The Digital Services Act is still only in force for a few providers. But the crisis caused by the attack on Israel left the EU Commission with no time to spare: It initiated the first investigation proceedings against platforms much earlier than intended. This is good news for EU Digital Commissioner Thierry Breton – this way, he could show before the European elections that the DSA is working.
By Falk Steiner
David O'Sullivan has been EU Sanctions Coordinator since the beginning of the year and, in his new role, has already visited a number of third countries to close the main loopholes in the sanctions regime against Russia. In an interview with Stephan Israel, the former top official and EU ambassador in Washington takes positive stock of the situation.
By Stephan Israel
EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell finally catches up on his trip to China. His mission: Making it clear to his Chinese interlocutors that the EU and its members are not marionettes of the United States, but want to be taken seriously as geopolitical players.
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