News, Publications and Consultations from the Past Week
News CW 20 (11.05.2026 – 17.05.2026)
Social media: Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced at the European Summit on AI and Children that she could present a proposal for legislation on a minimum age for social media as early as this summer
Social media: According to Politico, influencers could soon be invited to EU summits. EU Council officials are reported to have proposed inviting up to 10 influencers to EU leaders’ summits in Brussels, as well as to certain ministerial meetings. The influencers would be granted accompanied access to areas currently reserved for accredited journalists. However, they would not allowed to ask questions. The pilot project is set to launch in July.
Selected Publications from the EP Think Tanks
- Investment needs identified in the Draghi and Letta reports and their implications for the EU budget
- European Investigation Order
- The British defence industry and EU-UK defence cooperation
- Comprehensive strategy on artificial intelligence for EU retail
- Agreement on enhanced partnership and cooperation between the EU and Uzbekistan
- European Citizens’ Initiative “Stop Destroying Videogames”
- Conclusion of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime
- Screening of foreign investments in the EU
- Monthly Highlights: Research digest for committees – May 2026
- Private credit: market structure, recent developments, financial stability concerns, and policy implications
- Monetary Dialogue in December 2025: Summary of parliamentary scrutiny activities
- Monetary Dialogue in February 2026: Summary of parliamentary scrutiny activities
- Background information on the post-2027 MFF – May 2026
Ongoing Relevant European Commission Consultations
- EU Aviation Strategy (until 21.05.2026)
- Digital Product Passport Registry(until 27.05.2026)
- Electronic invoicing – revision of EU rules (until 10.06.2026)
- Energy efficiency – legal framework for the period after 2030 (until 12.06.2026)
- Digital Networks Act (until 15.06.2026)
- 28th regime – a single harmonized set of rules for innovative companies throughout the EU (until 25.06.2026)
- Targeted initiative for a better copyright environment for European creativity and innovation (until 25.06.2026)
- Biotech Act II (until 10.06.2026)
- Biotechnology Act (until 10.07.2026)
- European Ocean Act (until 16.07.2026)
- European Tourism Statistics – Legislative update (until 22.07.2026)
Selections of the Current Week, CW 21 (18.05.2026 – 24.05.2026)
Council:
The current preview of the Council’s work for the coming days up to 31.05.2026 can be found here.
Summits and Ministerial Meetings:
Preparatory Bodies:
- COREPER II, 05.2026, Agenda
- Working Party on Company Law, 05.2026, Agenda
- Working Party on e-Justice, 05.2026, Agenda
- Working Party on Tax Questions (Indirect Taxation – VAT), 05.2026, Agenda
- Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues, 05.2026, Agenda
- WP on Hybrid Threats, 05.2026
- JHA COUNSELLORS, 05.2026
- Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society, 05.2026, Agenda
- JHA COUNSELLORS, 05.2026, Agenda
- WP on Hybrid Threats, 05.2026
- Trade Policy Committee (TPC) – Experts (Services and Investment), 05.2026, Agenda
- COREPER I, 05.2026, Agenda
- Law Enforcement Working Party (Customs), 05.2026, Agenda
- Working Party on Tax Questions (High Level), 05.2026, Agenda
- JHA COUNSELLORS, 05.2026
- COREPER II, 05.2026, Agenda
- Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues, 05.2026, Agenda
- United Nations Working Party (CONUN), 05.2026, Agenda
- JHA COUNSELLORS, 05.2026, Agenda
- Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society, 05.2026, Agenda
- COREPER II, 05.2026, Agenda
An overview of the various Council dates can be found here.
Commission:
The agenda for the current Commission meeting was not available at our time of writing. You may be able to find it at short notice on the Commission’s website.
Parliament:
Plenary Sittings (STRA)
You can find the agenda for the current session week here. From the perspective of the Internet industry, the following agenda items are relevant:
- Cybersecurity and the EU’s preparedness in the face of advanced AI systems
- Screening of foreign investments in the Union
- EU-Uzbekistan Agreement on Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation (Resolution)
- Opportunities and challenges of a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU retail
- United Nations Convention on Cybercrime
- Rights, support and protection for victims of criminal offences
- Sustainable, reliable and stable funding for EU priorities through new EU own resources from the online gambling and betting sector
- European Citizens’ Initiative “Stop Destroying Video Games”
The current schedule for the week in the European Parliament is online. The calendar of the plenary sittings for 2026 is available here.
Committees
LIBE Committee (Civil Liberties)
No meeting of the LIBE Committee is scheduled for this week.
The LIBE Committee’s schedules can be found here.
JURI Committee (Legal Affairs)
There are no meetings of the JURI Committee scheduled this week.
The JURI Committee’s timetable can be found here.
ITRE Committee (Industry)
No meeting of the ITRE Committee is scheduled for this week.
The current timetables (as of 12.05.2026) for the ITRE Committee can be found here.
IMCO Committee (Internal Market)
No meeting of the IMCO Committee is scheduled for this week.
The current timetables (as of 07.05.2026) for the IMCO Committee can be found here.
CULT Committee (Culture and Education)
No meeting of the CULT Committee is scheduled for this week.
The current timetables (as of 07.05.2026) for the CULT Committee 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 for the CJEU here.
The judgments in the cases
24.hu (C-843/24) are scheduled
