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Remarks by EVP Virkkunen and Commissioner Jørgensen at the occasion of the adoption on the tech sovereignty package.

Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen held an Implementation Dialogue on the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) in Brussels on 4 May 2026 with a selected group of representatives from the audiovisual media sector. The dialogue aimed to exchange on the achievements and effectiveness of the AVMSD implementation, as well as to discuss suggestions for its ongoing review, in light of the objectives of simplification and modernisation.

The European Commission published the summary report of the contributions received during the targeted consultation concerning possible guidance on the application of the Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA).

To ensure clarity on how this mechanism operates, the Commission has been developing guidelines on trusted flaggers.

Europe weighs urgent action to strengthen XR chips, components and technological sovereignty for the next generation of virtual worlds.

The Commission has published a study mapping key stakeholders and assessing the early stages of implementation of the trusted flaggers mechanism.

A new study commissioned by the European Commission informs over the future of 112-based eCall, the life-saving emergency system in vehicles, as national mobile operators phase out older 2G and 3G networks and migrate to 4G and 5G networks.

The Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council to establish an EU-level selection procedure for the assignment of spectrum for mobile satellite services.

The first meeting of the European Network of AI-Powered Advanced Screening Centres took place online on 11 May 2026.

The commission adopted a report to assess whether there is a need to amend the list of prohibited AI practices and high-risk use cases set out in Annex III of the AI Act.