CCIA Europe

#Waste ♻️ The upcoming #CircularEconomy Act (CEA) is a pivotal opportunity to deliver a truly functioning 🇪🇺 Single Market for secondary raw materials.

CCIA Europe, together with more than 70 associations, calls for an #InternalMarket legal basis.

👉 Joint letter: ccianet.org/library/join...

Which EU tech rules are holding back startups today? In this frank discussion, European startup CEOs and tech founders share their experiences navigating the complex EU regulatory landscape – from… Which EU Tech Rules Hold Startups Back? Real-World Lessons From Founders and CEOs

Which EU #tech rules are holding startups back today? 🤔

In this debate, European #startup CEOs and founders share their real-world experiences navigating the complex EU #regulatory landscape. 🧭

#UnlockEUInnovation #DigitalOmnibus

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CCIA Europe is pleased to announce the promotion of Boniface de Champris to AI Policy Lead.

🚀 Leonardo Veneziani is also moving into an expanded role, with a broader portfolio that includes #payments and the #platform economy.

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#DigitalOmnibus Position Paper 📑 How do we ensure simplified EU digital rules are grounded in operational reality and legal certainty?

⚖️ "While the Omnibus takes important steps towards #simplification, it also risks adding new complexities."

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💡 #Tech founder on simplifying Europe's #AI rules: "Market will not pay for the most regulated service."

Stefan Engl of @Otera reflects on vague EU #tech rules and why Europe risks becoming "the world champion in #regulation". 👇

#UnlockEUInnovation #DigitalOmnibus

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We're hiring! ✍️ Are you a storyteller and strategic thinker who loves turning complex ideas into engaging content?

📢 Join #CCIAeurope and help translate our Brussels team’s tech policy expertise into impactful comms and events.

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Back in Strasbourg for #EPlenary! 🇪🇺

@ClaudiaCanelles and @MTStecher are diving into this season's hottest #digital and #tech topics: connectivity, consumer protection, content moderation, and competition.

Busy days, filled with great conversations and plenty of coffee! ☕️

Press release 📄 CCIA Expands Brussels Team with Two New Policy Hires and Promotions

👋 "Charlotte Dantin joins as Intellectual Property & Audiovisual Policy Manager, while Mitchell Rutledge has been appointed Technology & Security Policy Manager."

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Explainer 📑 The EU #BatteriesRegulation: 🔋 Good Intentions, 🪫 Bad Outcomes. Our new explainer takes a look inside everyday #tech devices, such as wireless earbuds and a smartwatch, to explore the challenges of #battery replacement.

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#AIact’s upcoming #Transparency Code of Practice risks user fatigue. 🏷️ "If we have to label everything, from simple spell-checked emails to photos with a filter, the labelling of #AI content will lose all meaning."

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Fixing EU Digital Rules: What Urgent Changes Do Startups Need Most? What needs to change urgently to make Europe a better place to start and scale a tech company? In this conversation, European startup founders, CEOs, and investors discuss the obstacles holding back…

Fixing EU #digital rules: What urgent changes do #tech startups need most? 🚨

📺 In this conversation, #startup founders and CEOs discuss obstacles holding back #innovation and #DigitalOmnibus fixes that could make a difference.

#UnlockEUInnovation

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"With the #CybersecurityAct, the @EU_Commission has taken the correct approach, anchoring #cybersecurity certification in technical, objective security criteria."

"The CSA does not need endless debate over blunt country-of-origin market #exclusion."

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CCIA Europe calls for simpler compliance with realistic and fixed #AIact deadlines, more streamlined #enforcement with built-in flexibility, and ambitious measures to achieve genuine #simplification.

Simplifying #AI rules for a competitive Europe 🚀🇪🇺

Discover our 8️⃣ recommendations to improve the Commission’s #AIomnibus proposal and ensure it delivers in practice.

➡️ Read our recommendations: ccianet.org/library/ccia... #UnlockEUInnovation

"The #DigitalNetworksAct could have been a real opportunity to simplify EU rules. Instead, the Commission now risks doing the opposite – favouring the interests of outdated #telecom monopolies over European #consumers," emphasises @MTStecher.

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In Pictures: #EuropeanAIroundtable on the AI Act’s #Transparency Code of Practice. 📷

Last month, CCIA Europe convened a meeting to discuss Article 50 of the EU #AIact and the upcoming transparency #CodeOfPractice.

📕 Full photo album on our website: buff.ly/w2Npb1I

How does the #internet actually connect us all? What’s the difference between #peering and #transit? 📑 Our explainer breaks down how Europe’s vibrant #InternetProtocol interconnection ecosystem works.

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Press release 📄 #DigitalNetworksAct: Commission Introduces Backdoor to Resurrect Network Fees 🌐

@MTStecher: "This is not a ‘voluntary conciliation’ procedure, but one that will create new disputes, clearly opening the door to #NetworkFees."

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Press release 📄 #CybersecurityAct: Focus on Security Standards Welcomed, But Industry Warns Against Exclusionary Amendments. 🛡️

"We call on the EU institutions to resist the #protectionist urge to reinstate #discriminatory restrictions."

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"The #AIact-specific Omnibus can only be meaningful if adopted swiftly." ⏱️ "The crucial delay of up to 16 months should be in place well before the entry into application of the high-risk #AI rules in August."

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🎬 Mike Blanche explains what next week's #DigitalNetworksAct risks getting wrong:

"Big #telcos warn of ‘exploding’ internet traffic. But here’s a reality check: #Traffic growth is slowing everywhere!" 🪄 "Why is the @EU_Commission still buying into this invented crisis?"

Survey shows: Over 70% of Europeans find #personalised online services useful or extremely useful. 📊

So how do EU #consumers really experience online #personalisation and #DarkPatterns?

🔗 Discover our interactive dashboard: buff.ly/LRfcmxU #DigitalFairnessAct

Is Europe's #OpenInternet at risk?

📆 With the #DigitalNetworksAct (DNA) dropping on 20 January, now’s the perfect time to hear from experts on how the DNA could threaten #NetNeutrality, competition, and consumer protections. 👇

"The revision of the #CybersecurityAct should re-centre certification on transparent, technical processes." 🛡️

@AlexRoure: "To fast-track #cybersecurity certification we must move past obsolete, blunt country-of-origin restrictions."

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🎥 #DigitalNetworksAct is due next week, but worryingly: "Some in @EU_Commission, just like #telco lobbyists, use the term ‘large traffic generator’ for popular online services."

"This is a big lie. Consumers are the real traffic generators and pay for it" says @disruptivedean.

Simplification of #ExtendedProducerResponsibility: "We welcome the @EU_Commission's efforts to cut the red tape regarding authorised representatives."

@LeoVenez: "These practical fixes will help businesses operate more efficiently."

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#IP Dispute Resolution: Threat to the #OpenInternet’s Architecture? 🌐

Peter Alexiadis (Research Fellow at CERRE) explains the potential dangers of mandatory IP #interconnection dispute resolution under the EU's forthcoming #DigitalNetworksAct. 👇

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🇨🇾🇪🇺 Advancing Europe’s #Digital Path With #Cyprus

CCIA Europe offers 9️⃣ recommendations to the #Cypriot EU Presidency, which will lead negotiations on #tech and digital files, as well as #simplification, from 1 January 2026.

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Explainer 📑 #NetworkFees in Disguise: The Negative Consequences of Including IP Dispute Resolution in the #DigitalNetworksAct

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@AlexRoure on #DigitalOmnibus: "We need a more ambitious, all-encompassing review of the EU’s entire #digital rulebook."

"We urge Member States and Parliament to back even bolder #simplification measures."

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