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Tech Sector Urges Ireland To Champion EU Simplification, Openness, and Net Neutrality During Council Presidency

Dublin, IRELAND – As Ireland prepares to assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the digital sector today launched a set of 12 recommendations calling on Dublin to strengthen Eur...
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CCIA Expands Brussels Team with Two New Policy Hires and Promotions

Brussels, BELGIUM – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) today announced the expansion of its Brussels office with two new policy managers – strengthening the Assoc...
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Digital Networks Act: Commission Introduces Backdoor to Resurrect Network Fees

Brussels, BELGIUM – The European Commission’s Digital Networks Act (DNA), proposed today, introduces unnecessary mechanisms that would destabilise Europe’s thriving internet ecosystem and underm...
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Cybersecurity Act: Focus on Security Standards Welcomed, But Industry Warns Against Exclusionary Amendments

Brussels, BELGIUM – The European Commission’s long-awaited revision of the EU Cybersecurity Act (CSA), presented today, is a welcome step towards harmonising technical security criteria across the...
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AI Act’s Transparency Code Risks User Fatigue and Technical Deadlock, Roundtable Concludes

Brussels, BELGIUM – The fourth European AI Roundtable brought together leading experts in Brussels yesterday to discuss the critical transparency requirements of the EU AI Act’s Article 50, which ...
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Commission’s Environmental Omnibus Falls Short of Needed Ambition, Digital Sector Stresses

Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, the European Commission adopted its Environmental Omnibus, an initiative aimed at simplifying administrative burden in environmental legislation. While the package provide...
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Don’t Let Digital Simplification Stall, EU Member States Warned by Tech Sector

Brussels, BELGIUM – As EU Member States meet tomorrow in Brussels for the Telecommunications Council, where they will discuss the European Commission’s recent Digital Omnibus proposal, the digital...
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Payment Rules: EU Council Backs Flawed Fraud Liability Plan of MEPs

Brussels, BELGIUM – Earlier today, EU Member States and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on the Payment Services Regulation (PSR), originally meant to modernise payment rules acros...
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Protecting Children Online: EU Member States Adopt Negotiating Mandate for CSAM Rules

Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, ambassadors of the 27 EU Member States agreed on their common negotiating position for new EU rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse (CSA), the so-called CSA Regul...
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EU Commission’s New Consumer Agenda Needs To Balance Protection and Progress Better

Brussels, BELGIUM – The European Commission today adopted the Consumer Agenda 2025-2030, outlining its strategy to strengthen consumer protection over the next five years.  The Computer &...
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Digital Omnibus: Simplification of EU Tech Rules Requires Bolder Action

Brussels, BELGIUM – The European Commission’s long-awaited Digital Omnibus simplification package, unveiled today, is a welcome step towards simplifying the EU’s complex regulatory landscape for...
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Digital Roadmap for Cypriot EU Presidency Unveiled by Tech Sector

Nicosia, CYPRUS – As Cyprus prepares to assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 January 2026, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) today unvei...
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