The EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) is now operational, impacting most online platforms in its quest to increase online safety. The DSA introduces measures to combat illegal content, requiring platforms to empower users by allowing them to flag such content. Protection for minors is emphasised, with a specific ban on targeted ads based on profiling or personal data. Users will gain more transparency about the ads they encounter, and platforms are obligated to publish annual reports detailing their content moderation procedures. Notably, small enterprises meeting certain criteria are exempted…

The Commission marks the first anniversary of the Public Buyers Community Platform, a tool to help improve procurement practices across Europe. The platform is a space for European public procurers and the European Commission to meet and work together to actively advance public purchasing.In its first year, the platform became a key resource for over 250 000 EU public authorities who collectively spend a total of over €2 trillion yearly on the purchase of services, works and resources. These authorities are primary buyers in numerous key sectors including energy, transport, waste management…

On 21 March, EPSA announced the winners and the Good Practice Certificate recipients of the European Public Sector Award (EPSA) 2023-24.Since 2007, EPSA allows us to bring together the best, most innovative and efficient performers from the European public sector to create an arena in which Europe’s public sector institutions can excel and become an exemplar for the rest of the world.Well done to the outstanding projects that showcased themselves as leaders in reshaping the landscape of public administration, and cheers to the remarkable teams for their dedication!You can discover the winners…