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Informal meeting of telecommunications ministers (Limerick)

12 October 2026 (date announced) · institutional · confidence: confirmed · status: scheduled · impact 2/5 · EU relevance 4/5

Why it matters

The Irish Presidency wants a common understanding on the Digital Networks Act, the proposal that would rewrite EU telecoms rules, before the formal Telecoms Council on 1 December. Subsea cable resilience is also on the agenda, which ties the meeting to the security of the cables that carry Europe’s data traffic.

What to watch

• Whether ministers converge on the main open points of the Digital Networks Act, or the Presidency lowers its ambition for December.
• Any joint line on protecting and repairing subsea cables.
• Nothing is adopted at an informal meeting; the outcome is the Presidency’s summary of where ministers stand.

Sources

• Irish Presidency: Informal meeting of telecommunications ministers
• Council: Informal meeting of telecommunications ministers, 12-13 October 2026

Themes: Technology, Economy, Security · Regions: EU · Actors: Council of the EU, Irish Presidency, European Commission, EU telecoms ministers

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