Brussels, 04/05/2016 (Agence Europe) - The joint legislators reached agreement on Tuesday evening 3 May on the final outstanding issues on the directive on web accessibility, including the date of application. Under the terms of the agreement - which still has to be approved by the Parliament and the Council - the new directive will only fully apply from 2021.
The text establishes a raft of criteria and technical provisions to ensure the websites and mobile apps of public sector bodies are...