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#17 18 Aug
Financed Ukraine's drone production capacity with a EUR 3.47bn disbursement
Drones: Industry & Defence: Ukraine fields 70-plus AI strike systems#32 4 Aug
Mentioned in: Article 93 will bite on Wednesday
European Energy Markets#32 2 Aug
Received and logged the transposition notifications
European Energy Markets: Two capitals filed on the gas directive#14 2 Aug
Gained AI Act fining power on 2 August while leaving its own contact-point register unrefreshed since September 2025
European Tech Sovereignty: AI Act fines land on a stale register#11 31 Jul
Published the signatory list and owns Article 50 implementation
Media's AI Pivot: Marking code draws 190, none of them TV#11 31 Jul
Published the signatory list and owns Article 50 implementation
Media's AI Pivot: Synthesia signs where its rivals did not#14 30 Jul
Seven AI gigafactories go out to tender
European Tech Sovereignty#14 27 Jul
Omnibus widens the AI Office's reach
European Tech Sovereignty#30 26 Jul
Slovakia says Brussels signed on gas
European Energy Markets#18 25 Jul
Closed feedback on draft Annex III guidelines for high-risk employment AI
AI: Jobs, Power & Money: A Spanish court opens the algorithm#10 24 Jul
Confirmed the initial-signatory deadline as 27 July 2026, 18:00 CEST
Media's AI Pivot: Correction: the EU deadline is 27 July#11 24 Jul
Mentioned in: Paramount agrees not to close its own deal
Media's AI Pivot#13 23 Jul
Trump orders Section 301 probe into EU tech rules
European Tech Sovereignty#30 23 Jul
European Energy Markets · source event
#13 22 Jul
Fined Google €890m for two DMA Article 6(5) breaches
European Tech Sovereignty: Google fined €890m four days before EU deadline#10 21 Jul
Approved the merger subject to remedies
Media's AI Pivot: Brussels clears the merger, at a price#29 21 Jul
Mentioned in: Germany bids capacity into a legal gap
European Energy Markets#27 16 Jul
Mentioned in: EUA carbon slips back below EUR 81
European Energy Markets#13 15 Jul
Adopted the Article 6(7) specification decisions
European Tech Sovereignty: Brussels orders Google to open Android to AI rivals#17 15 Jul
Proposed the cap freeze alongside the 21st sanctions package
European Oil Markets: EU freezes Russia oil cap for a week#9 15 Jul
Confirmed no signatories as of 15 July ahead of the 22 July cutoff
Media's AI Pivot: Two EU clocks strike on 22 July#9 14 Jul
Cleared the merger under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation
Media's AI Pivot: EU clears Gulf equity in Paramount deal#12 14 Jul
Approved €659m of German state aid for four Chips Act semiconductor projects
European Tech Sovereignty: €659m for four fabs, none at the edge#9 13 Jul
Mentioned in: Twelve states sue to block Paramount-WBD
Media's AI Pivot#28 9 Jul
Berlin's 9 GW auctions await Brussels
European Energy Markets#12 9 Jul
Mentioned in: Right forces digital euro to the floor
European Tech Sovereignty#23 8 Jul
Mentioned in: NATO pledges EUR 70bn to Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#8 7 Jul
Confirmed the Code of Practice remains under adequacy assessment ahead of the 22 July signatory cutoff
Media's AI Pivot: Brussels stalls its own AI-label code#14 3 Jul
Proposed extending the Russia oil price cap freeze to January 2027
European Oil Markets: EU cap fight turns on months, not price#11 2 Jul
Google loses €4.1bn EU Android appeal
European Tech Sovereignty#8 1 Jul
Pushed its merger-control deadline to 22 July and kept a separate Foreign Subsidies probe due 14 July
Media's AI Pivot: Paramount-WBD deal stalls at three gates#9 1 Jul
Extended its competition-review deadline to 22 July to weigh a remedy
Media's AI Pivot: FCC lets its Paramount deadline lapse#22 30 Jun
Mentioned in: Ukraine signs for 16 Gripen jets
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#22 30 Jun
Disbursed a €3.9bn tranche earmarked for Ukrainian drones
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: EU wires €3.9bn earmarked for drones#6 1 Jul
#10 26 Jun
Ratified EU-US trade deal excluding digital services taxes; pledged to respond swiftly to the tariff threat
European Tech Sovereignty: Trump's 100% tariff threat on digital taxes#12 26 Jun
Proposed the draft 21st sanctions package targeting shadow-fleet support vessels and freezing the $44.10 cap
European Oil Markets: EU targets shadow fleet's service layer#21 25 Jun
Mentioned in: EUA carbon breaks EUR 80 as gas sags
