News, Publications and Consultations from the Past Week
News CW 39 (22-28.09.2025)
AI: The European Commission has published draft guidance and reporting template on serious AI incidents and, as part of a public consultation, is requesting feedback until 07.11.2025.
Social media: EU Commission President von der Leyen has spoken out in favour of a minimum age to access social media and announced cooperation with Australia. According to spokesperson Thomas Regnier, the EU Commission is leaving “all doors open” to shield children from the harmful effects of social media platforms.
Quantum computing: The EU has inaugurated its second quantum computer, VLQ, in Czechia.
Cryptocurrency fraud: Eurojust, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, has coordinated measures to combat cryptocurrency fraud of over 100 million euros across Europe.
AI: The European Commission is considering introducing deadlines and penalties for late standards requests.
Digital by default: The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Member States has spoken out in favour of replacing printed handouts (e.g., user manuals) with digital versions in the future.
AI: The EU executive’s tech commissioner Henna Virkkunen wrote in a letter to the European Parliament that the European Commission is closely monitoring how Big Tech companies are integrating artificial intelligence into their services and whether this is compatible with digital competition rules.
DSA: The EU Commission sent requests for information to Apple App store, Booking.com, Bing, Google Play and Google Search on how these platforms and search engines identify and manage risks related to financial scams.
AI: According to Politico, the EU is preparing to take time out for enforcing AI rules.
Digital world: The Future Foundation, which consists of 16 scientists from the DACH region, has established 10 rules for the digital world.
Stablecoin: Nine European banks have announced plans to introduce a euro-based stablecoin in the second half of next year.
Digital euro: The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has published the results of a survey on consumer expectations regarding the digital euro.
AI: The United Nations is launching a Global Dialogue on AI Governance, as well as an Independent International Scientific Panel on AI, for which applications will be accepted until the end of October. UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres also announced his intention to soon begin consultations on the establishment of a Global Fund for AI Capacity Development.
AI: On the occasion of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, over 200 scientists and AI experts are urgently calling for international red lines to prevent unacceptable AI risks.
Selected Publications from the EP Think Tanks
- EU space act
- The regulatory aspects of short-term rentals in the EU
- Legal developments on short-term rental accommodations in the European Union
- Making Europe an AI continent
- Dominance in Transition? The Future of the Dollar and the Euro
- Future outlook of EU-Moldova trade and investment relations
- How to use the maximum of potential for the EU-Taiwan cooperation – what can the EU learn from the US and other actors?
Ongoing Relevant European Commission Consultations
- Action plan against cyberbullying (until 29.09.2025)
- Qualified certificates for website authentication (until 02.10.2025)
- Qualified trust service providers – requirements on compliance and security (until 02.10.2025)
- Advanced electronic signatures and seals – formats to be recognised by public sector bodies (until 02.10.2025)
- Qualified electronic archiving services (until 02.10.2025)
- European Innovation Act (until 03.10.2025)
- Qualified electronic ledgers (until 03.10.2025)
- EU energy security framework (revision) (until 13.10.2025)
- Digital package – digital omnibus (until 14.10.2025)
- Digital Fairness Act (until 24.10.2025)
- EU’s next long-term budget (MFF) – implementing EU funding with Member States and regions (until 29.10.2025)
- Artificial intelligence and digitalisation for energy – a roadmap (until 05.11.2025)
- EU’s next long-term budget (MFF) – EU funding for civil protection, preparedness and response to crises (until 07.11.2025)
- EU’s next long-term budget (MFF) – EU funding for competitiveness (until 12.11.2025)
- Energy – Heating and Cooling Strategy (until 20.11.2025)
- EU Space Act – new rules for safe, resilient and sustainable space activities (until 24.11.2025)
- EU’s next long-term budget (MFF) – EU funding for cross-border education, training and solidarity, young people, media, culture, and creative sectors, values, and civil society (until 24.11.2025)
- EU’s next long-term budget (MFF) – EU funding for external action (until 24.11.2025)
- Chips Act 2 (until 28.11.2025)
- Standardised Regulation – revision (until 12.2025)
Selections of the CW 40 (29.09-05.10.2025)
Council:
The current preview of the Council’s work for the upcoming days until 12.10.2025 can be found here.
Summit and Ministerial Meetings:
- UN General Assembly, New York, 09.2025
- Competitiveness Council (Internal market and industry), 09.2025, Agenda
- Competitiveness Council (Research), 09.2025, Agenda
Preparatory Bodies:
- Briefing Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry And Research) Council, 09.2025
- Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues, 09.2025, Agenda
- JHA INFORMATION EXCHANGE, 09.2025, Agenda
- Antici Gr. (Simplification), 09.2025, Agenda
- Security Committee, 09.2025, Agenda
- Press Conference Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry And Research) Council, 09.2025
- WORKING PARTY ON THE UNITED KINGDOM, 09.2025, Agenda
- Briefing Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry And Research) Council, 09.2025
- Security Committee, 09.2025, Agenda
- WP on Hybrid Threats, 09.2025
- Working Party on Social Questions, 09.2025, Agenda
- Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society, 09.2025, Agenda
- Ad Hoc WP on Defense Industry, 09.2025
- Ad Hoc Working Party On The Multiannual Financial Framework (European Competitiveness Fund), 09.2025, Agenda
- Press Conference Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry And Research) Council, 09.2025
- Ad Hoc WP on prep. Council concl. on enhanc. prepared., resp. capability & resilience future crisis, 10.2025
- WP on Hybrid Threats, 10.2025
- COREPER I, 10.2025, Agenda
- Ad Hoc Working Party On The Multiannual Financial Framework (European Competitiveness Fund), 10.2025, Agenda
- Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues, 10.2025, Agenda
- Ad Hoc Working Party On The Multiannual Financial Framework (European Competitiveness Fund), 10.2025, Agenda
- COREPER II, 10.2025
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 2025 is available here (PDF).
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 23.09.2025) 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 02.09.2025) 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 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.
