EU focuses digital priorities!
EU in the post COVID-19 era
Under any other business, the presidency briefed ministers on the state of play of current legislative files. The work carried out on the ePrivacy proposal under the Croatian presidency is summed up in a progress report that the presidency presented to the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) on 3 June 2020.
For the proposed regulation establishing the European Cyber security Competence Centre and the Network of Coordination Centres, a new mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament was agreed by Coreper on 3 June. The presidency will contact the Parliament’s main negotiator to explore the possibility of organising a trilogies’ meeting during the remaining weeks of the Croatian presidency.
The presidency also briefed ministers on the latest developments on current non-legislative activities. On 3 June, Coreper confirmed full agreement on draft Council conclusions on shaping Europe’s digital future and decided to use a written procedure for their adoption by the Council. This written procedure will be launched today after the video conference.
The presidency also presented the state of play of the implementation of the EU toolbox on security of 5G networks. The Commission provided an update on the development of contact tracing and warning apps in the context of Covid-19. Work continues to make these apps interoperable across borders. The incoming German presidency presented its work programme in the area of telecommunications for the second half of 2020.
