Unlike with the AI Act, this time, it is the Parliament that is setting the pace. The Council is still far from a general direction on the Data Act. However, this Thursday, MEPs in the lead industry committee (ITRE) are already voting on a compromise. The paper is available to Table.Media.Observers expect the proposal to […]
Big tech companies spend more money on lobbying in the EU than the pharmaceutical, oil or financial sectors. The Big Five alone – Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple and Microsoft – have a combined EU lobbying budget of €26.5 million.But Big Tech also uses lesser-known consulting firms. They repeatedly manage to fly under the radar on […]
The chat bot ChatGPT is causing a stir in Europe. And while the US continues to strengthen its position in the field of Artificial Intelligence with a plan to develop a national research infrastructure, negotiations in the EU Parliament on the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) are making only slow progress.On Wednesday, the shadow rapporteurs […]
As expected, the Swedish Council Presidency has drafted a fourth compromise paper on the Data Act, which is available to Europe.Table. It contains proposed amendments to key points such as trade secrets, the scope of application (Chapter II), SMEs and compensation (Chapter V), and the interaction between the Data Act and the GDPR. According to […]
Similar to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Data Act is seen as highly controversial in the industry. Alena Kühlein (DIHK), Sicco Lehmann-Brauns (Siemens) and MEP Damian Boeselager (Greens/EFA) discussed some critical points in Europe.Table’s first live briefing this year. All three see the great opportunities that lie in a thriving data market. Among […]
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew continues his efforts to spread good vibes for his company in Brussels. There was a good exchange between him and EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, tweeted Caroline Greer, Director of Public Policy and Government Relations of the Chinese video app on Thursday. The conversation with Breton took place via […]
Germany still sees considerable need for change in the Data Act and would like, among other things, a clearer demarcation from the GDPR. This is clear from the statement sent from Berlin to Brussels, excerpts of which are available to Europe.Table. Most recently, the Swedish Council Presidency, which has just taken office, sent out an […]
The ZVEI calls for Europe not to rely solely on the WTO in trade matters, but to conclude bilateral trade agreements. At the kick-off event of the electrical and digital association, ZVEI President Gunther Kegel pointed out that China is increasingly opting out of WTO rules. Reciprocal agreements and free trade agreements are therefore important […]
German industry is calling on the EU to come up with a “smart industrial policy response” to the US government’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The focus should not be on confrontation but on innovations and future technologies, BDI President Siegfried Russwurm said in Berlin on Tuesday. “In the current world situation, transatlantic cooperation is more […]
With the European Data Strategy, the Commission set out in 2020 to establish a single market for data in the EU. Initiatives such as Data Governance and the Data Act are creating legal foundations. In parallel, however, the EU is also promoting the establishment of Common European Data Spaces in order to actually get the […]