At the 2025 EU-Japan Summit in Tokyo, both partners reaffirmed and expanded their strategic collaboration across cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, digital policy, and economic security. The agreements reflect shared priorities in securing infrastructure, advancing responsible AI governance, and strengthening the digital foundations of global connectivity.
The White House has unveiled the America’s AI Action Plan outlining a comprehensive national strategy to secure US leadership in AI. The plan focuses on accelerating innovation, building critical infrastructure, and strengthening international cooperation and security.
A new Executive Order signed on July 23, 2025, directs U.S. federal agencies to procure only those large language models (LLMs) that meet newly defined standards of truthfulness and ideological neutrality, citing concerns over the influence of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles on AI outputs.
In response to the discovery and exploitation of multiple zero-day vulnerabilities in on-premise Microsoft SharePoint servers, EU cybersecurity bodies have issued coordinated guidance for containment, assessment, and mitigation.
The European Commission has opened a public consultation and call for evidence to develop a comprehensive EU Action Plan against cyberbullying, due in early 2026, with a focus on safeguarding children and vulnerable youth online.
The US government is preparing a comprehensive federal plan to expand American AI technology abroad while limiting the influence of restrictive state regulations, according to a draft document obtained by Reuters.
Anthropic has confirmed its intention to sign the EU’s General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, aligning with European efforts to promote transparency, safety, and accountability in frontier AI development.
While current EU regulations such as the Digital Services Act already ban certain forms of manipulation, German authorities argue that enforcement remains inconsistent and that loopholes persist.
UN member states continue negotiations on the terms of reference and modalities for the International Scientific Panel on AI and a Global Dialogue on AI Governance, a process that started in January 2025 and follows up on a decision made in September 2024 to establish these two new mechanisms. On 17 July 2025, a fourth revision of the resolution (Rev4) negotiated in New York was published. The main substantive change in Rev4 is found in paragraph 8. Instead of requesting the President of the General Assembly to appoint co-facilitators to steer consultations on an AI governance resolution (as stated in Rev3), (See more)
Meta’s global affairs chief Joel Kaplan warned that the guidelines could hinder innovation and the growth of AI businesses in Europe.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
