At its 26th Annual General Assembly, the European Internet Forum welcomed Silvia Bartolini, Expert for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy in Executive Vice President Virkkunen's Cabinet, for a first-hand briefing on the technological sovereignty package adopted by the Commission the previous week. Speaking to EIF members gathered at the European Parliament, Ms Bartolini offered an early and detailed account of the package's political framing and its two core legislative acts: the Chips Act 2.0 and the Cloud and AI Development Act.

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