According to Digital Europe, the security situation in Europe requires a new approach to defense. According to the latest report “Europe, a secure and digital world power: recommendations for the digitalization of defense”, digital innovations provide crucial weapons for defense. According to the report, digital technologies are the key to transforming the EU’s defense capabilities.Increase […]
The EU Commission has asked Amazon to provide detailed information about its recommender system as part of the Digital Services Act (DSA). Amazon must explain what measures the company has taken to comply with the obligations regarding the transparency of recommender systems. This also concerns the maintenance of an ad archive and the risk assessment […]
The conclusion of the Commission’s second report on the state of the Digital Decade is sobering. “Today’s report clearly shows that we are not on track to achieve our digital transformation goals in Europe”, summarizes Margrethe Vestager, the Executive Vice-President responsible. Additional investment is needed, also to create incentives for the use of digital tools. […]
The Spanish Supreme Court declared on Monday that the sentence against former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and two other high-ranking politicians is not covered by the amnesty. Puigdemont and two other politicians had been convicted of embezzling public funds. The investigating judge Pablo Llarena states in the decision that those convicted had the clear intention […]
The European Commission has sharply criticized Meta for its “pay or consent” model for advertising. The Commission stated on Monday that the “Pay or Consent” model violates the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Meta does not offer users an equivalent alternative without personalized advertising and thus prevents free consent to the use of data.“Our preliminary view […]
The Commission sent formal requests for information under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to Chinese online marketplaces Temu and Shein on Friday. Among other things, it wants to know from Temu and Shein what both marketplaces have done concerning the “Notice and Action” mechanism. This is intended to enable users to report illegal or faulty […]
The Commission launched the European Women Innovators Award 2025 on Thursday, recognizing women who are making a positive difference for people and the planet with ground-breaking innovations. Women from across the EU and from countries associated with the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program are eligible. The application deadline is Sept. 25, 2024, at […]
On Thursday, the Commission launched a 12-week stakeholder consultation on the Digital Europe program. The consultation aims to gain insights into the needs of stakeholders concerning digital transformation, the program’s benefits and possible improvements. The Commission wants to take various perspectives into account. It invites small and medium-sized enterprises, NGOs, universities, social partners, public authorities […]
Europe must overcome its digital and telecommunications fragmentation and create a genuine pan-European market with more harmonized rules. This is what the Association of European Telecommunications Operators (ETNO) writes in its statement on the Commission’s White Paper “How to meet the demand for digital infrastructure in Europe”. This is the only way for companies to […]
By linking its Teams communication and collaboration program to its widely used Office packages, Microsoft is – in the preliminary opinion of the EU Commission – violating antitrust regulations. The Commission informed Microsoft of this on Tuesday.“We fear that Microsoft is giving its own Teams communication program an unfair advantage over competitors by tying it […]