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Europe's 'Jekyll and Hyde' tech strategy

Two upcoming events within the 27-country bloc again demonstrate how the EU can't make up its mind on its ambitions for digital policymaking.
Europe's 'Jekyll and Hyde' tech strategy
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IT'S MONDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and have partnered with YouGov and Microsoft for a dinner in Brussels on Dec 10 to recap the digital policymaking highlights of 2025 and to look ahead to what is in store for next year.

If you would like to attend, please let me know here. The event will include exclusive insight from YouGov on Europeans' attitudes toward technology. Spaces are limited, so let me know asap.

— November will again show how much the European Union is split over the bloc's strategy toward technology.

— The annual climate change talks begin in Brazil on Nov 10. The tech industry's impact has gone from bad to worse.

— Big Tech firms have massively increased their spending on tech lobbying within the EU institutions. Here are the stats.

Let's get started:

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