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Jan Blockx @janblockx@eupolicy.social · Jun 03, 2026

RE: @digitaleu@ec.social-network.europa.eu

The Tech Sovereignty Package was finally announced, including the proposal for a Cloud and AI Development Act (#CADA)! See the link on the new page of @digitaleu@ec.social-network.europa.eu below.

EVP @HennaVirkkunen@ec.social-network.europa.eu was candid in her answers to the questions at the end of the press conference, including that US providers have their own government (she mentioned the Cloud Act) to blame for losing out on future European business opportunities.

#digitalsovereignty

Jan Blockx @janblockx@eupolicy.social · Jun 03, 2026

RE: @Curia@curia.social-network.europa.eu

The General Court of the EU has ruled on #Meta 's challenge against its designation as a gatekeeper under the #DMA because of its Messenger and Marketplace services (designation of other services like Facebook and Instagram was not contested). Meta lost on the Messenger point and achieved a pyrrhic victory on Marketplace (where the gatekeeper designation had in fact already been removed by the Commission in April 2025).

Jan Blockx @janblockx@eupolicy.social · May 13, 2026

Replying to @MaximeCombes@piaille.fr

@MaximeCombes@piaille.fr Très interessant! La comparaison en valeur (absolue) dans votre blog me paraît toutefois plus important, donc je le reprends ici également:

Jan Blockx @janblockx@eupolicy.social · May 09, 2026

Replying to @lightspeed@mstdn.social

@lightspeed@mstdn.social @jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net Cases have already been brought by private citizens and the ECJ has clearly condemned these border controls and chastised the Commission for not prosecuting member states. But the member states are still the principals of European integration, so if they don’t want to…

Jan Blockx @janblockx@eupolicy.social · May 04, 2026

Replying to @EricChrSmit@social.ftm.nl

@EricChrSmit Er is zeker hard gelobbyd en politieke druk geweest, maar in mijn lezing zijn de ontwerprichtsnoeren toch vooral een beschrijving van de aanpak die de Commissie al een tijdje volgt. Op basis hiervan verwacht ik geen afzwakking van het mergerbeleid (al zal er wellicht gelobby en politieke druk blijven om dat toch te doen).

Jan Blockx @janblockx@eupolicy.social · Apr 27, 2026

RE: @HennaVirkkunen@ec.social-network.europa.eu

The @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu is in the process of specifying #Google’s obligations under the #DMA to ensure that other AI services than Gemini can effectively interact with applications on users' Android devices. If this affects you, take the opportunity to respond to the public consultation.

Jan Blockx @janblockx@eupolicy.social · Apr 22, 2026

Currently in #Bremen to teach about the EU's Digital Services Act (#DSA) and #AIAct at a Blended Intensive Programme organised by @zemki@sciences.social 's @pgmt@sciences.social together with #UAntwerp and other #YUFE partners on "𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜" Great to see the students benefit from these interdisciplinary perspectives from @rscarlets@aoir.social and others!

Jan Blockx @janblockx@eupolicy.social · Apr 20, 2026

Replying to @alan@lighthouse.co.im

@alan@lighthouse.co.im I agree with you that S3NS is far from sovereign. At the same time, I think the Commission also has to show that its “sovereign cloud” policy is not anti-American and that it will reward (even imperfect) efforts to reduce foreign dependencies. In the grand scheme of things, the fact that the Commission selected 3 (out of 4) bidders with SEAL-3 level is a very big step forward compared to the situation of the past.

Jan Blockx @janblockx@eupolicy.social · Apr 20, 2026

The ERA Forum just published an article in which I review commitments and remedies in digital #antitrust and #DMA cases handled by the @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu. The article lists the three main requirements that such remedies need to fulfill and proposes a typology covering unbundling, quasi-unbundling, remedies to end (quasi-)exclusivity, interoperability and access, and remedies for exploitative abuses. A handy overview if you are looking for one.

The article is available here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12027-026-00879-7.

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