{"id":434734,"date":"2025-09-03T14:35:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2025\/09\/03\/la-vice-presidente-della-commissione-ue-virkkunen-in-italia-per-incontrare-il-settore-dei-media-e-visitare-i-centri-ue-che-promuovono-lintelligenza-artificiale\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T15:04:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:04:29","slug":"eu-commission-vice-president-virkkunen-to-visit-italy-to-meet-media-industry-and-tour-eu-ai-centres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2025\/09\/03\/eu-commission-vice-president-virkkunen-to-visit-italy-to-meet-media-industry-and-tour-eu-ai-centres\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Commission Vice-President Virkkunen to visit Italy to meet media industry and tour EU AI centres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels &#8211; From 4 to 6 September, European Commission Vice-President <strong>Henna<\/strong> <b>Virkkunen<\/b> will be in Italy to meet the media sector and visit European centres of excellence in artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing innovation in Bologna and Cernobbio.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On 4 September, the Executive Vice-President will participate in the 82nd&nbsp;Venice International Film Festival and meet with the organisation&#8217;s President and the Artistic Director for Cinema. This will be followed by a roundtable with media industry representatives to discuss the next&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/commission.europa.eu\/strategy-and-policy\/eu-budget\/long-term-eu-budget\/eu-budget-2028-2034_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Multiannual Financial Framework<\/a>, the upcoming European Media Industry Outlook findings, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/policies\/media-freedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Media Freedom Act<\/a>, which started applying in August. She will also hold bilateral meetings with EU commercial broadcasters operating in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, 5 September, the Executive Vice-President&#8217;s visit will focus on supercomputing and Artificial Intelligence (AI). 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