Schrems campaign raises specter of another legal challenge as legislators propose changes to GDPR

It is the fear of loss – not the experience of it – that activates the authoritarian reflex. That sense of decline has become pervasive

In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of AI companies to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental rights of Europeans.

Une douzaine de personnes, dont un parlementaire et des étudiants participant au mouvement de protestation contre le pouvoir, ont reçu une notification suggérant qu’elles avaient été visées par le mou...

Big Tech and Big Oil are teeming up to push new gas-powered data centres, and greenwashing them with promises of carbon capture. But carbon capture is a paper tiger: new fossil gas just means new emis...

Today, the Commission has designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine (VLOSE), as well as Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs), under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Today, the Department of State, in partnership with the Department of the Treasury, is announcing the designation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Autistici/Inventati...

Die Grünen in Baden-Württemberg lehnen den Einsatz von Palantir mit großer Mehrheit ab. Doch die grün-schwarze Landesregierung hält daran fest.

The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.

Quick analysis on the EU public procurement act with key analysis on issues around Free Software/Open Source, environment and social justice.

From Delhi to Jaipur, India is rolling out facial recognition technology supplied by Spanish company Herta Security to monitor millions of its citizens.

European AI strategy must prioritise democratic governance over market solutions to protect citizens’ data and workers’ rights.

Open letter criticises State’s ‘questionable track record’ on digital policy and corporate tax

Parliament president and EU countries are playing procedural politics to pass a law to scan internet services for child abuse material.

Western Europe experienced an unusually early and intense heatwave during the second half of May 2026, mainly between 21 and 30 May. The largest temperature anomalies were observed across western Fran...

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On Wednesday at 10.00, lead MEPs Arba Kokalari and Michael McNamara will hold a press conference following the final EP vote on the so-called AI “digital omnibus”.

The company says it disagrees with the US government order and looks to restore access

<div><img width="600" height="400" src="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/Bill_Gates_at_the_European_Commission_-_P067383-605791-600x400.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/Bill_Gates_at_the_European_Commission_-_P067383-605791-600x400.jpg 600w, https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/Bill_Gates_at_the_European_Commission_-_P067383-605791.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>Spending of corporate lobbying into the EU reaches new highs according to new research, manifesting in slashed regulation in a bid to build competitiveness and facilitate corporate interests

A WIRED timeline shows how dozens of governments, companies, and other organizations across Europe are moving, or planning to shift, away from US Big Tech.

ARTICLE 19 sets out why subsea cable governance demands the attention of human rights advocates, regulators, and the broader public.