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Trump threatens to launch tariff attack on EU tech regulation

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White House: ”Regulations that dictate how American companies interact with consumers in the European Union, like the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act, will face scrutiny from the Administration.”

Zuckerberg calls on US to defend tech companies against European ‘censorship’

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He complained on the world’s biggest podcast that in the last 10 years “people started pushing for ideologically based censorship.”
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A look into Tech for 2025, updates on interoperability, and digital identification consultations

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The Monday Tech Brief bringing you a look-ahead at what’s to come this week, along with updates on consultations about Apple under the DMA, and digital identification.
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AI training as legitimate interest, €10 billion for an EU Starlink

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The weekly Tech wrap-up containing the Commission’s investigation into TikTok, an interoperability push on Apple, and Ryanair’s GDPR complaints.
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NIS2 transposition deadline, R&I reform debate

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The Commission announced most member states failed to meet NIS2 transposition deadline, academia rallies against competitiveness fund idea with new expert report in hand.

The new Commission’s tech agenda, inside the Council telecoms negotiations

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The new tech Commission’s has a long to-do list and some shifts in focus, an insider look at Council negotiations on telecoms shows member states are likely to strongly resist deregulation.

EU Commission demands Apple to align interoperability with digital competition rules

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The European Commission will formally specify steps that Apple needs to take to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) around its interoperability with other products, the EU executive announced on Thursday (19 September).

Google may fall short on EU digital competition rules on travel and hospitality

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Google’s efforts to fully comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) remains insufficient, travel and hospitality organisations attending two European Commission workshops this week, told Euractiv.

US aligns with EU on Google antitrust case, hinting at enforcement measures

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Following the recent US court ruling on Google’s market dominance, Washington may be aligning more closely with the Brussels approach to tech competition regulation, hinting at possible enforcement measures.

Dissecting Apple’s compliance with EU digital competition rules from a civil society perspective

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A group of digital rights organisation said that Apple’s plans to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) are ineffective in a submission to the European Commission.

The who’s who of the Parliament’s tech committees

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Many familiar faces are returning to the European Parliament’s committees that deal with tech policies, but several key figures have also left the Parliament or the committees.

The Parliament is looking to increase its role in implementing digital policy, MEPs say

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The European Parliament has had a traditionally limited role in implementing the regulations it ratifies, but in the next mandate, some lawmakers are keen to change that when it comes to digital policy.

Consumer authorities and EU Commission raise concerns about Meta’s ‘pay or OK’ model

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Tensions between Meta and the EU intensified on Monday (22 July), with the European Commission and European consumer authorities saying the US tech giant may be breaching consumer protection law with its “pay or OK” model.

Ursula von der Leyen lays out vision for tech-enabled competitiveness

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Von der Leyen aims to boost Europe’s competitiveness through tech, implenenting existing regulation while boosting investments.

EU Court upholds Commission decision to designate TikTok parent as gatekeeper

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The EU Court of Justice upheld the European Commission’s decision to designate TikTok’s parent company Bytedance as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act on Wednesday (17 July), dismissing all arguments presented by the company.

EU Commission looks to study DMA interoperability, with an eye to extending requirements to social media

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The European Commission aims to study interoperability provisions in the EU’s digital competition regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), according to a published tender.

Apple opens NFC access, EU Commission takes on X

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The EU Commission legally bound Apple to committments to open its ‘pay and tap’ technology and opened up a front with Elon Musk’s X.

Apple opens NFC technology access, dodges EU antitrust scrutiny

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The European Commission legally bound Apple to commitments on Thursday (11 July) addressing previous competition concerns over its refusal to grant rivals access to NFC technology for contactless payments.

The general purpose AI codes of practice row, Meta accused of violating DMA

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The Commission might let general purpose AI providers draft their own codes of practice, whereas it also accused Meta of anticompetitive behaviour under the DMA.

European Commission accuses Meta of violating digital competition rules with ‘pay or OK’ model

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The European Commission accused Meta of violating its digital competition rules, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), in its “pay or OK” model, officials told Euractiv on Monday (1 July).

