How to prepare for the EU's new transparency and marking rules for AI
We break down the new EU’s 51-page transparency and marking guidelines for AI systems and AI-affected content.
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Applying GenAI across the EU: matching ambition with outcomes
The EU has a difficult task ahead: facilitating the use of AI across the public and private sectors, while ensuring that EU funding does not spark a wave of “AI-washing” projects, similar to the “innovation-washing” projects of the past - where funding fails to yield tangible outcomes.
Protecting minors online in the EU: hard rules for platforms, soft expectations for parents
As global policymakers rush to regulate online child safety, the focus remains on platform accountability, design, and age-verification solutions. Yet major gaps persist: technical bypasses, data privacy risks, and the missing element of shared parental responsibility.
Red Tape Roadblocks
EU Member States' influence in Brussels: fit for neither the present nor the future
As the EU speeds up lawmaking, many Member States - especially smaller ones - are struggling to keep pace due to a lack of manpower and outdated practices. To avoid becoming mere observers, countries must urgently rethink how they work in Brussels - and at home.
EU orders Google to share search data with third-parties
The EU has ordered Google to share its search data with rivals by January 2027 under the DMA. But as concerns grow over data privacy and loopholes, a new survey reveals that 71% of Europeans have no idea their data will be shared.
Forever isn't a spectrum policy: how the DNA gets spectrum licensing wrong
As the EU discusses proposals for the Digital Networks Act (DNA), opinions on future spectrum policy are divided.
Red Tape Roadblocks
What can the EU do to improve lawmaking?
The Consumer Choice Center Europe's new report “Wiser regulation” evaluates the Commission's EU rulebook communication, identifies structural flaws in legislative processes, and offers tech-forward, actionable recommendations for EU institutions and member states.
Orwellian outcomes: Chat Control 1.0 adopted by the EP
Orwellian outcomes at the EP: procedural loopholes made the European Parliament adopt Chat Control 1.0, extending mass communication scanning until 2028.
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21st-century demos: how Ireland consulted the public on its EU Presidency
Ireland’s timely and comprehensive public consultation with the public on its Presidency priorities stands out as an exemplary, transparent model, demonstrating how to effectively involve citizens in shaping European policy.
Study: data protection rules slow LLM rollout in Europe
A new Gov AI study reveals that EU data protection rules are stalling AI adoption, leaving 11% of advanced LLM releases delayed or blocked in Europe compared to the US. Meta faced the biggest hurdles, withholding 26% of its models from the bloc.
Double threat to privacy: Chat Control 1.0 and 2.0 are back
With Chat Control 2.0 still in negotiations, EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola has proposed reviving the expired Chat Control 1.0. The move triggers a double threat to encryption ahead of crucial June 29 trilogue talks, sparking fierce backlash from privacy advocates
CEE AI Index 2026: northern and southern divide
The AI Chamber's CEE AI Index 2026 reveals a region split in two: northern and central CEE countries are ready to lead on AI adoption, while the southern tier is still building foundations and may struggle to navigate the upcoming AI Act.