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Instead of streamlining rules, the report extends legacy telecoms obligations to new players without real justification, driven largely by political posturing and ‘sovereignty’ considerations. project-disco.org/european-u…
Should EU copyright rules turn #VPNs into internet watchdogs? 🔐 @EU_Commission eyes anti-piracy blocking.
💬 "Drawing VPNs into #copyright enforcement, or requiring them to police EU laws, would undermine their ability to protect our #privacy."
➡️ project-disco.org/european-u…
With the @EU_Commission expected to publish its #DigitalFairnessAct on 11 November, the upcoming proposal risks duplicating existing EU legislation. 📚
Yet these rules have not been fully or effectively implemented or enforced.
➡️ ccianet.org/news/2026/10/upc…
#DigitalNetworksAct was meant to simplify EU telecoms rules. 📶 Why is Parliament's draft going the other way?
"Instead of streamlining, the rapporteur wants to extend legacy #telecoms obligations to new players without justification."
👉 Analysis: project-disco.org/european-u…
Explainer 🔎 The #DigitalFairnessAct risks duplicating the #DigitalServicesAct, #GDPR, and existing EU #consumer protection rules – adding rules rather than fixing existing gaps.
👉 Learn more: ccianet.org/library/why-the-…
🏘️ The CJEU's ruling on Brussels #ShortTermRental restrictions comes as @Europarl_EN and Council examine the #AffordableHousingAct. ⚖️
"The Court has confirmed that the #ServicesDirective applies to restrictions cities impose on short-term rentals."
👉 ccianet.org/news/2026/10/sho…
Press release 📄 Lithuania Encouraged to Resist Tech Protectionism and Deliver on EU Simplification During Council Presidency 🇱🇹🇪🇺
As a CCIA Europe delegation lands in Vilnius today, we are launching 13 #tech policy recommendations.
👉 ccianet.org/news/2026/10/lit… #LT27EU
#DigitalNetworksAct: Will existing backdoors for #NetworkFees remain open, putting #NetNeutrality at risk? 🚨
"As MEPs considers amendments, they must scrutinise the legal backdoors already in the DNA and reject attempts to make them stronger."
👉 ccianet.org/news/2026/10/hid…
How can the EU protect vulnerable #consumers online while respecting #privacy and #autonomy? 🔎
At our #DigitalFairnessAct roundtable, the key message: any new rules should be targeted, proportionate, and build on existing safeguards. 💡
➡️ Event recap: ccianet.org/articles/protect…
What role does #copyright play in building Europe's #AI future? 💡
Join us on Tuesday 27 October for a timely debate on balancing AI #innovation and creative opportunity within the EU copyright framework.
🎟️ Secure your spot:
ccia-europe.qomon.org/en/onl… #CopyrightDirective
When does fighting #piracy infringe on Europeans' rights? 🏴☠️⚖️
Join us on Tuesday 27 October in Brussels for a timely debate on tackling #LivePiracy while safeguarding #DigitalRights.
🔗 Register now: ccia-europe.qomon.org/en/onl…
Making the #CloudAndAIDevelopmentAct work: More capacity, preserving choice ☁️
EU co-legislators should prioritise risk-based security over discriminatory #CADA requirements based on corporate origin or personnel nationality.
➡️ Full paper: ccianet.org/library/making-t…
What's better than hosting networking drinks? 🍸 Having good company on both sides of the guest list!
Last week #CCIAeurope, @DOTEurope, and @ITI_TechTweets teamed up for the Brussels Tech Rentrée Drinks at the #Connected Cup, Google's AI pop-up in Brussels.
Press release 📄 EU Cloud #Sovereignty Carries Hidden €115 Billion Price Tag, Six Times the Commission's Estimate, New Study Finds ☁️🚧
"Taxpayers and businesses will foot the bill, yet the official assessment missed 70% of #CADA's true impact."
👉 ccianet.org/news/2026/10/eu-…
🇦🇹 Austrian law restricting access to video platforms for children risks fragmenting EU approach to protecting children.
🚫 CCIA Europe calls on @EU_Commission to prevent national rules that conflict with the #KIDSAct.
👉 ccianet.org/library/ccia-eur…
"Extending the #DigitalMarketsAct to #genAI would distort competition by subjecting firms competing in the same AI markets to unequal obligations." ⚖️
"Companies with AI market power but no #DMA designation would face no obligations at all."
➡️ ccianet.org/news/2026/06/app…
#NetworkFees may have disappeared from the headlines. 👀
But have they disappeared from the #DigitalNetworksAct? ❌ NO.
Our new explainer identifies two separate legal pathways in the DNA that lead towards mandatory payments for internet traffic.
📑 ccianet.org/library/beyond-s…
The EU's new #DataCentre rating scheme risks comparing apples and pears. 🍎🍐
"The methodology fails to account for different climates, operational realities, and technology choices – resulting in distorted metrics."
➡️ ccianet.org/news/2026/09/eus…
