Documents

European Commission

✅ Communication: an EU initiative on Web 4.0 and virtual worlds

• European Citizens Virtual Worlds’ Panel - Final Recommendations

• Call for evidence

• Exploratory opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee

• Joint Research Centre study on Next generation virtual worlds: Societal, technological, economic and policy challenges for the EU

• Staff Working Document: Information, insights and market trends on web 4.0 and virtual worlds

• Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee

European Parliament

• Briefing by the European Parliamentary Research Service on Metaverse: Opportunities, risks and policy implications

✅ IMCO Committee INI on Virtual worlds: opportunities, risks and policy implications for the Single Market

• Draft report

  • Amendments

  • Compromise amendments

  • Voting list

• Opinion of the Committee on Culture and Education

  • Draft opinion

  • Amendments

  • Compromise amendments

• European Commission response

✅ JURI Committee INI on Policy implications of the development of virtual worlds – civil, company, commercial and intellectual property law issues

• Draft report

  • Amendments

  • Voting list

• Study by the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs Directorate-General for Internal Policies at the request of the JURI Committee

• Hearing on the Regulatory Challenges of the Metaverse

• European Commission response

Council of the European Union

• Analysis and Research Team paper on Metaverse - Virtual World, Real Challenges