A look into Tech for 2025, updates on interoperability, and digital identification consultations

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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NIS2 transposition deadline, R&I reform debate

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 Meta-tied DSA body, Council draft hints at e-Privacy review 

A new out-of-court body certified by Irish authorities to settle disputes related to the DSA has strong ties to Meta and the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the EU suggests a potential revival of the review of the e-Privacy directive in draft Co…

Digital Fairness Checked, Council on cloud certification schemes

The Commission’s report on digital fairness was released, showing areas of reform in consumer protection law, while the Council called on ENISA to increase transparency for cloud certification schemes.

Commission scores double wins at top EU court, Draghi on tech

The EU Commission scored two big wins against Big Tech at the EU’s top court, Draghi threw his weight behind tech-enabled productivity in his reporter on Europe’s future.

Hungarians try to push child sexual abuse material regulation, the AI scientific advisor row

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Verdict on TikTok, Von der Leyen’s promises 

The CJEU dismissed all of Bytedance’s arguments as to why it shouldn’t be a gatekeeper under the EU’s digital rules, while re-elected Commission President von der Leyen laid out a series of promises for tech policy.

Tech in the next Parliament; rules on addictive design, but weakened push for market integration 

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DG CNECT reorganising, child sexual abuse draft law might make progress

This week, DG CNECT announced its restructuring for the AI Office, while the file on fighting online child sexual abuse material finally seemed to make some headway.

Details revealed of EU Parliament data breach, new European Tech Deal proposed

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US tariffs on China split EU Social Democrats, Commission names Booking gatekeeper under Digital Markets Act

New US tarriffs on Chinese goods, including semiconductors, have split the EU’s Social Democrats ahead of the elections, while the Commission designated Booking as a DMA gatekeeper.

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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TikTok suspends reward program, Bolt tried to influence platform work directive

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Letta report and EU Deep Tech Stock Exchange, new ETSI director general elected

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

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EU Commission probes Alphabet, Apple, Meta; issues guidelines for addressing digital risks to elections

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EU Parliament votes new measures for AI factories, ECJ rules against law on fingerprints in national IDs

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AI Act and Media Freedom Act adopted, EU Commission breached data protection rules

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EU Commission fines Apple, pornography sites sue EU Commission

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

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TikTok and Meta sue EU Commission over DSA, Gigabit Infrastructure Act deal found

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

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AI, final Act? Commission’s DSA showdown with X

Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. Following the winter holidays, this issue provides an overview of the main developments since the Christmas break. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.

AI trilogue’s round one, the EUCS opposition front

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……

AI Act’s COREPER mandates, CRA final agreement

Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “The compromise proposal addresses general purpose AI models (hereinafter: GPAI models), which ensures that the appr…

Foundation model discussions heat up, EUCS mediation attempt

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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The open source software question, market concentration in AI

Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “‘Open-source software steward’ means any legal person who makes products with digital elements available on the mar…

From WWE wrestling to global AI summit: The unlikely rise of Michelle Donelan

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has found a surprise ally in his tech secretary, who will lead the first day of his artificial intelligence summit.

The AI Act’s crunch time, submarine cables financing

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…

EU-US data transfer agreements: an endless disagreement?

This week, Max Schrems, an Austrian lawyer and activist who launched the not-for-profit organisation NYOB, standing for None-of-Your-Business, joins Euractiv Tech brief podcast to talk about the European Union – United States Data Privacy Framewo…

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

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…

Experts raise EU Cyber Resilience concerns, Media Freedom Act adopted despite criticism

Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “EU cyber policymaking should be about reducing threat actors’ operational capabilities whilst increase EU citizen&#…

Online media oversight in debate and cyber-awareness month

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

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…

German MPs back potential Schrems III, EU Parliament wants to abolish extra fees for intra-EU calls

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

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EU connectivity law: The business model of tower companies

This week’s Euractiv’s Tech Brief Podcast looks at the specific business model of tower companies and their potential regulation under a new EU legislation: the Gigabit Infrastructure Act.

DSA enforcement, German data strategy

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. “We are working hard on this @ThierryBreton” wrote Elon Musk, owner of X (former Twitter) on 25 August, day of the Digital S…

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

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…

AI Act’s trilogue preparation, the EU submarine cable agenda

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “Delegations are asked to indicate whether they would be open to include a new obligation to conduct a fundamental…..

GDPR harmonisation, competition authorities on data protection

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “We can further facilitate cross-border procedures between data protection authorities. We want to ensure quicker de…