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Westminster & Whitehall; distilled
A daily briefing on what the UK Parliament, government and select committees are doing, and why it matters for your work.
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The European Union; distilled
A daily briefing on what the European Commission, Parliament, Council and ECB are doing, and why it matters for your work.
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- Coverage of all four major institutions
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Edition No. 002
RedStone Brief.
Westminster & Whitehall; distilled
Good morning. Parliament sits in full today with major debates on housing and the AI bill. Here is what to watch, and what it means for your work.
House of Commons: Second reading of the AI Accountability Bill at 2pm.
HM Treasury: New housing supply targets announced this morning.
Cabinet Office: Machinery of government review lands at No.10.
Lords & Committees: Home Affairs takes evidence on policing reform.
The AI bill moves into its most consequential week
The Accountability Bill reaches second reading this afternoon with cross-party coordination on three new amendments requiring independent audit of public-sector AI systems...
Why this matters
If your organisation works with public-facing AI or advocates on digital rights, tonight's vote will redraw the compliance landscape.
Edition No. 002
BlueStone Brief.
The European Union; distilled
Good morning. The Commission publishes a 75 million euro sovereign cloud platform today as markets fall for a second consecutive day on Middle East tensions.
European Commission: EURO-3C sovereign cloud platform launches in Barcelona.
European Parliament: Political groups prepare for the 9-12 March plenary.
Council of the EU: General Affairs meeting postponed. JHA later this week.
ECB: No scheduled activity. Next rate decision 17 April.
Europe launches its most serious attempt to break free from US cloud
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, the Commission and a Telefonica-led consortium of 70 organisations unveiled EURO-3C, a 75 million euro sovereign cloud platform...
Why this matters
For organisations working on digital rights or data sovereignty, this is the most concrete step the EU has taken toward genuine digital independence.
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