The European Commission has opened another formal proceedings to assess whether Meta, the provider of Facebook and Instagram, may have breached the EU Digital Services Act (EU DSA) in areas linked to the protection of minors, based on a preliminary analysis of the risk assessment report sent by Meta in September 2023. The European Commission raises concerns that the systems of both Facebook and Instagram, including their algorithms, may stimulate behavioural addictions in children, and create so-called 'rabbit-hole effects'. The Commission is also concerned about age-assurance and verification methods put in place by Meta, and raises Meta's compliance with EU DSA obligations to put in place appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security for minors, particularly regarding default privacy settings for minors as part of the design and functioning of their recommender systems. If proven, these failures would constitute infringements of Articles 28, 34, and 35 of the EU DSA.

The European Commission has launched a call for evidence as part of its mandatory review of the EU Digital Markets Act (EU DMA), in line with Article 53 EU DMA of the regulation. This review, due by 3 May 2026 and to be repeated every three years, will assess the extent to which the DMA is achieving its objective of ensuring fair and contestable digital markets. It will examine the impact of the Act on business users, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises and end users. The Commission is seeking feedback on whether further measures are required to enhance the effectiveness of the DMA, including in response to emerging challenges such as the deployment of AI-powered services. The feedback period will run until 23 September 2025.

The European Commission has opened a call for evidence on its proposed roadmap to gradually phase out animal testing in chemical safety assessments. The roadmap will highlight milestones and specific legislative and non-legislative actions and will also build on the Commission's commitment made in response to the European Citizens’ Initiative. The call for evidence will close on 15 October 2024.

The European Commission has published a framework that outlines its recommendation from 4 May 2023, aimed at combating online piracy of sports and live events. The publication urges Member States and stakeholders to adopt effective, proportionate measures against unauthorised retransmissions. In addition, the Commission has opened a call for evidence, with submissions invited from 30 April - 28 May 2025, to refine the initiative further. The effectiveness of the measures will be reviewed by 17 November 2025, based on insights from the EUIPO Observatory, with a final version anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2025.

The European Commission has published draft guidelines under Article 28 of the EU Digital Services Act (EU DSA) outlining measures for online platforms to protect minors. The guidelines specify requirements including age assurance controls, private-by-default settings for children's accounts, and modified recommender systems. The measures apply to all platforms except micro and small enterprises. The guidelines complement ongoing work on an EU age-verification application, scheduled for release in summer 2025, ahead of the EU Digital Identity Wallet implementation in 2026. The Commission is accepting public feedback until 10 June 2025, with final publication expected in summer 2025.

The European Commission has launched a call for evidence regarding its upcoming Communication on the EU Quantum Strategy. The Communication, planned for adoption in Q2 2025, aims to establish a regulatory framework for quantum technologies across computing, communication, and sensing sectors. The initiative forms part of the Political Guidelines for the 2024-2029 Commission and intends to create a comprehensive ecosystem for quantum technology development and deployment. The consultation document (Ares(2025)3736811) is available in all official EU languages. Feedback is open from 8 May to 3 June 2025.

The European Commission has opened a consultation on its draft implementing Regulation on cybersecurity risk management & reporting obligations for digital infrastructure, providers and information and communications technology (ICT) service managers. Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (the NIS2 Directive) aims to enhance cybersecurity risk-management measures and make incident-reporting obligations for various numbers of operators across the EU more efficient. The draft Regulation requires the Commission to align the rules at EU level, due to the cross-border nature of some operators. The draft Regulation will also specify the cases when an incident must be considered important. The consultation will close on 25 July 2024.

The European Commission has opened a public consultation on Regulation (EU) 2022/1369 (the Gas Security of Supply Regulation) and Regulation (EU) 2019/941 (the Electricity Risk Preparedness Regulation). The consultation aims to carry out a ‘fitness check’ into these regulations, analysing their effectiveness, efficiency and relevance in the EU energy system and identifying their synergies and deficiencies in light of the dynamic changes within the EU energy framework. The consultation ends on 26 November 2024. The Commission has also released a call for evidence to obtain general feedback on the energy security framework.

The European Commission has opened the first-stage consultation of European social partners to gather their views on the possible direction of EU action on ensuring fair telework and the right to disconnect. The Commission will analyse and consider the views expressed by the social partners. If the Commission decides that there is a need for legislative action under Article 153 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), it will launch a second-stage consultation of the social partners on the proposed action in accordance with Article 154(3) TFEU. The Commission will also provide an analysis on the consequences of the current situation and the potential effect of EU action. The consultation will close 11 June 2024.

The European Commission has launched a consultation on a proposed delegated regulation to update the technical safety requirements for passenger ships operating on domestic voyages. The proposal would amend Annexes I and II to Directive 2009/45/EC to reflect recent amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), clarify existing requirements, update the passenger ship safety certificate and restructure Annex I to improve readability. The consultation closes on 22 July 2026.

The European Commission has opened a consultation seeking views on a draft Implementing Regulation which will set out the rules for calculating offsetting requirements for emissions up to 2026 for the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), as required under Article 12(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC, the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS Directive). The rules rely on the standards and recommended practices of CORSIA, as implemented by the ETS Directive. The deadline for response is 13 June 2024 (midnight Brussels time).

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether TikTok may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to the protection of minors, advertising transparency, data access for researchers, as well as the risk management of addictive design and harmful content. As a very large online platform, TikTok had to start complying in 2023 with a series of obligations set out in the DSA . This decision follows the preliminary investigation conducted so far, including on the basis of an analysis of the risk assessment report sent by TikTok in September 2023, as well as TikTok's replies to the Commission's formal Requests for Information (on illegal content, protection of minors, and data access). If proven, these failures would constitute infringements of Articles 34(1), 34(2), 35(1) 28(1), 39(1), and 40(12) of the DSA. The Commission will now carry out an in-depth investigation as a matter of priority. It will continue to gather evidence, for example by sending additional requests for information, conducting interviews or inspections while the opening of formal proceedings empowers it to take further enforcement steps, such as interim measures, and non-compliance decisions. The Commission is also empowered to accept any commitment made by TikTok to remedy on the matters subject to the proceeding.