Europe
Europe’s Digital Infrastructure: CCIA Responds to Consultation on EU Commission White Paper
June 27, 2024
The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) submitted its response to the public consultation on the European Commission’s white paper ‘How to master Europe’s digital in...
AI Act Lacks Genuine Risk-Based Approach, Reveals New Study With Concrete Fixes
June 20, 2024
Brussels, BELGIUM – The EU’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act suffers from critical shortcomings, according to a legal analysis published today. Despite assurances from the European Commission and...
EU’s Digital Competitiveness Suffers From Regulatory Burden and Lack of Capital, Research Finds
May 23, 2024
Florence, ITALY – A major new study on strengthening EU digital competitiveness explains why the EU has been less successful than the United States and China in growing its tech sector, and proposes...
EU Telecom Ministers Should Defend Open Internet, Rejecting Commission’s Attempt to Prop up Big Telcos, Broad Coalition Stresses
May 16, 2024
Brussels, BELGIUM – Ahead of next week’s meeting of EU Telecommunications Ministers, a unique coalition of consumer groups, digital rights NGOs and industry expresses grave concerns on the future ...
Open Finance: EU Parliament Committee Limits Consumer Choice, Hurts Competition, and Stifles Innovation to Shield Incumbents
April 18, 2024
Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) adopted its position on the Financial Data Access Regulation (FiDA), which opens up access to fi...
CCIA Europe Statement on EDPB Opinion on ‘Pay or Consent’ for Large Online Platforms
April 17, 2024
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) issued the following statement in reaction to the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)’s Opinion 08/2024 on...
CCIA Europe Statement on EU Single Market Report
April 17, 2024
Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta presented his Report on the Future of the Single Market, as requested by the European Council in June 2023.
The report aims t...
GDPR Enforcement: Industry Calls For Balanced European Parliament Position
April 9, 2024
Brussels, BELGIUM – Ahead of the European Parliament Plenary vote on the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) procedural rules, a coalition of six industry associations are calling for the ...
CCIA Statement on the Outcome of EU-U.S. Trade & Technology Council
April 5, 2024
Brussels, BELGIUM – EU and U.S. officials met this week as part of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council in Brussels and Leuven. The discussion focused on joint actions on AI, including regular d...
CCIA Statement Ahead of EU-U.S. Trade & Technology Council in Brussels
April 3, 2024
Brussels, BELGIUM – EU and U.S. officials including U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and EU Trade Commissioner Dombrovskis are gathering in Brussels and Leuven today ahead of a key meeting of...
In Pictures: European AI Roundtable on Copyright
March 28, 2024
On 27 March 2024, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) hosted the inaugural edition of the European AI Roundtable in Brussels, bringing together representatives from ac...