Tech News Union asks Commission to reassess public contracts amid trade war European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hinted at a “strong plan to retaliate” to US tariffs. 02/04/2025
Tech News Lawmakers seek clarity on patents withdrawal from EU Commissioner After the European Commission abruptly withdrew its proposal on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), several MEPs demand explanations. A discussion with Industry Commissioner Séjourné is planned for the end of April. 02/04/2025
Tech News Google’s AI feature on hold in most EU countries due to ‘strict rules' The company faces regulatory concerns which led to a delay in rolling out the AI tool across Europe. 01/04/2025
Tech News EU Commission gathered €58m in fees for supervising digital platforms Several online platforms have launched a legal proceeding against the fees imposed for being a Very Large Online Platform under the Digital Services Act. 31/03/2025
Tech News Irish privacy watchdog has ‘unresolved questions’ about Meta’s AI tool The tech giant has introduced MetaAI across Europe, after it halted the launch in the bloc last year due to ‘regulatory uncertainty’. 31/03/2025
Tech News Decision on next EU privacy chief in deadlock The mandate of the current European Data Protection Supervisor expired last December. 28/03/2025
Tech News Irish regulator says EU needs common approach to digital platforms The Coimisiún na Meán warned about variety of different concepts steering DSA implementation. 27/03/2025
Tech News Tiktok, Meta, Google and X invited to Romanian election stress test The November presidential vote has been annulled due to attempts to influence votes through social media. 26/03/2025
Tech News EU Commissioner touts April launch of AI plan to boost deployment The EU Tech Commissioner already hinted at the plan before she took office late last year. 25/03/2025
Tech News Meta's AI tool still not cleared for use by EU Commission MetaAI will be launched across Europe, months after the company faced regulators’ questions for the use of personal data to train its AI models. 24/03/2025
Tech News Amazon considers appeal against record privacy fine decision The company has 40 days to decide whether it will take further legal action. 20/03/2025
Tech News Meta rolls out AI tools in EU, despite previous regulatory problems The Irish data protection authority last year stopped the roll-out after the company wanted to user EU data for training purposes. 20/03/2025
Tech News Lawmakers call for binding 5G security measures after Huawei scandal EU Commissioner Henna Virkkunen has previously said she wants member states to speed up the 5G security toolbox implementation. 19/03/2025
Tech News EU Commission to decide whether to scrap AI liability rules by August The European Parliament remains divided about whether to keep the liability rules for AI systems. 18/03/2025
Tech News Online platforms fail to assess risks in annual reports, study says Reports required under the Digital Services Act must be sent to the European Commission every year. 17/03/2025
Tech News Bluesky finally found in Belgium Any Digital Services Act questions will go to the Belgian telecom regulator as Bluesky established its legal headquarters in the country. 13/03/2025
Tech News Lawmakers to scrutinise AI influence on finance, copyright The reports come as the financial sector and publishers have been calling for clarity on how the AI Act applies to their industries. 12/03/2025
Tech News Industry flags 'serious concerns' with EU AI code of practice Feedback on draft possible up to 30 March, before the final Code of Practice on General-Purpose AI is set to come out in May. 12/03/2025
Tech News Facebook tops content removal complaints at Irish dispute body Appeals Centre Europe says Meta started implementing its non-binding decisions. 11/03/2025
Tech News Who's met EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen in her first 100 days? An overview of which industries were represented and which topics were the highest on the agenda. 10/03/2025