Europe
CCIA Welcomes Nominated European Commissioners
September 10, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission President-elect, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the portfolio assignments of the designated European Commissioners today.
Margrethe Vestager (Denmark) ...
Victoria de Posson joins CCIA In Brussels
September 2, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Victoria de Posson has joined the Computer & Communications Industry Association’s Brussels team and will advocate on tech policy issues including Artificial Intelligence, c...
G7 Leaders Commit to Global Tax Reform, Presidents Trump and Macron Discuss French Digital Tax
August 27, 2019
Washington -- At the conclusion of the G7 Leaders Summit taking place over this weekend in Biarritz, France, the G7 leaders committed to reaching an agreement in 2020 to “modernize international tax...
CCIA Disappointed With Enacted French Digital Tax
July 25, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- French President Emmanuel Macron has signed the country’s new digital services tax into law. The official text was published today.
The French Senate and industry has voiced ...
CCIA Welcomes New European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen
July 16, 2019
Strasbourg, France -- The European Parliament today voted to confirm Ursula von der Leyen as the next President of the European Commission. President von der Leyen previously served in the German gove...
CCIA Disappointed By Discriminatory French Digital Tax, Urge Global Tax Reform
July 11, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- France’s Senate today approved a national tax, which will require major tech companies to pay a 3% tax on their turnover in France applied retroactively from the start of the ye...
CCIA Applauds USTR Investigation Into French Digital Tax
July 10, 2019
Washington -- US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has announced an investigation into France’s proposed digital services tax, which is widely understood as targeting U.S. technology companies ...
Leading European Software Security Firm, Guardtime, Joins CCIA
June 18, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association welcomes Guardtime, it’s newest member in Europe. Guardtime is a technology company founded in Estonia and headquartered i...
CCIA Tech Delegation Meets Incoming Finnish EU Presidency In Helsinki
June 17, 2019
Helsinki, Finland -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association is leading a delegation of tech companies to meet Finnish politicians and senior officials Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of Fi...
EU Ministers Approve Negotiating Mandates on Law Enforcement Access to Digital Evidence
June 6, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Today, EU Justice Ministers adopted two negotiating mandates for bilateral and regional agreements to improve law enforcement access to e-evidence.
The first negotiating mandat...
EU Court Opinion Poses Questions About Platforms’ Monitoring And Removal Obligations
June 4, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM --- Advocate General Maciej Szpunar of the European Court of Justice today delivered his non-binding opinion in the case of whether the removal of illegal online content should apply...