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Brussels shows which fixes are enough once a platform breaches the Digital Services Act.

The European Commission has accepted Temu's action plan to remedy its breach of the Digital Services Act.

After a 200 million euro fine in May 2026, Temu submitted five measures to curb the sale of illegal products. An interim assessment covering six months is due by November 30, 2026.

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RegulationOctober 26, 2026Europäische Kommission

ECB survey shows loans for euro area firms getting pricier, not scarcer.

ECB SAFE survey shows rising bank interest rates for euro area firms in the third quarter of 2026.

The 40th round of the ECB SAFE survey, covering 12,822 euro area firms, shows a net 46 percent reporting higher bank interest rates, up from 42 percent the previous quarter. Large firms felt it more, at a net 55 percent, than small and medium firms, at 38 percent.

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Markets & CapitalOctober 27, 2026EZB Veröffentlichungen

Providers now have a concrete reference standard to prove compliance with Article 17 duties.

The European Commission has published the first harmonised standard under the AI Act in the Official Journal.

Through Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2274, EN 18286:2026 becomes the first harmonised standard under the AI Act. Providers of high-risk AI systems now get a presumption of conformity for their quality management system under Article 17.

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RegulationOctober 19, 2026Europäische Kommission, Digital Strategy

Lenders act as real-time interpreters of the AI wave, and they read it very differently from bank to bank.

An ECB study finds that banks cut assessed default risk for AI-exposed borrowers by about five percent after ChatGPT.

After public attention to generative AI rose following ChatGPT, banks in four large euro-area economies lowered the assessed probability of default for borrowers in highly AI-exposed industries by about five percent. The effect is weaker for labor-intensive firms and stronger among lenders with prior industry expertise.

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Markets & CapitalOctober 19, 2026EZB Veröffentlichungen

Brussels leans on independent experts to shape upcoming rules for frontier AI models.

The European Commission convenes a special meeting of the scientific panel on frontier AI safety and risks.

On 9 October the European Commission held a special meeting of its scientific panel on frontier AI. The 60 independent experts reviewed recent loss of control incidents and prepared recommendations for the Commission.

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RegulationOctober 9, 2026EU AI Act – Regulatorischer Rahmen

The EU gathers input on copyright before it reshapes rules for AI training.

The European Commission has opened a targeted consultation on copyright for creativity and innovation.

Between September 29 and November 3, 2026, companies and rights holders can comment on the future of copyright rules related to AI training. The results are meant to prepare a possible legislative initiative by the European Commission.

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RegulationOctober 6, 2026Europäische Kommission

AI-GENERATEDEU Commission proposes a single minimum age of 15 for social media accounts across the bloc.

EU Commission presents draft KIDS Act with an EU-wide minimum age for social media accounts.

The draft EU KIDS Act, unveiled on September 17, 2026, would bar children under 15 from independently creating accounts on certain social networks and video platforms. The goal is a uniform level of protection across member states and a consistent framework for digital services and AI systems.

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RegulationSeptember 17, 2026Europäische Kommission

AI-GENERATEDBrussels extends platform oversight to a widely used AI chatbot.

The European Commission has designated ChatGPT as a very large online search engine and Reddit and Roblox as very large online platforms.

The European Commission has classified ChatGPT as a very large online search engine and Reddit and Roblox as very large online platforms, since each reaches at least 45 million average monthly users in the EU. The three services now have until January 2027 to meet added obligations.

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RegulationAugust 31, 2026Europäische Kommission

AI-GENERATEDThe annual State of the Union speech traditionally signals upcoming shifts in EU AI policy.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will deliver the State of the Union address on September 16, 2026, in Strasbourg.

The European Commission has announced the annual State of the Union address for September 16, 2026. Ursula von der Leyen will present the EU political priorities for the coming months, with the announcement framed around the AI Act regulatory context.

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RegulationAugust 31, 2026Europäische Kommission

AI-GENERATEDThe ECB is testing machine learning models for default risk with consequences for future bank stress tests.

A new ECB paper shows how random forest models can improve default probability estimates for European companies.

A working paper from the European Central Bank examines random forest models for estimating the probability of default of European non-financial companies. It draws on balance sheet data from Orbis and the Anacredit bank credit register and assesses the implications for banking sector stress tests.

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Safety & SecurityAugust 24, 2026EZB Working Paper

AI-GENERATEDBuilding applications becomes a business-unit task

Sweden's Lovable raises 400 million dollars at a 13.3 billion valuation

The Series C is led by Menlo Ventures and co-led by the EQT-managed Scaleup Europe Fund. In December the valuation still stood at 6.6 billion dollars.

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SwedenMarkets & CapitalAugust 12, 2026TechCrunch

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