Electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce is a type of industry where the buying and selling of products or services is conducted over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. Electronic commerce draws on technologies such as mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain management and internet marketing. Modern electronic commerce typically uses the World Wide Web; however, e-commerce may also encompass a wider range of technologies such as e-mail, mobile devices, social media, and regular telephones.

The Council adopted today a directive on the freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime in the EU (PE-COΝS 121/13). The directive aims to make it easier for national authorities to confiscate and recover the profits made by criminals from cross-border and organised crime.

On the basis of a compromise proposal by the Hellenic Presidency, the Permanent Representatives Committee (CΟRΕPΕΡ II) reached an agreement on the Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation of the European Union in the capital increase of the European Investment Fund (EIF).