MEPs on the European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) - which acts as an associated committee - took stock on Thursday 28 October of the state of play in the inter-institutional negotiations (‘trilogue’) on the proposed Data Governance Regulation (see EUROPE 12803/2).
During the last trilogue, which took place on 20 October, “the three institutions presented their priorities and took stock of technical issues”, explained Dita Charanzová (Renew Europe, Czech Republic).
“The positions of the EU Council and Parliament are not so far apart, but there are still issues we need to work on”, she added.
Discussions have so far mainly focused on data sharing, interoperability and data intermediation services.
“This proposal should serve to strengthen confidence in these services”, the Czech MEP concluded.
The issues of scope, transfer of data to third countries and data altruism, where data is made available voluntarily for the common good, were also raised in the discussions.
A forthcoming trilogue is scheduled for 9 November. Negotiators from the EU Council and Parliament hope to reach an agreement by the end of November. (Original version in French by Thomas Mangin)