European Energy Markets#10 23 Jun
Digital euro heads to final trilogue
European Tech Sovereignty#10 18 Jun
Froze the $44.10 Russia oil cap to January 2027, blocking the 15 July auto-lift
European Oil Markets: Sanctions vice tightens on Russian crude#9 17 Jun
published the 2026 Digital Decade scorecard on 17 June
European Tech Sovereignty: EU chip share slips to 9%#18 17 Jun
Adopted Reg 2026/261 and Implementing Decision 2026/335 establishing the ban architecture
European Energy Markets: The ban's own text makes it porous#19 16 Jun
Mentioned in: OIES puts refill on track for 70%
European Energy Markets#8 15 Jun
Proposed the EU 21st sanctions package on 9 June 2026
European Oil Markets: Two sanctions clocks pull opposite ways#9 15 Jun
Moved to pause the oil price cap adjustment mechanism until January 2027, blocking the 15 July formula review
European Oil Markets: EU moves to freeze the $44 cap#10 12 Jun
US order pulls Anthropic's top models
European Tech Sovereignty#17 11 Jun
Mentioned in: Bundestag opens its gas-plant subsidy law debate
European Energy Markets#7 11 Jun
Confirmed the diplomatic-passport suspension intact and described Georgian conduct as incompatible with Union rules and values
Nomads & Communities: Georgia talks leave Schengen reset intact#17 11 Jun
Co-hosted annual REMIT enforcement workshop on 11 June
European Energy Markets: ACER dates its cross-border powers switch-on#9 11 Jun
produced the impact assessment underpinning the 86bn euro migration cost estimate
European Tech Sovereignty: Bruegel puts the cloud law at 86bn euros#17 11 Jun
Ban spares the contracts that matter
European Energy Markets#16 11 Jun
Co-hosted ACER's annual REMIT enforcement workshop on 11 June
European Energy Markets: ACER tightens REMIT before guidance locks#6 10 Jun
Finalised the Code of Practice on marking and labelling of AI-generated content on 10 June 2026 after the closing plenary
Media's AI Pivot: EU finalises its AI content-marking Code#9 9 Jun
adopted Article 102 antitrust interim measures against Meta on 9 June
European Tech Sovereignty: Brussels used antitrust to reopen WhatsApp#16 7 Jun
Mentioned in: Resale Drops Below Face on 76 of 78 US Games
2026 FIFA World Cup#14 5 Jun
confirmed receipt of an Article 102 competition complaint on 28 May
2026 FIFA World Cup: World Cup resale prices fall 37%#15 4 Jun
EU storage clears 40% but trajectory lags
European Energy Markets#7 3 Jun
Scheduled College adoption of CAIDA and Chips Act II on 3 June with narrowed public-sector-only scope
European Tech Sovereignty: CAIDA due before College, scope cut#8 3 Jun
Received authorisation to join Pax Silica and commit to $40bn chip purchase
European Tech Sovereignty: EU joins US chip pact, France objects#8 3 Jun
Adopted CADA after three prior slips with narrowed public-sector scope
European Tech Sovereignty: Brussels adopts CADA, narrows its scope#8 3 Jun
Adopted €2bn EU Open Source Strategy as part of Tech Sovereignty Package
European Tech Sovereignty: EU backs open source with €2bn plan#8 3 Jun
Confirmed €4.12bn AI Gigafactories call for July via EuroHPC JU
European Tech Sovereignty: EU confirms €4.12bn AI gigafactory call#15 2 Jun
published the GMTF findings via DG Energy five days after FNB Gas declared the refill mechanism broken
European Energy Markets: GMTF calls EU gas markets 'functioning well'#10 1 Jun
Mentioned in: Ten states join US-run Pax Silica
European Tech Sovereignty#10 1 Jun
Mentioned in: EU ownership rule meets its loophole
European Tech Sovereignty#7 1 Jun
Referred member states still untransposed 19 months after the deadline to the CJEU
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences: NIS2 fines now reach directors personally#5 1 Jun
Mentioned in: RTL closes its Sky Deutschland buy
Media's AI Pivot#10 1 Jun
Meta makes a third WhatsApp access offer
European Tech Sovereignty#10 1 Jun
Mentioned in: Bruegel says EU sovereignty mimics rivals
European Tech Sovereignty#5 29 May
Mentioned in: France chairs G7 Digital Ministerial on 29 May
European Tech Sovereignty#13 29 May
relaxed mandatory fill from 90% to 80% under flex provisions
European Energy Markets: EU storage margin narrows to 45 GWh/day#14 28 May
Published ETS benchmark revision on 11 May, which had initially cut EUA consensus by ~13%
European Energy Markets: Carbon claws back its 11 May cut#12 28 May
Confirmed receipt of the FSE Article 102 complaint and announced it would assess the case
