The Council of the European Union's Audiovisual and Media Working Party is scheduled to meet on 13 July 2026 to discuss age verification and children's online safety, according to a notice of meeting and provisional agenda published by the Council. The meeting will include a stocktaking review of recent Council conclusions, presentations from the Commission on age verification, and an exchange of views on the child's and young person's voice in designing online safety policy, based on a Presidency paper.
The agenda also includes updates from the General Secretariat of the Council, the Presidency, and the Commission, as well as adoption of the agenda and any other business. The discussions may advance EU policy on age verification for online media, potentially affecting digital rights and platform regulation. The exchange of views on youth participation could influence future EU directives on online safety. The stocktaking review may identify gaps in existing Council conclusions, leading to revised policy priorities. No prior coverage of this meeting exists in the available record.