Tag: Thierry Breton
The German government’s space problem
Düsseldorf, Brussels Elon Musk is controversial, but his power is undisputed. At the beginning of Russia’s major invasion, the US billionaire made his Starlink satellite network available to the Ukrainians.…
EU-Parlamentspräsidentin Metsola verspricht weniger Bürokratie
Brüssel Europäische Unternehmen warnen seit Jahren, dass steigende Regulierungskosten ihre Wettbewerbsfähigkeit bedrohen. In Brüssel stießen sie damit lange auf wenig Resonanz, andere Themen waren wichtiger, allen voran der Kampf gegen…
Diese Plattformen werden in der EU bald streng reguliert
Meta-Logo Gatekeeper müssen künftig auch Daten mit Konkurrenten teilen. (Foto: Reuters) Brüssel, Düsseldorf Mehrere große Digitalkonzerne müssen in der Europäischen Union (EU) wohl ihre Geschäftspraktiken ändern: Die EU-Kommission hat am Mittwoch…
These seven tech giants fall under EU regulation
Global tech corporations The seven companies will in future fall under the EU digital law as “gatekeepers”. (Photo: Reuters (5), dpa (2)) Brussels A group of seven large tech companies…
These seven tech giants fall under EU regulation
Apple, Microsoft, Google and Amazon Apple, Microsoft, Google and Amazon, along with Samsung, Meta and Bytedance, are among the seven tech giants that will come under EU digital law in…
EU Commission demands “immediate” Huawei ban
EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton Breton also warns German companies to stop working with Huawei and ZTE. (Photo: Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS) Brussels The EU Commission has announced that…
AI is becoming a threat to our elections
san francisco Next year the US will elect its president. Frances Haugen warns that artificial intelligence (AI) will turn out to be a powerful tool for disinformation and the targeted…
“Risk to collective security”: EU urges Huawei to be kicked out
Thierry Breton The EU Commissioner has asked the heads of the major mobile phone providers to Brussels. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels, Berlin It was a meeting at the highest level, both…
EU wants label for AI deepfakes
Brussels, Berlin Companies should now label content created with artificial intelligence (AI). The EU Commission wants to prevent so-called “deepfakes” from spreading on the Internet. These are texts, images or…
Federal ministers threaten Twitter with consequences
Berlin The expected exit of the short message service Twitter from an EU agreement to combat disinformation on the Internet is causing outrage within the federal government. “With the Code…
Rheinmetall promises 600,000 rounds of artillery ammunition
Thierry Breton (left) and Rheinmetall boss Armin Papperger The EU Commissioner visited the armaments company’s plant in Unterlüß on Thursday. (Photo: Rheinmetall) Berlin, Brussels, Dusseldorf The armaments group Rheinmetall wants…
Ammunition: Breton surprisingly visits Rheinmetall
Thierry Breton (left) and Rheinmetall boss Armin Papperger The EU Commissioner visited the armaments company’s plant in Unterlüß on Thursday. (Photo: Rheinmetall) Berlin The armaments group Rheinmetall wants to make…
EU Commission increases pressure on European armaments companies
Shells at an exercise in Britain Ukraine urgently needs 155mm ammunition for western weapons such as howitzers to be able to defend itself against the Russian attack. (Photo: AP) Brussels…
Monopolies Commission speaks out against data tolls
data center The big tech companies route enormous amounts of data through European networks. The Federal Government’s Monopolies Commission is nevertheless against an additional levy on network operators. (Photo: dpa)…
These online services will be monitored by the EU in the future
Brussels The EU Commission wants to subject the 19 largest Internet providers to strict new rules. In addition to US industry giants such as Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and several offers…
Tremors in the markets – The editor-in-chief’s review
The fact is: The situation for European banks differs from that in the US (the threatening situation of Credit Suisse is more of a special case). And that is also…
Travel fever in Brussels and Berlin – the editor-in-chief’s review
welcome back Regarding my look at the most important topics of the past week: And with that straight to Brussels, where the travel bug broke out. A few days ago,…
How the EU wants to boost the production of lithium & co
lithium source According to a study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), the import quota is 100 percent for 14 of the 27 critical raw materials. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty…
“It has to be produced before it can be delivered”
Ukrainian soldiers fire a French Caesar self-propelled howitzer Ukraine has a requirement of up to 300,000 artillery shells per month. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Berlin The EU countries want to boost…
EU Commission bans TikTok from company cell phones
Brussels Due to security concerns, the EU Commission bans Tiktok on company cell phones. Employees at the Brussels authority who used the Chinese short video app would have to delete…