EU Digital & Media Weekly Report
08 November 26
Elisar Bashir
This edition features, among others, the Commission's work programme for 2027; an analysis of the main amendments proposed by the Council to the data sharing provisions of the Digital Omnibus proposal; Commission’s preliminary conclusions that TikTok is in breach of the risk mitigation requirements under the Digital Services Act; a non-binding opinion of the Advocate General of the EU top court supporting text and data mining for AI training and limiting chatbots’ reuse of news; and a Commission-led implementation dialogue on the application of the Political Advertising Regulation. It also lists events taking place this week.
CSA2: stakeholders debate country-based restrictions on high-risk suppliers
08 November 26
Alessandra Vaes
Regarding a potential deadline for mobile operators to phase out equipment from high-risk suppliers, the advisor to the European Parliament rapporteur stressed the urgency of taking action, arguing that concerns over implementation timelines should be secondary.
Venezuela sets out national AI plan for 2025–2031
06 November 26
Paola Herrera
Venezuela published an AI plan to strengthen digital skills, data governance, infrastructure, research and international cooperation, with quantifiable targets across five strategic pillars.
European Commission 2027 work programme foresees “digital transformation, simplification and copyright package”
05 November 26
Javier Huerta Bravo
The package could include the review of the Digital Decade Policy Programme, the review of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market and a targeted legislative initiative addressing AI-related copyright issues and online piracy of live and time-sensitive content.
Digital Omnibus: Council sets its position on rules on data access, sharing and re-use
02 November 26
Miljana Todorovic
In its negotiating mandate, the Council broadly supports the Commission's proposal to consolidate EU data legislation into the Data Act but introduces several changes. These include greater flexibility for member states in designating competent authorities, further safeguards for trade secrets in mandatory data sharing, changes to business-to-government data sharing in case of public emergencies and extending the possibility to impose early termination penalties to all types of cloud services. Contrary to the Commission, the Council would not repeal the Platform-to-business Regulation, which it considers to still be necessary to protect business users of online platforms.
EU Digital & Media Weekly Report
01 November 26
Javier Huerta Bravo
This edition features, among others, the moratorium on draft national laws that may overlap with the proposed Kids Act; the Commission's acceptance of an action plan presented by Temu to address its infringements of the Digital Services Act (DSA); a Commission's consultation on a voluntary code of conduct on online fraud and scams under the DSA; and a Cullen International analysis of the main amendments proposed by the Council to the data protection provisions of the Digital Omnibus proposal. It also lists events taking place this week.