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  • EU Policy Update - June 2019

    2019-07-05 EU Policy Updates

    In a nutshell: From 1 July, Finland took over the presidency in the EU Council. The strategic agenda for 2019-2024 was adopted at the EU Summit, while telecom ministers in the EU Council put forward their conclusions regarding the future of digital Europe. The European Court of Justice delivered rulings on the nature of services offered by Skype and Gmail, while the Advocate General issued their opinion in the case of F

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  • EU Policy Update - May 2019

    2019-06-13 EU Policy Updates

    In a nutshell: the EU has elected a new European Parliament. The EU Council has approved the European Commission's mandate to start negotiations for a transatlantic deal on e-Evidence and adopted a framework concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the EU. The European Commission has made policy recommendations regarding th

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  • EU Policy Update - April 2019

    2019-05-07 EU Policy Updates

    In a nutshell: The European Parliament concluded the last plenary session of its 8th term on 18th April. The Parliament will resume in its new composition after the European elections (23-26 May). Before concluding its term, the LIBE committee issued two Working Documents on e-Evidence and finalised its position on TERREG. EU ministers have signed off the Copyright Directive. The European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager's special advisers i

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  • EU Policy Update - March 2019

    2019-04-02 EU Policy Updates

    In a nutshell: The European Parliament formally adopts the EU Cybersecurity Act and the Copyright Directive. The E-Evidence package receives further criticism in the series of Working Documents issued by LIBE. TERREG progresses speedily through the European Parliament’s committees. The European Data Protection Board gives guidance on the correlation of the GDPR and the e-Privacy Directive.

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  • EU Policy Update - February 2019

    2019-03-04 EU Policy Updates

    In a nutshell: LIBE issued the 3rd Working Document identifying further issues with e-Evidence. ITRE approved its position on establishing an EU-wide Cybersecurity Competence Centre. The Romanian Presidency keeps pushing the ePrivacy file through the hurdles in the EU Council. CULT and LIBE propose more than 1000 amendments on the proposal for preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. New rules for copyright in the EU got approved by the EU Council and JURI.

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