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What happened at the TTE-Council? Cyber, conclusions on the EU's digital infrastructure needs, Polish priorities Infra AI Security Platforms

What happened at the TTE-Council? Cyber, conclusions on the EU's digital infrastructure needs, Polish priorities

by Egle Markeviciute

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.

New survey reveals: CEE startups want more urgent action from national regulators Data AI Privacy

New survey reveals: CEE startups want more urgent action from national regulators

by EU TECH LOOP

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).

Europe’s AI regulatory sandboxes need improvement AI

Europe’s AI regulatory sandboxes need improvement

by EU TECH LOOP

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. 

Digital Networks Act, digital network fees & extending telco rules to digital services: what to expect in 2025? Infra Platforms

Digital Networks Act, digital network fees & extending telco rules to digital services: what to expect in 2025?

by Egle Markeviciute

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.

Infinite scroll and auto-play unjustly under fire Platforms Security

Infinite scroll and auto-play unjustly under fire

by Bill Wirtz

About a year ago, the European Parliament addressed once again the now mainstream concern of the "addictiveness" of social media, claiming that features such as infinite scroll and auto-playing videos are to blame for hocking users to their apps.

Bad ideas resurface: expanding telco rules to digital and cloud and rebirth of 'fair share' Infra Platforms

Bad ideas resurface: expanding telco rules to digital and cloud and rebirth of 'fair share'

by Egle Markeviciute

Brussels is back to business, so are the discussions on the European Commission’s White paper “How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs.”

Draghi report: innovation, telco, tech and to-do's for smaller EU Member States AI Data Infra Privacy Platforms

Draghi report: innovation, telco, tech and to-do's for smaller EU Member States

by Egle Markeviciute

The former head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, presented his competitiveness report this week.   Draghi's report is best read after getting acquainted with Enrico Letta’s Single Market report, as well as Ursula von der Leyen’s political guidelines for 2025-2029, published earlier this

Llama, Gemini, now iPhone - the impact of EU's tech regulations for consumers AI Platforms

Llama, Gemini, now iPhone - the impact of EU's tech regulations for consumers

by Egle Markeviciute

Between 2019 and 2024, the European Commission adopted a series of new regulations for the tech sector, including the Digital Services Act, the Digital Markets Act, the Artificial Intelligence Act, and many others.  These measures aim to shape the future of the digital landscape in Europe, but, naturally, they also

The EU’s revised Consumer Credit Directive leaves European consumers with fewer choices and more financial struggles Data Privacy Platforms

The EU’s revised Consumer Credit Directive leaves European consumers with fewer choices and more financial struggles

by Emil Panzaru

You have seen the option if you have ever shopped online. Instead of paying in full for a product, you can have the item delivered immediately with a smaller up-front payment and cover the rest of the bill in several interest-free installments. The term for the practice is

Tech-related ideas in von der Leyen’s political guidelines 2024-2029 Infra Data Privacy Platforms

Tech-related ideas in von der Leyen’s political guidelines 2024-2029

by Egle Markeviciute

Nearly a month after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's re-election, Europe is eagerly awaiting the formation of the new Commission.

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

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

by Yaël Ossowski

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

Regulation Is Europe’s Key Leverage in Global Tech Industry AI Data Privacy Platforms

Regulation Is Europe’s Key Leverage in Global Tech Industry

by EU TECH LOOP

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

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