To truly reclaim digital sovereignty, Europe must not only build its own infrastructure but also regain control over how digital skills are taught and certified. Moving away from dependency on foreign platforms is essential to ensure a resilient, values-based digital future.

The European Commission is about to unveil its International Digital Strategy - and already, old myths are resurfacing. Today’s POLITICO MorningTech newsletter warns against “unrealistic decoupling” and calls for continued global cooperation. But let’s be clear: this is not a rebuke of Europe’s tech sovereignty agenda. As our European Way paper outlines, striving for sovereignty is not about isolation or protectionism - it’s about resilience, fairness, and trusted partnership

After months of preparation, my co-authors and I present a bold and values-driven strategy to restore the EU's strategic autonomy.

Our new policy paper "The European Way – A Blueprint for Reclaiming Our Digital Future" has sparked wide interest, including coverage in the Financial Times, Euractiv, MLex, Table.Media,Tagesspiegel, WEB.DE, and Handelsblatt. Across outlets, the message is clear: Europe must act decisively to regain digital sovereignty, break through political deadlock, and reform its approach to tech governance.

In its 2025 work programme, the European Commission effectively scrapped the AI Liability Directive (AILD) – a move that threatens to unravel trust in the EU’s burgeoning AI policy landscape. This abrupt decision strips away potential critical protections for victims of AI-related harm and denies businesses the legal certainty they need to innovate.

The AI Office has finally begun clarifying key questions around the AI Act's GPAI rules - especially who is in scope, what constitutes "placing on the market," and how one becomes a GPAI provider. A new working paper suggests sensible FLOP-based thresholds, limits burdens on downstream users, and incentivizes adherence to the Code of Practice; offering long-awaited legal certainty, though some open issues and consultation flaws remain.

This regular updated blog post provides you with the key dates when it comes to the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act.

This regular updated blog post provides you with all the latest documents and timelines for the currently negotiated AI Act.

After two weeks of holidays in Mexico, my AI-event-tour continued with my first ever visit to Washington DC.

Proud of many achievements, disappointed over the untapped potential but truly shocked by the ways the EU is currently doing laws.

Before it’s too late for 2023 content, here a short summary with links to events & publications in December.

November update: Bruegel and I worked hard over the last weeks on our overview of digital laws and EU governance mechanism.

The new edition (Q2.2022) of my digital factsheet incorporates more legal files and is complemented with an overview of digital laws.

On 15 March, not only our AI Act draft report will be presented in the JURI committee, MEP Voss will also reveal four political initiatives.

The 1st of two AI Act draft reports of the European Parliament is available! Check out how we want to promote the use of trustworthy AI.

Our AIDA draft report presents a comprehensive Roadmap on how the EU could still become a global leader on AI.