Compromise on child sexual abuse law focuses on known material, simplifies authority roles

A new compromise text sent by the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council to delegations about the draft law to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM), focuses on known material, possibly lessening concerns around the regulations’ privacy implications.

Polandโ€™s Tusk hits a wall on legalizing abortion

Failure of abortion vote raises big questions of whether Tusk can deliver the key social reforms he promised in last year’s election.

Poland moves closer to easing abortion laws

The new Polish government has been struggling to reach a compromise on how to ease the country’s strict abortion laws.

Audio communications excluded in latest draft of child sexual abuse material law

A new compromise text of the draft law on online child sexual abuse material (CSAM), dated 28 May and seen by Euractiv, excludes audio communications from the scope and tries to strike a new balance between encryption and fighting CSAM.

Belgian EU presidency seeks to break stalemate on gene edited plants patents

In a compromise text seen by Euractiv, which will be discussed until Thursday (23 May), the Belgian presidency of the EU Council aims to overcome the main obstacle for EU countries to reach a common position on the controversial rules on last-generatio…

EU to discuss compromise text on windfall profits from immobilised Russian assets next week

EU member states are converging on a compromise text to use windfall profits from immobilised Russian assets to help Ukraine shoulder the financial cost of fighting Russia as time is pressing to seal the deal before the second half of…

Service providers in focus of new compromise text of online child sexual abuse draft law

The Belgian EU Council Presidency’s latest compromise text of the draft law on detecting and preventing online child sexual abuse material further clarifies risk categorisation thresholds and lays out service providers’ obligation for data retention.

Online child sexual abuse: New compromise stresses risk assessment, detection, reporting

A new compromise text by the Belgian Presidency of the European Council, seen by Euractiv, about the draft law to detect and remove online child sexual abuse material (CSAM), puts the focus on risk assessment, detection orders, and reporting.