EU’s New Cybersecurity Directive Orders States To Set Up Emergency Response...
With hacking and malware on the rise, Europe is cracking down on cybersecurity: today the European Commission, working with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,...
View Article“Creative And Fearless”, Founders Of Skype, Rovio, Spotify, SeedCamp, HackFwd...
The founders of some of Europe’s biggest technology startup hits — Skype, Rovio, Spotify, and Tuenti — along with key planks of the ecosystem, including accelerators SeedCamp and HackFwd, are throwing...
View ArticleNSA Spying Risks Undermining Trust In U.S. Cloud Computing Businesses, Warns...
The NSA spying scandal risks undermining trust in U.S. cloud computing businesses, the European Commission’s vice-president, Neelie Kroes, has warned in a speech today. Kroes also reiterated calls for...
View ArticleEU Hangs Up On Fixed-Line Call Regulation Amid Mobile And Broadband Shift
Here’s an interesting sign of the times and the huge rush of mobile and broadband usage. Neelie Kroes, the outgoing VP for the European Commission overseeing communications and technology, has just...
View ArticleEuropean Entrepreneurs Must Screw Their Courage To The Sticking Place, Says...
The European Commission’s Neelie Kroes has urged those with “interesting business ideas” burning a hole in their brain to “apply, apply, apply” for research funding from the EC — despite conceding that...
View ArticleThe Netherlands: A Look At The World’s High-Tech Startup Capital
It’s a fascinating time to take stock of startup innovation in the Netherlands, a rare turning point where you can watch the hard work of the past give way to the immense promise of the future. Behind...
View ArticleEx-European Commissioner Neelie Kroes joins the board of Salesforce
One of the most powerful regulators in European tech in the last decade has found a landing place outside of the halls of Brussels. Today, CRM giant Salesforce announced that Neelie Kroes — a former...
View ArticleUber appoints former EC VP Neelie Kroes to its public policy board
Taxi app Uber, which continues to battle regulatory clamp downs and legal confrontations in Europe, has appointed a former VP of the European Union’s executive arm, the European Commission, to its...
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