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In short: EU files that matter for quantum, with their stage and next step. Filter the files; the full timeline is folded below the consultations. Filter the files

Information only, not legal advice. Each stage, date and deadline is as its official source states it on the date read; EUR-Lex, the Legislative Observatory and Have your say stay authoritative. Expected steps are the institutions' own planning and can move. A file that is not verified never contributes dates to the timeline, the feed, the early warning or the briefings.

EU legislative and policy files that matter for quantum technologies: the Quantum Act, the Chips Act revision, cybersecurity and post-quantum rules, space, investment screening, research and the next EU budget. Each shows its procedure, stage, latest event, next expected step and open consultations, read on EUR-Lex, the Legislative Observatory, Have your say and other official pages.

13 files

Open consultations

No consultation of a tracked file is open today.

Stage board

  1. Announced or planned 1

  2. Call for evidence 0

  3. Public consultation 0

  4. Consultations closed, awaiting proposal or report 2

  5. Commission proposal 0

  6. Parliament committee and Council 7

  7. Trilogue 0

  8. Provisional agreement 0

  9. Adopted 1

  10. In force or applying 2

Timeline: every past and expected step

Timeline

Next steps and deadlines in the next 12 months

  1. Cybersecurity Act 2: Commission's target for agreement between Parliament and Council

    Expected next step (as its source states it) · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography · Partly verified

    European Commission: One Europe, One Market roadmap (page last updated 14 October 2026) (read 2026-10-27)

  2. EU PQC Coordinated Implementation Roadmap: Roadmap milestone 1: first steps and initial national transition roadmaps in every Member State

    Expected next step (as its source states it) · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography

    NIS Cooperation Group: A Coordinated Implementation Roadmap for the Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography, Part 1, version 1.1 (read 2026-10-21)

  3. Quantum Act: Commission proposal for a regulation

    Expected next step (as its source states it) · Research and innovation · Partly verified

    Have your say: EU Quantum Act (initiative 15512) (read 2026-10-25)

  4. CRA presumption of conformity via the EUCC: Commission adoption of the delegated regulation

    Expected next step (as its source states it) · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography · Partly verified

    European Commission, Have your say: Presumption of conformity with the Cyber Resilience Act via the EUCC (initiative 19480) (read 2026-10-27)

  5. Evaluation of the Dual-Use Regulation: Commission evaluation (staff working document)

    Expected next step (as its source states it) · Economic security, investment and trade

    Have your say: Evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2021/821 (initiative 17172) (read 2026-10-25)

  6. EU PQC Coordinated Implementation Roadmap: Assessment of the effects of Recommendation (EU) 2024/1101

    Expected next step (as its source states it) · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography

    Commission Recommendation (EU) 2024/1101 of 11 April 2024 on a Coordinated Implementation Roadmap for the transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography (CELEX 32024H1101) (read 2026-10-25)

  7. Chips Act 2.0: Target for agreement between Parliament and Council

    Expected next step (as its source states it) · Industry and chips

    Council ST 12887/26, Presidency background note for policy debate (read 2026-10-25)

  8. Digital Networks Act: Commission's target for agreement between Parliament and Council

    Expected next step (as its source states it) · Digital networks and connectivity

    European Commission: One Europe, One Market roadmap (page last updated 14 October 2026) (read 2026-10-27)

What happened in the last 12 months

  1. Digital Networks Act: ITRE draft report tabled (PE791.994)

    Event · Digital networks and connectivity

    OEIL procedure file 2026/0013(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  2. Evaluation of the Dual-Use Regulation: Call for evidence (54 responses) and public consultation (86 responses) closed

    Event · Economic security, investment and trade

    Have your say: Evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2021/821 (initiative 17172) (read 2026-10-25)

  3. CRA presumption of conformity via the EUCC: Initiative published on Have your say (planning stage); a draft act for feedback is announced as upcoming

    Event · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography · Partly verified

    European Commission, Have your say: Presumption of conformity with the Cyber Resilience Act via the EUCC (initiative 19480) (read 2026-10-27)

  4. NIS2 targeted amendment: Amendments tabled in ITRE committee (PE796.471)

    Event · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography · Partly verified

    OEIL procedure file 2026/0012(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  5. Cybersecurity Act 2: Amendments tabled in ITRE committee (PE796.470, PE796.484, PE796.485, PE796.501)

    Event · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography · Partly verified

    OEIL procedure file 2026/0011(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  6. Cybersecurity Act 2: Council working party discussed Title IV (ICT supply chain) of the proposal

    Event · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography · Partly verified

    Council CM 4269/26, HWPCI notice of meeting 28 September 2026 (read 2026-10-25)

  7. NIS2 targeted amendment: ITRE draft report tabled (PE792.221)

    Event · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography · Partly verified

    OEIL procedure file 2026/0012(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  8. Cybersecurity Act 2: ITRE draft report tabled (PE792.222)

    Event · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography · Partly verified

    OEIL procedure file 2026/0011(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  9. Evaluation of the Dual-Use Regulation: Commission adopted the 2026 Delegated Regulation updating the Annex I control list

    Event · Economic security, investment and trade

    DG TRADE: Exporting dual-use items (read 2026-10-25)

  10. Chips Act 2.0: Committee referral announced in Parliament plenary (first reading), lead committee ITRE

    Event · Industry and chips

    OEIL procedure file 2026/0139(COD) Chips Act 2.0 (read 2026-10-25)

  11. Chips Act 2.0: Presidency background note issued for a policy debate at the Competitiveness Council of 24 September 2026

    Event · Industry and chips

    Council ST 12887/26, Presidency background note for policy debate (read 2026-10-25)

  12. Chips Act 2.0: Feedback period on the proposal closes (53 contributions recorded)

    Event · Industry and chips

    Have your say: Evaluation and Revision of the Chips Act ('Chips Act 2.0') (initiative 14842) (read 2026-10-25)

  13. Evaluation of the Dual-Use Regulation: Call for evidence and public consultation opened

    Event · Economic security, investment and trade

    Have your say: Evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2021/821 (initiative 17172) (read 2026-10-25)

  14. Foreign investment screening (Regulation (EU) 2026/1386): Entry into force; delegated-act and committee provisions (Articles 27 to 29) apply from this date

    Event · Economic security, investment and trade

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1386 (Publications Office Cellar, EN; CELEX 32026R1386) (read 2026-10-25)

  15. Chips Act 2.0: Feedback period on the adopted proposal opens on Have your say

    Event · Industry and chips

    Have your say: Evaluation and Revision of the Chips Act ('Chips Act 2.0') (initiative 14842) (read 2026-10-25)

  16. Foreign investment screening (Regulation (EU) 2026/1386): Published in the Official Journal as Regulation (EU) 2026/1386

    Event · Economic security, investment and trade

    OEIL procedure file 2024/0017(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  17. FP10 (Horizon Europe 2028-2034): COREPER confirms the texts of the partial general approach on the Framework Programme and Specific Programme and invites the Council to agree them as an A item; budgetary provisions bracketed pending the MFF

    Event · EU budget and programmes · Partly verified

    Council ST 10460/26, 'A' item note, Horizon Europe package partial general approach (read 2026-10-25)

  18. Foreign investment screening (Regulation (EU) 2026/1386): Final act signed

    Event · Economic security, investment and trade

    OEIL procedure file 2024/0017(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  19. Digital Networks Act: European Economic and Social Committee opinion (CES0515/2026)

    Event · Digital networks and connectivity

    OEIL procedure file 2026/0013(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  20. European Competitiveness Fund: Council (General Affairs) reaches a partial general approach; reference amounts pending the MFF negotiations

    Event · EU budget and programmes · Partly verified

    Council ST 10625/26, outcome of proceedings, ECF partial general approach (read 2026-10-25)

  21. Digital Networks Act: Feedback period on COM(2026) 16 closed on Have your say

    Event · Digital networks and connectivity

    Have your say: Digital Networks Act (initiative 14709) (read 2026-10-25)

  22. Foreign investment screening (Regulation (EU) 2026/1386): Council adopted the act

    Event · Economic security, investment and trade

    OEIL procedure file 2024/0017(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  23. Chips Act 2.0: Commission adopts the proposal COM(2026) 504 with impact assessment and transmits it to the Council

    Event · Industry and chips

    Council ST 10094/26, cover note transmitting COM(2026) 504 final (read 2026-10-25)

  24. Digital Networks Act: Council Presidency progress report (9685/26); working party to continue towards completing the first reading of the text

    Event · Digital networks and connectivity

    Council doc. 9685/26, Presidency progress report on the Digital Networks Act (read 2026-10-25)

  25. Foreign investment screening (Regulation (EU) 2026/1386): Parliament approved the agreed text at first reading

    Event · Economic security, investment and trade

    OEIL procedure file 2024/0017(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  26. Cybersecurity Act 2: Feedback period on the adopted proposal closed on Have your say

    Event · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography · Partly verified

    Have your say: The EU Cybersecurity Act (initiative 14578) (read 2026-10-25)

  27. EU Space Act: Council progress report issued for the Competitiveness Council; Space Working Party continues examination, all Member States maintain scrutiny reservations

    Event · Space · Partly verified

    Council of the EU, ST 8861/26, progress report on the EU Space Act, 8 May 2026 (read 2026-10-25)

  28. NIS2 targeted amendment: European Economic and Social Committee opinion (CES0075/2026)

    Event · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography · Partly verified

    OEIL procedure file 2026/0012(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  29. Cybersecurity Act 2: European Economic and Social Committee opinion (CES0075/2026)

    Event · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography · Partly verified

