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This week’s EU digital policy developments highlight the Commission’s firm defence of the Digital Services Act, new rules on political advertising, and the European Media Freedom Act. Key debates focused on platform accountability, AI threats to free speech, surveillance technologies, and consumer protection, revealing a cautious but assertive enforcement approach across the EU’s digital governance framework.

his week’s EU digital policy developments range from AI Act reform and DSA enforcement to cybersecurity under NIS2, data protection, and global digital sovereignty. Key topics include chat control, Mistral AI, Horizon Europe, and the EU’s pragmatic shift from law-making to enforcement.

This week’s EU digital policy developments range from DSA enforcement and AI regulation to cybersecurity, digital identity, and cross-border data governance. The Commission focused on illegal e-commerce, gender-based violence online, and 5G security, while defending sanctions for disinformation and outlining plans for the digital euro and a European Democracy Shield — signalling an era of regulatory enforcement and digital sovereignty.