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Συνεδριάσεις Παρασκευή 1 Δεκεμβρίου 2023

● Συμβούλιο της ΕΕ   01/12/2023 09:52 | ΣΥΝΕΔΡΊΑΣΗ | Κύρια σημεία της ημερήσιας διάταξης - Συμβούλιο Δικαιοσύνης και Εσωτερικών Υποθέσεων, 4-5 Δεκεμβρίου 2023   Κατά τη σύνοδο των υπουργών Εσωτερικών, η Προεδρία θα παρουσιάσει έκθεση προόδου σχετικά με όλους τους νομοθετικούς φακέλους του Συμφώνου για το άσυλο και τη μετανάστευση. Οι υπουργοί θα ενημερωθούν επίσης για την πορεία των εργασιών όσον αφορά την εξωτερική διάσταση της μετανάστευσης. Στην ημερήσια διάταξη θα περιληφθεί επίσης ο αντίκτυπος της κρίσης στη Μέση Ανατολή καθώς και του επιθετικού πολέμου της Ρωσίας κατά της Ουκρανίας στην εσωτερική ασφάλεια της ΕΕ. Οι υπουργοί Δικαιοσύνης θα επιδιώξουν να καταλήξουν σε γενική προσέγγιση όσον αφορά κανονισμό σχετικά με τη διαβίβαση δικογραφιών και να εγκρίνουν τη στρατηγική για την ηλεκτρονική δικαιοσύνη για την περίοδο 2024-2028. Library blog Thursday 30 November 2023   ● General Secretariat of the Council   The Maastricht Treaty archival collection goes public!   To mark the 30th anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty coming into force, the Council archives have opened to researchers the collection on the treaty negotiation.

Meetings Thursday 30 November 2023

● Council of the EU   30/11/2023 17:41 | MEETING | Main results - General Affairs Council (Cohesion), 30 November 2023   The Council approved conclusions on the future of cohesion policy. Ministers also discussed the contribution of cohesion policy to pursuing European strategic autonomy and the closure of the 2014-2020 programming period.

 

Meetings Friday 1 December 2023

● Council of the EU   01/12/2023 09:38 | MEETING | Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Telecommunications), 5 December 2023   Background brief - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Telecommunications), 5 December 2023

Meetings Friday 1 December 2023

● Council of the EU   01/12/2023 09:35 | MEETING | Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Transport), 4 December 2023   Background brief - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Transport), 4 December 2023

Press material Thursday 30 November 2023

● Council of the EU   30/11/2023 23:45 | Press release | Cyber resilience act: Council and Parliament strike a deal on security requirements for digital products   The Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the proposed legislation regarding cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements, which aims to ensure that products such as connected home cameras, fridges, TVs and toys are safe before they are placed on the market (cyber resilience act). "Today’s agreement is a milestone towards a safe and secure digital single market in Europe. Connected devices need a basic level of cybersecurity when sold in the EU, ensuring that businesses and consumers are properly protected against cyber threats. This is exactly what the cyber resilience act will achieve once it enters into force." José Luis Escrivá, Spanish minister of digital transformation Main objectives of the new regulation The new law introduces EU-wide cybersecurity requirements for the design, development, production and making available on the market of hardware and software products, to avoid overlapping requirements stemming from different pieces of legislation in EU member states. The regulation will apply to all products that are connected either directly or indirectly to another device or to a network. There are some exceptions for products for which cybersecurity requirements are already set out in existing EU rules, for example medical devices, aeronautical products and cars. The proposal aims to fill the gaps, clarify the links, and make the existing cybersecurity legislation more coherent, ensuring that products with digital components, for example ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) products, are made secure throughout the supply chain and throughout their lifecycle. Finally, the regulation will allow consumers to take cybersecurity into account when selecting and using products that contain digital elements, making it easier for them to identify hardware and software products with the proper cybersecurity features. Main thrust of the Commission proposal retained The provisionally agreed text maintains the general thrust of the Commission’s proposal, namely as regards: rules to rebalance responsibility for compliance towards manufacturers, who must meet certain obligations such as providing cybersecurity risk assessments, issuing declarations of conformity, and cooperating with the competent authorities vulnerability handling processes for manufacturers to ensure the cybersecurity of digital products, and obligations for economic operators, such as importers or distributors, in relation to those processes measures to improve transparency on the security of hardware and software products for consumers and business users a market surveillance framework to enforce the rules. Co-legislators’ main amendments However, the co-legislators propose various adjustments to parts of the Commission’s proposal, mainly with regard to: the scope of the proposed legislation, with a simpler methodology for the classification of digital products to be covered by the new regulation the determination of the expected product lifetime by manufacturers: while the principle remains that the support period for a digital product corresponds to its expected lifetime, a support period of at least five years is indicated, except for products which are expected to be in use for a shorter period of time the reporting obligations regarding actively exploited vulnerabilities and incidents: the competent national authorities will be the initial recipients of such reports but the role of the EU agency for cybersecurity (ENISA) is strengthened the new rules will apply three years after the law enters into force, which should give manufacturers sufficient time to adapt to the new requirements additional support measures for small and micro enterprises have been agreed, including specific awareness-raising and training activities, as well as support for testing and conformity assessment procedures.

Meetings Friday 1 December 2023

● Council of the EU   01/12/2023 10:17 | MEETING | Justice and Home Affairs Council, 4-5 December 2023   Background brief - Justice and Home Affairs Council, 4-5 December 2023

Meetings Friday 1 December 2023

● Council of the EU   01/12/2023 09:52 | MEETING | Agenda highlights - Justice and Home Affairs Council, 4-5 December 2023   At the meeting of home affairs ministers, the presidency will present a progress report on all the legislative files of the Pact on asylum and migration. Ministers will also receive a state of play of the external dimension of migration. The impact of the crisis in the Middle East and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on the EU’s internal security will also feature on the agenda. Justice ministers will aim to reach a general approach on a regulation on the transfer of proceedings and approve the e-justice strategy for 2024-2028.

Press material Friday 1 December 2023

● European Council   01/12/2023 10:29 | Media advisory | Press briefing before the EU-China summit of 7-8 December 2023   The press briefing ahead of the EU-China summit of 7-8 December 2023 will take place on Monday 4 December 2023 at 16.00. This briefing will be "off the record". The press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either in person at the Europa building press room or remotely. To attend the event remotely, please use this link to register and have the possibility to ask questions. EU accredited journalists who already registered for previous high level press events in 2022 and 2023 do not need to do it again. • Deadline for registration: Monday 4 December 2023 at 15.00. Further instructions will be sent to all registered participa