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DG CNECT is launching a call for expression of interest for individual experts on digital technologies and capabilities.

The new software package will provide insight into the world’s largest near real-time dataset on content moderation decisions.

The Commission has announced grant agreements totalling €128 million to support 31 new 5G infrastructure projects, following the third call for proposals of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Digital).

The Commission has sent preliminary findings to Apple in the context of the two specification proceedings it started on 19 September 2024.

On 18 December, the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation into the Swedish national regulatory authority’s draft market analysis concerning the wholesale fixed and mobile call termination markets.

The eArchiving Initiative has begun testing its academic curriculum at the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest.

The Commission opened formal proceedings against TikTok for a suspected breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in relation to TikTok's obligation to properly assess and mitigate systemic risks linked to election integrity, notably in the context of the recent Romanian presidential elections on 24 November.

The European Commission decided to send a letter of formal notice to Bulgaria (INFR(2024)2241) and a reasoned opinion to Belgium (INFR(2024)2164), Spain (INFR(2024)2165), the Netherlands (INFR(2024)2163) and Poland (INFR(2024)2041) for failing to nominate or empower national Digital Service Coordinators (DSCs) under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

On 12 December 2024, the European Board for Digital Services convened for its tenth meeting.

The European Commission decided to send a reasoned opinion to Czechia (INFR(2024)2057), Germany (INFR(2024)2060), Estonia (INFR(2024)2058), Greece (INFR(2024)2061), Cyprus (INFR(2024)2056), Luxembourg (INFR(2024)2063), Austria (INFR(2024)2054), Poland (INFR(2024)2066), Portugal (INFR(2024)2067), and Slovenia (INFR(2024)2070), as these Member States did not designate the responsible authorities to implement the Data Governance Act, or have failed to prove that the latter are empowered to perform the tasks required by the Act.