    OEIL procedure file 2026/0011(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  30. Digital Networks Act: Referral to the ITRE committee announced in Parliament plenary (first reading)

    Event · Digital networks and connectivity

    OEIL procedure file 2026/0013(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  31. EU Space Act: IMCO opinion adopted (ENVI opinion followed on 19 March 2026)

    Event · Space · Partly verified

    OEIL procedure file 2025/0335(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  32. European Competitiveness Fund: ITRE draft report published

    Event · EU budget and programmes · Partly verified

    OEIL procedure file 2025/0555(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  33. EU Space Act: Council Presidency compromise text covering the whole Regulation presented

    Event · Space · Partly verified

    Council of the EU, ST 8861/26, progress report on the EU Space Act, 8 May 2026 (read 2026-10-25)

  34. NIS2 targeted amendment: Referral to the ITRE committee announced in Parliament plenary (first reading)

    Event · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography · Partly verified

    OEIL procedure file 2026/0012(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  35. Cybersecurity Act 2: Referral to the ITRE committee announced in Parliament plenary (first reading)

    Event · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography · Partly verified

    OEIL procedure file 2026/0011(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  36. FP10 (Horizon Europe 2028-2034): ITRE draft report published

    Event · EU budget and programmes · Partly verified

    OEIL procedure file 2025/0543(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  37. Evaluation of the Dual-Use Regulation: Evaluation initiative published on Have your say (planning stage)

    Event · Economic security, investment and trade

    Have your say: Evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2021/821 (initiative 17172) (read 2026-10-25)

  38. EU Space Act: ITRE draft report published

    Event · Space · Partly verified

    OEIL procedure file 2025/0335(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  39. Foreign investment screening (Regulation (EU) 2026/1386): INTA approved the text agreed in interinstitutional negotiations

    Event · Economic security, investment and trade

    OEIL procedure file 2024/0017(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  40. Digital Networks Act: Commission began presenting the proposal in the Council's Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society

    Event · Digital networks and connectivity

    Council doc. 9685/26, Presidency progress report on the Digital Networks Act (read 2026-10-25)

  41. Digital Networks Act: Commission adopted the Digital Networks Act proposal

    Event · Digital networks and connectivity

    COM(2026) 16 final, Digital Networks Act proposal (CELEX 52026PC0016) (read 2026-10-25)

  42. NIS2 targeted amendment: Commission adopted the proposal as part of the cybersecurity package (OEIL lists the proposal under 14/01/2026; the document is dated 20.1.2026)

    Event · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography · Partly verified

    COM(2026) 13 final (Publications Office item, CELEX 52026PC0013) (read 2026-10-25)

  43. EU PQC Coordinated Implementation Roadmap: Commission proposed amending NIS2 so national cybersecurity strategies would include PQC transition policies aligned with the roadmap

    Event · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography

    COM(2026) 13 final, NIS2 amendment proposal (CELEX 52026PC0013) (read 2026-10-25)

  44. Cybersecurity Act 2: Commission adopted the Cybersecurity Act 2 proposal, as a package with a targeted NIS2 amendment

    Event · Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography · Partly verified

    Council doc. 5611/26 transmitting COM(2026) 11 final (Cybersecurity Act 2 proposal) (read 2026-10-25)

  45. Quantum Act: Call for evidence closed (216 contributions recorded)

    Event · Research and innovation · Partly verified

    Have your say: EU Quantum Act (initiative 15512) (read 2026-10-25)

  46. EU Space Act: European Economic and Social Committee opinion

    Event · Space · Partly verified

    OEIL procedure file 2025/0335(COD) (read 2026-10-25)

  47. Chips Act 2.0: Call for evidence and public consultation closed

    Event · Industry and chips

    Have your say: Evaluation and Revision of the Chips Act ('Chips Act 2.0') (initiative 14842) (read 2026-10-25)

  48. EU Space Act: Feedback period on the proposal closed (118 contributions)

    Event · Space · Partly verified

    Have your say: EU Space Law: Union law for safe, secure and sustainable space activities (initiative 13971) (read 2026-10-25)

The files

Quantum Act: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the 'EU Quantum Act'

Stage
Consultations closed, awaiting proposal or report (15 December 2025)
Kind
Regulation
Procedure
No interinstitutional procedure number
Documents
Ares(2025)9258059; PLAN/2024/2881
Policy area
Research and innovation
Lead Commission service
DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)
Why it matters for quantum
The regulation dedicated to quantum technologies that the Quantum Europe Strategy announced; the Commission work programme 2026 lists it as a legislative initiative.
Latest event
: Call for evidence closed (216 contributions recorded) · Have your say: EU Quantum Act (initiative 15512) (read 2026-10-25)
Next expected step
: Commission proposal for a regulation · Have your say: EU Quantum Act (initiative 15512) (read 2026-10-25)
Consultations (Have your say)
All recorded events
In the portal
Quantum Act article navigator · EU legal act: quantum-europe-strategy · Policy timeline entry: commission-work-programme-2026-quantum-act · Policy timeline entry: quantum-act-proposal-planned · Policy timeline entry: quantum-act-call-for-evidence · Strategy action: quantum-act-proposal
Verification
Partly verified
How this was read

