Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, is attending the Cannes Film Festival this year to engage with the audiovisual industry on media policy.
A strong continuing trend has emerged across Europe: 92% of Europeans consider the need to further strengthen children and young people’s protection online as a top policy priority.
The Executive Vice-President for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Henna Virkkunen, alongside Cyprus' Deputy Minister of culture, Vasiliki Kassiandou, on behalf of the Council of the EU, will host Twin It! II event to close the two-part campaign and showcase the achievements in digitisation to preserve cultural heritage across the EU.
From 2 August 2026, people in the European Union will have to be informed when they are interacting with artificial intelligence (AI) systems or exposed to certain AI-generated or manipulated content.
During the fourth meeting of the EU-Japan Digital Partnership Council in Brussels, the Commission services responsible for the enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA) signed a cooperation arrangement with Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), which also serves as Japan’s platform regulator.
The European Union - represented by the European Commission - has become the Global Coalition on Telecommunications (GCOT) first strategic partner, contributing to international collaboration on the development of next generation telecommunication infrastructure.
The European Commission decided to send an additional letter of formal notice to Croatia (INFR(2024)2166) for not complying with the Digital Services Act (DSA).
The European Commission has preliminarily found Meta's Instagram and Facebook in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) for failing to diligently identify, assess and mitigate the risks of minors under 13 years old accessing their services.
The European Commission's first review of the DMA found that in the first two years of its application, the DMA remains fit for purpose and has opened up new opportunities for businesses and developers, while giving users more control over their experiences and devices, as well as access to more diverse and innovative digital products and services.
