News, Publications and Consultations from the Past Week
News CW 10 (04.03.2024-10.03.2024)
Cybersecurity: The Cyber Solidarity Act, which was informally agreed upon with the Belgian Presidency of the Council on Wednesday, aims to build a more resilient, collective EU response against cyber threats. The main objectives include strengthening EU-wide detection of cyber threats, enhancing preparedness and response capabilities, and fostering European technological sovereignty in cybersecurity. This is to be primarily achieved through a pan-European network of National Cyber Hubs and by establishing a Cyber Emergency Mechanism and a European Cybersecurity Mechanism. (EP)
Competition: The EU Commission announced on Monday a 1.8 billion Euro fine for Apple. Apple was accused of exploiting its dominant market position by distributing music streaming applications and thus breaching EU competition rules. This is the third-largest fine ever imposed against a company for breaching the EU rules. The Commission found that due to Apple’s restrictions, app developers were prohibited from informing iOS users about alternative and more affordable music subscription services outside the app. (Euractiv)
DSA: The three pornography websites included on the Digital Services Act’s (DSA) very large online platforms list of very large online platforms (VLOPs) are suing the EU over their new obligations. According to the website operator Aylo, the European Commission erred in its calculation of the number of users. Aylo also criticises the requirement under Article 39 DSA pursuant to which a VLOP’s repository must be made publicly accessible. (Euractiv)
Selected Publications from the EP Think Tank:
- Adapting liability rules to artificial intelligence
- European media freedom act
- Net-zero industry act
Ongoing Relevant European Commission Consultations
- Proposal for a Council Regulation on HPC (until 08.04.2024)
- Combatting child sexual abuse – Review of EU legislation (until 15.04.2024)
- R&D on dual-use technologies – Options for support (until 30.04.2024)
- How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs? (until 30.06.2024)
Selections of the Current Week CW 11 (11.03.2024-17.03.2024)
Council:
The current preview of the Council’s work for the upcoming days until 24.03.2024 can be found here.
Summit and Ministerial Meetings:
- Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 12.03.2024, Agenda
Preparatory Bodies:
- Working Party on Information Exchange and Data Protection (DAPIX), 03.2024, Agenda
- Coreper I, 03.2024
- Coreper II, 03.2024
- Working Party on Information Exchange and Data Protection (DAPIX), 03.2024, Agenda
- Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society, 03.2024, Agenda
- Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues, 03.2024
- Coreper I, 03.2024
- Coreper II, 03.2024
- Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues, 03.2024
- JHA COUNSELLORS, 03.2024, 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)
The agenda for the current plenary sittings week can be found here. From the perspective of the Internet industry, the following agenda items are relevant:
- Horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
- European Media Freedom Act
- Artificial Intelligence Act
Here you can find a list of the upcoming dates of the European Parliament. The calendar of the plenary sittings for 2024 is available here (PDF).
Committees
LIBE Committee (Civil Liberties)
No meeting of the LIBE Committee has been scheduled for this week.
JURI Committee (Legal Affairs)
The current timetables of the JURI Committee (as of 11.03.2024) can be found here.
The current timetables of the JURI Committee can be found here.
ITRE Committee (Industry)
No meeting of the ITRE Committee has been scheduled for this week.
The current timetables of the ITRE Committee can be found here.
IMCO Committee (Internal Market)
No meeting of the IMCO Committee has been scheduled for this week.
The current timetables of the IMCO Committee can be found here.
CULT Committee (Culture and Education)
The current timetables of the CULT Committee (as of 11.03.2024) 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.
