The access to data is increasingly recognized as an area of focus for competition policy in the digital space. As the DMA approached the finishing line, we were joined by Bojana Bellamy, President of the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL), to discuss how the law targeting gatekeepers is expected to interlink with the EU privacy framework.
The migration crisis at the Polish border was combined with a number of cyber attacks and disinformation offensives. Janusz Cieszyński, Poland’s secretary of state and government plenipotentiary for cybersecurity, explains how Poland is facing the situation and what Europe could do to better address these attacks in the future.
Raj Samani, McAfee’s chief scientist, walks us through the upcoming challenges in the field of cybersecurity, and how regulators, law enforcement authorities and private actors should work together to face cyberthreats.
In its new coalition agreement, the likely next German government put a special emphasis on digitalization. To shed some light on what Germany has in store for digitalisation, we spoke with Oliver Süme, Chair of the Board at eco, one of Germany’s biggest digital associations. The discussion focuses on the main challenges that the next government has to face and if the measures that are outlined in the coalition agreement are enough to bring Germany back on track to master the digital transformat...
Apple has vehemently been opposing sideloading provisions in the DMA, which would allow alternative ways for downloading apps on their operating system. Damien Geradin, legal counsel for the Coalition for App Faireness responds point by point to Apple’s argument, making the case for opening up the competition among app stores.
Tommaso Valletti had a key role in shaping EU competition policy in critical years for the digital economy. In this interview, he gives his take on killer acquisitions, the scope of the DMA, provisions on the regulatory dialogue and the potential risks that would make the new EU law less effective. Valletti concludes on a critical note, for his work and that of fellow Commission regulators.
The passage of an amendment to the proposed Digital Services Act (DSA) has stirred debate between the media sector and those working in anti-disinformation fields over just how much content moderation power online platforms should have when it comes to material produced by news outlets. In this episode, Aurore Raoux of News Media Europe explains why the media sector is placing such importance on the amendment.
The IMCO vote on the Digital Markets Act has officially been delayed, as some significant difference remain between the main political groups. To better understand where things stand, I have interviewed MEP Evelyne Gebhardt, the shadow rapporteur for the social-democratic group, and MEP Andrus Ansip, the shadow rapporteur for the liberal group. The EU lawmakers explain the main differences in terms of scope, implementation, killer acquisitions and targeted advertising.
China has been pushing an aggressive agenda on a number of digital issues. We discussed the Chinese strategy to regulate the tech sector, and its implication for European businesses, with Vera Demary, head of research unit for digitalisation at the German Economic Institute.
We have asked the European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiorowski about its recent proposal to organize a conference to review the enforcement of GDPR, the EU privacy law. He also provided his views on the current criticism around GDPR’s one-stop-shot, the Privacy Shield negotiations, the debate around encryption and the e-Privacy negotiations.
Digital technologies and the rise of online platforms have reshaped the way that we produce, share and consume news, but the concept of media freedom has seen comparatively little change. As threats to journalists increase, however, authorities around the world, including the EU, are asking how protections can be updated to keep pace with digitalisation. On this week’s podcast, we hear from the authors of a new report exploring the relationship between media freedom and technological development...
After having heard the views of European tech companies on the Digital Markets Act (DMA), we have spoken to Adam Cohen, Google’s director of economic policy, to hear the perspective of what is likely to be labelled as a ‘gatekeeper’. The discussion focuses on the difference between legitimate competition and what constitutes abuse of market dominance, as well as how to conciliate technological innovation with antitrust regulation.
German elections are eventually upon us. As the EU largest economy heads to the first polls of the post-Markel era, EURACTIV’s correspondent in Germany Oliver Noyan helps us decode the positions of the main German parties in relation to key digital issues: digital sovereignty, competition policy, content moderation, data retention, biometric recognition. Will the new German government change its current approach to digital policy?
Interview with Trivago CEO Axel Hefer and the Managing Director of Visual Meta Johannes Kotte on the perspective of European tech companies on the Digital Markets Act.
We take a look at the upcoming digital trends and challenges as presented in the European Commission’s strategic oversight report.
The economic impact of the semiconductor shortage has prompt all major industrial players to ramp up their investments. We discuss what the EU done so far, and if it is working.
The green and digital transitions rank on top of the EU agenda, but as far as digital devices are concerned, they do not really go together. We take a closer look at right to repair, how tech companies are preventing independent repairs and what the EU should do about it.
Introducing merger regulations for Big Tech is at the centre of the debate for competition policy. Yet we know very little about these ‘killer acquisitions’. A new research sheds some light on this phenomenon, and its consequences for competitors and consumers.
The French historical ambitions are now eyeing digital sovereignty as its next frontier of grandeur. We take a deeper look at the state of play of France’s tech strategy and the challenges that lay ahead.
This week Slovenia has entered the international human rights watchlist for the repeated attacks on the press. We have taken a closer look at the country’s declining media freedom.
Technology has become a key dimension of transatlantic relations. We take stock of the EU-US summit, discussing the outcome for the tech sector.
What to expect from next week’s summit? International lawyer Rafi Azim-Khan walks us through the state of play for international data transfer and the key challenges ahead of the negotiations.
Contact-tracing apps have raised major privacy concerns. Jascha Galaski, advocacy officer at Civil Liberties Union For Europe, illustrates a study on how data protection was privatised, and other flaws in the overall process.
Three years since its entry into force, the data protection framework is still falling short proper enforcement.
This week, the European Parliament approved two resolutions on the data transfers between the EU and the United States and United Kingdom respectively. The Data Adequacy debate spurred from a ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union from July 2020, the now famous Schrems II.
The General Court has overturned the Commission's state aid decision against Luxembourg and Amazon. The ruling is another setback for the EU executive, that is still working on an international framework for taxing web services.
This week, the Commission has announced its updated Industrial Strategy, identifying several areas of strategic vulnerability. The chip and the cloud are two key technologies for our digital future, but Europe is light-years behind its competitors.
In this week's episode we look at Apple’s new privacy feature, which might change mobile usage as we know it. Apple devices will now request app-makers to receive explicit consent for tracking users, threatening a multi-billion advertising industry.
This week, we examine the Commission’s plans to introduce a Digital Green Certificate, the aim of which is to ensure the freedom of movement within the EU during the covid crisis. For a full breakdown of all of the most important stories over the past 7 days in this patch, sign up to my free newsletter or take a look at it online at Euractiv.com
This week, we take the examine the recent Facebook data breach that has reportedly impacted 533 million users worldwide.
