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Press briefing ahead of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will take place on 13 May at 11.00. The briefing will be "off the record".

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Overview of the main subjects to be discussed at meetings of the Council of the EU over the next two weeks and upcoming media events.

National authorities in Austria, Cyprus and the Czech Republic have taken decisive action against an online scam pretending to sell rights or tokens to an alleged new crypto currency. In a coordinated operation, supported by Eurojust and Europol, the six main suspects were arrested and six places were searched. In total, EUR 750.000 in assets, a property worth EUR 1.4 million and two cars were frozen/seized.

The Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has appointed Dr. Bernhard Url as the Authority’s Acting Executive Director, effective from 1 June 2024.The appointment, which was agreed by Board members via written procedure, means Dr. Url will continue to lead EFSA as the recruitment process for the Authority’s next Executive Director, due to be completed next year, moves forward.Dr. Url first became Executive Director of EFSA in June 2014 and his mandate for a second term in office was extended in June 2019 for another five years. A qualified veterinarian by training, he...

European Commission Daily news Brussels, 08 May 2024 Commission request information from X on decreasing content moderation resources under the Digital Services Act Today, the Commission has sent X a request for i...