Have your say initiative 15512 read through the public API on 2026-10-25: the proposal publication (PROP_REG) is still UPCOMING with no adoption date, planned period Q4 2026; no separate public consultation is listed (only the call for evidence, status CLOSED). CWP 2026 annex read via the Council register copy (ST 14261/25 ADD 1), which gave Q2 2026, so the timing has slipped. No official adoption of a proposal by 2026-10-25 was found; the Commission press corner, digital-strategy (HTTP 403) and the EP legislative train (empty response) could not be read to confirm the negative. A secondary press report of a specific November 2026 date was not confirmed on any official page and is not used. The opening date of the call for evidence is the publication date recorded in the API. No Commission work programme 2027 was listed on commission.europa.eu on 2026-10-25. On 27 October 2026 the Commission's One Europe, One Market page (last updated 14 October 2026) still listed the Quantum Act as planned for Q2 2026, while Have your say gives Q4 2026; the tracker keeps the later Have your say period. The stage is 'Consultations closed, awaiting proposal' since the call for evidence closed on 15 December 2025.

Sources

Chips Act 2.0: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a framework of measures for strengthening the Union's semiconductor ecosystem, repealing Regulation (EU) 2023/1781 (Chips Act 2.0)

Stage
Parliament committee and Council (14 September 2026)
Kind
Regulation
Procedure
2026/0139(COD)
Documents
COM(2026) 504 final; SWD(2026) 504; SWD(2026) 505
Policy area
Industry and chips
Lead Commission service
DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)
European Parliament committee
Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE, lead); opinions: IMCO, JURI
Council
Competitiveness Council; Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth (Industry)
Why it matters for quantum
The proposal defines a quantum chip, sets an operational objective on quantum chips and funds quantum chip pilot lines, test facilities and design libraries; its explanatory memorandum calls for consistency with the Quantum Act.
Latest event
: Committee referral announced in Parliament plenary (first reading), lead committee ITRE · OEIL procedure file 2026/0139(COD) Chips Act 2.0 (read 2026-10-25)
Next expected step
: Target for agreement between Parliament and Council · Council ST 12887/26, Presidency background note for policy debate (read 2026-10-25)
Consultations (Have your say)
All recorded events
In the portal
EU legal act: chips-act · Policy timeline entry: chips-act-2-proposal · Strategy action: quantum-pilot-lines
Verification
Verified
How this was read

OEIL procedure file read (stage 'Awaiting committee decision', ITRE lead, IMCO and JURI opinions, BUDG no opinion, referral 14/09/2026; OEIL served it from the redirect host oeil.europarl.europa.eu). Have your say initiative 14842 read via public API (DG CNECT, publications 20335 CFE, 20333 OPC, 24199 PROP_REG with adoption date 2026-06-03 and feedback end 2026-09-10). Proposal text read in the Council register copy ST 10094/26 (Article 2(3) definition of 'quantum chip'; Article 5(c) operational objective 3 on quantum chips; actions for operational objective 3 on quantum chip pilot lines, testing facilities and design libraries; explanatory memorandum on coordination with the upcoming Quantum Act). Council steps read in ST 12887/26 and CM 4566/26. Whether the 24 September 2026 Council debate took place and its outcome were not read on an official page (Council press pages returned HTTP 403). The Have your say human URL slug is constructed from the initiative ID and short title; the page itself renders only through JavaScript. Opening dates of the CfE and public consultation are the API publication dates. The CWP 2026 planned Q1 2026; the proposal came on 3 June 2026.

Sources

FP10 (Horizon Europe 2028-2034): Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695

Stage
Parliament committee and Council (23 October 2025)
Kind
Programme or fund
Procedure
2025/0543(COD)
Documents
COM(2025) 543 final; COM(2025) 544 final
Policy area
EU budget and programmes
Lead Commission service
DG Research and Innovation (RTD)
European Parliament committee
Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE, lead); opinions: SEDE, CONT, REGI, AGRI, CULT
Council
Competitiveness Council (Research); Working Party on Research; partial general approach confirmed by Coreper on 24 June 2026
Why it matters for quantum
The next research framework programme; its explanatory memorandum names building a quantum computer as one possible moonshot.
Latest event
: COREPER confirms the texts of the partial general approach on the Framework Programme and Specific Programme and invites the Council to agree them as an A item; budgetary provisions bracketed pending the MFF · Council ST 10460/26, 'A' item note, Horizon Europe package partial general approach (read 2026-10-25)
Next expected step
No date stated by the sources read.
All recorded events
Verification
Partly verified
How this was read

OEIL procedure file read (stage 'Awaiting committee decision', committees, events to the BUDG opinion of 25/06/2026). Proposal text read in Council register copy ST 11765/25 (explanatory memorandum, 'Possible moonshots', item on building the quantum computer). Council ST 10460/26 read: COREPER confirmation 24 June 2026; the formal Council agreement date could not be read on an official page because the Council press release returned HTTP 403 (secondary sources say 26 June 2026). ST 10460/26 said ITRE adoption was foreseen for 10 September 2026 and a plenary mandate vote at the 5-8 October 2026 session; OEIL still shows 'Awaiting committee decision' on 2026-10-25, and no official record of either vote was found, so those dates are omitted from next. No official expected date for the next step was found, so next is empty. Have your say consultations for this proposal were not researched within the fetch budget.

