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What the Commission proposes

The European Commission proposes a new regulation on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) to repeal and replace Regulation (EU) 2018/1727. This initiative responds to an evaluation showing that while Eurojust is indispensable, its operations need greater efficiency and a wider mandate to tackle modern cross-border crime. The proposal expands Eurojust's competence into emerging areas such as cybercrime, gender-based violence, and violations of EU restrictive measures, while transforming it into a more proactive analytical hub. It also aims to streamline the agency's internal structure and improve cooperation with partners like Europol and the European Public Prosecutor Office.

• Repeals and replaces Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 to establish a renewed legal framework for Eurojust.
• Expands Eurojust's mandate to cover emerging crime areas including cybercrime, gender-based violence, and violations of EU restrictive measures.
• Transforms Eurojust from a reactive coordination body into a strategic and analytical hub for cross-border judicial cooperation.
• Standardises National Members' status and powers to improve governance and operational efficiency.
• Addresses findings from the 2025 evaluation regarding complex decision-making, wide case scope, and slow procedures with third countries.
• Aligns with related revisions of the Europol Regulation, the European Investigation Order Directive, and the European Union Data Protection Regulation.

What is asked: The Commission sought the views of citizens, Member States, and other relevant stakeholders on Eurojust and the Eurojust Regulation via an online public consultation to inform the impact assessment for the revision of the Eurojust Regulation.

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1. In the area of freedom, security and justice, the Union’s competence is shared (Article 4§2 (j) TFEU). 2. Subsidiarity Principle: Why should the EU act? 2.1 Does the proposal fulfil the procedural requirements of Protocol No. 21: - Has there been a wide consultation before proposing the act? - Is there a detailed statement with qualitative and, where possible, quantitative indicators allowing an appraisal of whether the action can best be achieved at Union level? In the context of the evaluation of the Eurojust Regulation (EJR) and impact assessment, the Commission conducted numerous consultation activities, including public and targeted stakeholder consultations. The consultations were carried out as widely as possible to receive relevant input, evidence and explanations of the needs of different categories of stakeholders.

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2. EN 4 EN mutual recognition and judicial cooperation embedded in the European Investigation Order (EIO) Directive9, which was also revised in parallel to this proposal. The proposal aligns with the strategic priorities identified in the Anti-Fraud Architecture (AFA) Review, particularly the White Paper for the EU's Anti-Fraud Architecture review10 which emphasises the need for complementary mandates, seamless information flow and operational synergies between Eurojust, OLAF, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), Europol and national authorities. By reinforcing Eurojust's role as a judicial coordination hub, the proposal ensures that its activities are fully integrated into the broader EU anti-fraud ecosystem, supporting the investigation and prosecution of PIF (Protection of the Union’s Financial Interests) offences and other forms of serious cross-border crime.

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3. Stakeholders also stressed the need for Eurojust to prioritise cooperation with third countries and invest in technological tools to respond to the evolving nature of crime. The online survey, which was open until 4 March 2026, targeted practitioners, Eurojust administration representatives and National Members, and public officials from both EU and non-EU countries. The survey results indicated broad support for governance reform, including the introduction of a Management Board to alleviate the College from administrative burden, and clarify the division of tasks. Stakeholders also agreed on the need to harmonise the status and powers of National Members and to strengthen cooperation with relevant EU agencies and bodies, such as Europol and the EPPO.

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What the Commission proposes

The European Commission proposes a revision of EU public procurement rules through a new regulation that repeals the existing 2014 directives on public procurement, utilities, and concessions. The initiative aims to modernize and simplify rules, reduce administrative burdens, and enable preferences for European products in strategic sectors to secure supply chains and add EU value. It also amends multiple sector-specific regulations and directives containing procurement provisions to improve coherence and transparency. Furthermore, the proposal addresses high administrative burdens and legal uncertainty identified in previous evaluations regarding public buyers and businesses.

• Revises and replaces Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU, and 2014/25/EU with a single Public Procurement Act regulation.
• Enables preference for European products in strategic sectors to ensure security of supply and EU added value.
• Aims to modernize and simplify rules, specifically considering EU start-ups and innovators.
• Amends various sector-specific regulations and directives that contain public procurement provisions.
• Addresses administrative burdens and legal uncertainty that currently affect public buyers and businesses, including SMEs.

