Europe
European Parliament Adopts Position on Regulating Terrorist Content Online, Room For Further Improvements
April 17, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Parliament adopted today its position on the draft Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. The text will form the basis of the Europea...
EU Copyright Directive: A Missed Opportunity for Europe
April 15, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Today, EU Ministers endorsed the Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market, as adopted by the European Parliament on 26 March 2019.
The Computer & Communications...
European Parliament Committee Adopts Position on Regulating Terrorist Content Online
April 8, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) adopted its opinion on the draft Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist con...
EU Copyright Directive: A Missed Opportunity for Europe
March 26, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Today, the European Parliament adopted the Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market.
The Computer & Communications Industry Association supports copyright and m...
Stakeholders To MEPs: EU Terrorist Content Regulation Must Comply With Fundamental Rights.
March 18, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined 8 other business and civil society groups in a letter to Members of the European Parliament expressing concerns about...
French digital tax proposal risks harming French startups, investments and consumers prices
March 6, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Today the French government announced its proposal for a national digital service tax. If approved by the French Parliament, the law could enter into force retroactively from Janu...
CCIA To Testify At USTR’s Special 301 Hearing
February 27, 2019
Washington -- Computer & Communications Industry Association Vice President Matt Schruers will testify at a USTR hearing today on what should be included in its annual report on other countries’...
CCIA, Business Groups Send Letter To President About Cost Of High China Tariffs
February 27, 2019
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined other companies and industry groups in an Americans for Free Trade letter to President Trump about U.S. trade with China. In...
EU Negotiators Reach Agreement On Platform Regulation Proposal
February 14, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Negotiators from the European Parliament, Council of the EU and the European Commission this morning reached a political agreement on the so-called ‘Platform-to-Business’ Regu...
EU copyright deal will harm European online innovation and online rights
February 13, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Negotiators from the European Parliament, European Council and the European Commission this evening reached a political agreement to overhaul the EU’s copyright rules. The...
Industry groups express concerns with EU 'Goods Package'
February 7, 2019
This week, CCIA and other industry groups, expressed concerns with the ongoing negotiations on the draft EU regulation on compliance and enforcement. While we support attempts to combat unsafe product...