The Hungarians criticize foreign interference in Romanian elections via social media, likening Western platforms to CCP propaganda. This may result in stricter media controls ahead of its 2026 elections.
The TTE Council approved conclusions on the EU's digital infrastructure needs but expressed caution about merger rules, fair competition, and dispute resolution changes, stressing that decisions must be evidence-based and carefully analyzed.
Whether through mergers and acquisitions, reinvention, or long-lasting family dynasties, the Old Continent continues to cling to firms that have lived longer lives than most European countries.
In this month’s EU Tech Loop wrap-up we dive into the EU's digital future: the EU Commission’s tech agenda, Digital Networks Act, Ukraine’s e-gov lessons, AI sandbox progress, BRICS digital sovereignty, EU red tape cuts, and EU-US tech ties.
We analyzed Ursula von der Leyen's mission letters to Commissioners, highlighting key agenda points for European tech over five years, focusing on their impact on competitiveness, consumers, innovation, and public administrations in EU Member States.
Today, the Consumer Choice Center Europe (CCCE) released survey results examining how EU data strategy regulations impact operations and innovation potential among startups in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
The incoming European Union's College of Commissioners has a number of difficult tasks ahead of them, one of which is effectively and tangibly cutting red tape.
If European data is not available to train AI models, then it stands to reason that any European AI experience will be crummy, inaccurate, or reflect poor public data.
After introducing the AI Act, regulatory sandboxes have become an EU’s poster child measure aimed at both helping European innovators with compliance questions, as well as provide a safe space to test and innovate, in accordance with rules and procedures.
The BRICS coalition (currently including Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates) has been increasingly vocalizing its position on its own tech sovereignty.
One of the key agenda points for the upcoming Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (starting on the January 1, 2025) will be the Digital Networks Act (DNA). The Polish objective is to have an orientation debate and progress report.
[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.]
