Brussels relaunches the legislative machine: a dense 2026 program for digital and culture
The European Commission’s work program for 2026, although limited to a small number of initiatives, promises to be a decisive period, requiring constant commitment from the companies involved. The European Commission’s new work program for 2026 confirms one thing: European regulatory production has not said its last word. Although it is less comprehensive on paper than those of previous years – only some 40 initiatives compared with 45 in 2025 – it remains no less busy for companies, national authorities and digital players. Behind the lofty ambitions of « competitiveness », « innovation » and « digital fairness » lies a year marked by a series of technical and potentially weighty text proposals to be negotiated in Parliament and the Council. A salvo of proposals from the start of the…