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On 17 October 2024, the European Commission published the NIS 2 Implementing Regulation, which sets out the technical and methodological requirements for cybersecurity risk management measures that are mandatory for DNS service providers, TLD name registries and various other digital infrastructure actors, including cloud service providers, data centre service providers, content delivery network providers and others. 

In a nutshell: The new European Commission College of Commissioners was voted in. The European Commission took action against the lack of transposition of cybersecurity legislation, adopted rules on the DSA transparency reports, and published EU Digital Identity Wallet draft implementing acts. EUIPO reaffirmed GI cooperation with the European Commission. ENISA published its NIS 2 implementing act guidelines, and the first report on the state of cybersecurity in the Union. The European Council published a Budapest Declaration on the New European Competitiveness Deal. Hungarian Council of the EU presidency reached a partial general agreement on the insolvency proposal. European Parliament ECON committee approves Framework for Financial Data Access for trilogues. INTERPOL operation took down IP addresses.

Brussels, 16 December 2024 | A study commissioned by CENTR (Council of European National Top-Level Domain Registries) has revealed the intricate factors driving country code top-level domain (ccTLD) sustainability, offering insights into the digital ecosystem's complex mechanics.

The Council of European National Top-Level Domain Registries (CENTR) has published the latest edition of its TLD Market Report. This report provides a detailed analysis of the global domain name market, with a strong focus on European country-code domains (ccTLDs). It serves as a key resource for understanding trends in domain registrations and renewals across top-level domains (TLDs).

[Brussels, 5 December 2024] – The Council of European National Top-Level Domain Registries (CENTR) is proud to announce the release of the public version of its comprehensive 2024 Renewal Study, providing insights into the factors that drive domain retention across country code top-level domains (ccTLDs). 

The European Digital Identity (EUDI) Regulation (eIDAS 2,0) is expected to bring a secure and fundamental rights-respecting digital identity to all EU citizens and residents by 2026. Before the European Digital Identity Wallets make their way into the life of Europeans, some technical aspects need to be considered. This is why CENTR brought together key industry experts to reflect on the interplay between European digital identity, the Domain Name System, and standardisation in a fireside chat event titled “Interoperability as the Way Forward: Digital Wallets and Internet Infrastructure”.

The United Nations’ work on the Global Digital Compact (GDC) is officially over. After nearly two years of consultations, negotiations and several text revisions, the GDC became another part of the intricate mosaic of the documents reconfirming the multistakeholder model of the global  Internet Governance. While the long-term influence of this non-binding document is not clear yet, it will be, for better or worse, referred to in the future Internet Governance negotiations. One such negotiation is the upcoming review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) taking place next year. 

ICANN81 marks 7 months since the DNS abuse amendments to ICANN Registrar and Registry contracts went into effect. During these months, the ICANN Org and the wider community have been gathering data and reports to inform the ongoing discussions on how to address the “Big 5” of DNS abuse: malware, botnets, phishing, pharming, and spam when used as a delivery mechanism for the other forms of DNS abuse. Notably the ICANN81 discussions are significant for bringing in constructive feedback from communities that have been largely absent from previous discussions: Namely on assessing the risks to registrants’ human rights when taking measures to mitigate DNS at the domain name level. 

In a nutshell: Designated Commissioners outlined their priorities. Sauli Niinistö published the report on strengthening Europe’s security. The EDPB published opinion on the controller-processor obligations, guidelines on legitimate interest basis for processing data, and its Work Programme for 2024-2025. The Council of the EU adopted the Cyber Resilience Act. The European Commission adopted NIS 2 implementing act and concluded a Fitness Check of EU consumer law on digital fairness. Europol published a report on Intellectual Property crime with EUIPO, and a report on the use of encryption with Eurojust.

CENTR supports the Internet Society (ISOC) and other organisations and individuals within civil society, technical community, academia and consumer protection in the call to preserve a fundamental net neutrality principle in any EU legislative and policy discussions on the future of networks.