EU finance ministers agreed on Oct. 9 to put the largest crypto providers under direct ESMA supervision, an estimated 10 to 15 of roughly 360. The Council's text is far narrower than the Commission's plan to move every provider under ESMA.
Reality
- Evidence62
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+8
- Incentives
- Not scored
- Confidence60
buildOne report1 publisher EU age-verification push prompts readiness review of moderation, support and identity vendors
The Special Panel on Child Safety Online filed its final report in July and no requirement is adopted yet. The work that transfers today is checking whether the account record can hold an age band at all.
Reality
- Evidence33
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+34
- Incentives82
- Confidence29
A joint EU declaration makes culture's effect on health an official policy principle
The Parliament, Commission and Council signed it in Brussels on June 18, 2026, giving culture's impact on health a named place among 12 principles. The cited evidence is expert reports and two decades of museum programming.
Reality
- Evidence45
- Adoption55
- Hype gap+22
- Incentives62
- Confidence48
Brussels proposes default 70% price cap in EU public tenders, with exceptions
The Commission's single Public Procurement Act makes best price-quality ratio the default, with quality worth at least 30% of the score and 50% on labour-intensive contracts, and it lets being European count as one of those quality factors.
Reality
- Evidence58
- Adoption22
- Hype gap+12
- Incentives68
- Confidence55
buildOne report1 publisher Roam Like at Home crossed into Moldova and Ukraine carrying its fair-use safeguards
Staff handsets can bill at domestic rates across two more countries since 1 January, but the operator still judges whether your travel counts as periodic, and the wholesale caps behind the new areas are not on the record.
Reality
- Evidence30
- Adoption52
- Hype gap+12
- Incentives74
- Confidence36