Ireland calls for fairer EU rules on digital subscriptions
Ireland’s consumer watchdog is pushing for EU “easy in, easy out” rules on online subscriptions amid widespread cancellation problems and scrutiny of Amazon Prime practices.
Italy sanctions Apple €98 million for App Store tracking practices
Italy fines Apple €98 million for abusing dominance by imposing disproportionate App Tracking Transparency rules that harm app developers without justified privacy gains.
Commission Starts Drafting AI Act Code of Practice on GenAI Transparency
The Commission has started drafting an AI Act Code of Practice to clarify transparency duties for generative AI ahead of the AI Act’s application in August 2026.
Council adopts general approach for EU regulation on child sexual abuse prevention
EU moves toward a new regulation imposing risk-based duties on online services, extending voluntary CSAM scanning and creating an EU Centre on Child Sexual Abuse to support enforcement.
European Commission adopts CRA implementing regulation on product risk categories
The Commission’s CRA implementing regulation clarifies risk‑based categories for products with digital elements, reshaping conformity assessment duties for EU manufacturers.
EDPS launches first mapping of AI systems in EU institutions
EDPS has mapped high-risk AI use across EU institutions, preparing its market surveillance role under the AI Act and identifying priority areas such as AFSJ and AI in recruitment.
EU Digital Omnibus leaves publishers worse off on cookie consent
The EU Digital Omnibus offers cosmetic consent changes that tighten browser control, depress consent rates and deepen legal uncertainty for publishers under GDPR and ePrivacy.
Commission opens antitrust probe into Google’s AI and YouTube data practices
The Commission is probing whether Google abused its dominance by using publishers’ and YouTube creators’ content for generative AI on unfair terms that also disadvantage rival AI developers.
Council backs EuroHPC changes to create AI gigafactories and quantum framework
The Council backs reforms to EuroHPC JU to enable EU-wide AI gigafactories, a dedicated quantum pillar and updated governance and funding rules.
EU regulators approve Meta’s plan for less personalised ads under the DMA
The European Commission has accepted Meta’s new EU ad model offering users a real choice between fully personalised and less personalised ads to comply with the Digital Markets Act.