[This is a repost of CCC Europe's letter to VP & Commissioner-designate for Technological sovereignty, security, and democracy Henna Virkkunen in anticipation of European Parliament hearings next week.]
With Commissioners-designate soon heading into European Parliament committee hearings and the entire College of Commissioners expected to be approved by early December, the EU tech industry—and consumers—are eagerly awaiting to see what comes next.
EU's September was rich in tech and telco debates: the proposed Commissioners were revealed, Draghi published his competitiveness proposals, the Commission's consultation results on digital infrastructure needs were released.
August was quiet for the EU tech policy bubble, but soon it'll be back to action with the Hungarian Presidency, a new European Commission, and controversial ideas revisited. Last month, we covered key discussions—from Musk vs. Breton to von der Leyen's future plans. Enjoy the read!
Last month, the European Commission's Directorate General for Justice and Consumers released a second report on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which has been in effect since 2018.
Welcome to the second newsletter of the EU Tech Loop! We hope your OOOs are going well - let's look at what happened to the EU's tech policy in July.
Regulation like the DMA has become the primary form of leverage Europe has in the global tech industry rather than actual companies.
The world continues to search for a wise balance between maximizing the open window of opportunity to foster AI innovation and ensuring sufficient guardrails for the use of AI technology.
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