The Public Authorities Board of the Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) has selected consortia to implement four semiconductor technology pilot lines as part of the European Chips Act's Chips for Europe Initiative. These calls relate to the operational objectives of the "Chips for Europe Initiative," the...
On April 11th, the Commission released a Recommendation on Post-Quantum Cryptography, inviting the Member States to adopt a unified strategy as the EU shifts towards post-quantum cryptography. This initiative aims to safeguard the security of the EU's digital systems and services in the upcoming digital era....
The plenary amendment tabled to the informal political agreement (provisional agreement) on the proposed Cyber Resilience Act is now available. Download Analysis As per the final draft plenary agenda of the European Parliament, there will be a debate and vote on the provisional agreement scheduled for 11...
The consolidated text of the JURI Report, adopted by the Lead JURI Committee on 24 January 2024, was made publicly available on 8 February 2024. The European Parliament plenary is expected to debate the JURI Report on this file on 27 February and vote on it...
On 7th February, the European Commission issued the first Union Rolling Work Programme (URWP) for European cybersecurity certification. This document identifies strategic priorities for future schemes and includes a list of ICT products, services and processes that could benefit from such schemes: Rely on existing or...
In an era where digital connectivity permeates every aspect of our lives, security of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices is paramount. As such, there has been significant developments in transatlantic cooperation aimed at enhancing the cybersecurity of consumer IoT products. Analysis: EU-US Joint CyberSafe Products Action Plan: Recently, on the...
On 24 January, Member State Ambassadors of COREPER examined and confirmed the provisional agreement reached by the co-legislators during the second trilogue held on 14 December 2023. Download the provisional agreement Analysis Chapter I - General Provisions (Articles 1-4) The revised product liability rules, would apply to all products...
AI Act: Provisional agreement published 1. Exclusion of remote biometric identification systems Recital 18 Scope of Application: Provisional agreement: The focus shifts to the purpose of law enforcement, indicating that the intrusive use of AI systems in 'real-time' remote biometric identification is particularly concerning in the context of...
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...