The new EU customs authority – key to making EU parcel-checkers fit for the 21st century – will sit in Lille, Council and Parliament decided today. France will get to add another piece to its collection of EU bodies. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/lille-w...

The EU commissioner in charge of the #EUInc says the project needs to get over the line now or risk never happening at all. He also defended it against criticism from trade unions. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/intervi...

The #EUInc will get a European company register after all, according to leaked documents obtained by Euractiv. But it will only be a second step, building on an existing system connecting national registers. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/eu-inc-...

Are you afraid of not knowing what to answer when people mutter gibberish word salad like “EU Inc” or “28th regime” at you? Fear not – I have just the explainer you need. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/eu-inc-...

AI agents are all the rage right now, seemingly on the path towards mainstream adoption – which has already led to some asking whether EU rules need to be updated to keep up with fast-moving tech. Read @claudiemoreau.bsky.social's and my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/could-a...

EU rules for AI in machinery, toys or watercraft could land on the cutting room floor of the ongoing AI simplification package talks. But AI safety and testing groups are warning this could be bad for consumers and for companies. Read my article at @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/not-eve...

Council has adopted its position on the AI omnibus. With Parliament also having reached a political deal, odds are looking up for talks to finish before the August deadline. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/council...

🇫🇷 wants AI gigafactories to test EU tech, not just boost Nvidia 🇵🇱, 🇦🇹 and 🇱🇹 are also keen for the flagship AI infrastructure project to strengthen the bloc's digital resilience - An analysis to read on @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/france-...

We’ve obtained a full draft proposal for the #EUInc. Among other details, it says capitals will be able to decide what rules apply in areas the new EU-wide company form doesn’t cover. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/all-the...

Parliament has a deal (of some sort) on the AI omnibus: Lead lawmakers in principle agreed to both a “pornification” ban and cuts to industrial AI rules at a meeting today. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/lead-me...

There’s a new Council draft on the AI simplification package, which includes a ban on “pornification” AI – but this curiously seems to exclude “bikini” photos such as those generated by Grok in January. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/council...

EXCLUSIVE: I’ve seen a draft legal proposal for the 28th regime, aka #EUInc. Three big takeaways: 1. It sets out a regulation. 2. The draft’s legal basis would only need a qualified majority of EU countries to agree – no need for unanimity.

Europe’s courts have been trying to nail down for some time how exactly AI fits into EU copyright rules. @claudiemoreau.bsky.social and I tried to wrap our heads around where they stand in 2026 – short answer: It’s complicated. Read our article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/why-dol...

No mention of banning “pornification” AI in a new Council text on the AI simplification package, dated today. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/eu-capi...

Both Anthropic and OpenAI said they were defending Americans from the dangers of AI-powered mass surveillance last week. Europeans, of course, are not Americans. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/us-ai-g...

There are a few different ways through which the @ec.europa.eu could try to realise the planned #EUInc – including some innovative ones. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/five-wa...

Even in the few cases where AI developers have published info on what data they used to train their models, as required by EU rules, these summaries were hard to find and to compare, according to @mozilla.org-funded researchers. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/researc...

Rules for industrial AI could be next on the menu in the EU’s push to simplify its tech rules, with lawmakers and capitals already pitching in. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/simplif...

The @ec.europa.eu will not publish guidelines on which AI systems will fall under the AI Act’s high-risk rules by Saturday, a spokesperson confirmed to me. The document was already delayed from the legal deadline of 2 February. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/high-ri...

My colleague @nicolettaionta.bsky.social and I got our hands on the first draft of a controversial EU deal with the United States, which could see American authorities get access to European travellers’ sensitive data. Read our article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...

Agreeing on whether we need to ban “pornification” AI is one thing – but how would such a ban actually work in practice? My colleague @anupriyadatta.bsky.social and me took a long good look at the nitty-gritty details. Read our article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/hey-gro...

A Spanish push to include a ban on “pornification” AI in the digital omnibus package gathered support from France, Ireland and Slovenia at a Council discussion yesterday, sources told Euractiv. Read today’s edition of @euractiv.com's tech newsletter, The Hack: www.euractiv.com/news/the-hac...

A planned biometrics deal which could see US authorities get access to Europeans’ sensitive data has made it onto the political agenda, with a Renew MEP asking pointed questions to Commission and Council. Read @claudiemoreau.bsky.social article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/mep-rai...