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1. EN 9 EN • Collection and use of expertise The results of these consultations, and in particular of the open public consultation, were carefully taken into consideration in the preparation of the proposal. Respondents broadly agreed on the need to move beyond the lowest-cost paradigm, increase procedural flexibility and reduce administrative burden through full digitalisation, while strong support (exceeding 80% across all EU and EEA respondent groups) was expressed for prioritising European goods and services in strategic sectors, notably through the expansion of non-price criteria and the introduction of "European preference" mechanisms. SMEs identified simplification, digitalisation and improved data availability as key priorities and pointed to the difficulties caused by divergent national implementation. Their input directly informed measures aimed at facilitating SME access.

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2. • Stakeholder consultations In line with the Better Regulation Guidelines, the Commission conducted an ambitious and inclusive consultation process designed to gather reliable evidence from the full range of public procurement actors. A combined call for evidence and public consultation ran from 3 November 2025 to 26 January 2026, generating 745 and 1 037 responses respectively, from business associations, companies, public authorities, trade unions, NGOs and citizens, overwhelmingly from EU and EEA countries. The open public consultation was structured around three thematic sections: efficiency and transparency, the balance between green, social, innovation and other objectives, and economic security and strategic autonomy.

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3. EN 185 EN standards, Connect to the interoperability network Ensure access to procurement details Be connected to the electronic eligibi lity service Connect to the NPPS requirements. States to build the eProcurement platform that will be provided by the European Commission. Platform fully available as open source. Electronic eligibility service Article 133 The electronic eligibility service shall: Enable digital verification of company information, exclusion grounds, selection criteria and requirements of European Commission The platform will be developed to take into account accessibility requirements. It is aimed to reuse modules already existing in the European Commission, such as eCertis and the ESPD, to build the service and to connect it with digital business credential tool. Service fully N/A

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The European Commission proposes the Cloud and AI Development Act to establish a framework of measures aimed at strengthening Europe's cloud and artificial intelligence ecosystem. The initiative focuses on three pillars, which include research and innovation for greening infrastructure, industrial investments to triple EU data processing capacity, and actions to increase secure data processing capacities for cloud providers in the EU. Ultimately, the proposal seeks to address infrastructure gaps, reduce critical dependencies on non-European providers, and enhance the Union's digital sovereignty and competitiveness.

• Addresses the EU gap in cloud and AI infrastructure capacity through three distinct pillars.
• Promotes research and innovation to accelerate sustainable cloud and AI computing technologies.
• Aims to triple the EU data processing capacity over the next 5 to 7 years via industrial investments.
• Introduces measures to increase secure data processing capacities for high-critical use cases.
• Establishes common criteria for sovereign cloud computing services to reduce extraterritorial dependencies.
• Promotes open-source solutions and joint public procurement activities across the public sector.

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1. It will be built on skills-related initiatives, including the Digital large scale skills partnership under the Pact for skills and the skills academies, including the AI Skills Academy. (26) The implementation of the Cloud and AI Leadership Initiatives should be entrusted to the Commission and Member States. The implementation of the Cloud and AI 16 Decision (EU) 2022/2481 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030, (OJ L 323, 19.12.2022, p. 4, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2022/2481/oj). 17 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, ‘The Union of Skills’, 5.3.2025, COM(2025) 90 final.

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2. 20 ANNEX 2: STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION (SYNOPSIS REPORT) 1. INTRODUCTION This annex provides a summary of the consultation activities undertaken to gather evidence and ensure that the public interest is well reflected in the design of potential policy measures for cloud and AI computing services development within the EU. It presents the range of stakeholders consulted, describes the main consultation activities and provides an analysis of their views and the main issues they raised. The objective of the consultation activities was to collect the views and experience of stakeholders on the key problems and associated drivers related to cloud and AI infrastructures in Europe, including current and future capacity needs, sustainability, investment conditions, and the availability of secure EU-based providers and services.

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3. In its conclusions on the future of EU digital policy of 21 May 2024 (32), the Council of the European Union confirmed the relevance and importance of achieving this common approach by inviting the Commission to continue its support for the development of interoperable public digital services and the cross-border interconnection of public administrations’ infrastructure, including cloud and edge infrastructures, to increase their resilience, efficiency and sustainability. To achieve this common approach, it is necessary to establish the European public-sector cloud federation (‘the EuroCloud Federation’). The EuroCloud Federation should bring together national and European cloud initiatives that provide highly trusted and secure public-sector cloud capabilities and facilitate the sharing of such capabilities between Union entities and public-sector bodies.

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