Théophane Hartmann
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🇪🇺 tech journalist at @Euractiv.com
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Europe readies digital infrastructure push in 2026
A wave of EU legislation will target cloud services, chips and networks and step up Europe’s push to curb dependence on US technology
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A wave of EU legislation will target cloud services, chips and networks and step up Europe’s push to curb dependence on US technology
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Europe readies digital infrastructure push in 2026 | Euractiv
A wave of EU legislation will target cloud services, chips and networks and step up Europe’s push to curb dependence on US technology
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January 5, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Europe readies digital infrastructure push in 2026
A wave of EU legislation will target cloud services, chips and networks and step up Europe’s push to curb dependence on US technology
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A wave of EU legislation will target cloud services, chips and networks and step up Europe’s push to curb dependence on US technology
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Greening up Europe's data centres is a major policy challenge for 2026
Growth in cloud services and AI is pushing the EU to look at fast-tracking data centre projects, but sustainability reporting still has a long way to go
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Growth in cloud services and AI is pushing the EU to look at fast-tracking data centre projects, but sustainability reporting still has a long way to go
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January 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Greening up Europe's data centres is a major policy challenge for 2026
Growth in cloud services and AI is pushing the EU to look at fast-tracking data centre projects, but sustainability reporting still has a long way to go
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Growth in cloud services and AI is pushing the EU to look at fast-tracking data centre projects, but sustainability reporting still has a long way to go
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@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu’s push to extend EU roaming faces resistance
Telecom operators warn that expanding the bloc’s surcharge-free mobile phone roaming area should not be decoupled from accession
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Telecom operators warn that expanding the bloc’s surcharge-free mobile phone roaming area should not be decoupled from accession
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Von der Leyen’s push to extend EU roaming faces resistance | Euractiv
Telecom operators warn that expanding the bloc’s surcharge-free mobile phone roaming area should not be decoupled from accession
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January 5, 2026 at 8:35 AM
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu’s push to extend EU roaming faces resistance
Telecom operators warn that expanding the bloc’s surcharge-free mobile phone roaming area should not be decoupled from accession
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Telecom operators warn that expanding the bloc’s surcharge-free mobile phone roaming area should not be decoupled from accession
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German digital minister open to social media bans for children
Taking a European perspective on this issue is important to ensure a level playing field for platforms, a spokesperson said
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Taking a European perspective on this issue is important to ensure a level playing field for platforms, a spokesperson said
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December 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
German digital minister open to social media bans for children
Taking a European perspective on this issue is important to ensure a level playing field for platforms, a spokesperson said
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Taking a European perspective on this issue is important to ensure a level playing field for platforms, a spokesperson said
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🚨Cloud sovereignty alert 🚨
@newsfromgoogle.bsky.social-backed cloud wins France’s strongest sovereignty certification
Certification notably bars Google staff from accessing S3NS systems
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@newsfromgoogle.bsky.social-backed cloud wins France’s strongest sovereignty certification
Certification notably bars Google staff from accessing S3NS systems
Discover why it will likely fuel #Eurostack debates in Brussels here:
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Google-backed cloud wins France’s strongest sovereignty certification | Euractiv
Certification bars Google staff from accessing S3NS systems
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December 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🚨Cloud sovereignty alert 🚨
@newsfromgoogle.bsky.social-backed cloud wins France’s strongest sovereignty certification
Certification notably bars Google staff from accessing S3NS systems
Discover why it will likely fuel #Eurostack debates in Brussels here:
www.euractiv.com/news/google-...
@newsfromgoogle.bsky.social-backed cloud wins France’s strongest sovereignty certification
Certification notably bars Google staff from accessing S3NS systems
Discover why it will likely fuel #Eurostack debates in Brussels here:
www.euractiv.com/news/google-...
