News, Publications and Consultations from Recent Weeks
News from CW 51, CW 52 and 01 (15 December 2025 to 4 January 2026)
AI: The European Commission has published the first draft of the Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content. This is intended to support providers and users in complying with the labelling requirements under Article 50 of the AI Act, which will come into force in August 2026.
Social media: Ireland plans to push for EU-wide rules on age verification and a ban on children, based on the Australian model, during its Council Presidency in the second half of year. It also wants to crack down on anonymous „keyboard warriors“ who spread disinformation and hatred online.
Chat controls: The EU Commission has proposed extending the exemption allowing voluntary chat controls, which expires in April 2026, for two years.
Gaming: As part of the planned Digital Fairness Act, the European Commission will also address loot boxes and other addictive design practices. The draft is expected at the end of 2026.
Digital euro: The Council of the European Union has defined its position on the digital euro. It should be available online and offline, enable a high level of privacy, and exist alongside other means of payment.
AI: The European Commission is considering relaxing the rules on artificial intelligence in medical devices.
Digital Europe: The European Commission has published the interim evaluation of the Digital Europe programme.
Creative Europe: The European Commission has published the final evaluation of the Creative Europe programme (2014-2020) and the interim evaluation of the current programme.
Transatlantic relations: Relations between the EU and the US remain tense. The dispute continues to centre on the EU’s digital rules and their enforcement against American companies. Most recently, entry bans were imposed on, among others, former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, who is considered the architect of the DSA, and the two managing directors of the German non-profit HateAid.
Selected Publications from the EP Think Tanks
- Copyright of AI-generated works: Approaches in the EU and beyond
- European Business Wallets
- Plenary round-up – December 2025
- The Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their role as enablers in the competitiveness of European industry (Briefing)
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their role as enablers in the competitiveness of European industry (Study)
- Online piracy of live events
- Energy efficiency
- Common transport policy: overview
- Union support for internal security
- The Netherlands’ National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Latest state of play
- Future of the energy union
- Key Issues in the European Council: State of play as of November 2025
- European Software and Cyber Dependencies (study)
- European Software and Cyber Dependencies (At a Glance)
- European Democracy Shield – Assessing the Commission’s Communication
- EU legal pathways for addressing the health workforce crisis – Background paper for the European Parliament
- 2028-2034 MFF: Civil protection, preparedness and crisis response
- Research for HOUS Special Committee – Mapping the housing needs in the EU, assessing the impacts of scarcity and providing an overview of relevant EU legislation (STUDY)
- The critical link between Energy Security and the European Defence Industry
Ongoing Relevant European Commission Consultations
- Operation of the European Health Data Space Committee (until 6 January 2026)
- Cybersecurity – repeal of the Delegated Regulation supplementing the Radio Equipment Directive (until 7 January 2026)
- Law enforcement cooperation – new Europol Regulation (proposal) (until 15 January 2026)
- European Research Area Act (until 23 January 2026)
- Political advertising – detailed arrangements for the European repository for online political advertisements (until 26 January 2026)
- EU Strategy for combating trafficking in human beings 2026-2030
- (until 26 January 2026)
- Product legislation – ensuring futureproof rules (revision of the New Legislative Framework – NLF) (until 4 February 2026)
- Simplification – digital package and omnibus (until 27 February 2026)
- Defence – Simplifying EU rules for awarding sensitive defence and security contracts (until 17 February 2026)
- Cross-border judicial cooperation – revision of the Eurojust Regulation (impact assessment) (until 24 February 2026)
- Skills portability, action 1 – facilitating worker mobility across the EU through skills transparency and digitalisation (until 27 February 2026)
- Digital fitness check – testing the cumulative impact of the EU’s digital rules (until 11 March 2026)
Selections of the Current Week, CW 02 (5–11 January 2026)
Council:
The current outlook for the Council’s work in the coming days was not available at the time of writing. You may be able to find it short notice on the Council’s website in the near future.
Summits and Ministerial Meetings:
- There are no Council meetings of relevance to the Internet industry taking place this week.
Preparatory bodies:
- COREPER II, 5 January 2026
- Working Party on Consumer Protection and Information, 7 January 2026, agenda
- COREPER I, 9 January 2025
- COREPER II, 9 January 2025
- Listening Room Coreper 2, 9 January 2025
- Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Working Party, 9 January 2025, agenda
- Antici Gr. (Simplification), 9 January 2025, agenda
- JHA COUNSELLORS, 9 January 2025, agenda
An overview of the various Council meetings can be found here.
Commission:
The agenda for the current Commission meeting was not available at the time of writing. You may be able to find it on the Commission’s website in the near future.
Parliament:
Plenary Sitting
There are no plenary sittings of the European Parliament this week.
The current schedule for the European Parliament for this week was not available at the time of writing. You may be able to find it on the European Parliament’s website in the near future.
Committees
LIBE Committee (Civil Liberties)
No LIBE Committee meetings are scheduled for this week.
The agenda of the current Commission meeting was not available at our time of writing can be found here.
JURI Committee (Legal Affairs)
No JURI Committee meetings are scheduled for this week.
The JURI Committee’s timetable can be found here.
No ITRE Committee meetings are scheduled for this week.
The current timetables (as of 16 December 2025) for the ITRE Committee can be found here.
IMCO Committee (Single Market)
No IMCO Committee meetings are scheduled for this week.
The current timetables (as of 3 December 2025) for the IMCO Committee can be found here.
CULT Committee (Culture and Education)
No CULT Committee meetings are scheduled for this week.
The timetables for the CULT Committee can be found here.
Outlook
An overview of the following meeting weeks can be found here. The provisional agenda for the upcoming plenary sitting can be found here.
European Court of Justice
The court calendar of the CJEU can be found here.
