News - For Governments

EU consumers face 4,671 unsafe products in 2025, highlighting urgent need to overhaul e-commerce market surveillance. BEUC calls for marketplace accountability and swift EU action to curb dangerous goods entering the bloc.

Brussels launches Special Panel on child safety online, pushing for expert recommendations and potential age restrictions. The initiative aims to mirror real-world child protection standards for the digital realm.

noyb criticizes EU's GDPR "simplification" as misaligned with business needs, finding participant responses contradict Commission's direction. The report highlights the gap between proposed changes and practical GDPR implementation.

Dutch data watchdog warns of critical AI risks, urging swift regulation and enforcement. Urgent clarity is needed for organizations to avoid discriminatory algorithms, with no current means to address non-compliance.

EU pushes Chat Control legislation, risking end-to-end encryption. Digital Fairness Act aims to disrupt extractive business models impacting user rights.

EU shifts AML/CFT burden to private firms, creating extensive financial surveillance. Revised rules, set to take effect mid-2027, expand this system, impacting ordinary citizens.

Brussels hosts AI forum for 3D digital twins in cultural heritage, driving Europe's Apply AI Strategy forward. The event, set for March 23, 2026, aims to integrate advanced AI in preserving historical sites.

German data watchdogs urge EU lawmakers to abandon chat surveillance mandates in CSA regulation talks. They warn that mass monitoring and breaking end-to-end encryption imperil all citizens' communication security.

Niedersachsen's police law draft faces constitutional challenges over proposed AI surveillance powers. Experts warn these measures risk violating fundamental rights, potentially falling foul of the EU's AI Act.

Germany's digital ID struggles as PIN resets go offline, hindering adoption. New Sparkassen app services and a citizen communication solution may finally revive the electronic ID's potential.

Austria's approach to unique citizen identifiers offers better data protection than Germany's plan, preventing a "transparent citizen." This method aims to digitize administration without compromising privacy.

EU lawmakers near a deal on Chat Control, but mandatory age verification threatens private communications. This could severely limit privacy and free speech for millions across the bloc.

EU member states push back against the Commission's "Digital Omnibus" plans, signaling a departure from proposed data regulation overhauls. This move impacts the swift revision of key European digital laws currently under negotiation.

noyb's Digital Omnibus Report V3 urges EU lawmakers to reject key GDPR and ePrivacy proposals. The analysis offers concrete recommendations for legislative changes to protect user data.

EU proposal weakens GDPR and ePrivacy rules, risking consumer data rights and European competitiveness. Targeted modifications instead "reopen" key regulations, potentially favouring dominant firms over SMEs.

EDRi urges a Digital Fairness Act to curb manipulative platform design and addictive tech. The proposal demands embedding fairness by design, challenging exploitative personalization and deceptive interfaces across the EU.

Dutch government bodies formalize rules for a federated data system, enabling responsible and uniform data sharing. This framework sets clear expectations for organizations to find, share, and use data effectively.

German politicians consider a social media ban for under 16s, mirroring Australia's controversial move. Experts and child welfare groups warn this could harm youth development and limit digital literacy.

EU backs India's AI summit declaration, pledging global cooperation on AI governance. The European Legal Gateway Office and Frontier AI Grand Challenge were launched, bolstering EU-India tech ties and domestic AI development.

EU fines X €120M for non-compliant researcher data access under the Digital Services Act. The ruling elevates research to a key part of regulatory oversight, not just observation.