Here you will find all the articles with the tag: European Commission.
The bloc voted to make the European Commission the highest enforcement body fore the new tech rules it is issuing. This week Reuters reported that Representatives from EU countries have agreed that the European Commission will be the sole enforcer of new tech rules, with a limited role for natio... Read more
2 years ago
The EC is launching an 'in-depth' antitrust probe into the proposed deal. The European Commission announced this week that it has opened an in-depth investigation into Nvidia's proposed $40 billion acquisition of U.K.-based chip technology vendor Arm. The European Union regulator said it is c... Read more
2 years ago
The EU Ombudsman has escalated an investigation regarding ‘revolving doors’ at the European Commission. Their focus will be on Margrethe Vestager’s well-connected and powerful competition department, which has lost some of its experienced people to prominent law firms. The regulators, who ... Read more
3 years ago
Europe's attempt at chipmaking independence would be a mistake, the Dutch government claims. The Netherlands warned the EU this week that they should not decouple from the global semiconductor supply chain, according to reporting in Reuters. The EU's move to decouple comes as the bloc tries to ... Read more
3 years ago
The Parliament's move comes in response to appeals from numerous groups. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called for a ban on biometric mass surveillance technologies. The ban would specifically forbid the use of facial recognition systems. This week the parliament discussed a r... Read more
3 years ago
An industry group has complained to the EU, claiming the move is "anti-competitive" A coalition of digital marketing firms and others is vigorously lobbying against Google's plan to phase out tracking cookies. The tech giant wants to replace cookies with alternative technologies which Google cla... Read more
3 years ago
The EC has accused Google of illegal practices on Android devices to enhance the dominant position of their search engine. This week saw the kick off of the trial of Google before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The court battle is about the fine of 4.3 billion euros that the ... Read more
3 years ago
The Irish Finance Minister wants a clear indication from the U.S. Congress before agreeing. Ireland wants a proposed global minimum tax rate of 15 percent on corporate profits to be a ceiling, not a floor. Senior Irish officials told POLITICO that the Organization for Economic Cooperation and De... Read more
3 years ago
The new rules will also apply to iPads and other Apple devices. Apple needs to dump the Lightning-port and switch to USB Type C. All manufacturers also need to switch to an interoperable fast-charging standard. This week the European Commission plans to present a legislative proposal to force m... Read more
3 years ago
The European Commission (EC) has released a new report that reveals the impact open-source software (OSS) and open-source hardware (OSH) can have on the European Union economy. The report is titled "The Impact of Open Source Software and Hardware on technological dependencies, competitiveness and i... Read more
3 years ago
