EU countries to remove โ€˜tacit approvalโ€™ for admin procedures in broadband law

The Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU circulated a 4th compromise text on a telecom law, seen by Euractiv, which deletes the provision of a “tacit approval” principle.

Ukraineโ€™s recipe for resilient telecom infrastructure

Making Ukraine’s telecommunications infrastructure resilient is key to both the fight against Russian aggression and the country’s future EU integration, a Ukrainian minister told Euractiv in an interview.

Latvia gets front row in rebuilding Ukraineโ€™s telecom infrastructure

The Latvian government committed on Wednesday (18 October) to help Ukraine restore and develop its telecom infrastructures, support it in meeting the EU telecom acquis, and help it to participate in EU and international programmes.

Bretonโ€™s view of EU geopolitics in the telecom sector vis-ร -vis China, US

Commissioner Thierry Breton supported the need to find a financing model for investment in the EU telecom sector and advocated for more control and security in its infrastructure in view of the sector’s growing geopolitical significance and competition…

Telecom infrastructure : groundwork for EU economy of the future

The EU has set its 2030 ambitions in terms of egovernance, digital businesses and skills, which need to be supported by qualitative telecom infrastructure. This is the goal of the Gigabit Infrastructure Act. The Digital Decade Targets are a set…

Ukraine walks telecoms tightrope between China and the West

Ukraine contemplates a ban on Chinese suppliers as the war-ravaged country plans to rebuild its digital infrastructure.

Technological independence key focus in Germanyโ€™s China strategy

Germany’s first-ever China strategy puts technology at the heart of its efforts to lessen dependence on Beijing in areas from raw materials supplies, critical infrastructure protection, and cybersecurity, to counter-espionage and fighting disinformation.