Focus on EU Kids Act to avoid tangle of national rules, Virkkunen urges govts
By Sara Brandstätter ( October 9, 2026, 11:31 GMT | Insight) -- EU governments should prioritize agreement on the proposed Kids Act to avoid a fragmented series of national rules around protecting children online, the EU’s digital chief Henna Virkkunen told MLex, adding that negotiations could conclude by next spring. She said discussions on existing national proposals were ongoing, but she didn't specify if the European Commission would ask governments to delay adopting them.EU governments should focus on passing a single set of rules on child safety online and avoid the risk of a patchwork of different national rules, the EU’s digital chief said on Friday, adding that negotiations on the Kids Act could conclude as early as next spring....
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