EU Newsletter · 06. June 2020
Digital EU unveils its consultation on the Digital Services Act Package The Commission launched on June 3rd, 2020 its awaited public consultation on the Digital Services Act. The consultation, open until 8 September, covers issues such as safety online, freedom of expression, fairness and a level-playing field in the digital economy. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager said: “The Internet presents citizens and businesses with great opportunities, which they balance against risks that...
EU Newsletter · 14. April 2020
SPOTLIGHT OF THE MONTH
The pandemic of the Covid-19 has spread out everywhere on the planet and has already had big consequences on companies and on people globally. The focus is of course put on getting health resources at their maximum level and try to put brakes on the evolution of the epidemy, and many countries have adopted tight lockdown policies with people urged to stay at home to avoid dissemination of the virus. Aside from the health issue, this also has dramatic consequences for ...
EU Newsletter · 27. March 2020
SPOTLIGHT OF THE MONTH
The European Commission unveiled mid-February 2020 its long -awaited EU Data Strategy, together with the expected plan on Artificial Intelligence.
Both proposals insist on the importance of enabling better data access and data sharing, not only regarding public sector data (PSI or G2B) but also about private data sharing with public bodies (B2G) or between businesses themselves (B2B).