20 Dec, 2021
3rd ECOFIN Ministerial meeting
On 7 December, Ministers responsible for economics and financial affairs met to discuss and share views on the items on...
On 3 December, Ministers responsible for telecommunications met to discuss and share views on the items on the Council agenda, with a specific focus on the proposed measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU (NIS2 directive) as well as the progress on the Artificial Intelligence Act and the Path to the Digital Decade.
On 3 December, Ministers responsible for telecommunications met to discuss and share views on the items on the Council agenda, with a specific focus on the proposed measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU (NIS2 directive) as well as the progress on the Artificial Intelligence Act and the Path to the Digital Decade.
The meeting was chaired by Cédric O, Minister of State for the Digital Transition and Electronic Communication (LREM, France), who also shared an overview of the digital priorities of the incoming European Council French Presidency, which will start in January 2022.
Digital policy will be a key theme for the French Presidency as it hopes to transform Europe into a digital power by boosting its role in the global digital economy. The main priorities include promoting innovation as guiding principle and setting a strong governance framework for the digital decade. This can be translated into concrete actions such concluding the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) as well as a new NIS framework for cybersecurity. Find more about the French presidency priorities here.
List of participants:
- Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister and Minister of Communications and the Media (DP, Luxembourg)
- Cédric O, Minister of State for the Digital Transition and Electronic Communication (LREM, France)
- Andres Sutt, Minister for Entrepreneurship and IT (Reform Party, Estonia)
- Artūrs Toms Plešs, Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development (Attistibai, Latvia)
- Dita Charanznová MEP, European Parliament Vice-President, ALDE Party Vice-President
Excused Ministers were:
- Petr Očko, Deputy Minister for new technologies at Ministry of Industry and Trade (ANO, Czech Republic)
- Robert Troy, Minister of State for the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, with responsibility for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation (Fianna Fail, Ireland)
- Aušrinė Armonaitė, Minister for Economy and Innovation (Freedom Party, Lithuania)
- Stef Blok, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (VVD, Netherlands)