Europe’s politicians are caught between AI competitiveness and citizens' concerns

AI chip plant could swallow much of funding pot, 16 EU countries warned

Draft joint-declaration floats 'associated country status' under EU's Cloud and AI Development Act

Sergey Lagodinsky wants to cut cloud sovereignty certification choices and add sustainability audits to CAIDA

Expanding the rules would create a massive inflow of public spending into European alternatives

Space-based EU 'system of systems' will aim to link up police, firefighting and rescue units

US giant might be using EchoStar's EU spectrum licence after buying it last year

By contrast, Germany emphasised the growth potential of AI chips

Proposal includes an EU-wide levy on telecoms auctions as well as creating sovereign high-tech investments to fund Brussels

But rating scheme remains declarative, with no requirement for third party audits

But they disagree on the right methodology

DT, Vodafone, Telefónica and Orange are jockeying for sovereign position vs US giant SpaceX

IRIS² would allow EU and Ukrainian militaries to coordinate in one system

French president calls for an industrial "direct-to-device" consortium

Contract worth €136 million applies "SEAL-3" cloud sovereignty criteria

Brussels weighs quotas, local content rules and other ways to favour EU products

Space junk rules extended to US, per document obtained by Euractiv, but reciprocal market access unresolved

Brussels backs Starlink rivals as it deepens its Arctic ties

Incoming equity fund will supply "billions" for robotics startups, says Commission deputy DG

Italian ECR rapporteur's latest amendments eye deregulating collision avoidance

Italian ECR rapporteur's latest amendments eye deregulating collision avoidance

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As data centres become military targets, Swedish startup offers federated AI training

As the US weaponises Big Tech, the EU must decide how hard to fight back

The reports monitor the progress of EU digitisation

The Quantum Act was originally planned for publication between April and June

He also suggests a 'doctrine' linking tech and irregular migration enforcement

DG CNECT chief Roberto Viola tells Euractiv he's willing to serve beyond his contract's end in September 2026

Viola's contract, due to expire in September 2026, has been extended to 30 September 2027

The EU executive is weighing European cloud and AI alternatives for a new digital recruitment tool after staff raised privacy concerns

But gigafactory bids show national infrastructure is favoured

Call-for-tender for €5 billion in EU funding to chip into network of seven AI hubs

Key legislators in IMCO committee also want changes to copper switch-off date and spectrum licences

Council considered possible threats to European interests, says EU's executive

Europe must build enough data centres to serve its future economy, says Diego Solier

Scheme for measuring energy efficiency and more was initially expected on 3 June

DG CNECT chief Roberto Viola tells Euractiv he's willing to serve beyond his contract's end in September 2026

Calls for AI chips for data centres come as EU's dependence on foreign suppliers is close to 100%

Current targets don't include AI compute, sovereignty or advanced 5G objectives

Stricter rules on renewable energy guarantees of origin were dropped

All groups except the EPP backed the IMCO committee's co-lead role

Developing European direct-to-devices capabilities "is about Europe's technological sovereignty", she said

Some are concerned that having separate national authorities could encourage "forum shopping"

This would be the first time the bloc has designated cloud providers under the Digital Markets Act (DMA)

The Council gave the Commission a green light to sign the declaration after months of internal negotiations

But the two countries also oppose one another on EU space policy

Around 98% of all internet data travels through subsea cables

The Tech Sovereignty Commissioner Henna Virkkunen has so far not used the term 'kill switch'