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Maximilian Henning
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Tech reporter @euractiv.com | AI, startups, digital administration | [email protected]
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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · Nov 22
Expanded my starter pack for European media. Still missing media from ten EU countries though - let me know who I should add! Same for non-EU countries. #EUsky #EURsky #Europe #starterpack #starterpacks

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If you ever end up being a witness in a court case heard in another EU country, the @ec.europa.eu wants to make sure that you’ll at least be able to have a videocall without technical hiccups.

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November 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Amazon has offered that a US-based senior vice president could remotely address members of Parliament’s employment committee in a new attempt to defuse tensions with MEPs.

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Amazon makes fresh bid to restore lobby access to EU Parliament | Euractiv
The tech giant says a senior US-based staffer could address European leaders, but only remotely
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November 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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From the category of “boring, but potentially very useful”, the @ec.europa.eu has today proposed creating a system of European Business Wallets to make it easier for companies to file paperwork across borders.

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November 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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After months of debate, the @ec.europa.eu has officially proposed delaying rules for high-risk AI systems. That’ll now kick off new months of debate in Council and especially in Parliament.

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Commission proposes delaying key part of EU’s AI rules | Euractiv
The 'stop the clock' plan would mean application of high-risk AI rules hinges on when standards are completed, but Council and Parliament will still need to okay the delay
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November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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And then it was different: Merz and Macron yesterday evening sounded much more in sync on key sovereignty questions - Buy European, cloud definition - than their digital ministers just hours before.

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Paris and Berlin unite behind sovereign European cloud push | Euractiv
Merz and Macron back plans for a shared cloud sovereignty definition and a ‘Buy European’ approach
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November 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Doesn’t look like we’re done with talking quite yet: Germany and France don’t seem to be of the same mind on using public procurement to support European tech companies.

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November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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“Europe is ready to move from debate to delivery”, Germany’s digital minister Karsten Wildberger just said at the Berlin summit on digital sovereignty – backed up by France’s Roland Lescure. Let’s see about that.

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Berlin summit marks make or break for Europe’s tech sovereignty ambitions | Euractiv
After a year of talking about supporting European tech, will policymakers take real action?
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November 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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EU governments today happily backed a call to put customs restrictions on cheap Chinese parcels earlier than planned – by 2026 if possible – but an actual decision is yet to come.

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November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Parliament’s Christian Democrats just voted the first omnibus package through together with the right. If the centre-left’s protests are any indication, the digital package could follow in those footsteps.

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Tech law revamp splits parliament along left-right lines | Euractiv
Before the digital omnibus package has even been officially proposed it's firing up intense political division among MEPs
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November 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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The social democrats aren’t big fans of what the @ec.europa.eu is planning to do with the EU’s tech laws next week.

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Social democrats lay down red lines on revamping EU’s digital rulebook | Euractiv
Leaks ahead of the Commission's formal digital omnibus proposal next week have the S&D group extremely worried
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November 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Don’t make predictions about what AI will be able to do next year based on what tech CEOs say, a group of scientists has told @ec.europa.eu President Ursula von der Leyen.

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Stop overhyping AI, scientists tell von der Leyen | Euractiv
Open letter criticises the Commission President for remarks earlier this year – when she anticipated AI would “approach human reasoning” in 2026
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November 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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A second look at the leaked draft of the @ec.europa.eu’s AI omnibus: Fundamental rights authorities are set to have their powers clarified down.

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Commission to weaken rights protectors in AI Act revamp | Euractiv
A draft of the Commission's digital omnibus for AI, obtained by Euractiv, lays out plans for its AI Office to gain more enforcement powers at the expense of national watchdogs
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November 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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I’ve got my hands on the AI part of the long-awaited digital omnibus. Looks like the AI Office can look forward to additional oversight powers.

