European Commission

11/20/2025

Court upholds Amazon’s DSA VLOP designation

The General Court upheld the Commission’s designation of Amazon Store as a DSA VLOP, confirming the legality and proportionality of enhanced obligations for very large online platforms.

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11/19/2025

Commission assesses DSA’s interplay with EU law

Commission confirms DSA’s VLOP/VLOSE criteria fit for purpose, maps overlaps with 54 EU acts, and calls for clearer coordination to ensure coherent, legally certain digital regulation.

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11/19/2025

Commission eyes a law to phase out Huawei and ZTE from EU’s telecom networks

EU explores legal push to remove Huawei and ZTE from networks Brussels considers binding ban on Chinese telecom vendors Commission weighs enforcement to phase out Huawei and ZTE in EU

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11/19/2025

Commission presents European Democracy Shield and EU Strategy for Civil Society

The Commission’s Democracy Shield and Civil Society Strategy strengthen EU defenses against disinformation, support free media and elections, and expand protection and funding for civil society.

11/19/2025

EU investigates Google’s site reputation policy for DMA compliance

The Commission is investigating whether Google’s site reputation abuse policy unlawfully demotes publishers on Search in breach of DMA FRAND and nondiscrimination obligations.

11/19/2025

EU Commission probes AWS and Azure for cloud gatekeeper status under the DMA

The Commission is probing AWS and Azure under the DMA and assessing cloud market practices to determine gatekeeper status and potential updates to EU obligations on interoperability, data access, and fair contracts.

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11/14/2025

Commission to delay AI Act high-risk provisions to 2027

The Commission plans to delay high-risk AI rules to August 2027 to align with technical standards and competitiveness, while keeping core AI Act prohibitions in force.

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11/14/2025

EU to Label WhatsApp Open Channels as DSA VLOP

WhatsApp’s open channels will be designated a DSA VLOP, triggering audits, content moderation and transparency duties while private messaging remains unaffected.

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11/12/2025

What the “Digital Omnibus” Would Change?

The EU’s digital legal framework is extensive and layered: GDPR and ePrivacy govern personal data and communications; the Data Act, Data Governance Act and Open Data Directive regulate data access and reuse; NIS2, DORA and eIDAS drive security and trust; DMA and DSA govern platforms and markets. The Commission’s proposed […]

11/10/2025

EU mulls watering down AI Act enforcement under Big Tech and US pressure

The European Commission is considering limited enforcement delays for high‑risk and transparency provisions of the AI Act to ease implementation while preserving its core safeguards.