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Originally published on 26 April 2025

 

DMA
  • EU Commission finds Apple and Meta in breach of the Digital Markets Act
  • EU Commission closes investigation into Apple’s user choice obligations and issues preliminary findings on rules for alternative apps under the Digital Markets Act
  • Digital Markets Act: Chair Anna Cavazzini reacts to first Commission decision on Apple and Meta non-compliance
  • Digital Markets Act enforcement: State of play – EP – Research Service
  • EU Commission publishes annual report on DMA implementation in 2024
DATA PROTECTION
  • EDPB annual report 2024: protecting personal data in a changing landscape
COPYRIGHT
  • At a Glance – AI and copyright: The training of general purpose AI – EP Think Tank
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
  • General-purpose AI models: EU Commission seeks input to clarify rules
  • WTO Members discuss impact of AI and emerging technologies on e-commerce
DIGITAL IDENTITY
  • Digital Identity and Identification in the Era of Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds
ONLINE SHOPPING
  • Online shopping: More people buying print than e-books
WSIS
  • WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025 to shape the future of digital technology for development
COMPETITION
  • EU Commission publishes 2024 Report on competition policy
  • EU Commission to assess the proposed acquisition of Downtown by UMG
EBU
  • EBU News Report 2025: Leading Newsrooms in the Age of Generative AI
  • Eurovision Song Contest Media Master Classes
EU COMMISSION REGISTER
  • Case ES/2025/2573: Market for wholesale dedicated capacity in Spain – Remedies – Article 32(3) of Directive (EU) 2018/1972
  • Commission decision pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 and the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/814
  • COMMISSION DECISION on the Joint Statement of the third meeting of the European Union – Japan Digital Partnership Council
  • COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION on the review of the legality of an act of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003
  • Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION amending Decision (EU) 2023/133 appointing the members of the selection panel provided for in Article 14(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1939
EU COUNCIL REGISTER
  • CM 2478 2025 INIT – Meeting of the Antici Group (Simplification)
  • CM 2532 2025 INIT – Working Party on CONSUMER PROTECTION AND INFORMATION – ATTACHES & EXPERTS MEETING
  • CM 2218 2025 INIT – Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law – Request for written contributions
  • ST 8177 2025 INIT – Presentation by RegWatchEurope (agenda item 2.) at the Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth (Industry) on 24 April 2025
  • CM 2434 2025 INIT – Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues
  • CM 2503 2025 INIT – Attachés & Experts Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues
EU PARLIAMENT REGISTER

EU Commission Answers to MEPs

  • Answer to a written question – Working conditions of artists and workers in the cultural and creative sectors and industries – E-000809/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – Bernard-Henri Lévy/ARTE case – measures to prevent conflicts of interest in Europe’s public audiovisual sector – E-000734/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – Support measures for the self-employed – E-000441/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – Organised crime’s involvement in sporting events and its infiltration of supporter groups – E-000063/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – The Digital Services Act and protecting young people’s mental health – E-000743/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – The concept of ‘disinformation’ and the question of oversight in EU policy – E-000854/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – Old age – E-000132/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – A ‘lost generation’ – E-000473/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – Definition of homelessness – E-000890/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – European citizens’ initiative ‘My voice, my choice’ – E-000443/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – Timeframes and the effectiveness of the Commission’s measures to monitor very large online platform (VLOP) commitments – E-001058/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – Limits and enforcement of Article 36 of the Digital Services Act – E-000852/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – Addressing barriers in the EU single market for services – E-000302/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – TikTok platform – E-000503/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – Inquiry into the Chinese Government’s role in financing and running DeepSeek, and in applying censorship – E-000394/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – EU multilingualism in light of the principle of equality and non-discrimination – E-000499/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – Customs duties in the EU – E-000788/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – Infringement proceedings against Ireland – E-000739/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – Prison capacity shortage – E-001008/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – ‘La Famiglia – The Great Mafia War’ – E-000415/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – Addressing digital inequality in education, treating it as a threat to EU cohesion – E-000814/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – Russian intelligence funding of a campaign against the Law and Justice Government and Russian lobbying in Brussels – E-000861/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – A Competitiveness Compass for the EU – the Commission’s plans for public procurement – E-000697/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – Unfair competition from voluntary associations in tenders – E-000043/2025(ASW)
  • Answer to a written question – Review of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 on F-gases and its meaning for the European heat pump and cooling sector – E-001165/2025(ASW)

EP Think Tank papers

  • Briefing – EU-UK trade flows: Continuities, changes and trends – 24-04-2025
  • At a Glance – Digital Markets Act enforcement: State of play – 24-04-2025
  • At a Glance – AI and copyright: The training of general purpose AI – 23-04-2025
  • Briefing – Canada ahead of the 2025 election: Navigating a complex geopolitical landscape – 23-04-2025

EP Reports

  • REPORT on competition policy – annual report 2024 – A10-0071/2025
  • REPORT on the ninth report on economic and social cohesion – A10-0066/2025

EP Opinions and draft opinions

  • DRAFT OPINION on the Gender Equality Strategy 2025 – PE772.188v01-00

EP Amendments

  • AMENDMENTS 1 – 226 – Draft report A new vision for the European Universities alliances – PE772.203v01-00
  • AMENDMENTS 1 – 299 – Draft report Implementation and streamlining of EU internal market rules to strengthen the single market – PE772.185v01-00
  • AMENDMENTS 1 – 360 – Draft report Public procurement – PE772.147v01-00
  • AMENDMENTS 361 – 685 – Draft report Public procurement – PE772.204v01-00
  • AMENDMENTS 686 – 789 – Draft report Public procurement – PE772.205v01-00

EP IMCO Committee

  • Other events – Visit to Bologna, Italy – 14-04-2025 – Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

EP EMPL Committee

  • Latest news – What’s new? – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

EP LIBE Committee

  • Latest news – Next meeting: 12-13 May (Brussels) – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
  • Press release – Border security: MEPs endorse gradual roll-out of Entry-Exit System

EP CULT Committee

  • Highlights – EMPL-CULT exchange of views with Commission EVP Roxana Mînzatu on ‘Union of Skills’ – Committee on Culture and Education
  • AMENDMENTS 1 – 226 – Draft report A new vision for the European Universities alliances – PE772.203v01-00
UNITED KINGDOM
  • Implementing the Media Act 2024: principles for designating connected TV platforms
UNITED STATES
  • NIST Updates Privacy Framework, Tying It to Recent Cybersecurity Guidelines
COMPANIES: ALPHABET
  • Google Cloud Blog: AI and BI converge: A deep dive into Gemini in Looker
COMPANIES: META
  • Meta Newsroom: The FTC’s Weak Case Against Meta Ignores Reality
  • Meta Newsroom: Making AI Work Harder for Europeans

 

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