July 17, 2026
The European Commission has announced two Digital Markets Act decisions against Google. One forces Android to open its AI-relevant features to rival assistants.
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July 15, 2026
This briefing examines the European Commission's European Technological Sovereignty Package, which seeks to reduce Europe's dependence on foreign digital technologies through measures including Chips Act 2.0, the Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA), an EU Open-Source Strategy, and a Strategic Roadmap for Digitalisation and AI in Energy.
July 8, 2026
This briefing examines the European Commission's proposed browser-level consent mechanism under Article 88b of the Digital Omnibus, which aims to simplify online privacy by replacing website cookie banners with a single browser-based preference.
May 20, 2026
On 28 April 2026, the European Commission unveiled its “Better Regulation and Enforcement” reform package. The initiative promotes “simplicity by design,” regulatory deep cleaning across twelve priority areas, the reduction of national gold-plating, and faster enforcement — all presented as essential steps to cut red tape and boost European competitiveness.
February 3, 2026
This paper examines persistent shortcomings in the European Union’s Better Regulation Framework and argues that formal procedural compliance has not translated into high-quality regulatory outcomes.
November 6, 2025
The European Commission’s Digital Omnibus, part of its competitiveness and simplification agenda, streamlines overlapping rules on data, cybersecurity, and AI but does not reduce their overall burden.
September 30, 2025
The European Commission’s new Action Plan for Affordable Energy is a mix of contradictory policies could result in higher costs, greater market uncertainty, and slower progress toward a genuine energy union.
September 10, 2025
A paradoxical situation has developed in the European Union. The population is ageing, the economy is stagnating, and at the same time huge amounts of people's savings are lying unused in banks.
July 31, 2025
The European Commission’s SME Relief Package is a response to the growing challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the EU, including excessive red tape, regulatory fragmentation, and weak cross-border scalability.