11-15 September
Last week, the Council got back to business. This week, we’re already plowing forward at full speed.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, we’ll be working through the institutional and access chapters of the telecoms code. Expecting lots of comments and some quite serious debate, especially on access. Once we’re done, our ECC team will go into drafting mode. Next week, we take a break to focus on e-privacy - for two days in a row!
It’s also an exciting cyber week in Tallinn. Our two-day Cybersecurity conference (link) has one of the best lineups I have seen in years, and should jump-start debate on the new EU Cybersecurity strategy. The conference will be preceded by several pre-meetings, including of the NIS cooperation group.
On Wednesday, we’ll all be following Juncker’s State of the Union speech. We’re hoping for some exciting digital developments. That same afternoon, our free flow of data guru Kaspar Kala will be participating in a debate at Confrontations Europe (link).
Finally, on the lighter side, it’s a very active week for the cultural programme, including several jazz concerts and an Electronic Arts Festival at Bozar opened by our minister of culture (link).