EXCLUSIVE: Far-right group @ecrgroup.bsky.social opposes EU Space Act regulation
Italian far-right MEP Stefano Cavedagna told a closed-door meeting of MEPs that he wants the proposed space law to be a directive instead, @euractiv.com has learned
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Italian far-right MEP Stefano Cavedagna told a closed-door meeting of MEPs that he wants the proposed space law to be a directive instead, @euractiv.com has learned
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EXCLUSIVE: Far-right group ECR opposes EU Space Act regulation | Euractiv
Italian far-right MEP Stefano Cavedagna told a closed-door meeting of MEPs that he wants the proposed space law to be a directive instead, Euractiv has learned
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December 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Far-right group @ecrgroup.bsky.social opposes EU Space Act regulation
Italian far-right MEP Stefano Cavedagna told a closed-door meeting of MEPs that he wants the proposed space law to be a directive instead, @euractiv.com has learned
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Italian far-right MEP Stefano Cavedagna told a closed-door meeting of MEPs that he wants the proposed space law to be a directive instead, @euractiv.com has learned
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EU takes first step towards free cross-border calls and texts
Free cross-border calls and texts have until now applied only to travellers
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Free cross-border calls and texts have until now applied only to travellers
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December 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
EU takes first step towards free cross-border calls and texts
Free cross-border calls and texts have until now applied only to travellers
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Free cross-border calls and texts have until now applied only to travellers
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French interior ministry targeted in major cyberattack
Authorities are still assessing the breach, as hackers claim to have accessed police data, by @laurentgeslin.bsky.social
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Authorities are still assessing the breach, as hackers claim to have accessed police data, by @laurentgeslin.bsky.social
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French interior ministry targeted in major cyberattack | Euractiv
Authorities are still assessing the breach, as hackers claim to have accessed police data
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December 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
French interior ministry targeted in major cyberattack
Authorities are still assessing the breach, as hackers claim to have accessed police data, by @laurentgeslin.bsky.social
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Authorities are still assessing the breach, as hackers claim to have accessed police data, by @laurentgeslin.bsky.social
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The @ec.europa.eu just extended its Digital Decade call for evidence deadline, now closing 9 January 2026
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European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
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December 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The @ec.europa.eu just extended its Digital Decade call for evidence deadline, now closing 9 January 2026
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Cyprus' EU presidency eyes cloud sovereignty that keeps US on side
"We shouldn't take sovereignty to the extent of blocking anyone unless [they're] European," deputy minister for digital policy, Nicodemos Damianou told @euractiv.com's @claudiemoreau.bsky.social & I
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"We shouldn't take sovereignty to the extent of blocking anyone unless [they're] European," deputy minister for digital policy, Nicodemos Damianou told @euractiv.com's @claudiemoreau.bsky.social & I
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Cyprus' EU presidency eyes cloud sovereignty that keeps US on side | Euractiv
"We shouldn't take sovereignty to the extent of blocking anyone unless [they're] European," deputy minister for digital policy, Nicodemos Damianou, told Euractiv
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December 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Cyprus' EU presidency eyes cloud sovereignty that keeps US on side
"We shouldn't take sovereignty to the extent of blocking anyone unless [they're] European," deputy minister for digital policy, Nicodemos Damianou told @euractiv.com's @claudiemoreau.bsky.social & I
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"We shouldn't take sovereignty to the extent of blocking anyone unless [they're] European," deputy minister for digital policy, Nicodemos Damianou told @euractiv.com's @claudiemoreau.bsky.social & I
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Germany leads calls to scale back EU Space Act
Berlin wants to remove a whole section of the EU rules covering environmental sustainability
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Berlin wants to remove a whole section of the EU rules covering environmental sustainability
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Germany leads calls to scale back EU Space Act | Euractiv
Berlin wants to remove a whole section of the EU rules covering environmental sustainability
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December 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Germany leads calls to scale back EU Space Act
Berlin wants to remove a whole section of the EU rules covering environmental sustainability
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Berlin wants to remove a whole section of the EU rules covering environmental sustainability
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Reposted by Théophane Hartmann
New EU competition case against Google just dropped.
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Commission investigates Google over training AI without paying creators | Euractiv
The EU executive thinks the search giant might be abusing its position by not allowing publishers and videomakers to opt out of AI training
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December 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New EU competition case against Google just dropped.
