An informal meeting of EU ministers responsible for telecommunications will take place on 12 and 13 October in Limerick.
The informal meeting will be chaired by Ireland’s Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O'Donovan, TD, and will bring together EU Ministers responsible for telecommunications, the Ministers from European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member states, and the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Henna Virkkunen.
The meeting will provide an important opportunity for an exchange of views on the Digital Networks Act. Other topics for discussion include subsea cable connectivity, resilience, and digital connectivity and consumer protection. . It will be a key event in advancing agreement or a common understanding on important aspects of the Digital Networks Act following on from the meeting of Directors General for Communications that will take place the month before.