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Commission is eyeing further centralising AI oversight | Euractiv
A draft of the Commission's digital omnibus for AI, obtained by Euractiv, lays out plans for its AI Office to gain more powers
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November 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Companies are building giant AI data centres around the world – but how powerful are those exactly? I had a look at the methods researchers are using to keep up.

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The wild world of putting numbers on the AI build-up craze | Euractiv
Billions of euros in EU money are being targeted at ramping up the bloc's AI capacity but it’s hard to say where this big investment will land Europe in the global AI race
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November 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Scoop: We obtained vast amounts of European mobile phone location data from data brokers. It was allegedly collected for advertising purposes only, but can be used to spy on high-ranking EU officials & NATO staff in Brussels. The Commission is 'concerned' & issued new security guidance to its staff.
Databroker Files: Targeting the EU
Precise locations and revealing movement patterns: the mobile phone location data of millions of people in the EU is up for sale. Collected supposedly only for advertising purposes, this data can also...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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The @ec.europa.eu is mulling a new EU-wide portal for public authorities to buy goods and services, according to a survey published on Monday.

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Commission floats new EU-wide digital procurement portal | Euractiv
Unifying the process for how public authorities buy goods and services would make things much easier for companies, the EU executive argues
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November 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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The International Criminal Court will replace Microsoft’s Office with Open Desk, an open source European alternative, the court confirmed today.

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International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
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October 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands today got the @ec.europa.eu’s go-ahead to together build sovereign digital infrastructure in areas like AI, cloud, cybersecurity – and, curiously, social networks.

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EU country grouping cleared to build sovereign digital infrastructure | Euractiv
The EU-level organisation – led by France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands – will develop open source alternatives in key areas like AI, cloud, and social networks
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October 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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The 28th regime should not be limited to “innovative” companies, startup commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva said today – and acknowledged Commission services are still debating the Regulation vs Directive question.

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Startup commissioner says 28th regime should be open for all | Euractiv
Limiting the EU-wide company entity to “innovative” companies could slow the project down by years, Zaharieva warned on Tuesday
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October 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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People leading the drafting of high-risk AI standards for the EU’s AI Act are threatening to walk out over their recent fast-tracking, warning of “serious unintended consequences”.

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Fast-tracking of EU AI Act standards-writing leads to revolt | Euractiv
People leading the drafting of high-risk AI standards have hit out at their fast-tracking in a letter to EU authorities
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October 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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And on it goes: The @ec.europa.eu has not yet decided whether the planned #28thregime will be a Directive or a Regulation, a spokesperson said today. That’s despite yesterday's work programme giving the legal basis for a Directive.

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Commission undecided on legal shape of EU's startup reform | Euractiv
All still to play for as the EU executive's plan for a so-called "28th regime" has not yet settled the directive or regulation question, per a Commission spokesperson
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October 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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The @ec.europa.eu will put forward an update for the EU’s Chips Act in the first quarter of 2026, according to its work programme officially released today. Our chips expert @theophane.euractiv.com will be providing updates.

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October 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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A coalition of startup groups has sent a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the @ec.europa.eu, calling on her to stick to the ambitions she has outlined for the 28th regime – a planned EU-wide company entity.

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'A directive is not a 28th regime,' startup groups tell von der Leyen | Euractiv
Startup groups crank up pressure on the Commission President to make good on her pledge of "something completely new" for the planned EU-wide company entity
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October 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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And another turn for the #28thregime: Startup commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva yesterday publicly backed realising an EU-wide company entity through a regulation. She also echoed startup activist-led calls for an #EUInc, saying “the Inc is a must” and that it will be part of the proposal.
October 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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The @ec.europa.eu will propose a Directive to realise a planned EU-wide company entity, known as the 28th regime, suggests a leaked document – leading to praise from Parliament and condemnation from startup groups.

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28th regime won't be a regulation, Commission document leak suggests | Euractiv
The legal basis in the leaked 2026 work programme points to a directive incoming – triggering outrage from startup activists
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October 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM