European Union

TikTok outlined changes to its safety features to comply with the European Union’s (EU) digital services act, aimed at tackling harmful online content and advertising practices.

European Union (EU) representatives reiterated plans to bolster digital cooperation with Japan, highlighting efforts in the development of key technologies including advanced connectivity and artificial intelligence (AI).

Huawei was revealed by Financial Times (FT) as a participant in a number of European Union-funded projects covering R&D in potentially sensitive future technologies, despite action in some member states restricting the vendor’s 5G kit on deemed security issues.

Communications ministers from several European Union (EU) member states indicated opposition to large technology players contributing to mobile network costs, Reuters reported, though a number of their peers apparently back a levy.

The European Commission (EC) revealed 38 operators had agreed to voluntarily reduce charges for those roaming between EU member states and the Western Balkans region, with new price caps in place from October and further cuts in the pipeline.

Major players in Europe’s telecommunications and space sectors formed a consortium targeted at winning a contract to supply the EU’s forthcoming satellite connectivity project IRIS2.

The European Parliament and Council struck a provisional agreement on regulation designed to increase semiconductor manufacturing in the region, as politicians target €43 billion of investment into the sector.