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Read my article at @euractiv.com:
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EXCLUSIVE: 🇩🇰 Presidency cuts EU space law 'red tape' around cyber rules
Further red-tape cuts target orbital-traffic rules and standardisation demands from the @ec.europa.eu
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Further red-tape cuts target orbital-traffic rules and standardisation demands from the @ec.europa.eu
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EXCLUSIVE: Danish Presidency cuts EU space law 'red tape' around cyber rules | Euractiv
Further red-tape cuts target orbital-traffic rules and standardisation demands from the Commission
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December 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
EXCLUSIVE: 🇩🇰 Presidency cuts EU space law 'red tape' around cyber rules
Further red-tape cuts target orbital-traffic rules and standardisation demands from the @ec.europa.eu
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Further red-tape cuts target orbital-traffic rules and standardisation demands from the @ec.europa.eu
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Reposted by Théophane Hartmann
Brussels is up in arms over US Vice President JD Vance’s attacks on the EU’s decision to fine Elon Musk’s company X €120 million for breaching transparency rules under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA)
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Brussels unites against JD Vance's attacks on EU digital rules | Euractiv
A Green lawmaker called Vance's post on X "coordinated geopolitical pressure" on the EU
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December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Brussels is up in arms over US Vice President JD Vance’s attacks on the EU’s decision to fine Elon Musk’s company X €120 million for breaching transparency rules under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA)
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🇨🇿, 🇫🇮,🇱🇺 & 🇬🇷 digital ministers pushed against cloud sovereignty definition that would block 🇺🇸
The four ministers spoke up against a 🇫🇷 push for the 🇪🇺 Cloud and AI Development Act rules to deliver a "truly sovereign cloud"
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The four ministers spoke up against a 🇫🇷 push for the 🇪🇺 Cloud and AI Development Act rules to deliver a "truly sovereign cloud"
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EU digital ministers push against cloud sovereignty definition that would block US | Euractiv
Czechia, Finland, Luxembourg, and Greece spoke up against a French push for European rules to deliver a "truly sovereign cloud"
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December 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🇨🇿, 🇫🇮,🇱🇺 & 🇬🇷 digital ministers pushed against cloud sovereignty definition that would block 🇺🇸
The four ministers spoke up against a 🇫🇷 push for the 🇪🇺 Cloud and AI Development Act rules to deliver a "truly sovereign cloud"
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The four ministers spoke up against a 🇫🇷 push for the 🇪🇺 Cloud and AI Development Act rules to deliver a "truly sovereign cloud"
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@ec.europa.eu's call for interest for AI Gigafactories pushed to spring 2026
EU Tech Commissioner @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social also said that "majority owners" of the forthcoming large AI model training hubs "should come from Europe"
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EU Tech Commissioner @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social also said that "majority owners" of the forthcoming large AI model training hubs "should come from Europe"
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Commission's call for interest for AI Gigafactories pushed to spring 2026 | Euractiv
EU Tech Commissioner Henna Virkkunen also said that "majority owners" of the forthcoming large AI model training hubs "should come from Europe"
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December 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
@ec.europa.eu's call for interest for AI Gigafactories pushed to spring 2026
EU Tech Commissioner @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social also said that "majority owners" of the forthcoming large AI model training hubs "should come from Europe"
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EU Tech Commissioner @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social also said that "majority owners" of the forthcoming large AI model training hubs "should come from Europe"
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🇪🇺 bodies block 🇺🇸-linked app association from telecoms standards institute
The key concern is that ACT would boost 🇺🇸 tech influence in 🇪🇺 standard-setting
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The key concern is that ACT would boost 🇺🇸 tech influence in 🇪🇺 standard-setting
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EU bodies block US-linked app association from telecoms standards institute | Euractiv
The key concern is that ACT would boost US tech influence in EU standard-setting
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December 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🇪🇺 bodies block 🇺🇸-linked app association from telecoms standards institute
The key concern is that ACT would boost 🇺🇸 tech influence in 🇪🇺 standard-setting
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The key concern is that ACT would boost 🇺🇸 tech influence in 🇪🇺 standard-setting
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In today's @euractiv.com Tech Pro newsletter, we report on Berlin's Space Act ire, which got Brussels surprised rather than scared
& now even the German's Federal Ministry in charge of Space claims that it is "very actively involved in the Council negotiations"
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& now even the German's Federal Ministry in charge of Space claims that it is "very actively involved in the Council negotiations"
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THE HACK: EU's geopolitical fight against the US | Euractiv
In today's edition: Digital Markets & Space Act disputes, Google drops Azure complaint
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December 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
In today's @euractiv.com Tech Pro newsletter, we report on Berlin's Space Act ire, which got Brussels surprised rather than scared
& now even the German's Federal Ministry in charge of Space claims that it is "very actively involved in the Council negotiations"
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& now even the German's Federal Ministry in charge of Space claims that it is "very actively involved in the Council negotiations"
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'Get your (Space) Act together', reacted shadow rapporteurs following a draft non-paper by Germany calling on the @ec.europa.eu to withdraw its EU Space Act proposal and table a new one.
Read our daily newsletter for more and detailed comments from MEPs:
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Read our daily newsletter for more and detailed comments from MEPs:
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THE HACK: Get your (Space) Act together | Euractiv
In today's edition: Countries unpick DNA, AgoraEU talks, 28th regime
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November 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
'Get your (Space) Act together', reacted shadow rapporteurs following a draft non-paper by Germany calling on the @ec.europa.eu to withdraw its EU Space Act proposal and table a new one.
