Views: 27The 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 […]
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European Data Act – one year after
Views: 67The EU Data Governance Act. DGA became applicable in September 2025; it reshaped corporate and consumers access, by assisting sharing and migrating devices/cloud data in the EU member states. During a year in application, it has accelerated the EU, national and corporate compliance, introduced stricter contractual terms and paved the way for upcoming design […]
Frontier AIs: towards European digital competitiveness and security
Views: 24The 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 […]
Towards new AI global order: China’s initiative
Views: 121China’s leader urged global community “to seize the historic opportunity” of open-source AI and pledged to help developing states build AI capabilities, warning against the emergence of “new historical injustices” from unequal access to the digital facilities. China presented itself as the champion of a new global AI order, by promoting open-source technologies and […]
EU’s legal approach to governance: the European “culture of administration”
Views: 19The 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: 23During May and June, some vital events occurred that, generally, defined the EU-wide digital transformation’s process and the whole Union’s digital agenda.
Borrowing through a syndicated transaction: assisting EU priorities in integration
Views: 19In the beginning of July, the European Commission raised another €11 billion of EU-Bonds in its 7th syndicated transaction for 2026. The funds raised are going to be used to support the EU’s political priorities, including a more competitive and resilient Europe, support to Ukraine and crucial investments in European defence. It seems that […]
EU in the world: reflections on the recent G7 summit in France
Views: 12The European Commission and the Council Presidents’ message at the recent G7 meeting in mid-June were three-fold: a) to address the structural challenges of the global economy; b) to focus on crises affecting Europe and around the world; and c) the digital transition and AI issues. Below is a short version of the EU’s […]
Priorities in the EU draft budget for 2027
Views: 46The 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, […]
Recent European digital report-2026: main outcomes
Views: 51The European Commission published this June the fourth State of the Digital Decade report, showing the EU-wide progress on its 2030 digital transformation targets, such as secure and sustainable digital infrastructures and the digitalisation of public services; as well as some still existing challenges in resulting scale, speed and consistency. The report reveals that […]