Sources

European Competitiveness Fund: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF'), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities

Stage
Parliament committee and Council (23 October 2025)
Kind
Programme or fund
Procedure
2025/0555(COD)
Documents
COM(2025) 555 final
Policy area
EU budget and programmes
Lead Commission service
Not stated in the sources read
European Parliament committee
Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE, lead); opinions: SEDE, CONT, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, SANT, IMCO, AGRI, REGI
Council
General Affairs Council: partial general approach of 16 June 2026
Why it matters for quantum
Its digital leadership support names quantum technologies, quantum chip pilot lines and quantum computing, communication and sensing infrastructures, recital 26 refers to the Quantum Europe Strategy and the Quantum Act, and Article 67 covers quantum sensing for space.
Latest event
: Council (General Affairs) reaches a partial general approach; reference amounts pending the MFF negotiations · Council ST 10625/26, outcome of proceedings, ECF partial general approach (read 2026-10-25)
Next expected step
No date stated by the sources read.
All recorded events
Verification
Partly verified
How this was read

OEIL procedure file read (stage 'Awaiting committee decision', committees, documents to the BUDG opinion of 13/07/2026). Proposal text read in Council register copy ST 11770/25 (recital 26; Article 39 'Specific activities to support digital leadership policy'; Article 67 point (c) quantum sensing). Council outcome of proceedings ST 10625/26 read (partial general approach at General Affairs Council, 16 June 2026; the agreed text also names quantum). Lead DG not confirmed on an official page read, so null. No official expected date for the next step was found, so next is empty. The proposal names no separate quantum 'window'; quantum sits under digital leadership support. Have your say consultations for this proposal were not researched within the fetch budget.

Sources

Cybersecurity Act 2: Proposal for a Regulation on the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the European cybersecurity certification framework, and ICT supply chain security and repealing Regulation (EU) 2019/881 (The Cybersecurity Act 2)

Stage
Parliament committee and Council (25 March 2026)
Kind
Regulation
Procedure
2026/0011(COD)
Documents
COM(2026) 11 final
Policy area
Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography
Lead Commission service
DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)
European Parliament committee
Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE, lead); opinions: IMCO
Council
Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues (meeting notice CM 4269/26); earlier Council progress not publicly documented
Why it matters for quantum
The proposal tasks ENISA with supporting the development and evaluation of cryptographic algorithms, naming post-quantum cryptography, and recital 2 names the long-term risk that quantum computing poses to encryption.
Latest event
: Amendments tabled in ITRE committee (PE796.470, PE796.484, PE796.485, PE796.501) · OEIL procedure file 2026/0011(COD) (read 2026-10-25)
Next expected step
: Commission's target for agreement between Parliament and Council · European Commission: One Europe, One Market roadmap (page last updated 14 October 2026) (read 2026-10-27)
Consultations (Have your say)
All recorded events
In the portal
Policy timeline entry: cybersecurity-package-2026
Verification
Partly verified
How this was read

Proposal text (COM(2026) 11, read through Council cover note 5611/26) read for the date and the post-quantum passages; OEIL procedure file read for committees and events; Have your say read through its public data service; the Council working party meeting notice CM 4269/26 read. Council progress before September 2026 is not publicly documented: the Presidency progress report is a restricted-distribution Council document and is not used. No official expected date for an ITRE vote, plenary or Council mandate was found; the Commission's One Europe, One Market page (read 27 October 2026) gives end of 2026 as the target for agreement.

Sources

NIS2 targeted amendment: Proposal for a Directive amending Directive (EU) 2022/2555 as regards simplification measures and alignment with the [Proposal for the Cybersecurity Act 2]

Stage
Parliament committee and Council (25 March 2026)
Kind
Directive
Procedure
2026/0012(COD)
Documents
COM(2026) 13 final
Policy area
Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography
Lead Commission service
DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)
European Parliament committee
Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE, lead); opinions: IMCO
Council
Council progress not publicly documented
Why it matters for quantum
The proposal adds to NIS2 a requirement that national cybersecurity strategies include policies for the transition to post-quantum cryptography, linked in recital 8 to the EU roadmap targets of 2030 and 2035.
Latest event
: Amendments tabled in ITRE committee (PE796.471) · OEIL procedure file 2026/0012(COD) (read 2026-10-25)
Next expected step
No date stated by the sources read.
Consultations (Have your say)
All recorded events
In the portal
EU legal act: nis2-directive · Policy timeline entry: cybersecurity-package-2026
Verification
Partly verified
How this was read

Proposal text read on the Publications Office copy (CELEX 52026PC0013; explanatory memorandum, recital 8, new Article 7(2)(k)); OEIL procedure file read (it lists the proposal under 14 January 2026, the document is dated 20 January 2026); Have your say read through its public data service. Council progress is not publicly documented: the Presidency progress report is a restricted-distribution Council document and is not used. No official expected date found.

Sources

NIS2 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 of 17 October 2024 laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2022/2555 as regards technical and methodological requirements of cybersecurity risk-management measures and further specification of the cases in which an incident is considered to be significant

Stage
In force or applying (7 November 2024)
Kind
Implementing act
Procedure
No interinstitutional procedure number
Documents
C(2024) 7151; Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690
Policy area
Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography
Lead Commission service
DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)
Why it matters for quantum
Its Annex point 9 requires covered digital-infrastructure and ICT-service entities to keep a cryptography policy with approved algorithms, cryptographic agility where appropriate and review against the state of the art; it does not mention post-quantum cryptography.
Latest event
: Entered into force on the twentieth day following publication · Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 (Publications Office item, CELEX 32024R2690) (read 2026-10-25)
Next expected step
No date stated by the sources read.
Consultations (Have your say)
All recorded events
In the portal
EU legal act: nis2-implementing-regulation-2024-2690
Verification
Verified
How this was read

Official text read via the Publications Office item for CELEX 32024R2690 (title, dates, Article 16, Annex point 9); the last ~18,000 characters of the HTML were not read but the Annex point 9 and all earlier text contain no quantum/post-quantum mention. Entry-into-force date computed from Article 16 (twentieth day after 18.10.2024). Have your say read through the public API; the human URL slug is constructed from the short title. No 2026 amendment of this Implementing Regulation was found in the Have your say API; the 2026 NIS2 amendment proposal (separate item) refers to future implementing acts but sets no PQC date for them.

Sources

CRA presumption of conformity via the EUCC: Commission Delegated Regulation on the presumption of conformity with the Cyber Resilience Act of products certified under the European Common Criteria-based cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCC)

Stage
Announced or planned (15 October 2026)
Kind
Delegated act
Procedure
No interinstitutional procedure number
Documents
Ares(2026)9552544
Policy area
Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography
Lead Commission service
DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)
Why it matters for quantum
Products certified under the EUCC, whose guidelines on cryptography list the agreed post-quantum mechanisms, would be presumed to meet the essential requirements of the Cyber Resilience Act.
Latest event
: Initiative published on Have your say (planning stage); a draft act for feedback is announced as upcoming · European Commission, Have your say: Presumption of conformity with the Cyber Resilience Act via the EUCC (initiative 19480) (read 2026-10-27)
Next expected step
: Commission adoption of the delegated regulation · European Commission, Have your say: Presumption of conformity with the Cyber Resilience Act via the EUCC (initiative 19480) (read 2026-10-27)
In the portal
EU legal act: cyber-resilience-act · EU legal act: eucc-implementing-regulation-2024-482 · Standards tracker item: eccg-acm-v2 · Standards tracker item: eccg-acm-v3-draft
Verification
Partly verified
How this was read

Have your say initiative 19480 read through the public API on 2026-10-27: initiative published 2026-10-15 (Ares(2026)9552544, lead DG CNECT), draft delegated act for feedback UPCOMING without a date, adoption planned for Q1 2027; its summary says EUCC-certified products with digital elements can benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the Cyber Resilience Act. The summary does not mention cryptography or quantum: the link to post-quantum cryptography is the EUCC guidelines on cryptography (ECCG Agreed Cryptographic Mechanisms), whose ENISA page, read on 2026-10-27, describes them as the recommended mechanisms for EUCC certification; version 2 lists post-quantum schemes and version 3 is in public review. No draft text has been published, so the scope of the presumption is not verified.

Sources

EU PQC Coordinated Implementation Roadmap: A Coordinated Implementation Roadmap for the Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography (NIS Cooperation Group), following Commission Recommendation (EU) 2024/1101

