In 2025 the European Commission will carry out an evaluation of these three legal instruments: the Free Flow of Non-Personal Data Regulation, the Open Data Directive, and the Data Governance Act.
In 2023, the EU imported €478 billion worth of high-tech products, a slight decrease compared with 2022 (-1%). At the same time, exports reached €461 billion (+3% compared with 2022).
The European Union and NATO staffs held the first Structured Dialogue on Cyber, today (October 4th 2024). Building on the previous EU-NATO High-Level Staff Talks on Cyber Security and Defence, the dialogue aimed to consolidate EU-NATO cooperation on cybersecurity and cyber defence and provided new opportunities for enhancing cooperation in the future.
An online social network such as Facebook cannot use all of the personal data obtained for the purposes of targeted advertising, without restriction as to time and without distinction as to type of data. Also, statements made during public panel discussions do not authorise the operator of an online social network platform to include these statements into the person’s ad profile.
Today, the European Commission’s proposal to impose definitive countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China has obtained the necessary support from EU Member States for the adoption of tariffs. This represents another step towards the conclusion of the Commission’s anti-subsidy investigation.
The European Commission, ETSI, and a broad stakeholder community explored the latest SAREF (Smart Applications REFerence) achievements during a thematic workshop.
As the European Parliament ramps up preparations for the hearings of candidate European Commissioners in early November, the digital sector has a set of burning questions for Europe’s next tech chiefs to answer.
The EU Fitness Check covered three core Directives: the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, the Consumer Rights Directive, and the Unfair Contract Terms Directive. The results show that these rules ensure a high level of consumer protection and functioning of the Digital Single Market. However, they also indicate the need for adaptations to harmful practices and challenges that consumers face online.
Amidst emerging technology advancements and evolving security challenges in the sector, the fourth edition of the conference aims to explore the railway cybersecurity threats landscape.
While the power sector continues to lead on decarbonisation, Europe’s economy is not electrifying fast enough. Between 2022 and 2023, electricity demand declined by 7.5% as industries were shut down and relocated abroad during the energy crisis. According to Eurelectric, the EU needs a robust electrification strategy to decarbonise industry while boosting power demand and competitiveness.
The EU automotive sector has a century-old tradition of producing vehicles with combustion engines. It enjoys a global reputation for mechanical engineering excellence, quality, design, and creativity. But the sector is at a crossroads: Green transition, digitalisation and global competition, including Chinese manufacturers, have altered the competitive environment.
The EU Commission has decided to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union considering its national law on the Defence of Sovereignty to be in breach of EU law. Meanwhile, at home, Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán seems to be escalating his conflict with the Commission.
The conference was held in Brussels and brought together nearly 200 participants, featuring senior experts from the European Commission, the Transmission System Operator (TSO) and Distribution System Operator (DSO) community, the EU Energy regulator, as well as other key international representatives.
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