EU Competition Commissioner says Apple’s decision to pull AI from EU shows anticompetitive behavior

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Apple’s decision not to launch its own artificial intelligence (AI) features in the EU is a “stunning declaration” of its anticompetitive behavior, EU Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager said on Thursday (27 June).

EU Commission accuses Apple App store of violating digital competition rules

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The European Commission said Apple’s App Store is in breach of the bloc’s digital competition rules in preliminary findings announced through a Monday (24 June) press release.

Apple halts rollout of features in EU due to ‘regulatory uncertainties’

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Apple is halting the rollout of three new features in the European Union, citing “regulatory uncertainties” caused by the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the tech giant announced on Friday (21 June).

Next Commission should have mid-term review of digital rulebook, revise audiovisual media directive

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The next European Commission should carry out a review of its digital rulebook mid-term and revise the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD), says an internal briefing document seen by Euractiv.

Apple’s ChatGPT integration raises data privacy and competition questions

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The new Apple and OpenAI partnership aiming to ingrate ChatGPT into Apple’s operating systems, virtual assistant, and writing tools poses important questions about competition and privacy, experts told Euractiv.

Political pressure mounts on Parliament data leak, Apple-ChatGPT deal could draw competition scrutiny

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Four political groups sent letters to the European Parliament to pressure for answers and mitigation measures in a data leak, Apple’s ChatGPT integration could draw DMA scrutiny.

What a right-wing shift in the EU Parliament means for tech policy

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A more right-wing European Parliament could mean fewer regulatory initiatives in the area of tech, a weakened push for market integration, but more support for defence tech, according to party manifestos and an interview with an expert.

EU Commission names Booking gatekeeper under Digital Markets Act, investigates X

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The European Commission announced on Monday (13 May) the designation of Booking, the parent company of online travel giant Booking.com, as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and initiated a market investigation of social media platform X.

EU Parliament recruitment app compromised, encryption debate reignited

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EU Commission investigates Meta, Noyb files complaint against OpenAI

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The next European Commission needs to address information power

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Ahead of a new European Commission, following June’s European elections, ARTICLE 19’s Mark Dempsey outlines a vision for a European Union where the information environment is open, decentralised, fair, diverse, and inclusive.

Unpacking the EU’s crackdown on Big Tech

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The European Commission is ramping up its oversight of major tech firms. Google’s parent company Alphabet, META, Tiktok, and Apple are all in the Commission’s crosshairs. But experts say that fines might not be enough to halt bad behaviour.

Council of EU prepares implementation call for next mandate, Space Law postponed

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Faced with an unprecedented number of digital regulations, Council mulls implementation call

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The Council of the EU is preparing a call to implement the plethora of digital regulations passed during the last mandate, and to promote them on the international scene, according to a document seen by Euractiv.

Cracking down on Big Tech: The drive behind the barrage of measures of EU’s digital acts

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Driven by political motivations and the upcoming EU elections, European regulators have unleashed a storm of enforcement actions and investigations related to the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), experts told Euractiv.

EU Commission launches probes into Alphabet, Apple, Meta for anticompetitive behavior

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The European Commission is opening non-compliance investigations into Alphabet, Google’s parent company, Apple, and Meta under the Digital Markets Act, the institution announced on Monday (25 March).

EU Commission fines Apple, pornography sites sue EU Commission

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EU Commission fines Apple €1.8 bn for breaching music streaming rules

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The European Commission announced on Monday (4 March) a €1.8 billion fine for Apple, saying the tech giant abused its dominant position for music streaming providers.

EU Commission opens formal investigation into TikTok, Orange-MásMóvil merger approved

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Four Apple and Microsoft services to be left out of Digital Markets Act

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The European Commission announced on 13 February that it decided not to designate Apple and Microsoft as gatekeepers for certain platform services under the Digital Markets Act.

EU does not need to wait for the AI Act to act

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As it waits for the AI Act to take effect, Brussels should use its existing powers under competition law and the Digital Markets Act to challenge Big Tech’s growing influence over AI, writes Max von Thun.

