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On the 3 Dec 2020 the European Commission adopted an Action Plan to support the recovery and transformation of the media and audiovisual sector. These sectors, particularly hit by the coronavirus crisis, are essential for democracy, Europe's cultural

The last focus session of the German EU Presidency related to Media in the Digital Society, titled "How can AI contribute to ensuring quality journalism?" took place on 1 October 2020. The session was organised in cooperation with the Deutsche Well

Foo Yun Chee reported from BRUSSELS (Reuters) - "France, among Europe's most lavish patrons of culture, cinema and literature, has criticised the European Commission over how it plans to apply landmark copyright rules that pit YouTube and Instagram a

"EU court in July ruled there were insufficient safeguards against snooping by US intelligence agencies.

Facebook has warned that it may pull out of Europe if the Irish data protection commissioner enforces a ban on sharing data with the US, after a

"The EU is looking to give itself sweeping new powers to crack down on US tech giants, EU commissioner Thierry Breton told the FT in an interview Sunday.
The regulatory blueprint includes massive penalties to force tech companies to sell off their Eu

"Despite the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc across a range of sectors in the European single market, the bloc’s economic recovery can be aided by making the most of new markets that will emerge in the startup ecosystem, says European lawmaker Ev

"European data watchdogs have issued updated guidance in the wake of last week’s landmark ruling striking down a flagship transatlantic data transfer mechanism called Privacy Shield.

In an FAQ on the Schrems II judgement, the European Data Protection

BRUSSELS—Big tech companies including Google parent Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Facebook Inc. face a swath of proposed European regulations aimed at curbing their alleged anticompetitive behavior, making them pay more taxes and compelling th

Cuts to Erasmus+, Creative Europe and European Solidarity Corps are "bad news for young people and "send a terrible message to the cultural and creative and media sectors".

Reacting to the revised proposal for the 2021-2027 budget for the Erasmus+, C

'The European Commission and a jury of experts selected 120 winning teams and their innovative solutions at the EUvsVirus Hackathon. Now, it's time to match them with elite universities, companies, investors, accelerators, venture capitalists, and pu

'A former Apple contractor called on EU privacy watchdogs Wednesday to investigate the firm's "past and present" use of Siri recordings nine months after reports emerged of the firm listening in without users' knowledge.
“I request that you, as a da

Euractiv published an open letter to EU leaders from more than 40 MEPs calls for immediate actions to support Europe’s news media sector as it faces up to the sudden loss of advertising revenue caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
'Dear President von der Le

'The European Commission is mulling over plans to introduce ‘new and innovative financial solutions’ to support the sustainability of the EU’s media sector amid the current health crisis.
Speaking in front of MEPs in the Parliament’s Culture Committe