Perhaps this has happened to you as well. You wanted to discuss a complex matter and found yourself stumbling over your words. At times like these, organizing your thoughts with the help of a drawing can be beneficial.J. Scott Marcus and Kamil Sekut from the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel, along with Kai Zenner, office manager […]
The Council and the Parliament have reached an agreement in the trilogue on new rules for short-term rentals (Short Term Rentals). The upcoming EU regulation provides clear rules for hosts and platforms like Airbnb, Booking, or Expedia regarding the short-term rental of accommodations in the EU, specifically focusing on the collection and sharing of data. […]
The German and French industry associations see the future viability of the European economy at risk. In a letter to the negotiators of the AI Act in the Commission, the EU Parliament and the German government, BDI and MEDEF have opposed the two-tier approach of foundational models and general-purpose AI (GPAI) discussed in the negotiations.The […]
The idea to found the Volt party was born over lunch in a Chinese restaurant in New York in 2016. It was triggered by Brexit, the election of Donald Trump as US president and the rise of right-wing populism in Europe. “These events shook my basic trust that history always moves in the direction of […]
The trilogue negotiations on the AI Act are at a standstill. On Friday, the negotiators canceled the technical trilogue, which was supposed to deal with foundation models and general-purpose AI (GPAI) systems. The representatives of the Parliament left the room in unison because the Spanish Council Presidency did not have a clear negotiating mandate.This puts […]
With a clear majority of 481 votes in favor, 31 against, and 71 abstentions, the plenary of the European Parliament adopted the Data Act on Thursday. The formal approval of the Council is now required for the Data Act to become law. Preparation in the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) is scheduled for Nov. 22 […]
The Council and Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a new legal framework for a European digital identity (eID) in the trilogue on Wednesday. With the regulation, the EU is taking “a fundamental step towards ensuring that citizens have a clear and secure European digital identity”, said Nadia Calviño, Spain’s Minister for the Economy and […]
Today, Thursday, the plenary of the European Parliament is expected to approve a legislative proposal that has met with great resistance from German industry from the outset. However, even if the parliamentarians now approve the trilogue result, the criticism will not subside. Companies fear legal uncertainty and chaos in supervision.“Unfortunately, many questions in the EU […]
European telecommunications companies hope that the Digital Networks Act (DNA) announced by the Internal Market Commissioner will improve their competitive situation. However, they fear that it will come too late. The cost of capital is higher than the return on investment, said Christel Heydemann, CEO of Orange. “Something is wrong with the set-up,” added Deutsche […]
The EU Commission recognizes efforts by the short video platform TikTok to comply with the Digital Services Act (DSA) – but intends to examine them more closely. “We have seen changes on TikTok’s platform in the past months, with new features being released with the aim to protect users and investments made in content moderation […]