Europe bends its knees to the United States on technology policy
Almost everything is In a pause. The EU Artificial Intelligence Act, the Digital Services Act, and the Digital Markets Act are all at risk. The European Commission is preparing to end the year with almost no movement on its most important technology policy initiatives. Many measures may even be reversed.
In particular, a series of changes threatens to weaken the entire framework EU law on artificial intelligence By corrosion of its material. There may also be a significant rethinking of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. Not to mention that the Digital Networks Act and the European Space Act had already become the subject of legal disputes before they were born. Since the US-Europe tariff agreement was signed last August, big tech companies, with support from the Trump administration, have increased pressure to ease restrictions on all fronts.
Possible delay of artificial intelligence law
The telecommunications industry is collapsing
the Digital Networks Law It was promised by the end of the year, but the EU Commission is dragging its feet. ولن تتم مناقشة القانون مرة أخرى حتى أواخر يناير 2026، على افتراض إمكانية التوصل إلى اتفاق. هناك الكثير من الخلافات في الرأي بين الدول الأعضاء، وخاصة بشأن قضيتين: إغلاق شبكات النحاس وتعزيز هيئة BEREC، الهيئة التنظيمية الأوروبية.
وفيما يتعلق بمسألة إغلاق شبكات النحاس، أفادت التقارير أن ألمانيا قالت لا للموعد النهائي المقترح لعام 2030، والذي اعتبرته مبكرًا جدًا. وفيما يتعلق بتعزيز BEREC، فقد امتنعت العديد من السلطات الوطنية، مستشهدة بالاختلافات في ظروف السوق كمبرر رسمي لها. في الواقع، من المرجح أن يكون هذا التراجع بسبب المخاوف من فقدان النفوذ والسلطة في بلدانهم. In short, the telecommunications single market project is in decline. وقد اختفت مراجعة قواعد الحياد الصافي من نسخة قانون الشبكات الرقمية التي يجري العمل عليها حاليا، في حين أن مبادرة إعادة التوازن إلى ظروف السوق بين شركات الاتصالات وشركات التكنولوجيا الكبرى غير محددة بشكل جيد.
Space is not limitless
The United States has officially spoken out against European Union Space Law
US tech giants are resisting DSA and DMA
Digital Services Law (DSA) and Digital Markets Law (Blood). But with the barrage of pleas from interested parties, the timelines have become very long.
Apple and Google have strongly criticized the DMA in recent weeks, underscoring how tense negotiations with Europe have become. Last August, the Federal Trade Commission warned that some DSA rules may conflict with US laws, particularly regarding freedom of expression and the security of US citizens.
Break up the band
The US State Department has reportedly lobbied on behalf of the Wi-Fi industry, which includes major US companies such as Apple, Broadcom, Cisco and Qualcomm, to protect a certain band of mobile spectrum. وفقًا لمنفذ أخبار MLex، اقترحت مجموعة سياسات الطيف الراديوي (RSPG)، التي تساعد المفوضية الأوروبية في تطوير سياسة الطيف الراديوي، حلاً وسطًا بشأن استخدام النطاق العلوي 6 جيجا هرتز لصالح صناعة الهواتف المحمولة.
The US State Department has reportedly urged member states to set aside nearly half of the spectrum for Wi-Fi services, specifically for high-speed, low-latency applications such as virtual reality and cloud gaming. According to MLex, 13 out of 27 countries, including Italy, sided with the mobile network operators, while the other countries abstained from voting. However, EU countries can change policy because the RSPG only issues recommendations, not binding decisions. As for making the final decision, the ball is now in the court of the European Commission.
This story originally appeared on Wired Italy It was translated from Italian.