Online accommodation reservation platforms: price parity clauses cannot, in principle, be classified as ‘ancillary restraints’ for the purposes of EU competition law.
Online orders: An order button, or a similar function, must clearly indicate that, by clicking on it, the consumer assumes an obligation to pay. This applies even where the obligation to pay is also dependent on the satisfaction of a subsequent condition.
“Cities and regions can propel the green transition, and the EU is working hard to help them on this path. For example, our Net-Zero Industry Act will reduce administrative burden and simplify permitting for net zero technologies and projects, including for local administrations” – EVP Šefčovič.
The highest shares of enterprises with 10 or more employees using AI technologies were in Denmark (15.2%), Finland (15.1%) and Luxembourg (14.4%). Meanwhile, the lowest shares were recorded in Romania (1.5%), Bulgaria (3.6%) and Poland (3.7%) and Hungary (3.7%).
The AI Office aims at enabling the future development, deployment and use of AI in a way that fosters societal and economic benefits and innovation, while mitigating risks. The Office will play a key role in the implementation of the AI Act, especially in relation to general-purpose AI models. It will also work to foster research and innovation in trustworthy AI and position the EU as a leader in international
Vice-President Jourová visits Los Angeles and San Francisco for meetings with leaders in the technology, creative and media sectors, focusing on the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) and safeguarding elections against disinformation and malign foreign interference.
The EU has so far had little success in developing Europe’s artificial intelligence ecosystem, and has failed to accelerate AI investment on a par with global leaders, according to a report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
The G7 meeting was dedicated to a broad range of issues: Global outlook and developments, Support for Ukraine, Financial Sector Issues, Artificial Intelligence, Health and Finance, Green Transition, International Tax Cooperation, Multilateral Development banks and support for Low-income Countries, and several Initiatives for Development with a focus on Africa.
EU Ministers held a debate on the EU space law, which the Commission is expected to propose. Ministers also prepared the joint EU-ESA Space Council meeting, which was held after the space part of the Competitiveness Council meeting. The Council adopted conclusions on ‘strengthening Europe’s competitiveness through space’, on EuroHPC for AI, and on research and security.
The recommendation identifies risks relating mainly to the areas of undesirable transfer of knowledge, foreign interference, and ethical or integrity violations.
The High-Level Group for the Digital Markets Act convened for the third time in Brussels. During this meeting, the Group agreed on the need to coordinate enforcement and adopted a public statement on Artificial Intelligence.
EU HR Borrell returned from California with three main takeaways: “First, to keep innovation in Europe, we need to significantly increase investment in the high-tech sector. Second, the EU’s human-centric approach to tech regulation is viewed positively by Californian decision-makers. And third, Europe needs to avoid becoming the adjustment variable for Chinese excess capacity.”
The EU Council has reached a political agreement, today, on a regulation to expand the objectives of the European High Performing Computer Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC), aimed at boosting Europe’s leadership in artificial intelligence (AI).
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