Samuel Stolton
POLITICO Europe
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Microsoft set to face EU antitrust probe over video calls
Software giant back in EU sights over its Teams video and messaging service. → Read More
Thierry Breton: Brussels’ bulldozer digs in against US
Internal market commissioner is storming through EU capitals and European sacred cows to rescue European industry. → Read More
Meta hit with EU antitrust charges over classified ads
It’s the first time the EU has accused Meta of abusing its dominant position. → Read More
Elon Musk fires Twitter employees worldwide
Public policy staff and content moderators are among those who have been sacked. → Read More
Germany’s €200B subsidy will test EU’s Vestager
EU state aid enforcers will have to make sure Berlin’s energy package won’t harm the single market → Read More
Vestager wins historic battle in record Google case
The EU’s competition chief racks up a much-needed victory after a pair of stinging losses in court. → Read More
Netflix suspends all Russian services
People in the country will no longer be able to sign up for the streaming platform starting Monday and current users will lose access after current billing cycle. → Read More
Google first Big Tech firm subject to new German competition rules
Antitrust enforcer says US tech giant is of ‘paramount significance across markets,’ as regulator targets anti-competitive practices. → Read More
Meta to appeal UK’s block of Giphy deal
Britain’s competition regulator had ordered Facebook to divest all of its assets from Giphy. → Read More
Euronews defends independence after buyout by Hungary-linked firm
Father of Alpac Capital’s CEO has close ties to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. → Read More
Britain throws down gauntlet to EU in Big Tech crackdown
From blocking the Facebook-Giphy merger to joining up its digital regulators, the UK is striking out on its own. → Read More
Commission reveals details on bolstered cybersecurity rules
The European Commission will attempt to bolster the bloc's cybersecurity rules as part of an upcoming review of the network and information security (NIS) directive, it has been revealed. → Read More
Von der Leyen charts Europe’s ‘digital decade’, evades platform economy challenge
Commission President von der Leyen has laid out her vision for the development of digital policy in the EU, with an accelerated commitment to innovation in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
GDPR enforcement held back by lack of resources, report says
Enforcement of EU data privacy rules is being stifled by a lack of resources across national authorities, according to a new study published today (25 May), on the second anniversary of the EU's landmark general data protection regulation (GDPR). → Read More
LEAK: EU in push for digital transformation after COVID-19 crisis
EU Member States and the European Commission should "thoroughly analyse the experiences gained from the COVID-19 pandemic" in order to inform future policies across the entire spectrum of the digital domain, leaked Council documents seen by EURACTIV reveal. → Read More
LEAK: Digital services face EU competition crackdown
The European Commission is mulling over measures to bolster competition rules for digital services in order to rein in the dominance of global tech giants and foster "technologies that work for people", a draft communication obtained by EURACTIV reveals. → Read More
LEAK: EU charts 6G future in ambitious industrial plan
The European Commission has set out a series of comprehensive plans to revolutionise the bloc's industrial sector, with a heavy interest in developing key technologies with 'strategic importance', including measures to go 'beyond 5G' and 'towards 6G.' → Read More
LEAK: Commission considers facial recognition ban in AI ‘white paper’
The European Commission is considering measures to impose a temporary ban on facial recognition technologies used by both public and private actors, according to a draft white paper on Artificial Intelligence obtained by EURACTIV. If implemented, the plans could throw current AI projects off course in some EU countries, including Germany’s wish to roll out automatic facial recognition at 134… → Read More
Is NATO about to become 'more involved' in the Middle East?
As tensions with Iran soar, Trump calls on NATO to deploy troops and take on a greater role in the Middle East. → Read More
The Brief, powered by Orgalim – How the UK could be taken to the ECJ over Brexit
Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has had a busy January so far, and it’s only likely to get more hectic, with the Brexit deadline coming up, as well as a national election. → Read More