The President gave a keynote speech in which she highlighted Europe's urgent need to protect children in the digital age, addressing both the opportunities and severe risks—such as mental health harms, addiction, and exploitation—posed by social media and AI-driven business models that prioritise profit over child safety.
These guidelines aim to be practical guidance to assist competent authorities, as well as providers and deployers of AI systems, in ensuring compliance with the transparency obligations under Article 50 AI Act in a consistent, effective and uniform manner.
In the context of the call "Accelerating Best Use of Technologies" (DIGITAL-2026-BESTUSE-10), HaDEA organised an Info Session on 29 April 2026. All presentations and the recording from the session are now available for your reference.
On 28 April, the European Commission held an online information session the call for proposals for a Research Support Framework for Situational Awareness on information integrity.
This webinar discussed how to improve interoperability, build trust in AI tools, reduce administrative burdens, and help farmers and innovators benefit from more accurate, sector-specific solutions.
The Implementation Dialogue on the Chips Act, chaired by Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen, was held on 26 March 2026 with the participation of businesses and associations from across the semiconductor value chain. The dialogue aimed to discuss the effective implementation of the Chips Act, and to discuss industry’s recommendations for the upcoming revision.
