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Théophane Hartmann
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🇪🇺 tech journalist at @Euractiv.com

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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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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
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@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
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"Deep integration with Microsoft 365 is dangerous and reckless", claim MEPs in the letter, when mentioning US extraterritorial laws giving their surveillance authorities capacities to access cloud customer data.
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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EU must boost competitiveness of space firms, opinion S&D rapporteur for the IMCO committee at the European Parliament says.

French MEP @francoiskalfon.bsky.social also calls for a registry tracking foreign components in EU satellites

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EU must boost competitiveness of space firms, key MEP says | Euractiv
French MEP François Kalfon also calls for a registry tracking foreign components in EU satellites
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November 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Holocaust denial by Musk's AI chatbot to feed French criminal probe of X

The criminal investigation of the social media platform's algorithm is looking into foreign interference concerns, among other allegations

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Holocaust denial by Musk's AI chatbot to feed French criminal probe of X | Euractiv
The criminal investigation of the social media platform's algorithm is looking into foreign interference concerns, among other allegations
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November 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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🇳🇱 government suspends takeover of chips manufacturer @nexperia.bsky.social

Economic Affairs Minister said the move follows the resumption of chip supplies to the 🇪🇺 and 'constructive meetings' with 🇨🇳

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Dutch government suspends takeover of chips manufacturer Nexperia | Euractiv
Economic Affairs Minister said the move follows the resumption of chip supplies to the EU and 'constructive meetings' with China
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November 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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🇨🇵 and 🇩🇪 unite behind sovereign European cloud push

Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron backed plans for a shared cloud sovereignty definition and a ‘Buy European’ approach

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Paris and Berlin unite behind sovereign European cloud push | Euractiv
Merz and Macron back plans for a shared cloud sovereignty definition and a ‘Buy European’ approach
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November 19, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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🇫🇷 and 🇩🇪 cybersecurity agencies commit to refine EU cloud sovereignty score with a pass/fail criteria!

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French and German cybersecurity agencies commit to refine EU cloud sovereignty score | Euractiv
Letter announcing "joint effort" by France's ANSSI and Germany's BSI was put out on the eve of today's Franco-German tech sovereignty summit
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November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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🇺🇸 cloud giants Amazon and Microsoft face investigation under EU's Digital Markets Act

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November 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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EU countries oppose @ec.europa.eu's plan for telecoms rules reset

🇩🇪, 🇫🇷, 🇮🇹, 🇪🇸, 🇵🇱, and 🇳🇱 are among a majority of countries against key reforms expected in the upcoming Digital Networks Act

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EU countries oppose Commission's plan for telecoms rules reset | Euractiv
Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, and the Netherlands among a majority of countries against key reforms expected in the upcoming Digital Networks Act
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November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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An 🇪🇺 @viginum.bsky.social?

@ec.europa.eu is expected to suggest a "European Centre for Democratic Resilience", per a draft of the European Democracy Shield initiative seen by my @euractiv.com colleagues @anupriyadatta.bsky.social & @elisabraun.bsky.social

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EU pitches new agency to fight Russian disinformation and bots | Euractiv
The Commission wants a new "European Centre for Democratic Resilience", per a draft of the European Democracy Shield initiative seen by Euractiv
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November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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🇩🇪 opposes @ec.europa.eu preferred legal basis for upcoming telecoms reform

A German position paper seen by @euractiv.com shows it favours a directive, not a regulation, for the Digital Networks Act
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Germany opposes Commission’s preferred legal basis for upcoming telecoms reform | Euractiv
A German position paper seen by Euractiv shows it favours a directive, not a regulation, for the Digital Networks Act
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November 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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The @consilium.europa.eu set to call for sovereign cloud 'criteria' to tackle 🇺🇸 surveillance concerns

Latest document of the Council's review of the EU's Digital Decade policy framework, seen by @euractiv.com, calls for "common criteria" for sovereign cloud services
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November 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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@ec.europa.eu published its webpage for the review of the Digital Decade (planned for 30 June 2026), but the call for evidence is yet to be opened:

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European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
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November 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Paris prosecutor investigates 4 platforms over 'child-like' sex doll listings

Police will look into whether ecommerce platforms Shein, Temu, AliExpress, and Wish are responsible for disseminating or depicting child porn

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Paris prosecutor investigates four platforms over 'child-like' sex doll listings | Euractiv
Police will look into whether ecommerce platforms Shein, Temu, AliExpress, and Wish are responsible for disseminating or depicting child porn
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November 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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‼️Digital Networks Act publication pushed from mid-December to 20 January 2026‼️

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November 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Germany frets over EU funding shortfall for AI training hubs

The @ec.europa.eu's flagship plan to develop large gigafactories for computing will cost billions

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Germany frets over EU funding shortfall for AI training hubs | Euractiv
The European Commission's flagship plan to develop large gigafactories for computing will cost billions
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November 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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European standards-setting should be 'tactical', says ETSI director

About @ec.europa.eu-ETSI relations Jan Ellsberger denied a need to mend things, but told @euractiv.com's @claudiemoreau.bsky.social and I: “I’m not there to please the Commission…"
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European standards-setting should be 'tactical', says ETSI director | Euractiv
The European Telecommunications Standardisation Institute (ETSI) is leaning into playing a strategic support role for the EU, its director general tells Euractiv
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November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: Cloudflare sues Italian regulator over new tech rule

The company believes that Agcom erroneously assumed that CDNs qualify as telecom infrastructure

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EXCLUSIVE: Cloudflare sues Italian regulator over new tech rule | Euractiv
Company believes that AGCOM erroneously assumed that CDNs qualify as telecom infrastructure
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October 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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EU's supercomputer network still failing to hit target for private investment

A €900 million target for private-sector equipment contributions towards building the EU's research supercomputers is unrealistic, a Court of Auditors report warns

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October 31, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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EuroStack initiative sets up a non-profit advocacy organisatio

Initial members notably include Swedish evroc, German Nextcloud, IONOS, and Ecosia, French Upsun (formerly Platform.sh), and Swiss Proton

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October 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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🚨 Latombe readies to appeal his legal challenge to the EU-US data transfer agreement

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EXCLUSIVE: Latombe to appeal EU-US data transfer court challenge | Euractiv
The French MP tells Euractiv he will seek to overturn the lower court's assessment of the validity of transatlantic data flows
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October 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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EU countries resist launch of special cybersecurity rules for satellites

Concerns focus on the @ec.europa.eu's bid to add a NIS2 supplement into the EU Space Act

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EU countries resist launch of special cybersecurity rules for satellites | Euractiv
Concerns focus on the Commission's bid to add a NIS2 supplement into the EU Space Act
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October 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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🏅 I’ve been ranked 🇫🇷 #38 and among 🇪🇺’s Top 500 B2B technology influencers! 🥳

While I was unable to check the methodology – I’ll happily take the win

So excited to see @euractiv.com named among such amazing leaders, inspiring journalists, and influential politicians! 😁

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October 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM