The EU Commission appointed Tanya Chetcuti as Director for Digital Workplace and Infrastructure within its Directorate-General for Digital Services (DG DIGIT). This department provides the digital backbone of the organisation, interconnecting people, data and processes across European Institutions and Member States and underpinning secure operations and EU policy implementation.
The EU Commission is seeking feedback on the proposed EU KIDS Act, which would restrict children’s social media access, require services to be safe by design and introduce privacy-preserving age checks. Rules would also cover AI companions and chatbots. Responses will inform the legislative debate.
Europe remains a scientific leader but struggles to turn research into strategic technologies and productivity growth. An EU Commission report identifies a €560bn investment gap to reach the 2030 R&D target, urging stronger coordination, better financing and fewer barriers to bringing innovations to market.
A German-led operation supported by Europol and Eurojust has seized KillSec’s servers and leak site, securing at least 110 terabytes of stolen data. Three suspects were provisionally arrested across four European countries as investigators linked the group to around 1,000 suspected attacks worldwide.
The CPC Network, coordinated by the EU Commission, has launched investigations into nine video game companies over consumer protection. The actions focus on transparent pricing, virtual currency purchases, withdrawal rights and safeguards for children, following an industry dialogue that failed to deliver satisfactory results.
An EU Commission Eurobarometer survey finds widespread exposure to workplace cyber threats, with phishing the most common. Despite high awareness, only 54% check senders before opening links and 60% received cybersecurity training, highlighting gaps in everyday habits and preparedness.
A new NATO roadmap aims to integrate quantum computing, communications and sensing into Allied armed forces while protecting networks against quantum threats. Priorities include post-quantum cryptography, navigation without satellite signals and closer cooperation with industry and researchers.
The EU Commission is consulting stakeholders on potential measures to strengthen copyright protection amid technological change. The consultation covers AI’s use of protected content, online piracy, remuneration for music performers and producers, and copyright in scientific research.
Teacher shortages affect education systems across the OECD, with recruitment especially difficult in mathematics and science and in rural, remote and disadvantaged communities. An ageing workforce may add to the pressure, while the OECD points to retention, career pathways and technology as part of the response.
EU Member States have agreed to strengthen the European Defence Agency (EDA) to support Defence Readiness 2030, expanding its work on capability development, innovation and collaborative procurement. Yet turning Europe’s world-class research and innovation into defence capabilities remains a challenge. Explore how Europe wants to bridge that gap.
Xi Jinping’s state visit produced eight “deliverables” – yet most are dialogues, intentions or restated positions. Trade gets a modest $30bn tariff list, AI a new dialogue channel. Taiwan and Ukraine are absent. And the two capitals do not even agree on what the AI talks are called.
Europe’s reliance on US technology providers and card schemes could become a vulnerability during a disruption, Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque warned. She argued that European payment systems and deeper capital markets would strengthen resilience, support the euro and help innovative companies grow. What would it take to build them at European scale?
Henna Virkkunen meets Greenland’s premier and visit the Joint Arctic Command and a satellite ground station as the EU prepares a new Arctic Strategy. The talks will cover security, critical infrastructure and connectivity, alongside a Commission proposal to increase financial support for Greenland.
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