View from Brussels #273

News, Publications and Consultations from the Past Week

News CW 44 30.10.2023 – 03.11.2023

Cyber Resilience Act: Initial progress has been made in the ongoing trialogue process. In particular, progress has been made on the regulation of open source software and the definition of a period during which manufacturers must guarantee security updates. A support period of 5 years is currently under discussion, with an exception for products that are likely to have a shorter life span. The question of how and who should deal with the reporting of cyber threats, including actively exploited vulnerabilities, has not yet been addressed.  (Euractiv)

Artificial intelligence: According to a Euractiv report, competition in the European AI market is increasingly consolidating. Experts fear that the upcoming European Regulation on Artificial Intelligence will fail to prevent market abuse as it does not hold cloud providers sufficiently accountable. (Euractiv)

Selected publications of the EP Think Tank

• Market surveillance for effective consumer protection in the EU – The role of Market Surveillance Authorities and their cross-border cooperation

Ongoing relevant consultations of the European Commission

• EU electricity supply – sector-specific rules on cybersecurity (network code) (until 17 November 2023)
• Vehicle safety – updated standards for in-vehicle emergency call systems (eCall) (until 24/11/2023)
• Proposal for a DIRECTIVE on the simplification of reporting obligations in environmental legislation (until 19 December 2023)
• Rationalisation of reporting obligations – outline of draft proposals in the field of mobility and transport (until 19.12.2023)
• Consumer rights – adapting out-of-court dispute resolution to digital markets (until 25 December 2023)

Selections of the Current Week CW 45 06.11.2023 – 10.11.2023

Council:

The current previewfor the Council’s work in the coming days until 12 November 2023 can be found here.

Summits and Ministerial Meetings:

• Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 09 November 2023, Agenda

Preparatory Bodies:

• Horizontal WP on Cyber Issues, 11.2023, Agenda
• Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth – Industry, 11.2023, Agenda
• Coreper I, 11.2023, Agenda
• Coreper II, 11.2023, Agenda
• Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth – Industry, 11.2023, Agenda
• Working Party on Consumer Protection and Information, 11.2023, Agenda
• Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society, 11.2023, Agenda
• Coreper II, 11.2023, Agenda
• Coreper I, 11.2023, Agenda
• Horizontal WP on Cyber Issues, 11.2023, Agenda
• Working Party on e-Justice, 11.2023, Agenda
• Counsellors/Attachés, 11.2023, Agenda

You can find an overview of the various Council dates here.

Commission:

The agenda for the current Commission meeting was not available at the time of going to press. You may be able to find it on the Commission’s website in the near future.

Parliament:

Plenary (Brussels session week)

The agenda for the current session week can be found here. The following agenda items are relevant from the perspective of the Internet industry:

• Strengthening the right to participate: legitimacy and resilience of electoral processes in illiberal political systems and authoritarian regimes
• Vote in European Parliament Plenary on Data Act

Here you will find the upcoming dates for the current week in the European Parliament. The calendar of meetings for 2023 is available here (PDF) and for 2024 here.

Committees

LIBE Committee (Civil Liberties)

The agenda for the current meeting of the LIBE Committee on 7 November 2023 was not yet available at the time of going to press.

 

JURI Committee (Legal Affairs)

The agenda for the current meeting of the JURI Committee on 7 November 2023 can be found here.

The current timetables (as of 27 October 2023) of the JURI Committee can be found here.

 

ITRE Committee (Industry)

No meeting of the LIBE Committee has been scheduled for this week.

The current timetables (as of 31 October 2023) of the ITRE Committee can be found here.

 

IMCO Committee (Internal Market)

The agenda for the current meeting of the IMCO Committee on 13 November 2023 can be found here. The following agenda items are relevant from the perspective of the Internet industry:

• Transparency and targeting of political advertising
• Establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC

The current timetables (as of 25 October 2023) of the IMCO Committee can be found here.

 

CULT Committee (Culture and Education)

No meeting of the CULT Committee has been scheduled for this week.

 

Outlook:

You can find an overview of the following session weeks here. The provisional agenda for the upcoming plenary session can be found here.

European Court of Justice

You can find the court calendar of the CFI(H) here.