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To regulate or not to regulate? Europe’s dilemma regarding the future of technology

11.7.2025 | Autor: Róbert Hronček
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Digital transformation is irreversible. The question isn’t whether to embrace it—but how.

To regulate or not to regulate? Europe’s dilemma regarding the future of technology

Europe wants to be a leader in digital transformation. Instead of investing, however, it is proposing legislation. The AI Act, the DSA, NIS 2...The intention is noble—security, fairness, and the protection of rights. But where is the line between a sound regulatory framework and a bureaucratic obstacle to progress?

While startups are testing in Texas, Europe is regulating what it did not create itself. So who will shape the digital future—and who will merely frame it retroactively?

The path cannot be about more regulations—but about smarter ones. The key is not the law itself, but its understandable, appropriate, and flexible implementation.

You can read the full article by Róbert Hronček at Forbes.sk

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Róbert Hronček

Róbert Hronček

He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica (2009), where he also successfully defended his master’s thesis on the topic “Trade Name and Its Legal Protection.” In 2011, he completed his postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Law of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, defended his postgraduate thesis on the topic “Trademarks and License Agreements,” and passed the postgraduate examination in the field of commercial law. From September 2005 to June 2009, he completed his legal internship at the District Court in Banská Bystrica. From October 2005 to June 2006, he worked as a legal assistant at the law firm of JUDr. Jozef Zlocha. From September 2009 to March 2011, he worked as a trainee attorney at the law firm BÖHM & PARTNERS in Bratislava, and from March 2011 to April 2013 as a trainee attorney at the law firm of JUDr. Kvetoslava Kolínová in Žilina. He has been a lawyer since 2013. He focuses primarily on commercial law, particularly contract law, substantive civil law, labor law, and corporate law. His areas of specialization also include unfair competition law and intellectual property law. He provides legal services in Slovak and English.