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DMA: significant additions made it into the final text
The long-waited final text for the Digital Markets Act, seen by EURACTIV, contains some unexpected last-minute changes.
DMA: EU institutions agree on new rules for Big Tech
The new EU regulation targeting tech giants will become fully applicable in 2023, following an agreement reached between the EU co-legislators on Thursday (24 March).
DMA: EU lawmakers ready to trade digital governance for tighter obligations
EU lawmakers are preparing to make concessions on the governance of the Digital Markets Act to obtain more ambitious obligations for gatekeepers, according to an internal note seen by EURACTIV.
Digital Brief: RT ban, internet struggles, Big Tech takes sides
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European Commission pitches data sharing obligations in Data Act proposal
On Wednesday (23 February), the EU executive presented its draft for the new data law with only minor changes compared to the proposal leaked by EURACTIV earlier this month.
LEAK: Data Act’s proposed rules for data sharing, cloud switching, interoperability
The Data Act proposal defines the rules for sharing data, conditions for access by public bodies, international data transfers, cloud switching and interoperability, according to a draft seen by EURACTIV.
EU must resist attempts to dilute Digital Markets Act
The EU is on the brink of adopting new rules that will transform the dynamics of the digital economy and so significantly improve consumers’ experience. But it is crucially important that EU lawmakers resist last-ditch attempts by Big Tech companies to derail or neutralise these rules before they reach the statute book, writes Ursula Pachl.
Voice assistants under fire in IoT competition report
Voice assistants have come under particular scrutiny in the conclusions of a Commission competition inquiry into the consumer Internet of Things (IoT) sector.
EU parliament adopts regulation targeting internet giants
EU lawmakers adopted their version of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in a plenary vote on Wednesday (15 December), formalizing their mandate to enter interinstitutional negotiations on this key piece of digital legislation with the European Council and Commission.
Amendments crowd DMA’s plenary vote, and it’s not over yet
Despite a ‘gentlemen's agreement’ between the main political groups in the European Parliament, a number of alternative amendments to the proposed Digital Markets Act (DMA) have been tabled ahead of the plenary vote due on 14-15 December, and more surprises might come later in the week.
EU Parliament’s key committee adopts Digital Markets Act
The Digital Markets Act legislative proposal has been endorsed with an overwhelming majority by a key European Parliament committee and will now be voted on in the December plenary session.
EU lawmakers reach agreement on law targeting Big Tech
MEPs have reached a compromise on the most controversial aspects of the EU regulation that will introduce strict obligations for internet giants.
Facebook whistleblower asks European Parliament to get tough with DSA
Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen called on EU lawmakers to "set a gold standard" and take a tough stance in regulating big tech and safeguarding democracy during her testimony before the Parliament on Monday (8 November).
EU countries green light new data governance framework
27 EU ambassadors have adopted the general approach to the Data Governance Act on Friday (1 October), providing a mandate that forms the basis for negotiations with the EU Commission and Parliament.
Gaia-X cloud infrastructure project close to becoming operational
The European flagship cloud project Gaia-X, which aims to ensure Europe has its own trusted data and cloud infrastructure, came one step closer to becoming operational after the first specification round of the Federation Services was completed on Wednesday. EURACTIV Germany reports.
EU SMEs in bid for greater interoperability in Digital Markets Act
Forty pan-European tech companies have penned a letter to MEPs calling for support for bolstered interoperability requirements in the Digital Markets Act (DMA) while stressing the importance of keeping the rules aligned to developments in the area across EU nations.
Prohibit targeted advertising in Digital Services Act, EU data watchdog says
The EU should prohibit targeted advertising as part of new rules against Big Tech platforms in the bloc's Digital Services Act, the EU's institutional data protection watchdog has said.
European coronavirus tracing apps are crossing borders
The German Corona-Warn-App now also works in Italy and Ireland, and vice versa, and more countries will be added soon. However, some are being excluded from the outset, because they use a central system, such as France. EURACTIV Germany reports.
EU under tight schedule for ‘interoperable’ summer COVID apps
The European Commission is putting the final touches to its "interoperability gateway," a system that allows different contact tracing apps across member states to function with one another.
Counterfeit and illegal sellers to be targeted in Digital Services Act, Vestager says
A crackdown on the sale of counterfeit and illegal goods across online platforms is likely to feature in the European Commission's upcoming Digital Services Act plans, the EU's Vice-President for Digital Affairs, Margrethe Vestager has said.
EU checks complaints against Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype
The European Commission is determining whether to require the unbundling of the Internet phone service Skype from Microsoft's Windows operating system before authorising the planned merger of the two companies.
Kroes to beef up scrutiny of EU digital industry
The European Commission will ensure that devices with always-on connectivity, like Apple's iPhone, don't lock consumers in to proprietary technology, Neelie Kroes, EU commissioner for the 'Digital Agenda', told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview. A yearly scorecard will measure the industry's progress.
Kroes: Interoperability at heart of Digital Agenda
The European Commission plans to rewrite ICT industry rules to make sure dominant technologies, like devices with always-on connectivity, do not lock consumers into supporting monopolies and hamper innovation, Neelie Kroes, EU commissioner for the Digital Agenda, told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview.