European Council

Consensus on EU Data Act to allow users to take back control over data

Legislation and Regulation

Consensus on EU Data Act to allow users to take back control over data

The bill was approved by the European Parliament in March, but negotiations regarding its final version have been ongoing

clock 29 June 2023 • 3 min read
Fresh EU sanctions hit Russian IT firms

Threats and Risks

Fresh EU sanctions hit Russian IT firms

More stringent restrictions on 'advanced' tech items

clock 26 June 2023 • 3 min read
European Parliament makes USB Type-C connectors mandatory for smartphones from 2024

Gadgets

European Parliament makes USB Type-C connectors mandatory for smartphones from 2024

Apple likely to change its products to comply

clock 08 June 2022 • 3 min read
EU lawmakers reach deal to boost data sharing

Legislation and Regulation

EU lawmakers reach deal to boost data sharing

The new regulation aims to create a trustworthy environment for the reuse of public-sector data

clock 02 December 2021 • 3 min read

Security

EU imposes sanctions against Chinese, Russian and North Korean hackers over cyber attacks

This is the first time that EU has imposed sanctions against cyber attacks

clock 31 July 2020 • 2 min read

Privacy

EU plans to link member states' facial recognition databases

Human rights advocates are, however, concerned about possible privacy breaches

clock 24 February 2020 • 2 min read

Government

EU Council approves reform to break down barriers for free movement of data

The regulation should make it easier to switch cloud providers or recover data from them

clock 12 November 2018 • 2 min read