{"id":420017,"date":"2025-02-28T12:26:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2025\/02\/28\/tech-comitato-ue-attacco-washington-ai\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T13:38:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T12:38:56","slug":"european-digital-sector-under-attack-in-washington-cavazzini-we-defend-citizens-not-big-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2025\/02\/28\/european-digital-sector-under-attack-in-washington-cavazzini-we-defend-citizens-not-big-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"European digital sector under attack in Washington. Cavazzini: “We defend citizens, not Big Tech”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brussels – The European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) did not receive a warm<\/strong>\u00a0welcome in Washington\u00a0t<\/strong>his week. After the harsh<\/a> reception of\u00a0the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs,\u00a0Kaja Kallas<\/strong>, who saw her meeting with\u00a0Secretary of State Marco Rubio canceled at the last minute, this time, it is the representatives of the EU Parliament<\/strong> who felt unwelcome in the US capital.<\/p>\n

The delegation’s goal was to obtain information on shared challenges in the areas of digital innovation, cybersecurity, and fair competition and, most importantly,\u00a0identify\u00a0opportunities for transatlantic cooperation<\/strong>. At the end of their visit, mission members\u00a0issued a statement<\/a>\u00a0this morning (Feb. 28) that does not bode well for the future of transatlantic collaboration in the\u00a0technology sector<\/strong>. IMCO President Anna Cavazzini<\/strong>, after meeting with members of Congress, representatives of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and members of the Chamber of Commerce and State Department, stated bluntly, “We have witnessed aggressive communication<\/strong> by US lawmakers and the Trump administration targeting our tech regulation.”<\/p>\n

“During our mission to Washington,”\u00a0the German Green MEP added, “it became clear that these attacks are far from representative of the views of the majority of stakeholders, but rather only those of powerful tech giants in Silicon Valley<\/strong>.” The delegation leader also pointed out that the basis of these “giants” business models is toothless\u00a0self-regulation at\u00a0odds with how Europe does things.<\/p>\n

Cavazzini called “very worrisome” the US\u00a0removal of all AI security safeguards<\/strong> given the exponential development of the technology. In contrast, as the Commission said, the smaller US tech firms confirmed that they have benefited from the European Digital Markets Act<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Cavazzini spoke of “misunderstandings with regard to\u00a0our regulation” and recalled how European laws are the result of a democratic process: “We cannot backtrack on our digital rulebook, made with the European citizens and businesses in mind and not to appease American \u2018Big Tech\u2019 oligopolies.” The statement concludes with a warning: “Let us not forget: the single market remains one of the biggest opportunities for US companies,<\/strong> and a hostile approach, therefore, is not beneficial to either side.” With the announcement of 25 percent\u00a0tariffs<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Europe by Donald Trump<\/strong> and keeping well in mind the\u00a0quasi-clientelistic\u00a0relations<\/a> that bind the president with Silicon Valley bigwigs, it is hard to imagine that hostilities will end there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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