The European Commission has signed an association agreement for the Digital Europe Programme with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Firstly, Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market, will sign the agreement, followed shortly by the signature of Edin Forto, the Minister of Communication and Traffic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following the signatures, and upon the completion of the related …
The Commission launched a set of actions to raise awareness of the risks of disinformation and foreign information manipulation and interference, in the run-up to the European elections. Together with the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA), which brings together all 27 national independent regulatory bodies in the field of audiovisual services, it kicked …
The Commission sent a letter of formal notice to the six Member States. The European Commission decided to open infringement procedures by sending letters of formal notice to Cyprus (INFR(2024)2016), Czechia (INFR(2024)2039), (INFR(2024)2040), Poland (INFR(2024)2041), Portugal (INFR(2024)2038) and Slovakia (INFR(2024)2042) as these Member States have not yet designated their Digital Services Coordinators under the Digital Services Act, or …
The European Green Digital Coalition has published new methodologies to measure the net impact of digital solutions on the climate. The European Green Digital Coalition (EGDC) has released science-based methodologies and guidance to measure the impact of digital solutions in reducing and avoiding greenhouse gas emissions across different sectors. This represents a milestone for Europe’s …
EU and US sign an Administrative Arrangement for research collaboration on 6G and other areas of mutual interest in Future Network Systems. The US National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) of the European Commission signed an administrative arrangement on support to collaborative Research and Innovation projects …
The Public Authorities Board of the Chips Joint Undertaking selected the consortia that will implement four pilot lines for semiconductor technology. It is a major step in the implementation of the European Chips Act, in particular for its Chips for Europe Initiative. These pilot lines are pioneering, state-of-the-art facilities to test, experiment, and validate semiconductor …
The Interoperable Europe Act, which entered into force on April 11 2024, will facilitate cross-border data exchange and accelerate the digital transformation of the public sector. The Act is essential to reaching the objectives of the EU’s digital decade, such as having 100% of key public services available online by 2030. Interoperability is a core feature …
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According to the Fibre to the Home/Building (FTTTH/B) Market Panorama, the EU39 (27 EU Member States, United Kingdom, 4 CIS countries, Iceland, Israel, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey) reached 70% FTTH/B coverage rate, 244 million homes passed and 121 million FTTH/B subscribers as of September 2023. The Market Intelligence Committee of the FTTH Council Europe presented …
To ensure a trusted and secure digital identity for all Europeans, the Council adopted a new framework for a European digital identity (eID). The European digital identity wallet The revised regulation constitutes a clear paradigm shift for digital identity in Europe. It aims to ensure that people and businesses across Europe have universal access to secure and trustworthy …