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The EU Commission is currently creating the internal structures to enforce the new competition rules for digital groups. Informal talks with the companies are already underway. There is little room left for national competition regulators.
By Till Hoppe
The DSA is supposed to bring more transparency and control over what happens on major online platforms and search engines. To achieve this, the Commission needs new staff and is therefore establishing a new team of experts.
By Corinna Visser
Cookie banners and consent have been a political and legal bone of contention for years. Controversial influencing techniques, the so-called dark patterns, caused legislative activity most recently. Read what is likely to be prohibited, what operators will have to watch out for in the future against the backdrop of the DSA, and how the debate could end abruptly.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Greece is rocked by a wiretapping scandal: The Predator spyware was allegedly used against members, employees and opponents of the government. After the Pegasus revelations in Poland, France, Spain and Hungary, this is the next big scandal. The EU institutions are helpless.
By Redaktion Table
Germany and the other EU states must do more to defend against threats in cyberspace, the EU Commission demands. However, a new strategy remains vague and ambivalent on important issues.
By Eric Bonse
Even if the count is still ongoing: US President Biden emerges stronger from the midterm congressional elections. In the EU, this is seen with relief. But there are likely to be further conflicts, particularly over trade policy.
By Till Hoppe