Théophane Hartmann
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🇪🇺 tech journalist @Euractiv 🦋 @theophanehartmann.bsky.social 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇧🇷
Brussels & Paris
Joined April 2023
EU countries oppose @EU_Commission's plan for telecoms rules reset 🇩🇪, 🇫🇷, 🇮🇹, 🇪🇸, 🇵🇱, and 🇳🇱 are among a majority of countries against key reforms expected in the upcoming Digital Networks Act - @Euractiv
https://t.co/32e553dL5v
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Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, and the Netherlands among a majority of countries against key reforms expected in the upcoming Digital Networks Act
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🇩🇪 opposes @EU_Commission's preferred legal basis for upcoming telecoms reform A German position paper seen by Euractiv shows it favours a directive, not a regulation, for the Digital Networks Act https://t.co/sHKjOx0dqd
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A German position paper seen by Euractiv shows it favours a directive, not a regulation, for the Digital Networks Act
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Paris prosecutor investigates four platforms over 'child-like' sex doll listings Police will look into whether ecommerce platforms @SHEIN_Official, @shoptemu, @AlibabaGroup, and Wish are responsible for disseminating or depicting child porn @Euractiv
https://t.co/qJDGyKgQHs
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Police will look into whether ecommerce platforms Shein, Temu, AliExpress, and Wish are responsible for disseminating pornography to minors
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‼️Digital Networks Act publication pushed from mid-December to 20 January 2026‼️ https://t.co/8Y05hNLlY1
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Germany frets over EU funding shortfall for AI training hubs The @EU_Commission's flagship plan to develop large gigafactories for computing will cost billions - @Euractiv
https://t.co/Tq9L6ZwNMc
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The European Commission's flagship plan to develop large gigafactories for computing will cost billions
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🇪🇺 standards-setting should be 'tactical', says ETSI director Talking about the @EU_Commission-@ETSI_STANDARDS relations Jan Ellsberger denied a need to mend things, but also told @Euractiv's @Claudie_Moreau and I: “I’m not there to please the Commission" https://t.co/TVz89m5Zm0
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The European Telecommunications Standardisation Institute (ETSI) is leaning into playing a strategic support role for the EU, its director general tells Euractiv
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EXCLUSIVE: @Cloudflare sues Italian regulator over new tech rule The company believes that @AGCOMunica erroneously assumed that CDNs qualify as telecom infrastructure - @Euractiv
https://t.co/TUKsnOyvFm
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Company believes that AGCOM erroneously assumed that CDNs qualify as telecom infrastructure
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EU's supercomputer network still failing to hit target for private investment A €900 million target for private-sector equipment contributions towards building the EU's research supercomputers is unrealistic, a Court of Auditors report warns - @Euractiv
https://t.co/t6APsD80Un
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A €900 million target for private-sector equipment contributions towards building the EU's research supercomputers is unrealistic, a Court of Auditors report warns
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EuroStack initiative sets up a non-profit advocacy organisation - @Euractiv
https://t.co/OVecx7ouaI
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Initial members include Nextcloud, Ecosia, Proton, Probabl, Upsun, Abilian, IONOS, Evroc, and iconomy
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EU countries resist launch of special cybersecurity rules for satellites Concerns focus on the @EU_Commission's bid to add a NIS2 supplement into the EU Space Act - @Euractiv
https://t.co/u18zMmRpwF
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Concerns focus on the Commission's bid to add a NIS2 supplement into the EU Space Act
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🏅 I’ve been ranked 🇫🇷 #38 and among 🇪🇺’s Top 500 B2B technology influencers! 🥳 While I was unable to check the methodology – I’ll happily take the win. Excited to see @Euractiv named among inspiring journalists & influential politicians! 😁 https://t.co/SIEaxyzOse
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Europe's satellite firms @Airbus, Leonardo & Thales set out merger plan to counter Elon Musk's @SpaceX The unnamed new company could be operational as soon as 2027 - @Euractiv
https://t.co/SZTvgzawAz
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The unnamed new company could be operational as soon as 2027
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Google-backed European 'sovereign' cloud firm says it could survive months of US sanctions @Euractiv spoke with Cyprien Falque the CEO of the French cloud provider S3NS, a curious hybrid of @Google customer and EU sovereignty champion https://t.co/PFzI4vmApK
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Euractiv spoke with the CEO of the French cloud provider S3NS, a curious hybrid of Google customer and EU sovereignty champion
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From the Élysée to La Santé: French Ex-President @NicolasSarkozy awaits appeal behind bars “He should bring a sleep mask and earplugs. The shouting can go on until four in the morning", a former inmate warned 🪶 by @LoGeslin @Euractiv_FR
https://t.co/Xkm1s85Xyo
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“He should bring a sleep mask and earplugs. The shouting can go on until four in the morning", a former inmate warned
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EXCLUSIVE: EU countries split over extraterritorial in cloud sovereignty definition 🇫🇷 is demanding a Council text tackles 🇺🇸 data access laws but 🇳🇱, 🇫🇮, 🇸🇪, 🇨🇿 & 🇪🇪 are pushing in the opposition direction - @Euractiv
https://t.co/TlqYpDkJIm
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France is demanding a Council text tackles US data access laws but several smaller countries are pushing in the opposition direction
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Space and defence could share next €131 billion EU budget 50-50, @AndriusKubilius says Until now, officials had declined to comment on how the €131 billion cash pot would be split between the defence and space sectors @PugnetAurelie @Euractiv
https://t.co/WiH4K6Hrf1
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Until now, Commission officials had declined to comment on how the €131 billion cash pot would be split between the defence and space sectors
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EU to set up European Space Shield in 2026 The goal is to beef up countries' capabilities to protect their space assets, including satellites powering comms, observation, and navigation written by Anupriya Datta & @joshposaner @Euractiv
https://t.co/MV0vXY8kij
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The goal is to beef up countries' capabilities to protect their space assets, including satellites powering comms, observation, and navigation
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European Council document signals backing for EU digital sovereignty push The draft document, obtained by @Euractiv ahead of a meeting of the 27 EU heads of state and government later this month, discusses a range of digital dependencies https://t.co/2kY3Zp6UPQ
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The draft document, obtained by Euractiv ahead of a meeting of the 27 EU heads of state and government later this month, discusses a range of digital dependencies
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French telecoms operators @orange, @bouyguestelecom & @free submit joint plan for four-to-three merger on @SFR It remains unclear whether the @EU_Commission's competition department would approve such a merger without conditions - @Euractiv
https://t.co/c3gmLzyYPc
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It remains unclear whether the Commission's competition department would approve such a merger without conditions
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🇮🇹’s regulator @AGCOMunica walks fine line between @GiorgiaMeloni, @realDonaldTrump, and Brussels @EU_Commission has repeatedly pledged not to pursue the idea, mindful of potential retaliation from the 🇺🇸 administration ✍️Alessia Peretti @Euractiv Italy https://t.co/Dvf0mJK1sx
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The Commission has repeatedly pledged not to pursue the idea at EU level, mindful of potential retaliation from the Trump administration
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