The Tech Brief

Online platform giants will be forced to abide by a broad range of obligations as part of ambitious new plans laid out by the European Commission in its Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA) on Tuesday.This week, EURACTIV takes a deeper dive to see what’s in store as part of the plans.

As we edge closer to December 31st, concerns are starting to amplify over how data transfers will take place between the EU and the UK after Brexit. This week, EURACTIV speaks to Ben Rapp, an expert on EU-UK data flows who heads the UK’s largest data privacy consultancy, Securys, to get an insight into what could be in store for the future of EU-UK digital trade.

After rumors had been circulating in Brussels earlier this week, the Commission confirmed that the publication of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act would be pushed back to December 15th. This week, we have all the latest on the plans, including the Commission’s direction of travel with regards to the functionality of the DMA’s New Competition Tool.

This week, the European Commission has unveiled its highly-anticipated Data Governance Act. In our latest transmission, we take a closer look at the plans.

A series of EU nations have started to make their cases for the nomination as the bloc’s next cybersecurity hub. This week, take a look at the battle for Europe’s new cyber centre.

This week, the European Commission has published its draft decision on standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for the transfer of personal data to third countries, after the Schrems II strikedown earlier this year. The EDPB has also released its guidance for the transfer of EU personal data abroad.

The United States is on the brink of electing its next President has elected a new President. This week, Samuel Stolton takes a look at how the ballot may influence the future of EU digital policy as well as transatlantic elections.

There’s been lots of talk on the EU conference circuit this week, with regards to the best course of action to take as part of new competition capacities to be outlined in the Commission’s Digital Markets Act, set to be unveiled on December 2. And talk of a potential Big Tech breakup has not gone away.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Digital Brief podcast, where we bring you a specially curated digital and tech story from the week in the world of EU politics and policy. The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed a series of reports which could have a profound impact on the future of the platform economy, supporting a possible ban on targeted advertising, reporting procedures for illegal content, and better detection of fraudulent vendors.

Global technology giants including Google, Microsoft, and IBM, in addition to Chinese players in the market, are welcome to take part in the EU’s ambitious cloud infrastructure project Gaia-X, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Thursday.