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Eight countries lack formal regulator to oversee platform rules

Poland and Lithuania, home to online platforms such as Allegro and Vinted, are among countries still missing regulators.

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Commission to look for head of AI Office when law is fully approved

Recruitment for technical and policy roles at the office already begun last month.

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Cybersecurity investment needs to be doubled, EU official says

The commission earmarked €214m for cybersecurity for 2024.

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South Korea, Europe to strengthen cooperation on 6G, chips research

This month's meeting is the second held under the Digital Partnership launched in 2022.

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AliExpress probed under DSA, LinkedIn gets request for information

The commission already started two formal investigations under the EU’s platform rules.

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Trade unions ask Parliament to ban all lobbyists working for Amazon

The call comes as lawmakers decided to ban Amazon representatives last month.

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E-commerce platform Temu quizzed by Irish regulator

Irish authority is conducting a sweeping review of companies within the scope of the DSA.

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Lawmakers approve AI Act with overwhelming majority

Lawmakers in the European Parliament today (13 March) approved the AI Act, rules aimed at regulating AI systems according to a risk-based approach.

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As EU AI Act enters into force, focus shifts to countries' oversight

Member states have 12 months to nominate national competent authorities tasked with compliance.

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Deal on platform workers, after previous agreement fell apart

The agreed text strikes a balance between respecting national labour law and ensuring minimum standards of protection, the council said.

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EU Commission ordered to bring Microsoft 365 use in line with EU law

The commission will have to demonstrate compliance with the orders by 9 December 2024.

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IAB Europe’s advertising bidding model uses personal data, court rules

After clarification from Luxembourg, the Belgian Court of Appeal will now rule on the case.

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Lawmakers and capitals back cyber hubs to detect security incidents

The rules add to cybersecurity measures already in place, such as the Network Information Systems (NIS2) directive.

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National governments sceptical about planned overhaul of telecom law

The commission's whitepaper, open for consultation until June, is set to be discussed by telecom ministers in April.

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Apple hit with €1.8 billion EU antitrust fine over music streaming

The European Commission started investigating following a complaint by Spotify in 2019.

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Belgium tries to break cybersecurity certificate deadlock

Of three certificates proposed since 2019, only one has been approved, two others are still in progress.

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Consumer organisations file GDPR complaints against Meta

The claims come after privacy organisations and data protection authorities voiced similar concerns in recent months.

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Amazon lobbyists banned from European Parliament, lawmakers decide

Withdrawal of badges comes after demand from lawmakers on the Employment committee.

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Lawmakers ban foreign ad sponsoring three months before EU vote

The rules will add to measures already in place for online platforms under the Digital Services Act.

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Trade mark office's new patent remit to be decided in next mandate

Lawmakers are set to greenlight patent rules, but member states have not yet agreed on their position.

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