Legislative proposal for uniform chargers Commission proposal (tbc): September 2021 Content: The Commission had already announced in its work program for 2020 that it would present a legislative proposal for uniform cell phone chargers. The goals: making life easier for customers and reducing electronic waste. Common are currently two main connectors: the Lightning interface in […]
e-Privacy RegulationCommission proposal: 10.01.17Actors: Lead Committee in the European Parliament: LIBE; Rapporteur: Birgit Sippel (SPD)Content: The existing ePrivacy Directive (2002) had to be adapted to technical progress and new market developments. Examples: Internet voice telephony (Voice-over-IP/VoIP) or Web-based e-mail and messaging services (OTTs). Central conflict: A balance between privacy and telecommunications secrecy on the one […]
The “out of office” reports are becoming increasingly rare. The European Quarter, which at times resembled a ghost town, is once again densely populated. Lobbyists, parliamentarians, diplomats, institutional staff, journalists and academics eagerly meet for information-packed coffee on the terraces around the “Rond-point Schuman” and the “Place Jourdan.” Political Brussels is finally back from its […]
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager hopes to reach an agreement on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA) next spring so that both laws can come into force on January 01, 2023. The Commission Vice-President said this yesterday in the EU Parliament’s Special Committee on Foreign Influence. Ongoing legislative initiatives in the […]