Europe
New EU Distribution Rules Will Allow Discrimination Against Online Commerce
May 10, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — The European Commission published the revised Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and associated Guidelines (VBER) today. This update sets the terms of trading between suppliers ...
Foreign Subsidies: CCIA Offers Recommendations Ahead of Final Negotiations
May 4, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — Today, EU Member States and the European Parliament agreed their respective positions on the EU foreign subsidies proposal, clearing the way for negotiations on adopting the fina...
EU Telcos’ Demand for Network Traffic Payments is Fundamentally Flawed
May 2, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — A study launched today by the lobby group for European telecom operators tries to revive a decade-old pipe dream to make online services pay for internet traffic, something their...
CCIA Statement on Declaration on the Future of the Internet
April 28, 2022
Washington -- The United States joined partners including the European Commission, Japan, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom today in the release of a “Declaration on the Future of the Intern...
CCIA Welcomes EU Parliament Vote on Foreign Subsidies Tool, Urges Action to Avoid Excessive Burden on Businesses
April 26, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) welcomes last night’s vote of the European Parliament Committee on International Trade (INTA) on the EU for...
Digital Services Act: EU Negotiators Reach Political Agreement
April 23, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — European Union negotiators have reached a "provisional political agreement" on the Digital Services Act (DSA). This compromise between the European Parliament, the Commission, an...
Artificial Intelligence: CCIA Welcomes European Parliament Progress on EU AI Act, Urges Further Improvements
April 22, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Parliament’s committees on the Internal Market (IMCO) and Civil Liberties (LIBE) have unveiled their joint draft report on the proposed Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
CCIA Statement on Political Agreement on the EU Digital Markets Act
March 25, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM -- European Union leaders have reached a political agreement on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) proposal. The compromise between the European Parliament, the Commission, and the Counci...
CCIA Applauds EU-US Agreement on Transatlantic Data Flows
March 25, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM -- U.S. President Biden and European Commission President von der Leyen announced today “an agreement in principle on a new framework for transatlantic data flows.”
Thousands of...
16 Associations Call For a “fair, workable and effective” Digital Services Act
March 10, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association has joined 15 trade associations in urging legislators to achieve “a fair, workable and effective compromise on the DSA th...
CCIA Europe Welcomes New Members, Announces Staff Promotion
March 8, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association is pleased to welcome Nord Security and viagogo as its latest members in Europe.
Founded in Lithuania Nord Security is fa...