Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Telecommunications), 3 December 2021

Summary:

A meeting of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) Council was held on 3 December 2021. The agenda focused on matters relating to Telecommunications. It included the following items:

• Adoption of general approach concerning a proposal for a new NIS Directive;
• Update on the proposed Artificial Intelligence Act;
• Policy debate on digital rights and principles;
• Briefing on progress concerning a proposed Regulation on a European Dgital Identity (European eID);
• Update on progress relating to a proposed Decision establishing the 2030 policy programme "Path to the Digital Decade";
• Briefing on the state of discussion on a number of proposed legislative acts;
• Announcement on the informal agreement reached between the co-legislators on the proposed Data Governance Act;
• Information concerning the revised Roaming Regulation;
• Information concerning the negotiations regarding the proposed ePrivacy Regulation;
• Updates by national delegations:
  • Outcome of the D9+ ministerial meeting (Luxembourg);
  • Joint non-paper on EU digital priorities in the context of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) elections (Lithuania);
• Presentation by the French Council Presidency of its work programme.

Official

General Secretariat of the Council: Background Brief for the Council meeting - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Telecommunications), 3 December 2021 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/53203/background-brief-telecommunications-20211203.pdf

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