Danish Presidency kicks off tomorrow: digital priorities at a glance
Tomorrow, Denmark takes over the Presidency of the Council of the EU from Poland, leading until December 31, 2025. Here's a look at the key digital priorities on the Danish agenda.
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The EU Commission should respect Member States’ opinions on Europe’s digital infrastructure needs
In December, EU ministers at the TTE Council largely opposed easing telecom mergers, extending telecom rules to digital services, and introducing new IP rules, citing risks to net neutrality and consumers. Will the Commission respect their opinion?
Top EU tech regulatory initiatives to watch in 2025 and beyond
Four heavyweight initiatives - the Digital Networks Act, the Digital Fairness Act, updates to Public Procurement Directives, and the much-debated Chat Control - have the potential to radically reshape Europe’s tech landscape, affecting businesses, consumers, and public administrations alike.
What happened at the TTE-Council? Cyber, conclusions on the EU's digital infrastructure needs, Polish priorities
The TTE Council approved conclusions on the EU's digital infrastructure needs but expressed caution about merger rules, fair competition, and dispute resolution changes, stressing that decisions must be evidence-based and carefully analyzed.
Digital Networks Act, digital network fees & extending telco rules to digital services: what to expect in 2025?
One of the key agenda points for the upcoming Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (starting on the January 1, 2025) will be the Digital Networks Act (DNA). The Polish objective is to have an orientation debate and progress report.
Bad ideas resurface: expanding telco rules to digital and cloud and rebirth of 'fair share'
Brussels is back to business, so are the discussions on the European Commission’s White paper “How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs.”
Draghi report: innovation, telco, tech and to-do's for smaller EU Member States
The former head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, presented his competitiveness report this week. Draghi's report is best read after getting acquainted with Enrico Letta’s Single Market report, as well as Ursula von der Leyen’s political guidelines for 2025-2029, published earlier this
Hungarian Presidency of the CoE: the most important tech & telco agenda points
On July 1, 2024, Hungarians will take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union from Belgians. We reviewed the Hungarian Presidency's agenda to summarize points which are relevant to the tech and telecommunications sector.
Analysis of EU innovation, consumer and tech policy