Austria blocks digital red-tape cut over notary revenue, mocking EU AI ambitions
mitsuhiko · x · 2026-10-30
mitsuhiko cites EU ACC reporting that Austria resisted a minimal digitalization reform on the grounds that notaries and registries would earn less money. He mocks European politicians who talk about bringing the AI revolution to Europe on stage while failing to remove even the thinnest layer of red tape — a telling gap between EU AI ambitions and its regulatory reality.
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