EU to curb foreign influence over strategic tech standards in upcoming overhaul
By Inbar Preiss ( September 11, 2026, 10:53 GMT | Insight) -- The EU seeks greater control over who shapes standards for strategic technologies, in a leaked proposal that would let it restrict foreign-controlled participants and diverge from global standards. The overhaul of the Standardization Regulation would also mandate free access, speed up standard-setting, and widen participation.The EU is set to restrict foreign-controlled companies from working on strategically sensitive technical standards and allow Brussels to break with international standards where they're seen as clashing with European interests, under a leaked European Commission proposal seen by MLex....
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