The EU Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee selected Bruno Gencarelli as their preferred candidate for the role of European Data Protection Supervisor in a vote on Thursday.
The EU Telecommunications Council approved conclusions on EU’s cybersecurity agency (ENISA) and on Commission’s White Paper on the EU’s future digital infrastructure needs.
The EU Council adopted two new laws part of the cyber security legislative ‘package’, namely the so-called ‘cyber solidarity act’, and a targeted amendment to the cybersecurity act (CSA). How will they improve cybersecurity in Europe?
The European electric vehicle (EV) industry is facing fierce competition from China. The question is what this will mean for the future of European EVs. This paper, published by the EU Parliament Research Service, presents four scenarios for the future of European EVs by 2030. Will European EVs survive, thrive or perish in the face of Chinese competition and other challenges?
The civil society, industry, as well as consumer and human rights organisations are invited to participate in our survey on the promotion of Digital Rights and Principles. The survey will feed in the Commission‘s monitoring of digital rights and principles across the EU.
The EU Commission announced the winners of its 2024 Excellence in Road Safety Awards, recognising outstanding and innovative contributions to road safety across Europe.
The EU Commission sees the public stakeholder consultation for the interim evaluation of Digital Europe Programme (‘DIGITAL’) as a success, engaging 790 stakeholders from across the EU and beyond. Now, the EU Commission has published their replies.
Digital public infrastructure, automated driving and emergency communications also feature among priorities for the next four years. ITU’s standardization work is driven by the contributions and consensus decisions of ITU’s members, including 194 Member States and over 1000 member companies, universities, and international and regional organizations.
“Establishing trust in IoT is crucial for widespread adoption and public confidence. Secure, private, and reliable operation of interconnected devices is essential to achieve such trust”, the report states. “Trust is earned and kept when IoT devices and systems remain secure from unauthorized access, data is kept safe and used as intended, algorithms are accurate and explainable, and produced outcomes are safe, consistent, and reliable.”
The G7 Technology and Digital Ministerial Meeting under Italy’s G7 Presidency was held today in Cernobbio. The meeting resulted in a Joint Statement.
The EU Council adopted today a new law on cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements with a view to ensuring that products, such as connected home cameras, fridges, TVs, and toys, are safe before they are placed on the market (cyber resilience act).
Today, the EU Commission has adopted the second Work Programme for the digital part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Digital, which defines the scope and objectives of EU-funded actions to improve Europe’s digital connectivity infrastructures. These actions will receive around €865 million of funding from 2024 to 2027.
The European Commission’s plan to impose countervailing duties on electric vehicles (EVs) from China barely survived an EU Council vote on 4 October. This second Bruegel paper on this topic paper analyses the background and consequences of the Commission’s initiative that is seen critical by several EU Members States.
Promoting full connectivity will remain a strategic priority for the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) in the coming years, in line with the focus on promoting Very High Capacity Networks within the European regulatory framework.
The new Web and Internet Transport (WIT) area covers protocols that provide the functions of the transport layer of the Internet, including congestion control and queue management, real-time communication, as well as protocols that implement the World Wide Web and adjacent technologies.
According to Bruegel, the EU countervailing duties (CVDs) on electric cars from China overstate the problem and are a mistake. They will harm EU citizens more than help them, and they will eventually backfire on the European automotive industry.
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.
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