2026 FIFA World Cup: Brussels takes up the fan complaint#6 28 May
Mentioned in: ENISA puts water and rail in risk zone
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#5 27 May
Scheduled adoption of CAIDA and Chips Act II for 27 May 2026
European Tech Sovereignty: Brussels locks 27 May for CAIDA and Chips II#6 27 May
Cited finalising details as the public reason for the third delay
European Tech Sovereignty: EU sovereignty law slips a third time#13 27 May
co-sponsored ACER-EC workshop advancing REMIT implementation
European Energy Markets: ACER 11 June workshop is REMIT enforcement, not storage#3 26 May
Mentioned in: EU 21st package squeezes shadow tonnage
European Oil Markets#6 25 May
Confirmed preparation of a record DMA Article 6(5) self-preferencing fine against Google before summer recess
European Tech Sovereignty: Brussels readies record Google DMA fine#11 21 May
Announced joint 11 June workshop with ACER on REMIT implementation; facing 5 August TurkStream derogation deadline
European Energy Markets: ACER builds enforcement stack in 48 hours#7 21 May
Mentioned in: Spain's top court voids STR registry
Nomads & Communities#3 20 May
Mentioned in: EU short-let rule lands with split enforcement
Nomads & Communities#4 20 May
Published no readiness assessment, compliance report, or infringement notice on day one
Nomads & Communities: EU STR regulation goes live; Brussels silent#10 20 May
Mentioned in: EU AI rules await their final votes
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#4 19 May
Mentioned in: Rhysida names Stuttgart on leak site
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#10 18 May
TTF breaks EUR 50; US LNG hits 58%
European Energy Markets#10 17 May
Set mandatory 80% November fill target
European Energy Markets: Mentioned in: Storage gap widens to 18.7 pp, the series widest#10 14 May
Berlin confirms 12 GW gas tender
European Energy Markets#10 13 May
GB exports gas; Hungary clears EUR 123
European Energy Markets#16 12 May
Mentioned in: Magyar cabinet formed; €9.1bn tranche June
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#9 12 May
Mentioned in: France swings 88% as FR-DE spread halves
European Energy Markets#9 12 May
Set 80% by 1 November as the reduced statutory target after cutting from 90% in April
European Energy Markets: Storage 35.4% met, 80% trajectory missed#9 12 May
Mentioned in: REMIT 2.0 T+10 deadline lands today
European Energy Markets#10 11 May
Failed to register case number on Article 102 complaint two weeks past its own acknowledgement deadline
2026 FIFA World Cup: Brussels gives no case number on Article 102 file#13 11 May
published new benchmark reference values on 11 May saving EUR 4bn in compliance costs
European Energy Markets: EC benchmark revision slashes EUA consensus 13%#4 7 May
Mentioned in: Three EU-US deadlines collide in 9 days
European Tech Sovereignty#9 7 May
Brussels drops binding AI literacy duty in Digital Omnibus
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#4 7 May
Delayed the package twice with no public explanation
European Tech Sovereignty: Sovereignty package slips to 27 May#1 6 May
Mentioned in: Africa CDC and EU launch ARILAC for AMR
Pandemics and Biosecurity#4 6 May
Mentioned in: Nyobolt hits £1bn on Symbotic-led Series C
UK Startups and Innovation#8 6 May
ACER names Hungary, Slovakia at TurkStream
European Energy Markets#4 5 May
Virkkunen picks Tokyo after EU summit
European Tech Sovereignty#4 1 May
Closed the DMA.100209 Google consultation on 1 May and withheld submissions citing Alphabet's right of reply
European Tech Sovereignty: Brussels keeps Google DMA replies sealed#15 1 May
Signalled first €90bn tranche disbursement for late May or early June 2026
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Magyar targets 5 May for new government#7 1 May
Google fine stuck on von der Leyen's desk
European Tech Sovereignty#3 30 Apr
Mentioned in: BioOrbit raises £9.8m for orbital pharma
UK Startups and Innovation#5 30 Apr
Gained direct equity-stake authority in semiconductor fabs via Chips Act II
European Tech Sovereignty: Chips Act II gives Brussels equity authority#5 29 Apr
Scheduled Gas and Biomethane Mechanism launch for 40th Madrid Gas Regulatory Forum
European Energy Markets: Madrid Forum 29-30 April is the post-REMIT venue#6 29 Apr
Mentioned in: Madrid Forum opens with REMIT 2.0
European Energy Markets#6 29 Apr
Issued reasoned opinions against three member states on Directive 2024/1711 transposition
