Tag: European Union
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June 4, 2021
CCIA Reacts To European Parliament’s Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act Reports
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Two Members of the European Parliament have published their draft reports on respectively the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and on the Digital Services Act (DSA) proposals.
The Eur...
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June 4, 2021
CCIA Welcomes Improved EU Data Transfer Tool
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission has adopted a new data transfer mechanism. The revamped model contracts, formerly known as “Standard Contractual Clauses” or SCCs, are the most popular...
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May 27, 2021
Industry Groups Release Statement on the EU Digital Services Act Ahead of Council Meeting
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Ahead of a EU ministers’ meeting today the Computer & Communications Industry Association joined Allied for Startups and other industry groups in a joint statement on the pr...
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May 26, 2021
CCIA Joins Industry Statement on the Need for Regulatory Dialogue in the Proposed Digital Markets Act
Brussels, BELGIUM - The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has joined other industry associations in a joint statement on the Digital Markets Act ahead of the EU ministers’ me...
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April 21, 2021
CCIA Welcomes the EU’s Risk-Based AI Proposal, Urges Further Clarifications
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission today presented its Artificial Intelligence (AI) framework which includes an AI-specific Regulation. The regulation prohibits certain practices and introdu...
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February 26, 2021
CCIA Welcomes New Momentum towards Global Tax Reform at G20 Finance Ministers Meeting
Brussels, BELGIUM -- A meeting of G20 Finance Ministers today showed strong signs of broad support for reaching an agreement this year on global tax reforms through the OECD negotiations.
This w...
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February 19, 2021
CCIA Applauds EU-UK Data Flow Decision
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission today announced two new adequacy decisions for the transfer of EU personal data to the United Kingdom.
With these decisions, the European Commission c...
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February 10, 2021
EU Council e-Privacy Agreement Paves Way for Final Negotiations, CCIA Urges Further Improvements
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The EU Member States (“EU Council”) today approved a joint position on the e-Privacy Regulation, originally proposed in 2017. This decision paves the way for final negotiation...
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February 10, 2021
Tech Sector Bodies Call for New Effort in Global Talks on Digital Taxation
Technology sector organisations techUK, the City of London Corporation, Allied for Start-ups, the Developers Alliance and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) have today issued ...
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January 14, 2021
German Legislature Preempts EU Reforms with National Competition Law Amendments Targeting the Digital Economy
Berlin, GERMANY -- Members of the German parliament voted to approve far-reaching regulations for large digital platforms today. Once signed into law, the proposal would make Germany the first jurisdi...
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December 16, 2020
New EU Cybersecurity Rules Should Promote Security Mitigation, Avoid Compliance Red Tape
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission published today a legislative proposal to update the 2016 Network and Information Security Directive.
The proposal aims to reduce regulatory inconsist...