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June 05, 2017

CCIA, Tech Industry Delegation Meets Upcoming Maltese EU Presidency

News & EventsBy Heather Greenfield October 19, 2016

Valletta, Malta — The tech industry is meeting with Maltese ministers in Valletta today and tomorrow to discuss Malta’s Presidency of the Council of the EU starting 1st January. The delegation will discuss the legislative “Digital Single Market” proposals which Malta will chair the Council’s negotiations on. CCIA Europe will moreover present the tech industry’s…

CCIA co-hosts event, sends letter ahead of EU-China summit

Blog, EU, Taxes & TradeBy Christian Borggreen September 23, 2015

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…

What the USA FREEDOM Act does – and why it matters for Europe

Blog, Privacy & SecurityBy CCIA Staff June 4, 2015

On Wednesday, President Obama signed the USA Freedom Act, a legislative package of long-awaited mass surveillance reforms that passed the House and Senate after years of false starts and negotiations. The USA Freedom Act contains provisions that permanently end the bulk collection of call records and electronic metadata by the NSA and will provide greater…

CCIA sponsors European Internet governance forum and hosts event on Internet laws

Blog, EUBy Christian Borggreen June 3, 2015

CCIA is an official sponsor of this year’s European dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) which is taking place on June 4-5 in Sofia, Bulgaria. This annual event convenes hundreds of policy experts from governments, EU institutions, civil society, academia, and industry to discuss Internet-related policies. CCIA’s Christian Borggreen will host a session June 4 on…

CCIA Signs Letter Supporting Multistakeholder Input On UN Information Society Review

Blog, EUBy Christian Borggreen May 21, 2015

New York — The World Summit on the Information Society is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Starting next month the UN will begin a process ahead of a December conference in New York to review the implementation of WSIS. The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined public interest groups and others in a letter to the…

France should not repeat U.S. surveillance mistakes

Blog, EU, Privacy & SecurityBy Christian Borggreen May 7, 2015

Following the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, the French government has put forward a controversial bill aimed at boosting its intelligence services. The proposal is expected to be voted into law by the Senate before Summer. The proposal brings to mind the USA PATRIOT Act and other controversial counterterrorism laws which were all rushed through…

New civil society and industry coalition urges the EU to strengthen intermediary liability protections

Blog, EUBy Christian Borggreen April 27, 2015

A civil society and industry coalition today sent an open letter to European Commission leaders urging them to strengthen intermediary liability protections in the new European Digital Single Market Strategy set for release on May 6. Signatories include European Digital Rights (EDRi), which represents 35 privacy and civil rights organisation, Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT),…

The EU Should Strengthen, Not Weaken, Intermediary Liability Protections

Blog, EUBy Christian Borggreen April 23, 2015

The European Commission (EC) will on May 6 present a Digital Single Market Strategy, i.e. Europe’s next game plan for digital policy. Recent terrorist attacks in Europe have led some governments to push for Internet platforms to actively monitor users’ activities. Certain industries have used this context to argue that Internet companies moreover should be…