European Energy Markets: Three states 15 months late on price directive#6 29 Apr
Issued reasoned opinion against Hungary over MOL Article 26 arbitration
European Energy Markets: Hungary infringed over MOL ECT arbitration#4 29 Apr
Found Meta in breach of the DSA for child safety failures on its platforms
European Tech Sovereignty: Meta breaches DSA on child safety#4 28 Apr
Published first DMA Review Report finding the Act fit for purpose and flagging cloud and AI for expansion
European Tech Sovereignty: Commission says DMA is fit, eyes cloud#2 29 Apr
#6 28 Apr
#5 25 Apr
Mentioned in: Cohere-Aleph Alpha settle at 90/10, no filing yet
European Tech Sovereignty#5 25 Apr
Mentioned in: Germany triples injection rate into ban day
European Energy Markets#5 24 Apr
Mentioned in: Cyprus Council endorses coordination, not mechanism
European Energy Markets#4 24 Apr
Mentioned in: CISPE ships rival sovereign cloud badge
European Tech Sovereignty#3 23 Apr
Sent cabinet-level representative rather than Commissioner to the summit
European Tech Sovereignty: Brussels sovereignty summit opens without European AI builders#3 23 Apr
Mentioned in: Japan takes a "beyond Europe" keynote slot in Brussels
European Tech Sovereignty#8 23 Apr
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#2 22 Apr
Mentioned in: ENISA scores NIS2 maturity with NCAF 2.0
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#4 22 Apr
Published AccelerateEU package omitting any gas storage injection incentive mechanism
European Energy Markets: AccelerateEU skips gas storage injection mechanism entirely#14 22 Apr
Mentioned in: Magyar sets 9 May sitting; Hungary locked out
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#2 22 Apr
Mentioned in: Airbnb files motion against Madrid fine
Nomads & Communities#3 23 Apr
#3 21 Apr
Opened seven Digital Europe Programme calls totalling €63.2m on 21 April 2026
European Tech Sovereignty: Commission opens €63.2m Digital Europe calls on application AI#8 19 Apr
DG COMP's 23 April acknowledgement clock
2026 FIFA World Cup#2 19 Apr
Issued no post-13 April communication restating the Chips Act 20% market share target
European Tech Sovereignty: Brussels stays silent on 20% chip goal#2 19 Apr
European Tech Sovereignty · source event
#8 19 Apr
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#2 19 Apr
European Tech Sovereignty · source event
#3 17 Apr
Named four provider groupings as winners of the €180m sovereign cloud framework
European Tech Sovereignty: Commission awards sovereign cloud slot to Google joint venture#3 17 Apr
Mentioned in: Italy-Spain spread compresses 76% in four sessions
European Energy Markets#3 17 Apr
Confirmed energy crisis measures package for 22 April 2026 and acknowledged assessing windfall letter
European Energy Markets: EC confirms 22 April energy crisis package#2 17 Apr
Awarded €180m six-year sovereign cloud framework to four European providers
European Tech Sovereignty: EU awards first sovereign cloud deal#6 16 Apr
EU AI trilogue 12 days out
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#2 16 Apr
Mentioned in: DMA orders Google to open search data
European Tech Sovereignty#3 16 Apr
Opened public consultation on DMA.100209 requiring Google to share search data on FRAND terms
European Tech Sovereignty: DMA clock starts toward six-day AI Act collision#3 16 Apr
Co-convened joint REMIT webinar with ACER on 23 April
European Energy Markets: ACER opens REMIT consultation as recast binds 29 April#3 17 Apr
“scheduled crisis package ahead of council”
European Energy Markets · source event
#3 17 Apr
“coordinated energy crisis package timing”
European Energy Markets · source event
#2 15 Apr
Convened 40th European Gas Regulatory Forum in Madrid on 29 April
European Energy Markets: Five energy deadlines land in nine days#7 15 Apr
Vancouver Congress now ceremonial; Brussels window narrows
2026 FIFA World Cup#13 15 Apr
Mentioned in: Sulyok will propose Magyar as prime minister
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#2 15 Apr
Russian LNG ban lands 25 April, no replacement named
European Energy Markets#2 15 Apr
Issued Supplementary Statement of Objections to Meta over WhatsApp AI assistant exclusion
European Tech Sovereignty: Meta faces DMA order on WhatsApp AI#2 15 Apr
“mandated member state contract notification”
European Energy Markets · source event
#7 15 Apr
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#7 15 Apr
