Theophane Hartmann

The future of EU telecoms rules had national regulators, the European Commission's competition directorate (DG COMP) and the EU executive's connectivity

“Consolidation should be assessed [by national regulatory authorities] to maintain and develop effective and sustainable competition in the relevant market,” reads the second compromise text seen by Euractiv.

A new out-of-court body certified by Irish authorities to settle disputes related to the DSA has strong ties to Meta and the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the EU suggests a potential revival of the review of the e-Privacy directive in draft Council conclusions.

"We are thriving on both sides on the Atlantic," said Deutsche Telekom CEO Thimotheus Höttges to investors.

The varying transposition laws and timelines mean harmonisation is still a long way off.

“If we unify the founder and investor systems, we finally will be able to compete with the USA, China, or India,” said Andreas Klinger of Prototype Capital Andreas Klinger.

Henna Virkkunen hopes for a "real and swift change" in Big Tech platforms' practices.

The notebooks were raised before COVID-19, the energy crisis, the Ukraine war, and the 2023 riots.

‘Creating a wide network of lobby organisations is the core strategy of US Big Tech,' Corporate Europe Observatory researcher Bram Vanker told Euractiv.

“Estonia can support the latest ViDA proposal, which addresses our main concerns," a spokersperson for Estonia's Finance Ministry told Euractiv.