Four Apple and Microsoft services to be left out of Digital Markets Act on 13/02/24
The European Commission announced on 13 February that it decided not to designate Apple and Microsoft as gatekeepers for certain platform services under the Digital Markets Act. Delivery failure: Belgium Presidency’s platform work directive undermines single market on 13/02/24
The latest agreement on the platform work directive brings less legal clarity than the status quo, and fails to give platforms and workers alike harmonised rules and protections across the EU's single market, Tomas Prouza writes for Euractiv. The EIT Summit 2024 – Europe’s leading innovators in conversation and celebration on 13/02/24
Innovation is the engine of Europe’s economy. Join Europe’s leading innovators at the EIT Summit taking place on 20 February in Brussels. The EIT Summit will kick-off INNOVEIT 2024, a series of events showcasing Europe’s largest innovation ecosystem. The event is... Munich Security Report: Perceived threat of cyberattacks reaches all-time high on 12/02/24
Ahead of the Munich Security Conference, the Munich Security Report 2024 was published on Monday (12 February) revealing that for G7 countries cyberattacks on their country are considered the second most important risk, following extreme weather and forest fires. EU broadband law final compromise: Useful legislation, with ‘minimal direct impact’ on 12/02/24
EU telecom associations have criticised the course pursued by negotiators on the Gigabit Infrastructure Act, saying the text will allow the speeding up of telecom infrastructure roll-out but will have a minimal impact due to shrinking returns on investments. UN Cybercrime Convention in limbo as civil society, industry want rejection on 09/02/24
The Russia-initiated United Nations Cybercrime Convention was due to conclude on Friday (9 February) but lack of consensus on the scope and terminology has prompted civil society to call for the rejection of the Convention in its current form. TikTok and Meta sue EU Commission over DSA, Gigabit Infrastructure Act deal found on 09/02/24
Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. AI Act accomplished, Germany left with unanswered questions on 09/02/24
With Klaus Landefeld, Vice Chairman of the Management Board at the Association of the Internet Industry (eco), we discuss the outcome of the AI Act and its implications for Germany. One point of discussion is real-time biometric surveillance, which was previously excluded by the federal government in its coalition agreement. Platform work rulebook hangs by thread ahead of member states’ final nod on 08/02/24
Negotiators from the European Commission, Council and Parliament struck a deal on the Platform Work Directive - for the second time - on Thursday (8 February), with all eyes now on member states, who have been asked to rubberstamp it on Friday. Meta and TikTok sue European Commission over Digital Services Act fee on 08/02/24
Meta and TikTok are suing the European Commission over a supervisory fee that companies affected by the EU’s Digital Services Act will have to pay yearly.
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