Europe
Sweden’s EU Presidency Is Opportunity To Boost Europe’s Digital Openness and Tech Ambitions, Industry Delegation Stresses
November 22, 2022
Stockholm, SWEDEN / Brussels, BELGIUM – The upcoming Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU is an excellent opportunity to give Europe’s digital economy a much-needed boost of optimism, ambit...
Infographic: the EU Platform Work Directive (PWD)
October 19, 2022
The European Commission has proposed new EU rules for platform work that could impact millions of self-employed Europeans.
As this infographic by the Computer & Communications Industry Associat...
Network Usage Fees: Tech’s Infrastructure Investments Deliver Major Savings for EU Telcos, New Study Finds
October 13, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM – Tech firms invest €22 billion per year in Europe’s internet infrastructure, which generates nearly €1 billion in annual savings for internet providers such as EU telecom op...
Product and AI Liability: Updating EU Rules for Digital Age Requires Balanced Approach
September 28, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — Today, the European Commission presented its new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Liability Directive and proposed a revision of the EU Product Liability Directive (PLD). With these ...
European Media Freedom Act: Fight Against Disinformation and Illegal Content Requires Balanced Relationship Between Media and Online Platforms
September 16, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — The European Media Freedom Act presented by the European Commission earlier today seeks to introduce new rules to safeguard the independence and pluralism of Europe’s media. Th...
New EU Cybersecurity Rules Are Well-intended, but Introduce Unnecessary Red Tape
September 15, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM – The European Commission presented today a new Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), seeking to create extensive approval processes that a wide range of digital products and services would ...
EU Rules to Fight Child Sexual Abuse Should Be Future-proof and Respect Fundamental Rights
September 12, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM – Legislation to combat and prevent child sexual abuse (CSA) proposed by the European Commission has an important role to play in protecting children in Europe and beyond. The CSA ...
Product Safety: CCIA Europe Welcomes European Parliament Vote on New EU Rules
June 16, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — Today, the European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee (IMCO) adopted its position on the proposed General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR). The aim of these new rules is t...
CCIA Encouraged By Second Meeting of EU-U.S. Trade & Technology Council
May 16, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM -- EU and U.S. diplomats met in Paris on May 15-16 for the second meeting of the EU-U.S. Trade & Technology Council. Leadership discussed ongoing strategies for strengthening the...
CCIA Europe Meets with Incoming Czech EU Presidency, Shares Policy Recommendations
May 13, 2022
The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) presented its EU policy recommendations to Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Bartoš today. The Czech Republic will lead EU Council negoti...
CCIA Statement on G7 Digital Economy Ministerial, Industry Recommendations
May 11, 2022
Washington -- This week the G7 Digital Economy Ministers met under the G7 Germany presidency to discuss issues associated with the digital transformation in light of Russia’s war of aggression in Uk...
The European Commission proposes new rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse material
May 11, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM – The European Commission proposed new rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse material (CSAM) today. The European Parliament and the Member States will now each assess and ...