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Falk Steiner, Corinna Visser

Digital outlook: what is to be completed

Many important digital laws have already been completed and are being implemented – such as the DSA and DMA. Other pieces of legislation are still hotly debated – like the AI-Act. An outlook on the digital agenda for fall 2023.

By Corinna Visser

Media Freedom Act: Parliament puts the finishing touches

Parliament is about to do its final work on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). On Thursday, the Culture and Media Committee will adopt its position. After the planned amendments to the articles were finalized before the summer break, the recitals are now ready. The major digital providers have criticized the plans.

By Falk Steiner

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Dirty election campaign in Poland

Jaroslaw Kaczynski is using the methods of Donald Trump and other populists in the run-up to the Oct. 15 elections. His ruling PiS is quite clearly ahead in the polls of the civic coalition of former prime minister and challenger Donald Tusk. Tusk's potential partners could fail to clear the eight-percent hurdle.

By Redaktion Table

Ukraine can hope for stable EU military aid

Chances are good that EU foreign affairs envoy Josep Borrell will get his proposal for long-term financing of Ukraine's military aid through before the end of the year. But will the €20 billion be enough – and what about transparency?

By Stephan Israel

AI Act could scare off investors

President Macron wants to bring France into a leading role in artificial intelligence – and is putting a lot of money into it. Private investors, on the other hand, are hesitant. They are uncertain about what the AI Act will mean for the industry.

By Corinna Visser

Commission: no e-fuels proposal before November

The Commission wanted to present a proposal in the near future that would allow vehicles powered exclusively by e-fuels to be registered even after the 2035 deadline for combustion engines. That was the promise when the German government and the Commission settled their dispute in March. Now Brussels says the legislative proposal won't come until November.

By Markus Grabitz

Disinformation: bad grades for platforms

A study commissioned by the EU Commission shows: Facebook and YouTube do too little to counter propaganda from the Kremlin. This is a bad omen for the European elections.

By Corinna Visser

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Italy: Meloni struggles to cope with rising migrant numbers

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had promised to curb illegal migration across the Mediterranean. But now the numbers are rising and could become a problem for the Italian right, of all parties. Meloni's coalition partner Salvini of the far-right Lega wants to use the situation to feed the European election campaign.

By Redaktion Table