Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy of the European Commission 🇪🇺🇫🇮
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Today, we opened formal proceedings to assess whether Booking.com may have breached the Digital Services Act by not having diligently assessed or effectively mitigated risks related to fraudulent listings and non-compliant offers of accommodation services.
The DSA sets clear responsibilities on platforms to address these risks, and we must ensure that the leading booking platform in Europe takes those responsibilities seriously.
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Yesterday we started negotiations with Parliament and Member States on the European Business Wallets. This proposal from the Commission will soon allow our European businesses to communicate with public administrations and take care of administrative paperwork fully digitally.
At the AI Summit in Dublin today, my message was clear: Europe must build its own AI capabilities, keep AI under human control and put it to work across our economy.
With the Irish Presidency we launched the European AI Innovation Month: nearly 100 events across Europe. 🚀
Closer to Ukraine through deeper cooperation on cybersecurity.
Our 5th EU–Ukraine Cyber Dialogue in Brussels, was an important opportunity to discuss operational cybersecurity cooperation, alignment with EU norms and policies, cyber defence and diplomacy, including sanctions.
Against the backdrop of Russia’s continued war of aggression against Ukraine, an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape and Ukraine’s EU accession process, we reaffirmed our determination to jointly address persistent and evolving cyber threats.
link.europa.eu/GBch6x
In Sofia 🇧🇬
Meetings with PM Rumen Radev and Minister Ivan Vassilev, a visit to EnduroSat with Deputy PM Atanas Pekanov, and a roundtable with tech companies at Sofia Tech Park.
Europe has the innovation. Now our companies need room to scale.
Today, I hosted a special meeting of the Scientific Panel on AI to discuss recent AI incidents.
The panel has been investigating recent incidents involving loss of control over AI systems, and has prepared a set of questions for the companies that developed the models involved.
Today’s plenary debate in the EP on KIDS Act shown the determination to make the online world a safer place for children & generations to come.
Protecting children online is one of this Commission's top priorities.
Children's attention must not be a commodity.
October means European Cybersecurity Month!
Today’s Eurobarometer shows high awareness, but everyday habits need to catch up: 3 in 4 EU employees encountered suspicious emails, messages or links at work in the six months before the survey.
Let’s turn awareness into action.
Each of us can contribute by making good cyber hygiene part of our daily routine.
link.europa.eu/TwkVw8
Happy #EUCybersecMonth!
Like any transformative technology, AI brings both immense potential and significant risk. To fully unlock its benefits, we must first address its challenges.
While Europe has taken a decisive step with the EU AI Act, our ambition goes beyond regulation: we are committed to actively driving the development and adoption of responsible AI. Achieving this requires close cooperation with like-minded international partners.
Today, I continued these critical discussions in two key virtual meetings: first with G7 ministers focused on AI safety, followed by a meeting with @MichaelKratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
How can we make the online world safer for young people?
Tomorrow, @GlennMicallef and I will discuss cyberbullying, age verification and platforms’ responsibility to protect young people’s mental health, well-being and safety online.
⏰ It's almost time!
Tomorrow at 9 CET, tune in for the Youth Policy Dialogue with Executive Vice-President @HennaVirkkunen & Commissioner @GlennMicallef!
They will discuss with a group of young people how to better protect them online.
Watch it live: youtube.com/watch?v=4dHZc6OT…
Today, together with President @vonderleyen, we presented the EU KIDS ACT. This changes the way services for minors are built, making them safe by design.
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The KIDS ACT is built on:
âś… Age limits for social media
âś… Safety by design,
âś… Privacy-preserving age verification
âś… Effective enforcement, building on existing DSA and AI Act structures
An important step towards a safer online world for our children.