CCIA Europe co-hosted a well-attended breakfast event today, September 23, on the EU’s engagement with China on digital trade issues. The occasion is next week’s EU-China High Level Economic Dialogue in Beijing which see senior EU participation by Commissioners Malmstrom, Oettinger and Katainen. Wednesday’s event also presented a new joint letter to the three Commissioners…
Brussels, BELGIUM — The European Commission is expected to release its platform consultation Thursday, a questionnaire asking for input on online platforms and their impact on consumers. The Computer & Communications Industry Association will be among those responding to the consultation that is seen as a step to gather information in order to perform a…
Washington — The House Judiciary Committee swiftly considered and approved legislation that would give Europeans and citizens of other allies similar rights Americans have to appeal errors related to information held by federal agencies. The Computer & Communications Industry Association and others in the technology industry have been actively supporting the Judicial Redress Act (H.R.…
Brussels/Washington DC — EU and U.S. officials have reportedly reached an agreement on transatlantic data transfers. Today’s signing of the so-called “umbrella agreement” comes after four years of negotiations on how Europe and the U.S. can share data for law enforcement purposes. But it will not take effect until approved by the European Parliament, which…
Brussels — At the end of 2013 the European Commission set up the so-called ‘High Level Group on Retail Competitiveness’. The Group consists of 20 European stakeholders active in the retail chain including multinational retailers, independent retailers, discounters and cooperatives. It also includes a European trade union, a consumer organization and an academic. On the…
Brussels — U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker met in Brussels Thursday with Vera Jourova, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality to revitalise negotiations on a framework for commercial data transfers. More than 3,000 European and U.S. companies use the 15 year old Safe Harbour framework for commercial data transfers. Safe Harbour certification is…
Washington — As Members of the European Parliament meet with their U.S. counterparts during the annual Transatlantic Week, the technology industry is calling on Congress to extend redress rights to Europeans. Both the House and Senate introduced the Judicial Redress Act this Spring, which would allow Europeans and citizens of other allies to request corrections…
Brussels, BELGIUM — The European Parliament has adopted the “Reda report” on copyright today. The plenary vote comes several weeks after the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs committee (JURI) adopted MEP Julia Reda’s report and rejected proposed amendments to protect press publishers in ways that would have put the EU out of sync with international copyright…
Washington — In a letter to Senate leaders Thursday, representatives of U.S. industry asked Senate leadership to support the Judicial Redress Act, S. 1600, which was introduced last week by Senators Hatch and Murphy. Microsoft and Google, along with the Computer & Communications Industry Association, BSA | The Software Alliance, and the Information Technology Industry…
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