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#2 15 Apr
European Tech Sovereignty · source event
#2 15 Apr
#2 15 Apr
Approved €211m Italian state aid for CamGraPhIC graphene photonics manufacturing
UK Startups and Innovation: EC clears €211m Italian aid for Cambridge spinout#2 13 Apr
EU gas storage at 29.55% on 13 April
European Energy Markets#7 13 Apr
Mentioned in: Final-match ticket ceiling reaches $10,990 in three weeks
2026 FIFA World Cup#68 13 Apr
Mentioned in: Meloni breaks European line to the Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#2 13 Apr
#7 13 Apr
#1 10 Apr
Mentioned in: Cohere and Aleph Alpha in merger talks
European Tech Sovereignty#9 9 Apr
Confirmed the EES rollout and the ETIAS fee
Nomads & Communities: Europe automates its 90-day nomad clock#6 9 Apr
FIFA reveals stealth premium tiers after 'final' sales
2026 FIFA World Cup#2 9 Apr
Approved €211m in Italian state aid for photonic chips on 9 April
European Tech Sovereignty: Italy gets €211m photonic chip aid#1 9 Apr
Lowered mandatory storage filling target from 90% to 80% by 1 November 2026
European Energy Markets: Commission cuts storage target to 80%#2 9 Apr
European Tech Sovereignty · source event
#1 9 Apr
“announced revised storage target”
European Energy Markets · source event
#1 3 Apr
Mentioned in: Venice day-tripper fee returns for 60 days
Nomads & Communities#11 2 Apr
Mentioned in: Stegra finishes 740 MW Boden electrolyser
European Energy Markets#4 1 Apr
FIFA's Final Ticket Window Crashes on Opening
2026 FIFA World Cup#4 31 Mar
Mentioned in: Amnesty Upgrades Risk; Host Cities Split on ICE
2026 FIFA World Cup#8 31 Mar
24 MEPs name Digital Fairness Act
2026 FIFA World Cup#8 31 Mar
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#1 30 Mar
Mentioned in: AIMA mediators strike, D8 pipeline stalls
Nomads & Communities#2 25 Mar
Crypto Ban Lands on Reform Ahead of Polling Day
UK Local Elections 2026#6 24 Mar
#6 24 Mar
“filed article 102 complaint with”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#5 3 Mar
Published draft CRA open-source guidance on 3 March 2026; consultation closed 31 March
European Tech Sovereignty: CRA draft pins open-source liability on publishers#1 3 Mar
Published draft CRA implementation guidance on 3 March 2026 and ran infringement proceedings against non-compliant NIS2 member states
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences: EU CRA guidance; German NIS2 missed#1 3 Mar
“opened infringement proceedings”
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences · source event
#1 3 Mar
“published implementation guidance”
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences · source event
#1 1 Mar
Mistral CEO proposes EU-wide AI levy
European Tech Sovereignty#2 9 Feb
European Tech Sovereignty · source event
#9 2 Feb
Hungary CJEU challenge; Slovakia preparing to join
European Energy Markets#1 1 Feb
“stormed eu mission to protest eurozone accession”
Nomads & Communities · source event
#1 1 Jan
Intel kills its €30bn Magdeburg megafab
European Tech Sovereignty#1 1 Jan
fined Apple €500m and Meta €200m under DMA; fined X €120m under DSA
European Tech Sovereignty: Brussels fines Apple, Meta, and X €820m#1 1 Jan
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#1 20 Dec
Bulgaria opens a door as its politics try to close one
Nomads & Communities#4 16 Dec
Committed to Q4 2026 STR night-caps and seasonal-rules legislative proposal via Housing Plan
Nomads & Communities: Jørgensen plan queues Q4 STR caps as phase two#1 1 Oct
opened DMA cloud gatekeeper probes against Amazon and Microsoft in late 2025
European Tech Sovereignty: EC opens DMA cloud probes against AWS and Azure#1 1 Oct
approved €5bn German state aid and granted ESMC Open EU Foundry status in October 2025
European Tech Sovereignty: ESMC Dresden fab finishes structural build#1 1 Oct
issued first IPF and OEF designations under EU Chips Act without restating 20% market share target
European Tech Sovereignty: EC issues first Chips Act fab designations#1 1 Oct
“granted integrated production facility status”
European Tech Sovereignty · source event
#1 1 Oct
#1 1 Oct
“granted integrated production facility status”
European Tech Sovereignty · source event
#1 1 Oct
#1 1 Oct
#1 1 Oct
#1 1 Oct
“granted integrated production facility status”
European Tech Sovereignty · source event
#1 1 Oct
“launched section 301 investigation naming dma”
European Tech Sovereignty · source event
#1 1 Sept