Europe
CCIA Joins Letter Asking WTO To Continue Progress On E-Commerce Framework
January 25, 2019
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined organizations representing global companies and entrepreneurs in a letter urging the World Trade Organization to conti...
Two Developments For Privacy Shield Program For EU-US Data Transfers
January 24, 2019
Brussels/Washington D.C. -- European national data protection authorities today published their non-binding opinion on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework for commercial data transfers. The opinion a...
Advocate General Takes Balanced Approach in EU Web Delisting Case
January 10, 2019
Brussels -- Today, the EU Court of Justice published a non-binding opinion from Advocate General Maciej Szpunar in which he argues that removed access to delisted web links (or URLs) from search engin...
CCIA Welcomes Romanian EU Presidency
January 3, 2019
The Computer & Communications Industry Association welcomes the first-ever Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU. Romania will chair negotiations on key EU legislative proposals from copyr...
CCIA Welcomes Privacy Shield Review Report
December 19, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission today released its report on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield second annual review. The report notes recent improvements and says the framework is functioning we...
CCIA Asks USTR To Prioritize Digital Trade As Barriers To European Markets Grow
December 10, 2018
Washington -- As trade barriers with the European Union grow, the Computer & Communications Industry Association offered comments to USTR on priorities for a potential trade agreement with the EU....
E-Evidence: CCIA Calls on European Parliament to Ensure a Balanced Approach
December 7, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM – European Justice Ministers today adopted a general approach on the draft EU e-Evidence Regulation. The text amends a Commission proposal that would allow national law enforcement...
CCIA Urges European Parliament to Take Effective, Proportionate Approach to Tackle Terrorist Content Online
December 6, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Council adopted a general approach on the draft Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online today. This agreement importantly includes an o...
European Parliament Committee Adopts Position on ‘Platform-to-Business’ Regulation
December 6, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) adopted its draft report on the ‘platform-to-business’ Regulation. The text will form the ...
New EU Digital Tax Proposal Raises New Concerns, Broad Support for Global Reform
December 4, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM -- European Finance Ministers were unable to decide on the EU Digital Services tax (DST) proposal at today’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting due to a last-minute Fre...
CCIA, Tech Trade Associations Raise Concerns About Europe’s Terrorist Content Online Proposal
December 4, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association along with 8 other tech trade associations today sent an open letter to European Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs. The ...
European Finance Ministers Should Focus on Global Tax Reform, Not Unilateral Actions
December 3, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM -- European Finance Ministers are meeting in Brussels tomorrow, Tuesday, for the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting where they will consider the EU Digital Servi...