France is collecting scientific input on what effect AI is having on minors – the newest in a spree of measures like a social media ban for children and an inquiry into the health effects of videogames. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/france-...

It’s not “Buy European”, but it would be “Support European”: The @ec.europa.eu wants to funnel public support cash in key tech sectors like AI, chips and space exclusively towards EU-based companies, shows a draft document. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/eu-eyes...

The @europarl.europa.eu said it was disabling AI features on devices given out to lawmakers until it could “fully” clarify how much data these features send back home, per a mail sent out this morning. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...

Capitals are concretising new investigative powers for the EU’s AI Office, foreseen in the AI simplification package. A new draft Council text lays out what the watchdog will be allowed to do when raiding EU offices. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/council...

The idea of banning “pornification” AI – like Elon Musk’s Grok – is dividing Parliament even within political groups, amendments obtained by Euractiv show. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...

The planned #EUInc is the “wrong solution” for making the lives of startups easier, the boss of Europe’s largest trade union grouping told us. Her pitch: Build an app to inform founders on different rules across countries instead. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/intervi...

INTERVIEW: Brussels digital chief rejects claims of favouring Big Tech Roberto Viola tells @euractiv.com hundreds of start-ups struggle to develop AI due to GDPR www.euractiv.com/news/intervi...

Everything we know about plans for the #EUInc so far: Open to everyone, employees to only get taxed on stock options when they sell them, €340 million in red tape savings. Let’s see what of this makes it into the final law. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/eu-inc-...

The planned #EUInc will not include an EU-wide company register, a key ask of startup activists, says a Commission document seen by Euractiv. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/eu-inc-...

We got our hands on Parliament’s draft report for the AI omnibus. The rapporteurs want to set fixed high-risk deadlines but don’t mention banning “pornification” AIs, which is being eyed in the wake of the Grok scandal. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...

The @ec.europa.eu is trialling an internal communication tool based on the European open source Matrix protocol – as a backup to existing services, for example Microsoft’s Teams. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...

Talks on the AI transparency code of practice have heated up, with the question of which content fall under the AI Act’s transparency rules at the centre of the dispute. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/ai-tran...

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Space Act @consilium.europa.eu legal opinion ramps up pressure on Germany and Italy to engage 🚀 EU Space Act provisions "are correctly based" on Article 114 TFEU, per a Council document, obtained by @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...

You’ll get to give feedback on the guidelines for classifying high-risk AI systems sometime this month, the @ec.europa.eu told me. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...

My plea to European politicians to at least be present on a European social network – which already exists today. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...

Have a look at which EU lawmakers will be working on the AI omnibus – and trying to finish Parliament’s report within less than two months. Read my article at @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...

Startups, scientists and satellite producers will profit from today’s trade deal with India, says @ec.europa.eu – plus, maybe it’ll save your e-mail inbox from some spam. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/eu-and-...

Cyprus seems to have heard the protests against exempting some high-risk AI systems from having to register in an EU database. Let’s simplify the process instead, a first Council compromise text on the AI omnibus now proposes. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/council...

AI is making its way into Europe’s administrations – provoking the same questions around sovereignty that have accompanied public cloud deals for years. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/how-eur...

Authors, artists and other creatives are still not happy with the situation around copyright and AI, spotlighted by info on training data which is currently still missing in action. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/missing...

Countries are seeing eye to eye on many parts of the AI omnibus package. But one of the Commission’s proposals – exempting some companies building AI systems from having to register them in an EU database – is more controversial. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/countri...

EU tech chief @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social called for regulations to replace directives in digital laws Virkkunen says regulation-only digital rules would boost EU competitiveness - @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/eu-tech...

Companies releasing new AI models need to publish info on what data they used to train them under EU rules. But that info seems to be missing for several large AI models released since last August. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/ai-comp...

European governing elites from London through Brussels to Moldova face the worst threats since 1945, from Putin, Trump, China, AI, climate etc. Why are they so unequipped to deal with them? Me on the men (mostly) with blue suits and diplomas who have landed in the jungle as.ft.com/r/b709f313-8...

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The @ec.europa.eu is drafting guidelines to temporarily stand in for the much-delayed AI Act standards, should they still not be ready for their yet-to-be-formally-delayed 2027 deadline. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...

The #Grok scandal keeps heating up. Now @ec.europa.eu President Ursula von der Leyen herself is hitting out at Elon Musk allowing women and children to be digital undressed on his platform – and threatening EU action. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/von-der...