Belgium: IT and Internet

The European Commission has adopted its first comprehensive Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance under Article 102 TFEU, marking a significant evolution in EU competition law enforcement. Following a three-year consultation process, these Guidelines codify evolving case law while addressing concerns about enforcement thresholds and introducing notable changes including the reintroduction of a 40% market share benchmark, refined evidentiary presumptions, and expanded guidance on digital markets and

The European Parliament and Council have formally adopted amendments to the EU Artificial Intelligence Act as part of the Digital Omnibus package, introducing extended compliance deadlines for high-risk AI systems, a targeted prohibition on AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery, and measures to reduce regulatory duplication for businesses operating in the EU.

In recent decades, terms like "blockchain" and "smart contracts" have been cropping up everywhere in the media, on the internet and recently also in national and European legislative debates.