees (until12.2023)
Selections of the CW 48 (27.11.2023-01.12.2023)
Council:
The current preview of the Council’s work for the upcoming days until 10.12.2023 can be found here.
Summit and Ministerial Meetings:
- Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Employment and social policy), 27/28 November 2023, Agenda
- Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Health) 30 November 2023, Agenda
Preparatory Bodies:
- Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues, 11.2023, Agenda
- Working Party on “Competitiveness and Growth” (Internal Market) 11.2023, Agenda
- COREPER (Part 1), 11.2023, Agenda
- Working Party on “Telecommunications and Information Society”, 11.2023, Agenda
- Working Party on “Public Health”, 11.2023, Agenda
- COREPER (Part 1), 11.2023, Agenda
- COREPER (Part 2), 11.2023, Agenda
- Working Party on “Cooperation in Criminal Matters” (COPEN), 11.2023, Agenda
- Working Party on “Intellectual Property” (Copyright), 11.2023, Agenda
- Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues, 11.2023
- Working Party on “Cooperation in Criminal Matters” (COPEN), 11.2023, Agenda
- COREPER (Part 1), 12.2023, 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 (Strasbourg Sittings Week)
No European Parliament plenary sittings are taking place this week. The calendar of the plenary sittings for 2023 is available here (PDF), and is also available for 2024 here.
Committees
LIBE Committee (Civil Liberties)
The agenda for the current meeting of the LIBE Committee taking place on 27.11 and 28.11 can be found here. From the perspective of the Internet industry, the following agenda item is relevant:
- European Health Data Space (COM/2022/197)
JURI Committee (Legal Affairs)
The agenda for the current meeting of the JURI Committee taking place on 29.11 can be found here.
The current timetables of the JURI Committee (as of 27.11.2023) can be found here.
ITRE Committee (Industry)
The agenda for the current meeting of the ITRE Committee taking place on 28.11 can be found here. From the perspective of the Internet industry, the following agenda items are relevant:
- Amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as regards establishing a framework for
a European Digital Identity (COM(2021)0281)
- Increasing innovation, industrial and technological competitiveness through a
favourable environment for start-ups and scale-ups
- Horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and
amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
The current timetables of the ITRE Committee (as of 21.11.2023) can be found here.
IMCO Committee (Internal Market)
The agenda for the current meeting of the IMCO Committee taking place on 28.11 can be found here.
The current timetables of the IMCO Committee (as of 25.10.2023) can be found here.
CULT Committee (Culture and Education)
The agenda for the current meeting of the CULT Committee taking place on 27.11 and 28.11 can be found here.
Outlook:
An overview of the following session weeks can be found here.
European Court of Justice
You can find the judicial calendar of the ECJ here.
