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I also presented the EU simplification agenda, including the Digital Omnibus package adopted last week, and recalled the importance of our DSA to protect our citizens and DMA to ensure fair competition and innovation in the online world.
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Also more generally, we exchanged on how to deepen transatlantic cooperation on the semiconductor supply chain resilience, digital infrastructure (including 5G /6G), cyber security, as well as innovation in AI.
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We discussed the implementation of the EU-U.S. Joint Statement in the field of digital and technology, including the shared objective to mobilise USD 40 billion in purchases of advanced U.S. AI chips.
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Digital Package simplifies the rules for businesses across the 🇪🇺 while unlocking new potential for European innovation.

Doing business in the EU will be easier, and our rules will work better for everyone.

🔗 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Simpler EU digital rules and new digital wallets to save billions for businesses and boost innovation
Europe\'s businesses, from factories to start-ups, will spend less time on administrative work and compliance and more time innovating and scaling-up, thanks to the European Commission\'s new digital ...
ec.europa.eu
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
With clearer, simpler & innovation-friendly rules on #AI, reducing costs & administrative burdens and making implementation easier.

With a new single-entry #cybersecurity portal, companies spend less time reporting and more time strengthening cybersecurity.
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
With the European Data Union Strategy, we aim to stimulate data sharing across companies and ensure that rules lead to real results.

With new European Business Wallets valid throughout the Union, we want to make it simpler and less costly for companies to operate in the #EU.
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The third investigation will examine whether the #DMA, in its current form, can effectively address practices that may undermine competitiveness and fairness in the EU cloud sector.

Learn more: ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission launches market investigations on cloud computing services under the Digital Markets Act
The European Commission opened three market investigations on cloud computing services under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
ec.europa.eu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
We want to assess whether Amazon and Microsoft should be designated as gatekeepers for their cloud computing services Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure under the #DMA, even if they do not meet the quantitative thresholds.
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Together with the others EU supercomputers, Deucalion is a powerful example of how Europe is giving innovators, researchers, and businesses the chance to use supercomputing power.

To design, test and build the technologies of tomorrow.

#DigitalEU
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I also exchanged with researchers and professors about how they use supercomputing power in their research and projects.
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM