Tiktok CEO Shou Zi Chew has met high-ranking EU officials and campaigned for more trust in the company. The talks between the TikTok CEO and EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager in Brussels included detailed plans on how the Chinese video app is preparing for new liability and security rules for digital platforms (the so-called Digital […]
From now on, the EU Commission will monitor more closely whether the goals of the policy program for the Digital Decade 2030 are being achieved. The program came into force on Monday. This marked the start of a cyclical cooperation process in which the EU member states, together with the Parliament, Council and Commission, are […]
Shou Zi Chew, CEO of Chinese online platform TikTok, will meet four EU Commissioners in Brussels tomorrow, Tuesday, to discuss data protection obligations under new EU regulations. Appointments have been set with Margrethe Vestager (Competition), Věra Jourová (Values), Ylva Johansson (Home Affairs) and Didier Reynders (Justice). A meeting with Commissioner Thierry Breton (Internal Market) is […]
What is always impressive about the European Union is its cultural diversity. When a new member state takes over the presidency, it is good form to highlight its own cultural achievements. Most recently, the Czechs published a series of articles on their website under the heading: “Czech inventions that conquered the world”. The last article […]
The Federation of German Industries (BDI) is calling on the German government to do more for the interests of German industry in the negotiations on the Data Act. For the German industry, it is essential “that the German government promptly agrees on a clear negotiating mandate for the EU Data Act and contributes constructively and […]
On Thursday, the Commission published a draft public consultation on the methodology and procedures for calculating the Digital Services Act (DSA) regulatory levy. Interested parties now have until Jan. 19, 2023, to provide feedback on the Commission’s Have Your Say portal.The DSA entered into force on Nov. 16, 2022. To ensure effective monitoring and enforcement […]
Amazon avoids a fine. In exchange, the US company has made concessions in two antitrust investigations by the Commission. “Today’s decision sets out new rules for how Amazon does business in Europe,” said Margrethe Vestager, the competition commissioner in charge of the case, on Tuesday. According to the decision, Amazon can no longer abuse its […]
The antitrust investigation against Meta reaches the next stage: The Commission is of the – preliminary – opinion that the US company Meta violates EU antitrust rules in the markets for online classifieds. The Commission objects to Meta linking its online classifieds service Facebook Marketplace with its dominant social network Facebook. It also fears that […]
The new timetable for the negotiations of the AI Act in the Parliament does not foresee an agreement this year. The original timetable of reaching a compromise before the end of the year proved to be too optimistic. Another meeting at the political level on Wednesday also did not lead to any decisions. The Council, […]
Security, resilience, prosperity, democratic values and the rule of law are the four priorities of Sweden’s presidency. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, leader of the civic moderates, presented his country’s work program in Stockholm on Wednesday. The Scandinavians will replace the Czechs on Jan. 1, 2023, and take over the presidency of the Council of the […]