The recent clashes between several democratic governments and the tech giants X (formerly Twitter) of Elon Musk and Telegram of Pavel Durov highlight a crucial problem that Europe needs to address: the urgent need to reclaim its digital sovereignty. What happened in Brazil and France is part of a global battle to control the digital … Read more
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, expressed her disappointment at the lack of an equal number of men and women in the new Commission, during a press conference today in Brussels. The President of the Commission stated that during her political life she has fought for women’s access to decision-making and … Read more
The deadline for submitting nominations for the European Commission ends at the end of August. With the time now counting down, the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has returned from her summer vacation and is getting to work. The “backlogs” are almost closed and only three countries remain to open their papers. … Read more
The formation of the new group of commissioners of the re-elected President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is underway, with the deadline for the submission of nominations expiring at the end of August. With that date fast approaching, and now that Ursula von der Leyen has returned from her summer vacation in Germany, … Read more
In Dresden, the Taiwanese semiconductor factory TSMC is being generously subsidized by the German government. Three European tech companies are also involved. Neither Chancellor Scholz (SPD), Ursula von der Leyen nor Prime Minister Kretschmer wanted to miss the groundbreaking ceremony with the head of TSMC Photo: Axel Schmidt/reuters LEIPZIG taz | The laying of the … Read more
Stockholm. Apple on Thursday changed its policy in the European Union (EU) to allow developers to communicate with customers outside of apps, after the European Commission (EC) accused the iPhone maker in June of breaking the bloc’s technology rules. The Commission had said that under most commercial conditions, Apple only allows directing via “link-outs,” meaning … Read more
From the point of view of the European wind energy association WindEurope, fair competition conditions must be the basic prerequisite for Chinese wind energy companies to gain access to the EU market. “The Chinese turbine manufacturers are knocking hard on the door and want to enter the European market, as they did 15 years ago … Read more
The non-announcement of the next Greek Commissioner to the Commission is mainly due to the fact that we still do not know, as the Prime Minister admits, the portfolio. How likely is it that Greece will get an “active” and “important” portfolio so that the Prime Minister can choose the right commissioner? The chances are … Read more
The formation of the brand new group of commissioners of the re-elected president of the Fee, Ursula von der Leyen, is underway, along with her informing the leaders of the 27 to ship the names they suggest. Particularly, this morning the letters from the Fee to the member states asking them to suggest commissioners went … Read more
The European Fee’s report on the rule of regulation in Greece was talked about by authorities consultant Pavlos Marinakis through the briefing for political editors, characterizing it as extraordinarily optimistic. On the similar time, he famous that it’s a resounding response to those that systematically try and slander Greece overseas with pretend information. “Greece’s evaluation … Read more