News, Publications and Consultations from Recent Weeks
News from CW 51, CW 52 and 01 (15 December 2025 to 4 January 2026)
AI: The European Commission has published the first draft of the Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content. This is intended to support providers and users in complying with the labelling requirements under Article 50 of the AI Act, which will come into force in August 2026.
Social media: Ireland plans to push for EU-wide rules on age verification and a ban on children, based on the Australian model, during its Council Presidency in the second half of year. It also wants to crack down on anonymous „keyboard warriors“ who spread disinformation and hatred online.
Chat controls: The EU Commission has proposed extending the exemption allowing voluntary chat controls, which expires in April 2026, for two years.
Gaming: As part of the planned Digital Fairness Act, the European Commission will also address loot boxes and other addictive design practices. The draft is expected at the end of 2026.
Digital euro: The Council of the European Union has defined its position on the digital euro. It should be available online and offline, enable a high level of privacy, and exist alongside other means of payment.
AI: The European Commission is considering relaxing the rules on artificial intelligence in medical devices.
Digital Europe: The European Commission has published the interim evaluation of the Digital Europe programme.
Creative Europe: The European Commission has published the final evaluation of the Creative Europe programme (2014-2020) and the interim evaluation of the current programme.
Transatlantic relations: Relations between the EU and the US remain tense. The dispute continues to centre on the EU’s digital rules and their enforcement against American companies. Most recently, entry bans were imposed on, among others, former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, who is considered the architect of the DSA, and the two managing directors of the German non-profit HateAid.
Selected Publications from the EP Think Tanks
- Copyright of AI-generated works: Approaches in the EU and beyond
- European Business Wallets
- Plenary round-up – December 2025
- The Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their role as enablers in the competitiveness of European industry (Briefing)
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their role as enablers in the competitiveness of European industry (Study)
- Online piracy of live events
- Energy efficiency
- Common transport policy: overview
- Union support for internal security
- The Netherlands’ National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Latest state of play
- Future of the energy union
- Key Issues in the European Council: State of play as of November 2025
- European Software and Cyber Dependencies (study)
- European Software and Cyber Dependencies (At a Glance)
- European Democracy Shield – Assessing the Commission’s Communication
- EU legal pathways for addressing the health workforce crisis – Background paper for the European Parliament
- 2028-2034 MFF: Civil protection, preparedness and crisis response
- Research for HOUS Special Committee – Mapping the housing needs in the EU, assessing the impacts of scarcity and providing an overview of relevant EU legislation (STUDY)
- The critical link between Energy Security and the European Defence Industry
Ongoing Relevant European Commission Consultations
- Operation of the European Health Data Space Committee (until 6 January 2026)
- Cybersecurity – repeal of the Delegated Regulation supplementing the Radio Equipment Directive (until 7 January 2026)
- Law enforcement cooperation – new Europol Regulation (proposal) (until 15 January 2026)
- European Research Area Act (until 23 January 2026)
- Political advertising – detailed arrangements for the European repository for online political advertisements (until 26 January 2026)
- EU Strategy for combating trafficking in human beings 2026-2030
- (until 26 January 2026)
- Product legislation – ensuring futureproof rules (revision of the New Legislative Framework – NLF) (until 4 February 2026)
- Simplification – digital package and omnibus (until 27 February 2026)
- Defence – Simplifying EU rules for awarding sensitive defence and security contracts (until 17 February 2026)
- Cross-border judicial cooperation – revision of the Eurojust Regulation (impact assessment) (until 24 February 2026)
- Skills portability, action 1 – facilitating worker mobility across the EU through skills transparency and digitalisation (until 27 February 2026)
- Digital fitness check – testing the cumulative impact of the EU’s digital rules (until 11 March 2026)
Selections of the Current Week, CW 02 (5–11 January 2026)
Council:
The current outlook for the Council’s work in the coming days was not available at the time of writing. You may be able to find it short notice on the Council’s website in the near future.
Summits and Ministerial Meetings:
- There are no Council meetings of relevance to the Internet industry taking place this week.
Preparatory bodies:
- COREPER II, 5 January 2026
- Working Party on Consumer Protection and Information, 7 January 2026, agenda
- COREPER I, 9 January 2025
- COREPER II, 9 January 2025
- Listening Room Coreper 2, 9 January 2025
- Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Working Party, 9 January 2025, agenda
- Antici Gr. (Simplification), 9 January 2025, agenda
- JHA COUNSELLORS, 9 January 2025, agenda
An overview of the various Council meetings can be found here.
Commission:
The agenda for the current Commission meeting was not available at the time of writing. You may be able to find it on the Commission’s website in the near future.
Parliament:
Plenary Sitting
There are no plenary sittings of the European Parliament this week.
The current schedule for the European Parliament for this week was not available at the time of writing. You may be able to find it on the European Parliament’s website in the near future.
Committees
LIBE Committee (Civil Liberties)
No LIBE Committee meetings are scheduled for this week.
The agenda of the current Commission meeting was not available at our time of writing can be found here.
JURI Committee (Legal Affairs)
No JURI Committee meetings are scheduled for this week.
The JURI Committee’s timetable can be found here.
No ITRE Committee meetings are scheduled for this week.
The current timetables (as of 16 December 2025) for the ITRE Committee can be found here.
IMCO Committee (Single Market)
No IMCO Committee meetings are scheduled for this week.
The current timetables (as of 3 December 2025) for the IMCO Committee can be found here.
CULT Committee (Culture and Education)
No CULT Committee meetings are scheduled for this week.
The timetables for the CULT Committee can be found here.
Outlook
An overview of the following meeting weeks can be found here. The provisional agenda for the upcoming plenary sitting can be found here.
European Court of Justice
The court calendar of the CJEU can be found here.
