Pieter Haeck

The EU promised to lead on regulating artificial intelligence. Now it’s hitting pause. Under pressure from the U.S. and tech companies, the EU is backing away from plans to rein in highly risky technologies.

The EU is flipping its script on artificial intelligence amid a global race to win cash and influence.

Dutch pause move to take control of Chinese chip firm Tech leakage concerns sparked controversial seizure by authorities in The Hague.

The Dutch government has halted its decision to seize control of the Netherlands-based, Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia.

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Chip scare sends Brussels back to the drawing board As the U.S. and China weaponize valuable chip supplies, the EU is forced to admit it hasn’t yet found a solution.

The European Union is scrambling to redo its homework on building a secure supply of microchips after it was forced to accept it has made little progress on tackling its dependence on the US and China.

Save democracy (if you want to), Brussels says The EU’s Democracy Shield initiative aims to tackle election interference online — but countries won’t be required to sign up.

EU countries won’t be required to join a new push to curb foreign election interference, according to a draft proposal obtained by POLITICO.

EU starts talks with industry on how to label AI deepfakes Amid a rise in AI-made videos and images, the industry is warning against being too prescriptive.

The EU today begins a months-long push to ensure content made by artificial intelligence is clearly identifiable online.

The week that AI deepfakes hit Europe’s elections Dutch and Irish elections show voters now have to worry if the political content they consume is real.

The 🇳🇱 elections were not the first (or the last) w AI generated images. But the combination of AI content, systematic far-right circulation, and use of chabots for vote advice was a new ‘AI cocktail’.

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The week that AI deepfakes hit Europe’s elections Dutch and Irish elections show voters now have to worry if the political content they consume is real.

"The Dutch election is one of the first in Europe where we see that AI has become an integral part in electoral campaigns in various ways." My story with @pieterhaeck.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/elec...

Slovakia adopts speed limit for pedestrians Power walking will soon be illegal in Slovakia as law changes to prevent sidewalk accidents.

This is a total outrage. I like to walk at a fast pace, but I'm always held up by people strolling like they have nothing else to do. HURRY UP.

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Commission courts top investors for up to €5B tech fund Eight investment companies invited to Brussels to discuss their involvement.

The European Commission is in talks with eight of Europe’s top investors to involve them in a fund to support homegrown companies working on critical technologies.

Make boring great again: Dutch anti-populist’s plan to beat Wilders ‘I’m not ordered to be the funniest or to make the craziest remarks,’ said Christian Democrat Henri Bontenbal.

Als je een van de weinig Nederlands-sprekenden bent op POLITICO's redactie, dan weet je: Nederlandse verkiezingen, paar tripjes naar het noorden.

Is saai het nieuwe sexy? Volgens CDA's Henri Bontenbal wel:

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Netherlands-China chip war terrifies European car industry Automakers worry they’re in for a repeat of pandemic-era chip shortages after Dutch seizure of Nexperia.

The crisis at Nexperia is close to causing a massive chip shortage in the automotive sector. But it's not just production concerns causing a shortage.

“It’s like the pandemic when people went on toilet paper buying sprees."

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New day, another story about elections being upset by the impact of AI: deepfake video of Irish presidential candidate rocks the campaign.

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Don’t let AI chatbots tell you how to vote, Dutch authorities warn voters Far-right PVV and GreenLeft-Labor were overrepresented as suggested picks, in a test of how four chatbots gave voter advice.

The Dutch data protection watchdog has warned voters not to ask artificial intelligence chatbots for voting advice ahead of the country’s general election next week.

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Sure — but it's still our job to offer them the right to respond.

Choose your chatbot to rule Europe Politicians are turning to artificial intelligence tools to inform policy. Which one should Ursula von der Leyen choose?

Politicians and governments around the world are flocking to AI tools to solve their problems.

But what’s the situation on the 13th floor of the Brussels Berlaymont building, the office of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen?

The public interest is that we've seen many instances already of politicians/officials using this themselves for a second opinion (Swedish PM, EU officials) — if this is happening, it's of importance to figure out how these chatbots work with re to policy.

Choose your chatbot to rule Europe Politicians are turning to artificial intelligence tools to inform policy. Which one should Ursula von der Leyen choose?

What if AI would rule Europe?

We ran the experiment: we told three AI chatbots to imagine being a top adviser to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and served them 12 thorny questions. Pick which one you would choose to rule Europe.

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Dutch government seizes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia The move could inflame wider trade tensions between Beijing and the European Union.

The Dutch government has granted itself the power to intervene in company decisions of the Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia.

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Dutch European Parliament lawmaker Bart Groothuis applauds the decision:

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Wet beschikbaarheid goederen ingezet door Minister van Economische Zaken De Minister van Economische Zaken heeft op dinsdag 30 september 2025 vanwege ernstige bestuurlijke tekortkomingen bij de halfgeleiderfabrikant Nexperia de Wet beschikbaarheid goederen (Wbg) ingezet. H...

🚨 The Dutch government has taken action against Chinese-owned chip maker Nexperia (headquartered in NL). It has the power to stop and reverse decisions at the company — citing concerns around "crucial technological knowledge ... on Dutch and European soil"

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Investigators are looking into the planned use of a drone to deploy an explosive device in the attack.

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EU tech chief urges ‘stay calm’ in face of US pressure on digital rules Henna Virkkunen cites “different personal styles” amid criticism of her leadership on digital rulebook.

EU politicians should not lose their nerve amid US attacks against the bloc's digital rulebooks, Commission Executive VP Henna Virkkunen told POLITICO today.

European businesses barely use AI. Brussels wants to fix that. Commission to warn Europe’s slow embrace of artificial intelligence risks squandering economic growth.

The EU says it has a new problem when it comes to artificial intelligence: Companies are not using it.

But Brussels is looking to solve this.

Dutch chips star exec slams EU for overregulating AI EU policies mean top artificial intelligence talent is ‘buying a ticket to Silicon Valley,’ says ASML chief financial officer.

The EU’s rules on artificial intelligence are driving tech workers and companies to Silicon Valley, Chief Financial Officer Roger Dassen from the Dutch chipmaking giant ASML has said.

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