transparency

On May 8, 2026, the European Commission (“Commission”) published draft guidelines (“Guidelines”) on the implementation of the transparency obligations under Article 50 of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”), opening a targeted consultation that runs until June 3, 2026.

The Guidelines are non-binding, but they are the first Commission instrument to provide interpretive guidance across the full scope of Article 50. They were prepared in parallel with the related, but more narrowly scoped, Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content (“Code of Practice” or “Code”), the second draft of which was published on March 5, 2026.

Continue Reading 10 Takeaways: European Commission Draft Guidelines on AI Transparency under the EU AI Act

On 12 September, 2013, the European Commission formally adopted a proposal for a new Telecommunications Regulation (the “Regulation”).  The Regulation would, if enacted, reform the European Union’s telecommunication rules, including in areas such as net neutrality, spectrum allocation, roaming charges, and consumer rights in mobile and telecoms contracts.  The proposal is now being considered by the European Parliament and Council. 

This post, on reforms publicized as “consumer rights”, is the second part of a series on key aspects of the proposed Regulation.

The Regulation proposes a number of measures designed to strengthen the rights of European consumers in the telecoms and Internet access markets.  If enacted, the proposals, which are described further below, will phase-out roaming charges within the EU, compel telecoms companies and Internet Service Providers (“ISPs”) to provide more information to consumers about service levels, and will make it easier for consumers to switch providers.  In the short run, the measures are anticipated to hit revenues for telecoms companies (the Commission estimates an average annual loss of around 0.5% in revenue), but the Commission claims the benefits to consumers will also help business travellers, generating net benefits over the longer term for the economy.

Some of the key pro-consumer measures in the Regulation include:
Continue Reading EU Telecoms Regulation Proposals: Part 2 – New Consumer Rights