The European Union faces an unprecedented challenge in regulating the rapidly expanding e-commerce landscape, where 4.6 billion low-value consignments entered the EU market in 2024 alone—equivalent to 12 million parcels daily and nearly double the volume from 2023.[1] This staggering growth…
Information Integrity in a Fractured Digital World
The digital information environment, once celebrated for democratizing access to knowledge, is today a contested space riddled with manipulation, mistrust, and algorithmic opacity. AI-generated deepfakes, foreign interference in elections, and algorithmic amplification of disinformation, pose unprecedented challenged to legal systems by…
Understanding AI Safety Institutes: The Frontier of AI Governance
As artificial intelligence continues to advance at a remarkable pace, governments worldwide have recognized the need for specialized institutions to address the safety challenges posed by increasingly capable AI systems. The emergence of AI Safety Institutes (AISIs) represents one of the…
Europe’s Digital Renaissance: Reclaiming Sovereignty Through the „European Way”
Europe stands at a critical juncture in its digital journey. After decades of technological leadership that once positioned European nations at the forefront of innovation—from steam engines to aviation—the European Union now finds itself increasingly dependent on foreign digital technologies and…
EU’s Digital Markets Act in Action: Commission Issues Total Fines of $700M to Apple and Meta
The European Union’s efforts to establish fair competition in digital markets reached a pivotal moment on April 23, 2025, as the European Commission announced its first enforcement actions under the Digital Markets Act (DMA)[1]. Apple has been fined €500 million and…
Integration of the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation into the Digital Services Act
In response to growing concerns over the spread of online disinformation, the European Commission (EC) and the European Board for Digital Services (EBDS) officially endorsed the integration of the Code of Practice on Disinformation into the Digital Services Act (DSA) on…
The EU’s AI Continent Action Plan: A Bold Step Towards Global AI Leadership
As Europe positions itself in the global artificial intelligence race, the European Commission has launched an ambitious roadmap to catapult the EU to the forefront of AI innovation and adoption. On April 9, 2025, the Commission unveiled its AI Continent Action…
The Digital and Technological Future of Europe: Key Priorities by the European University Institute
As we approach the mid-point of this decade, the European Union faces critical decisions that will shape its digital future. The European University Institute recently published a comprehensive report titled „Charting the Digital and Technological Future of Europe: What Priorities for…
The EU Cyber Solidarity Act: A New Chapter in European Cybersecurity Cooperation
The European Union has taken a significant step forward in its cybersecurity framework with the adoption of the Cyber Solidarity Act[1] on 2 December 2024. This landmark regulation – which entered into force on 4 February 2025 – represents a comprehensive…
Between Scylla and Charybdis: the virtual or the real world
by Mónika Mercz Our society hinges on continuous progress, evidenced by the fact that in the last few decades, innovation has sped up to an unprecedented degree. This technological boom has brought with itself the spread of digitalization, and ultimately, the…