On Friday, the Council of the European Union decided to initiate excessive deficit procedures against Belgium, France, Italy, Hungary, Malta, Poland and Slovakia. Romania, which has been under an excessive deficit procedure since 2020, will continue to be monitored due to insufficient measures to correct its deficit.The excessive deficit procedures are part of the EU’s […]
A glance at the calendar shows that it is summer recess in Brussels. There are no official appointments scheduled until early September. Of course, this does not mean that important decisions for Europe and the Union are not being made elsewhere. Although Ursula von der Leyen has been elected as Commission President, it remains undecided […]
MEP Axel Voss (CDU) heavily criticized the European Commission’s second report on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). “The fact that the Commission sees no need for substantial revisions to the GDPR is so out of touch with reality that it raises serious concerns about the leadership in the EU,” Voss said.The […]
Today, the European Commission published its second report on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The report confirms that the GDPR continues to be effective in protecting individuals’ and businesses’ data. At the same time, it emphasizes the need for improved enforcement measures in key areas.Maryant Fernández Pérez, Head of Digital Policy […]
The EU and Singapore have concluded an agreement on digital trade. It is intended to facilitate cross-border data traffic and introduces binding rules for digital trade. This agreement supplements the existing free trade agreement from 2019.“This agreement will benefit businesses and consumers on both sides and bring our economies closer together”, said Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive […]
The European Commission has initiated infringement proceedings against six member states under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The countries concerned are Belgium, Spain, Croatia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden. These countries have either not appointed Digital Services Coordinators who are responsible for implementing the DSA. Or they have not given the authorities the powers required […]
The Commission has refuted claims that concessions made by Microsoft to the EU facilitated the crash of the Windows system. “The incident does not appear to have been limited to the EU”, said a Commission spokesperson when asked. “Microsoft has not raised any security concerns with the Commission either before or after the recent incident.”On […]
The digital transformation of the European Union is often at the expense of the environment in Europe. This is shown by a recent study by the Center for European Policy (cep). The study, entitled “The environment takes a back seat in the EU’s digital offensive”, examines the energy requirements of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and […]
All 20 standing committees and the four subcommittees of the European Parliament met for their constituent meetings on Tuesday. The members elected their chairpersons and four deputy chairpersons each.Their mandate lasts two and a half years. The committees deal with legislative proposals, appoint negotiating teams for talks with EU ministers, adopt reports, organize hearings and […]
The last mandate saw a large number of new digital laws. Even though the laws are already in force, the regulatory work is not yet done. The AI Act alone requires a whole range of secondary legislation and brings implementation and enforcement tasks for the EU and the national level. Kai Zenner from the office […]