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January 13, 2025

The EU regulations to look out for in 2025

The EU AI Act, the 28th Regime and other regulations that matter


Mimi Billing

6 min read

Arba Kokalari, EU AI Act watchdog.

Several EU regulations passed in recent years are about to come into force — and startups across the continent will have to start following new rules, around AI and data in particular.

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Ana Barjasic, European Innovation Council member
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Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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