Europe
EU Should Consider All Available Technologies To Meet 2030 Connectivity Targets, Tech Industry Urges
January 30, 2024
Brussels, BELGIUM – In a new paper launched today, the tech and digital sector calls on EU policymakers to embrace forward-thinking solutions to achieve the EU’s 2030 Digital Decade connectivity t...
CCIA Europe Statement on Amazon-iRobot Developments
January 29, 2024
Brussels, BELGIUM – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) issued the following statement in response to news reports that Amazon has decided to abandon its plan to acq...
Fighting Child Abuse: Looming Legal Vacuum Requires Urgent Action, but Long-Term CSA Regulation Should Remain Priority
January 23, 2024
Brussels, BELGIUM – Swift action is needed to ensure the internet stays safe for children, more than 50 signatories warn the EU institutions in a joint statement. With negotiations on new EU rules t...
CCIA Response to News Reports EU Regulators May Block iRobot Acquisition
January 18, 2024
In response to news reports, including the Wall Street Journal, that EU competition regulators intend to block Amazon’s acquisition of iRobot, the following can be attributed to Computer & Commu...
EU Media Freedom Act: Dangerous Precedent Set by Mandatory Carrying of Media Content for 24 Hours
December 15, 2023
Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, the European Parliament and Council reached a provisional political agreement on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). Although the so-called ‘special treatment’ of m...
Revision of EU Product Liability Rules Leads to Significant Negative Consequences for Innovation
December 14, 2023
Brussels, BELGIUM – The European Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on the revision of the EU Directive on the liability for defective products today.While recognising the hard w...
AI Act Negotiations Result in Half-Baked EU Deal; More Work Needed, Tech Industry Emphasises
December 9, 2023
Brussels, BELGIUM – Late last night, the European Parliament and EU Member States reached a provisional political agreement on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, yet the outcome seems to indicate...
Belgian Presidency Should Close Tech and Digital Files Responsibly, Not Rush
November 30, 2023
Brussels, BELGIUM – As Belgium gets ready to assume the helm of the Council of the European Union on 1 January 2024, close to a dozen priority files in the field of EU tech and digital policy should...
Fighting CSA: European Parliament Position Marks Significant Improvement
November 14, 2023
Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, the European Parliament’s leading Civil Liberties (LIBE) Committee adopted its position on new EU rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse (CSA).
Parliament’s...
EU Political Advertising Rules: More Clarity Needed for Harmonised Implementation
November 7, 2023
Brussels, BELGIUM – Last night, the EU co-legislators reached a provisional political agreement on the new European rules that will govern the transparency and targeting of political advertising, pa...
AI Act: CCIA Europe Warns Against Asymmetric Regulation Ahead of Next EU Trilogue
October 23, 2023
Ahead of the next round of trilogue negotiations on the EU’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, the Computer & Communications Industry Associations (CCIA Europe) sent a letter to the Spanish Pres...