News, Publications and Consultations from the Past Week
News CW 15 (08.04 – 14.04.2024)
GDPR: On 10 April, the European Parliament voted on amendments to strengthen the enforcement of the GDPR. Criticism was expressed regarding complainants’ rights and cross-border matters. (Euractiv)
CSAM: On 10 April, the EP endorsed a temporary extension of the current e-Privacy derogation that allows the voluntary detection, by Internet platforms, of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online. The derogation will be extended until 3 April 2026 so that an agreement on the long-term legal framework can be reached. (EP)
Selected Publications from the EP Think Tank:
- Quantum: What is it and where does the EU stand?
- An analysis of the newly proposed rules to strengthen GDPR enforcement in cross-border cases
- A visual presentation of the newly proposed rules to strengthen GDPR enforcement in cross-border cases
Ongoing Relevant European Commission Consultations
- Combating child sexual abuse – review of EU rules (until 21.05.2024)
- Data protection in the interconnection between ICSMS and national customs systems via EU CSW-CERTEX (until 22.04.2024)
- 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 16 / 15.04 – 21.04.2024
Council:
The current preview of the Council’s work for the upcoming days until 18.04.2024 can be found here.
Summit and Ministerial Meetings:
- Informal meeting of consumer protection ministers, 18-19.4.2024
Preparatory Bodies:
- Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues, 04.2024
- Working Party on Information Exchange and Data Protection (DAPIX), 04.2024
- Working Party on Competition, 04.2024, Agenda
- COREPER II, 04.2024, Agenda
- Working Party on Information Exchange and Data Protection (DAPIX), 04.2024
- Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society, 04.2024
- JHA COUNSELLORS, 04.2024
- COREPER II, 04.2024
- Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues, 04.2024
- COREPER I, 04.2024
- JHA COUNSELLORS, 04.2024
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 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 plenary sittings for 2024 is available here (PDF).
Committees
LIBE Committee (Civil Liberties)
The agenda for the current meeting of the LIBE Committee taking place on 18.04.2024 can be found here. From the perspective of the Internet industry, the following agenda items are relevant:
- Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast).
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 10.04.2024) 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 February 2024) can be found here.
CULT Committee (Culture and Education)
No meeting of the CULT Committee is scheduled for this week.
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.
