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Innovation and consumer-centric insights into the EU’s digital policies and initiatives

Fight fire with fire: how open source AI models can help EU’s cybersecurity

19 Aug 2026

Europe can have sovereign AI to achieve its goals for security and safety, but it needs to boost open source to make it happen.

Competing for AI influence: China, the US & the middle powers

18 Aug 2026

The US-led Pax Silica and the Chinese-led WAICO are increasingly competing for global attention. While the Global West remains somewhat divided, China's WAICO builds on years of experience in

French social media bans for minors stalls, but EU-wide decisions don't

17 Aug 2026

The French Constitutional Council has blocked the law prohibiting minors under 15 from using social media and digital services; however, the needle may move in Brussels this fall if the EU member

Ensuring the safety of smart glasses: constructive solutions vs. virtue signaling

14 Aug 2026

The German digital rights group filed a criminal complaint against Meta/Ray-Ban smart glasses, raising concerns about proportionality, applicability of the very same idea in other EU Member States,

Poland's feud with SpaceX over Starlink pricing poses a risk to SpaceX itself

13 Aug 2026

Polish feud with SpaceX over Starlink pricing poses reputational risks to SpaceX and may alienate local policymakers, as well as limit the market growth in Eastern Europe.

How to prepare for the EU's new transparency and marking rules for AI

3 Aug 2026

We break down the new EU’s 51-page transparency and marking guidelines for AI systems and AI-affected content.

Applying GenAI across the EU: matching ambition with outcomes

31 Jul 2026

The EU has a difficult task ahead: facilitating the use of AI across the public and private sectors, while ensuring that EU funding does not spark a wave of “AI-washing” projects, similar to the

Protecting minors online in the EU: hard rules for platforms, soft expectations for parents

22 Jul 2026

As global policymakers rush to regulate online child safety, the focus remains on platform accountability, design, and age-verification solutions. Yet major gaps persist: technical bypasses, data

EU Member States' influence in Brussels: fit for neither the present nor the future

17 Jul 2026

As the EU speeds up lawmaking, many Member States - especially smaller ones - are struggling to keep pace due to a lack of manpower and outdated practices. To avoid becoming mere observers, countries

EU orders Google to share search data with third-parties

16 Jul 2026

The EU has ordered Google to share its search data with rivals by January 2027 under the DMA. But as concerns grow over data privacy and loopholes, a new survey reveals that 71% of Europeans have no

Forever isn't a spectrum policy: how the DNA gets spectrum licensing wrong

15 Jul 2026

As the EU discusses proposals for the Digital Networks Act (DNA), opinions on future spectrum policy are divided.

What can the EU do to improve lawmaking?

13 Jul 2026

The Consumer Choice Center Europe's new report “Wiser regulation” evaluates the Commission's EU rulebook communication, identifies structural flaws in legislative processes, and offers

Orwellian outcomes: Chat Control 1.0 adopted by the EP

9 Jul 2026

Orwellian outcomes at the EP: procedural loopholes made the European Parliament adopt Chat Control 1.0, extending mass communication scanning until 2028.

21st-century demos: how Ireland consulted the public on its EU Presidency

8 Jul 2026

Ireland’s timely and comprehensive public consultation with the public on its Presidency priorities stands out as an exemplary, transparent model, demonstrating how to effectively involve citizens

Study: data protection rules slow LLM rollout in Europe

29 Jun 2026

A new Gov AI study reveals that EU data protection rules are stalling AI adoption, leaving 11% of advanced LLM releases delayed or blocked in Europe compared to the US. Meta faced the biggest

Double threat to privacy: Chat Control 1.0 and 2.0 are back

26 Jun 2026

With Chat Control 2.0 still in negotiations, EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola has proposed reviving the expired Chat Control 1.0. The move triggers a double threat to encryption ahead of

CEE AI Index 2026: northern and southern divide

26 Jun 2026

The AI Chamber's CEE AI Index 2026 reveals a region split in two: northern and central CEE countries are ready to lead on AI adoption, while the southern tier is still building foundations and may

Irish Presidency: what’s on the radar for digital, consumers, and innovators?

23 Jun 2026

On July 1, Ireland takes the helm of the Council of the EU with 68 "priorities" spanning competitiveness, values, and security.

Two thirds of European teenagers do not feel "stressed, sad, or socially excluded" because of social media?

18 Jun 2026

Eurobarometer stats challenge political alarmism over teen social media use: 2/3 don't feel stressed, sad, or excluded; 55% don't compare themselves to others; and 75% haven't encountered problematic

EU's Cloud & AI development act met with a mixed reception