Stage
Adopted (23 June 2025)
Kind
Roadmap
Procedure
No interinstitutional procedure number
Documents
Recommendation (EU) 2024/1101; NIS Cooperation Group roadmap, Part 1
Policy area
Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography
Lead Commission service
DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)
Why it matters for quantum
The EU plan, prepared by the Member States in the NIS Cooperation Group under Recommendation (EU) 2024/1101, for moving public-key cryptography to post-quantum algorithms by 2030 and 2035.
Latest event
: Commission proposed amending NIS2 so national cybersecurity strategies would include PQC transition policies aligned with the roadmap · COM(2026) 13 final, NIS2 amendment proposal (CELEX 52026PC0013) (read 2026-10-25)
Next expected step
: Roadmap milestone 1: first steps and initial national transition roadmaps in every Member State · NIS Cooperation Group: A Coordinated Implementation Roadmap for the Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography, Part 1, version 1.1 (read 2026-10-21)
All recorded events
In the portal
EU legal act: pqc-recommendation-2024-1101 · Policy timeline entry: pqc-recommendation · Policy timeline entry: eu-pqc-coordinated-roadmap · Policy timeline entry: cybersecurity-package-2026 · Standards tracker item: eu-pqc-coordinated-roadmap · Standards tracker item: eu-recommendation-2024-1101
Verification
Verified
How this was read

Recommendation (EU) 2024/1101 and recital 8 of COM(2026) 13 read on 25 October 2026; the roadmap milestones were read in the roadmap document on 21 October 2026 for the PQC migration timeline. The Commission roadmap and PQC pages answered HTTP 403 on 25 October 2026, so whether a Part 2 or an update has been published is not confirmed.

Sources

Digital Networks Act: Proposal for a Regulation on digital networks, amending Regulation (EU) 2015/2120, Directive 2002/58/EC and Decision No 676/2002/EC and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/1971, Directive (EU) 2018/1972 and Decision No 243/2012/EU (Digital Networks Act)

Stage
Parliament committee and Council (27 April 2026)
Kind
Regulation
Procedure
2026/0013(COD)
Documents
COM(2026) 16 final
Policy area
Digital networks and connectivity
Lead Commission service
DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)
European Parliament committee
Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE, lead); opinions: IMCO, LIBE
Council
Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society; progress report of June 2026
Why it matters for quantum
Recital 31 calls for network resilience measures to prepare for quantum communication, states that the transition to post-quantum cryptography is necessary and names EuroQCI; the articles have no quantum provision.
Latest event
: ITRE draft report tabled (PE791.994) · OEIL procedure file 2026/0013(COD) (read 2026-10-25)
Next expected step
: Commission's target for agreement between Parliament and Council · European Commission: One Europe, One Market roadmap (page last updated 14 October 2026) (read 2026-10-27)
Consultations (Have your say)
All recorded events
In the portal
Policy timeline entry: digital-networks-act-proposal
Verification
Verified
How this was read

Proposal text read via the Publications Office item for CELEX 52026PC0016 (cover date 21.1.2026; recital 31; explanatory memorandum mention of quantum communication); OEIL procedure file and Council progress report 9685/26 read; Have your say read through the public API (feedback opening for COM(2026)16 taken as the publication date 2026-02-16, since no explicit start field was given). No quantum provision was found in the articles, only in recital 31 and the memorandum. COM(2026) 311 is grouped under the same initiative but concerns 2 GHz mobile satellite services and was not checked for quantum content. Council progress report expected a Committee of the Regions opinion on 13 October 2026; not confirmed. The Commission's One Europe, One Market page (read 27 October 2026) gives Q4 2027 as the target for agreement; no other official expected date was found.

Sources

EU Space Act: Proposal for a Regulation on the safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities in the Union

Stage
Parliament committee and Council (8 September 2025)
Kind
Regulation
Procedure
2025/0335(COD)
Documents
COM(2025) 335 final
Policy area
Space
Lead Commission service
DG Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS)
European Parliament committee
Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE, lead); opinions: ENVI, IMCO
Council
Competitiveness Council; Space Working Party; progress report of May 2026
Why it matters for quantum
The proposal does not name quantum technologies; it is tracked because its Article 85 sets cryptography and encryption duties for space operators and empowers delegated acts on certified cryptographic products.
Latest event
: Council progress report issued for the Competitiveness Council; Space Working Party continues examination, all Member States maintain scrutiny reservations · Council of the EU, ST 8861/26, progress report on the EU Space Act, 8 May 2026 (read 2026-10-25)
Next expected step
No date stated by the sources read.
Consultations (Have your say)
All recorded events
Verification
Partly verified
How this was read

OEIL procedure file read (stage 'Awaiting committee decision'; no ITRE vote, Council mandate or trilogue recorded). Proposal PDF (COM(2025) 335, Publications Office Cellar) text-searched: Article 85 and recitals 77 and the delegated-act recital cover cryptography; no occurrence of 'quantum', 'IRIS' or 'EuroQCI'. Council progress report ST 8861/26 (8 May 2026) text-extracted. Have your say initiative 13971 read via the public API: consultation open dates are the publication timestamps because the API has no explicit start field. No official expected date for an ITRE vote or Council general approach was found: the Legislative Train page returned empty content and the Council meeting page returned HTTP 403, so 'next' is empty. Quantum relevance is indirect (cryptography obligations only); the integrator may decide to exclude it.

Sources

Foreign investment screening (Regulation (EU) 2026/1386): Regulation (EU) 2026/1386 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on the screening of foreign investments in the Union and repealing Regulation (EU) 2019/452

Stage
In force or applying (16 July 2026)
Kind
Regulation
Procedure
2024/0017(COD)
Documents
COM(2024) 23 final; Regulation (EU) 2026/1386
Policy area
Economic security, investment and trade
Lead Commission service
DG Trade and Economic Security (TRADE)
European Parliament committee
International Trade (INTA, lead)
Why it matters for quantum
Annex I, point 2, lists quantum computing, communications and sensing among the technology areas of the common minimum scope of screening in every Member State, and recital 25 names targets that research, develop or produce quantum technologies.
Latest event
: Entry into force; delegated-act and committee provisions (Articles 27 to 29) apply from this date · Regulation (EU) 2026/1386 (Publications Office Cellar, EN; CELEX 32026R1386) (read 2026-10-25)
Next expected step
: General date of application; Regulation (EU) 2019/452 is repealed · Regulation (EU) 2026/1386 (Publications Office Cellar, EN; CELEX 32026R1386) (read 2026-10-25)
All recorded events
In the portal
EU legal act: fdi-screening-regulation-2026-1386 · Policy timeline entry: fdi-screening-regulation-in-force
Verification
Verified
How this was read

OEIL procedure file read (INTA lead; 'Procedure completed'; final act Regulation 2026/1386, OJ L 26.06.2026). Regulation text read on the Publications Office Cellar (EN): title, recital 25, Annex I point 2 (quantum computing, communications, sensing), Article 27 (delegated acts to amend Annexes II and III and delete Annex IV, no fixed deadline), Article 24(2) (implementing act by 1 January 2029), Article 31 (entry into force 20 days after publication; application 17 January 2028; Articles 3(2), 15(2), 18(1)-(6), 18(9)-(12), 27, 28, 29 from 16 July 2026). Annexes II and III were reported not to mention quantum. Lead DG TRADE taken from the related Have your say record 14563 (FDI Screening Regulation annex update) rather than from this procedure. EUR-Lex procedure page 2024_17 returned empty content. No planned delegated act under the new Regulation was found; the September 2026 delegated act C(2026)6107 (Have your say 14563) amends the annex of the repealed Regulation (EU) 2019/452, not this one.

Sources

Evaluation of the Dual-Use Regulation: Evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2021/821 (the 'Dual-Use Regulation')

Stage
Consultations closed, awaiting proposal or report (15 October 2026)
Kind
Evaluation or review
Procedure
No interinstitutional procedure number
Documents
Ares(2026)7249709
Policy area
Economic security, investment and trade
Lead Commission service
DG Trade and Economic Security (TRADE)
Why it matters for quantum
The evaluation reviews the EU export-control framework whose control list has included quantum computers and cryogenic electronic components since the 2025 update.
Latest event
: Call for evidence (54 responses) and public consultation (86 responses) closed · Have your say: Evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2021/821 (initiative 17172) (read 2026-10-25)
Next expected step
: Commission evaluation (staff working document) · Have your say: Evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2021/821 (initiative 17172) (read 2026-10-25)
Consultations (Have your say)
All recorded events
In the portal
EU legal act: dual-use-regulation-2021-821 · EU legal act: dual-use-control-list-2025-2003 · Policy timeline entry: dual-use-control-list-update-2025
Verification
Verified
How this was read

Have your say initiative 17172 read through the public API (groupInitiatives/17172 and searchInitiatives?text=dual-use): dg TRADE; foreseen act EVL; publication 25506 CFE_EVL_FC Ares(2026)7249709 and 25527 OPC_LAUNCHED, both published 2026-07-23 with endDate 2026-10-15 23:59:59 (12-week period); search API gives feedback period 2026/07/23 to 2026/10/15; evaluation publication 22446 planned 2027-01-01 to 2027-03-31 (Q-2027-1). No revision or amending proposal is announced in the initiative record (betterRegulationRequirement lists only roadmap and open public consultation), and none was found on the DG TRADE dual-use page; the 2027 Commission work programme was not checked. Quantum link verified on the DG TRADE 2025 update news page; the content of the September 2026 list update was not read. The Have your say human page URL uses the id-only form; the slug was not verified. Both consultations closed on 15 October 2026, so the stage is 'Consultations closed, awaiting proposal or report' (the planned evaluation, Q1 2027).

Sources

Sources compiled 2026-10-27; assembled 2026-11-02. Reviewed every 30 days, since files move fast.

Official pages that could not be read when compiled
  • commission.europa.eu: Binary PDF not parsed by fetch (2026-10-25)
  • digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu: HTTP 403 (2026-10-25)
  • ec.europa.eu: HTTP 406; JavaScript-only shell (2026-10-25)
  • eur-lex.europa.eu: Empty content; Empty page; Empty response body (2026-10-25)
  • www.consilium.europa.eu: HTTP 403 (2026-10-25)
  • www.europarl.europa.eu: Empty content returned; Empty page; Empty response body (2026-10-25)