The European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) (Lead) met on 24 January 2024. During the meeting, Co-Rapporteurs Vlad-Marius Botoş (Renew Europe, Romania) and Pascal Arimont (EPP, Belgium) provided Committee MEPs with an update on the results of the second round of inter-institutional...
Ahead of a plenary vote now expected in February 2024, the consolidated text of the Transport and Tourism (TRAN) Committee Report on the proposal to modernise EU driving licence rules has been made available on January 15, 2024. Download documents Analysis of key points The Report supports the digital driving...
Last-minute modifications to the Artificial Intelligence Act, the amended text, empower law enforcement to employ facial recognition technology on recorded video footage without requiring approval from a judge. The revised text grants police forces the authority to use post-facial recognition based on the approval of...
Compromise text of the Cyber Resilience Act, as it was reached between the negotiating parties on 30 November 2023 Download the document on Eurosmart's repository...
With the articles finalised, negotiators resume discussions on the recitals Following the political deal reached on 8 December 2023 under the Spanish presidency, the negotiation teams will meet on January 9, 12, and 16. These official meetings, complemented by informal discussions during the first half of...
Proposal for Driving Licences Directive In the context of legislative monitoring activities, an update on this topic that may concern Eurosmart members is now included in our regulatory radar. Driving Licenses COM (2023) 127: Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on driving...
Throughout the Spanish Presidency, co-legislators successfully achieved political agreements on significant digital matters, including the Cyber Resilience Act, the European Digital Identity Framework, and the AI Act. Nevertheless, other pending topics are slated for completion before the European election to take place in June 2024....
In the context of legislative monitoring activities, two new topics that may concern Eurosmart members are now included in our regulatory radar. Digital Euro COM (2023) 369: Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the establishment of the digital euro Procedure file:...
Today (7 Decembre 2023) The Industry Committee (ITRE) of the European Parliament endorsed the final agreement of the trilogue discussion of the EU's Digital Identity framework. The approval was secured with a 35 vs 13 votes, and 6 abstentions. The formal adoption of the text...
Representatives from the Commission, Parliament, and Council successfully reached an agreement on the Cyber Resilience Act following extensive late-night discussions in Brussels on 31 November 2023. The formal endorsement of the text by both the Council and the European Parliament is expected before the end of...