Copenhagen, DENMARK – As Denmark prepares to take the helm of the Council of the European Union on 1 July, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) today presented its digital policy recommendations to Danish government officials.
The upcoming Presidency has a crucial opportunity to champion regulatory simplification and strengthen EU digital competitiveness. Rather than introducing additional layers of tech legislation, Denmark should ensure Europe focuses on making existing rules work better.
CCIA Europe’s newly launched roadmap outlines 11 key recommendations to help the Danish EU Presidency achieve greater coherence across digital laws and eliminate internal barriers that continue to fragment the EU market. Three priorities stand out in particular.
First, Denmark must lead the push against rising isolationism, ensuring trade retaliation does not jeopardise Europe’s long-term digital competitiveness. Enabling tech firms to scale up – within the EU and globally – and promoting open trade will drive Europe’s economy forward, not sweeping ‘Buy European’ mandates or protectionist barriers that shut out global tech.
Second, better consumer protection does not require more rules; Europe needs to properly enforce existing ones first. With major laws like the Digital Services Act and AI Act still being implemented, rushing the Digital Fairness Act (DFA) risks fragmentation and legal chaos.
The DFA should thus be halted. If the European Commission nonetheless proceeds, the Danish Presidency should insist on clarity, justification, and coherence – not more complexity.
Finally, Denmark must ensure the Commission’s forthcoming Digital Networks Act is grounded in facts, not politics. The Presidency must block any attempt to covertly introduce network fees – through arbitration or dispute mechanisms – that would raise consumer prices and slow tech rollout. Instead of taxing connectivity, Denmark should protect net neutrality.
CCIA Europe views the Danish Presidency as a unique chance to steer EU digital policy away from fragmented regulation towards a more strategic, innovation-friendly approach.
The following can be attributed to Senior Vice President and Head of CCIA Europe, Daniel Friedlaender:
“Denmark’s Presidency will be instrumental in driving Europe’s transition from overregulation to simplification. What the digital sector desperately needs is open markets, effective enforcement, and well-founded reforms. Under Danish leadership, the EU should shift its focus from writing ever more rules to ensuring that our digital laws actually work in practice.”
“The EU cannot credibly claim to promote competitiveness and regulatory simplification while simultaneously rushing to rewrite consumer rules that have not yet been fully implemented.”
Notes for editors
The full document with CCIA Europe’s 11 key recommendations to the Danish EU Presidency is available here: https://ccianet.org/library/key-recommendations-to-the-danish-eu-presidency-ccia-europe/.
