Views: 38At the end of this year, the EU’s authorities are going to present additional measures in the EU-wide financial and banking sector’s measures in competitiveness, called “strengthening the single market for banking”. New measures require a kind of “cultural banking shift” towards responsible risk-taking, simplified regulatory framework, digitalisation and the expected completion of the […]
Category: Legislation
European gigantic AI factories: towards continental digital sovereignty
Views: 78The Commission decided that the AI gigafactories across European states are going to be an integral part of its latest major push to accelerate EU-27 technological sovereignty and ambition of becoming the European AI Continent. Presently, the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has launched a call for tenders to select consortia that will build […]
Gradual AI law implementation and the EU digital governance
Views: 33The beginning of August reflects new stages in the gradual application of the EU AI legislation, originated in 2024. In mid-June 2026, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU formally approved targeted amendments to the EU AI Act (known as the Digital Omnibus on AI). These changes provide timeline relief for high-risk […]
Frontier AIs: towards European digital competitiveness and security
Views: 26The AI Office has published this July a report that summarises findings from over 100 experts on how the European Union can enhance its competitiveness, sovereignty and security in frontier AI. In the report, the AI Office highlights key insights from the AI Forum and related expert statements as the EU continues its drive […]
EU-China digital controversies: book review
Views: 37The collective manuscript prepared by the European Think-tank Network on China*) unites authors from numerous EU and foreign states (the UK and China). The report analyses the China’s rise to a global digital technology’s power, as well as its effect on the European strategies in the digital transition and in shaping innovations. The report […]
EU’s legal approach to governance: the European “culture of administration”
Views: 20The EU legislative institutions are heavily relying on closer cooperation among the decision-makers on key legislative proposals. For example, at the end of 2025, the joint declaration was approved, highlighting the main “cooperation efforts” among the Commission’s initiatives (as the primary law-drafting institution) and other two co-legislators – the European Parliament and the Council. […]
European digital news: evens occurred in May and June
Views: 27During May and June, some vital events occurred that, generally, defined the EU-wide digital transformation’s process and the whole Union’s digital agenda.
Trans-Atlantic digital divide: almost (im)possible solution
Views: 18The digital transition is actively proceeding on both sides of the Atlantic; though with a varied speed and different substantial ideology, as well. For example, the US-type process leans to liberal and free-market system, while the EU-type approach is more regulatory and security in essence. This article concentrates on some of the European digital […]
Digital regulation and governance: European legal and executive facilities
Views: 46The EU has developed a comprehensive set of digital regulations to govern the data, digital services and technologies used in the member states. The rules aim to ensure that digital transformation is safe, fair and beneficial for citizens, as well as supporting innovation and a competitive market. These regulations establish a common legal framework […]
Priorities in the EU draft budget for 2027
Views: 61The European Commission proposed recently the 2027 annual EU budget at €200 billion (in commitments): the draft budget reflects the mid-term review of the 2021-2027 Cohesion policy. The EU member states will use these financial resources to implement their new priorities in the areas of competitiveness, defence, affordable housing, water resilience and energy transition, […]