Proposed Digital Networks Act and Chips Act 2.0 Target EU Tech Sovereignty
The European Commission’s proposal is aiming to unlock continental scale, accelerate fiber transition, and restrict high-risk suppliers.
BARCELONA, March 4, 2026 — The European Commission’s proposed Digital Networks Act would create a unified regulatory framework for telecommunications across the European Union, aiming to reduce fragmentation and scale infrastructure investment across the bloc, a senior commission official said Tuesday at the Mobile World Congress here.
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Henna Virkkunen, executive vice president technology sovereignty, security and democracy at the European Commission, said the legislation was designed to complete Europe’s digital single market by replacing nationally fragmented telecom rules with a single rulebook. The commission is the executive arm of the European Union.
As a member of the European Commission, Virkkunen is one of 27 members of the commission. She is Finland’s representative to the body (each EU member state has one member on the European executive), and effectively responsible for technology and telecom policy.
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