Read our daily newsletter for more and detailed comments from MEPs:
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Read our daily newsletter for more and detailed comments from MEPs:
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Now updated with another non-paper from 🇮🇪 & 🇨🇿
EU heavyweights pick apart @ec.europa.eu's telecoms reform plan
🇩🇪, 🇫🇷, 🇮🇹 as well as 🇦🇹, 🇭🇺 and 🇸🇮 are urging other capitals to oppose the European Commission's ambitions for the Digital Networks Act
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🇩🇪, 🇫🇷, 🇮🇹 as well as 🇦🇹, 🇭🇺 and 🇸🇮 are urging other capitals to oppose the European Commission's ambitions for the Digital Networks Act
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EU heavyweights pick apart Commission's telecoms reform plan | Euractiv
Germany, France, and Italy lead a group of six countries urging other capitals to oppose the Commission's ambitions for the Digital Networks Act
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November 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Now updated with another non-paper from 🇮🇪 & 🇨🇿
EU heavyweights pick apart @ec.europa.eu's telecoms reform plan
🇩🇪, 🇫🇷, 🇮🇹 as well as 🇦🇹, 🇭🇺 and 🇸🇮 are urging other capitals to oppose the European Commission's ambitions for the Digital Networks Act
@euractiv.com
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🇩🇪, 🇫🇷, 🇮🇹 as well as 🇦🇹, 🇭🇺 and 🇸🇮 are urging other capitals to oppose the European Commission's ambitions for the Digital Networks Act
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EU heavyweights pick apart Commission's telecoms reform plan | Euractiv
Germany, France, and Italy lead a group of six countries urging other capitals to oppose the Commission's ambitions for the Digital Networks Act
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November 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
EU heavyweights pick apart @ec.europa.eu's telecoms reform plan
🇩🇪, 🇫🇷, 🇮🇹 as well as 🇦🇹, 🇭🇺 and 🇸🇮 are urging other capitals to oppose the European Commission's ambitions for the Digital Networks Act
@euractiv.com
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🇩🇪, 🇫🇷, 🇮🇹 as well as 🇦🇹, 🇭🇺 and 🇸🇮 are urging other capitals to oppose the European Commission's ambitions for the Digital Networks Act
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EU Space Act's lead rapporteur to push to shield national agencies' powers
ECR MEP Elena Donazzan is also keen for the proposed space law to keep the US on side, as well as pushing for a simplification agenda
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ECR MEP Elena Donazzan is also keen for the proposed space law to keep the US on side, as well as pushing for a simplification agenda
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November 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
EU Space Act's lead rapporteur to push to shield national agencies' powers
ECR MEP Elena Donazzan is also keen for the proposed space law to keep the US on side, as well as pushing for a simplification agenda
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ECR MEP Elena Donazzan is also keen for the proposed space law to keep the US on side, as well as pushing for a simplification agenda
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🚨 BREAKING: After years of negotiations, the Council is now ready to start talks with the Parliament on CSAM. Mandatory detection orders were ditched in order to get the sufficient backing from member states, they would now remain voluntary
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Council agrees position on 'chat control' after years of stalled talks | Euractiv
Negotiations with MEPs on the proposal to combat the spread of online child sexual abuse material can start after countries ditch controversial mandatory detection orders
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November 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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EXCLUSIVE: @consilium.europa.eu pushes to update EU digital investment strategy amid geopolitical shifts
In the text, obtained by @euractiv.com, countries push the @ec.europa.eu for measures to boost European competitiveness that align with a tech sovereignty agenda
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In the text, obtained by @euractiv.com, countries push the @ec.europa.eu for measures to boost European competitiveness that align with a tech sovereignty agenda
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EXCLUSIVE: Council pushes to update EU digital investment strategy amid geopolitical shifts | Euractiv
In the draft Council text, obtained by Euractiv, countries push the Commission for measures to boost European competitiveness that align with a tech sovereignty agenda
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November 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
EXCLUSIVE: @consilium.europa.eu pushes to update EU digital investment strategy amid geopolitical shifts
In the text, obtained by @euractiv.com, countries push the @ec.europa.eu for measures to boost European competitiveness that align with a tech sovereignty agenda
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
In the text, obtained by @euractiv.com, countries push the @ec.europa.eu for measures to boost European competitiveness that align with a tech sovereignty agenda
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
@ec.europa.eu just opened its call for evidence on the Digital Decade review, due June 2026.
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European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
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November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
@ec.europa.eu just opened its call for evidence on the Digital Decade review, due June 2026.
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