Dual-use R&D options, France’s influencer law EU alignment

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The UK’s move in competition policy

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Since Brexit, the UK Competition and Markets Authority has regained its status as a prominent competition enforcer. As the British Parliament is set to adopt a bill that will increase the CMA’s powers and introduce new obligations on tech companies.

AI trilogue’s round one, the EUCS opposition front

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Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “We heard several times from presidencies that the world would end if we didn’t take a deal. Eventually, we……

MEPs call to ramp up Big Tech enforcement in competition review

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The European Parliament’s Economic Affairs Committee adopted the annual competition policy report with a broad majority on Monday (4 December), suggesting expanding the reach of the EU’s Big Tech law to the cloud and Artificial Intelligence sectors. Th…

Foundation model discussions heat up, EUCS mediation attempt

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Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “In Parliament, there is a clear majority position in wanting obligations, perhaps limited but clear, for the develo…

Foundation model standoff, Media Freedom Act landing zones

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Small companies are Europe’s ‘hidden champions’, digital SME alliance chief says

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Smaller technology companies are Europe’s “hidden champions” that need to be connected to develop alternative solutions to the big tech companies, Secretary General of the European DIGITAL SME Alliance Sebastiano Toffaletti told Euractiv. For Toffalett…

Meta challenges EU’s Big Tech rulebook over Messanger, Markeplace

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Meta is appealing the designation of its instant messaging platform Messenger and intermediation service Marketplace that would make them subject to Europe’s strict regime of ex-ante rules. Under the Digital Markets Act, tech companies that have …

EU’s Digital Decade: Europe’s big ideas mean nothing if they are poorly executed

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The EU’s ‘Digital Decade’ faces challenges, including public sector delays, market overheating, and an additional price tag of at least €250 billion, which may hinder reform success across Europe. A more realistic and critical approac…

Are EU regulators ready for concentration in the AI market?

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Artificial Intelligence is set to be the next frontier of market concentration in the internet economy. Still, experts Euractiv has spoken with feel that even the EU’s shiny new regulatory tools might be ill-suited to prevent abuses of market dominance…

The AI Act’s crunch time, submarine cables financing

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Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “Foundation models differ from more traditional narrow AI models on the basis of their numerous capabilities.” -Span…

Commission, Council lame in regulating spyware; Breton urges Musk to tackle disinfo on X

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Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “Spyware has become a hydra, and Europe is its safe haven.” – Sophie in ‘t Veld, Dutch MEP with…

Preparing for the virtual AI revolution: EU’s flexible principles imperative

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Virtual AI assistants are poised to become virtual companions in people’s lives but legislators and regulators should adopt flexible principles to promote technological innovations while minimising risks, ensuring a favourable future for the virtual AI…

EU pushes for common ICT standards with China, Slovak elections test DSA enforcement on disinformation

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Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.  “EU companies told me they face many obstacles and legal uncertainties in China.” – posted Věra Jourová, Vice Preside…

EU-China Digital Dialogue seeks common ground on tech and data

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Platforms and data regulation, AI research and innovation, cross-border flows of industrial data and the safety of online products were at the heart of the European Commission’s High-level Digital Dialogue with China, held in Beijing on Monday (18 Sept…

DMA ‘gatekeepers’ list unveiled, car brands go against user privacy

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Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. “Gatekeepers will now have to adapt if they want to benefit from the Single Market” 
– Thierry Breton, European Commissione…

Algorithmic management in the workplace, Cyber Resilience Act’s positions

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Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Before we start, a little service announcement. This is the last issue ahead of the summer break. The next issue…

The value of social media for Hungary

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As the regulatory conversation in the European Union about large social media platforms ramps up, many of us living in increasingly authoritarian regimes need to remember the immense value proposition of Facebook, Twitter, and other sites, writes Zoltá…

Why Europeans don’t have Threads yet

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New EU competition rules are what’s holding Meta’s new Twitter rival back.

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