Europe
New EU Cybersecurity Rules Should Promote Security Mitigation, Avoid Compliance Red Tape
December 16, 2020
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...
CCIA Responses To EU Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act Proposals
December 15, 2020
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission presented its Digital Markets Act (DMA) and its Digital Services Act (DSA) proposals earlier today.
The Digital Markets Act seeks to target the core ser...
CCIA Reaction to EU Digital Proposals
December 15, 2020
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission today presented its legislative proposals -- the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA).
The DMA imposes new prohibitions and ob...
CCIA Offers European Commission Comments On Data Transfer Method
December 11, 2020
CCIA submitted comments to the European Commission on the draft new Standard Contractual Clauses (‘SCC’) to transfer data outside of the EU. CCIA believes this transfer tool will pave the way towa...
CCIA Welcomes European Democracy Action Plan Objectives
December 3, 2020
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Today the European Commission published its European Democracy Action Plan covering topics including transparency in political content, disinformation, and media freedom and plura...
The European Commission Proposes New EU Data Sharing Rules, Expands Restrictions for International Transfers of Certain Data
November 25, 2020
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission published a new proposal today, the Data Governance Act, to facilitate data sharing among public and private organisations. The legislative proposal also s...
Oxford Economics presents study on digital services in the EU, offers recommendations for upcoming Digital Services Act
November 20, 2020
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Oxford Economics has released a study examining digital services in Europe. The study investigates how digital services weave into Europe’s economy and society and explores onli...
CCIA Presents Recommendations In Meetings with Incoming Portuguese EU Presidency
November 10, 2020
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association is leading a series of meetings Tuesday with Portuguese politicians and senior officials ahead of Portugal taking over the P...
CCIA Submits Comments on the Review of EU Cybersecurity Law
October 1, 2020
CCIA has submitted comments to the European Commission’s consultation on the review of the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive.
Two years into force, CCIA believes that the NIS Direc...
CCIA, Industry and Civil Society Groups Send Joint Letter To EU Policymakers On Preventing Terrorist Content Online
September 21, 2020
CCIA, industry and civil society groups today sent a letter to EU policy-makers on the proposal on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online.
CCIA fully supports the objective of t...
CCIA Files Comments Ahead of European Democracy Action Plan
September 15, 2020
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association offered its response today to the European Commission’s public consultation on the forthcoming European Democracy Action P...
European Commission Issues Temporary Rules to Allow Companies to Continue Removal of Online Child Sexual Abuse Material
September 10, 2020
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission published a proposed Regulation today allowing online communications providers to continue to detect and remove child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from the...