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Breton's Elon Musk regulatory troll earns one of the most epic ratios of all time

In posting a letter online to Elon Musk, EU Commissioner Thierry Breton receives the most epic Twitter/X ratios of all time.

EU Tech Loop wrap-up: July 2024

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.

Cloud Featured

Escaping vendor lock-ins in Europe: will the EU Data Act help Europeans regain technological freedom and choice?

In Europe, nobody thinks twice about being able to choose between, for example, different mobile operators, if needed. The process might get complicated with various contractual obligations, but executing this idea isn’t impossible. This is not always the case in cloud services.

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Regulation Is Europe’s Key Leverage in Global Tech Industry

Regulation like the DMA has become the primary form of leverage Europe has in the global tech industry rather than actual companies.

AI Featured

The new UK Government needs to be careful with its AI regulation ambition

Last week, various media outlets reported that the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keith Starmer, will include an AI bill to the King's Speech later this week, following in the footsteps of the European Union’s AI Act.

News Featured

Free speech platforms like 'X' will never pass the EU's DSA test

Elon Musk wants X to be the premiere free speech platform. But this trajectory is completely at odds with the aims of the EU's regulatory playbook. And this battle is far from over.

Innovation Featured

Taking a bite out of MiCA, the EU's comprehensive crypto legislation challenging the nature of decentralisation

EU regulators have proudly championed their comprehensive crypto regulation, but does it provide protection while allowing innovation?

E-governance

Two elephants in the room for the EU's digital transformation ambition

Last week, the European Commission published the second report evaluating Member States' implementation of the European grand plan for digital transformation by 2030 - the Digital Decade.

EU Tech Loop wrap-up: June 2024

Welcome to the first newsletter of the EU Tech Loop, which will help you keep up with the latest tech regulatory news from across the EU! With the summer holidays approaching, June was rich in tech and telco-related debate.

Moving from on-premise to gov-cloud: lessons from Europe

As countries rapidly advance digital transformations, state-owned data needs secure and efficient management. This must avoid burdening future generations with costly commitments. European governments are still seeking solutions, each with specific challenges.

E-governance

Hungarian Presidency of the CoE: the most important tech & telco agenda points

On July 1, 2024, Hungarians will take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union from Belgians. We reviewed the Hungarian Presidency's agenda to summarize points which are relevant to the tech and telecommunications sector.

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Meet E-GOV Owl: governments' digital transformation report

EU Tech Loop launches a new project - a bi-annual overview of digital transformation news from across the Central Eastern Europe

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EU's degrowth policies fence Europeans off from benefits of open source AI

Irish privacy rulings on Meta's AI rollout threaten open source AI and innovation for European consumers.

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4 reasons why we can’t have #ChatControl in the EU

The EU Council's vote on CSAM / ChatControl has been postponed to Thursday, June 20th. The proposals, aimed at combating children’s sexual exploitation and abuse online, are problematic from a privacy, value, and technical perspective.

News Featured

Letta’s report: everything tech-related you need to know

Enrico Letta's report on the future of the Single Market is one of the most influential in shaping the next European Commission's agenda. In this article, we reflect on Letta's ideas relevant to European digital and electronic communications transformation.

News

Is Brussel's regulation of tech on the ballot at the EU elections?

Despite the tough moves from Brussels, it's clear that general economic trends and nation-specific worries will dominate the ballot box more than tech rules.

Temu, Baby Yoda, and Online Advertising

Regulators and consumer groups across the EU have already been expressing concerns about a myriad of potential Temu’s consumer protection violations, including misleading practices when consumers see big differences between what is advertised and what is realistically delivered to them.

Smart legal policy will stop China’s intellectual property theft, not protectionism

The estimated costs of Chinese fraud and lost economic opportunities via IP theft are in the trillions of euros.

News

INTRO: Looping you into the EU’s tech bubble

We launched the EU Tech Loop because we want to see Europe as a strong, innovative, and fair place. We hope to change it, and we invite you to help us do it.

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Unmasking the plan to restrict encryption and private messaging in Europe

Can European law enforcement agencies force messaging services to crack open the contents of their users' communications to scan for and retain illegal material?

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EU and global AI race: an evaluation

The race for dominance in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is heating up, with the European Union (EU) struggling to keep pace with the US and China.

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Why the UK is immune to the 'Brussels AI effect'?

Having pioneered the first two industrial revolutions, the UK seems on track to deliver on the fourth, or is it?

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Europe’s Fintech Success Story: What is a Cheque?

Europeans exhibit a greater inclination toward adopting online banking and payments, a trend not solely attributed to consumer behavior but also to astute regulation.

Cybersecurity Featured

Israel’s example holds three key takeaways for EU cybersecurity

The secrets to Israel's enduring success offer great lessons for players like the European Union who are looking to build their future cybersecurity capacity.

CEE

A look in the mirror: CEE innovation gap

The EU faces a dual challenge in tech innovation. Not only does it lag behind the US and China, but there is also a significant divide within the bloc itself, with Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) trailing behind their Western counterparts.