According to information from observers, the European Parliament and the Council have made “good progress” on the Data Act in the trilogue. Accordingly, the negotiating partners have reached a preliminary agreement on a large part of the obligations of companies to share data with the public sector (B2G data sharing, Chapter V). According to the […]
SAP CEO Christian Klein is busy writing letters to Margrethe Vestager these days. Sometimes in cooperation with the trade association Digitaleurope, most recently together with 60 CEOs from the European Round Table for Industry (ERT). Their concern: The Data Act, which is supposed to be the basis for flourishing data traffic in the EU, could […]
Is the Internet tax coming or not? On Friday, the submission deadline for the Commission’s exploratory consultation on “The future electronic communications sector and its infrastructure” ended. The evaluation will have far-reaching consequences for the European telecommunications market. After all, there is far more at stake than whether the Commission will oblige major content providers […]
With a clear majority, the members of the lead committees for Internal Market and Civil Liberties (IMCO and LIBE) in the EU Parliament adopted their position on the AI Act. In the end, 83 MEPs voted in favor of the compromise paper, with seven votes against and twelve abstentions. The plenary vote is scheduled to […]
On Thursday morning, it will be exciting in room 200 of the Churchill Building of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. That’s when MEPs in the lead committees – Internal Market (IMCO) and Civil Liberties (LIBE) – will vote on their compromise proposal on the AI Act. Actually, the shadow rapporteurs had agreed in the negotiations […]
With the Digital Services Act (DSA), the EU is imposing a whole range of obligations on very large online platforms (VLOPs) and very large online search engines (VLOSEs). The Commission needs support from independent audits for the Act to be effective. They are an important accountability tool for the DSA.The Commission has now presented a […]
Industry representatives criticize the EU institutions for not adequately addressing their concerns about negative consequences of the Data Act for European companies. Despite some progress, the current legislative proposal could “do lasting damage to the competitiveness of some of Europe’s most successful companies,” writes the industry association Digitaleurope in a letter to Commission President Ursula […]
The German Broadband Association (Breko) calls for Parliament and the Council to improve the Commission’s draft Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA). It advises that the specifics of individual member states’ markets be taken into account in the process. “We share the European Commission’s motivation to increase the speed of fiber rollout and thus achieve the EU […]
Parliament’s co-rapporteur on the AI Act expects that governments in the Council will now also hold a discussion on general-purpose AI (GPAI). Last fall, the Council still thought it was too early to regulate models like ChatGPT, Dragoș Tudorache (Renew) told Table.Media. “I think the reality has changed since the fall and I would venture […]
France is allowed to support the construction and operation of a new chip factory by ST Microelectronics and Global Foundries with direct grants. The approval under EU state aid rules was granted by the Commission on Friday.The two companies are planning a further plant at the ST Microelectronics site in Crolles near Lyon. The project […]