Carl MalamudRemember how ISO sued the European Commission, saying they improperly disclosed ISO standards (despite the fact that the European Court ordered the EC to do so)? The Commission has struck back. https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/publications/digitalisation-and-alignment-common-specifications_en "Common specifications" is EuroSpeak for the Commission writes the standards, not ISO, IEC, CEN, or CENELEC. As AOC once said, "The girls are fighting."
Gabriel NThe document to read is the staff report. https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/document/download/be71f0bb-e7e3-48d6-956a-28ab4bd5f605_en?filename=SWD_2025_130_1_EN_autre_document_travail_service_part1_v2.pdf They're saying ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC cost too much, take too long, and won't let them post the standards like their supreme court ordered them to do. So, why not just dispense with the standards bodies and do it themselves?