Tech News Companies warn against introducing mandatory fees in telecom plans The European Commission is expected to present the Digital Networks Act in December. 09/07/2025
Tech News Privacy, consumer groups warn against delays and backtracking on AI The growing pressure regarding a potential stop-the-clock mechanism is problematic, they say. 09/07/2025
Tech News Dutch government seeks new tools in fight against fake news The Netherlands is going to the polls in October after the government collapsed in June. 08/07/2025
Tech News Web content checkers still missing from half of EU member states The DSA obliges online platforms to meet transparency and content moderation requirements, among others. 08/07/2025
Tech News Companies warn Commission against restrictive EU cloud criteria A European Commission proposal on AI and Cloud is set to come out in December. 03/07/2025
Tech News Europe's top CEOs call for Commission to slow down on AI Act The call adds to ongoing concerns about the short timeframe in which companies will have to comply with a set of voluntary rules on general-purpose AI. 03/07/2025
Tech News Commission mulls offering companies signing AI Code grace period The Code of Practice on general-purpose AI is set to come out before 2 August, when the rules kick in. 02/07/2025
Tech News Danish publishers sue OpenAI after failing to strike rights deal The collective action comes as Denmark starts chairing meetings of the EU member states. 01/07/2025
Tech News Most interest in AI gigafactory builds is European, Commission says The European Commission announced plans to mobilise funds to build AI factories earlier this year; an official call will follow later this year. 30/06/2025
Tech News EU Commission to call on companies to sign AI Code The workshop, organised by the Commission’s AI Office, will discuss the final code of practice, as well as “benefits of signing the Code.” 27/06/2025
Tech News Swipe right - but watch your data: Dating app hit with data complaint AI tools have come under scrutiny in recent months from data protection authorities across Europe. 26/06/2025
Tech News EU Parliament snubs Amazon from hearing over representative dispute Amazon was not represented at a hearing of the European Parliament after a row with the employment committee over which personnel should appear before it. 26/06/2025
Tech News Meta’s AI labelling ‘inconsistent’, internal oversight board finds Under the EU’s AI Act, artificially generated content needs to be marked as such. 25/06/2025
Tech News Industry calls to safeguard independence of EU cybersecurity agency Discussions around the cybersecurity certification for cloud services have been on hold for several years. 24/06/2025
Tech News EU Parliament ban doesn’t impact Amazon’s meetings with lawmakers Transparency International calls for more openness about which companies the EU lawmakers meet. 24/06/2025
Tech News Irish privacy watchdog seeks extra funding to handle expanded role The Irish data protection authority has already involved in questions related to the lawfulness of AI apps such as Meta AI and X’s Grok. 19/06/2025
Tech News Exclusive: EU Parliament at odds with Amazon over hearing with boss The hearing is scheduled for 26 June and is a precondition for getting the access badges back. 18/06/2025
Tech News Commission finds AliExpress in breach of illegal content rules At the same time, the platform’s voluntary commitments as part of the DSA probe on other areas have been made binding. 18/06/2025
Tech News EU clinches deal to ease cross-border data protection cooperation Investigations under the General Data Protection Regulation must now be completed in 15 months. 17/06/2025
Tech News EU slowly catching up with Korea, Japan on 5G: report The European Commission’s 5G targets were set in 2021. 16/06/2025