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Policy & Law

On the Regulation of the Cyber Resilience Act

With the European Cybersecurity Act in 2019, the European Union established a framework for the certification of digital products and services. This framework, while largely voluntary, was supposed to bolster the uptake of security mechanisms and schemes and increase the level of cybersecurity throughout the European Union.

date 2022/12/22

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Transatlantic Dialogue on Reawakening Digital Trade: Parts...

date 2022/12/22

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White Paper Fair Share Debate

The large telecom operators repeatedly claim that the current voluntary network access arrangements impair their ability to cover infrastructure costs. They argue for a mandated charging scheme that would contribute to future infrastructure investment. The central argument for possible network access charges is based on...

date 2022/12/19

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Position Paper on the Energy Efficiency Directive (recast)

The proposed recast of the Energy Efficiency Directive was published by the EU Commission in July 2021 as part of the Fit for 55 package. Following the ordinary legislative procedure, the European Parliament concluded its first reading of the EU Commission proposal and published its commentary, including several amendments.

date 2022/12/05

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Position Paper on the Renewable Energy Directive

The EU Commission’s proposal for amendments to the Renewable Energy Directive was published in July 2021 as part of the Fit for 55 package. Following the ordinary legislative procedure, the European Parliament concluded its first reading of the EU Commission’s proposal.

date 2022/12/05

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On adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to AI

On 28 October 2022, the European Commission presented its draft AI Liability Directive. With this draft, the Commission is pursuing the goal of modernising the current legal framework for product liability and extending it to the specific characteristics of AI products.

date 2022/11/28

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Perspectives for a Sustainable Data Centre Industry by 2030

Without data centres, no societal or economic sector could today guarantee the provision of essential services. In the past few years, data centres have come under greater political and public scrutiny due to their unquestionably high energy consumption and growth.

date 2022/10/13

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Guidelines for the Debate on a Data Economy

The availability and use of machine-generated data is a vital baseline for the successful digitalisation of the economy, the government and society. The use of this data will be an important factor for the future prosperity and competitiveness of Germany and Europe.

date 2022/10/05

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Position Paper on EU CSAM Regulation

On 11 May 2022, the EU Commission published its proposal for a Regulation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse (CSAM Regulation). In essence, the proposal includes the introduction of new obligations for providers of online services as well as the designation of so-called “Coordinating Authorities”...

date 2022/09/12

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Position paper on a framework for a European Digital Identity

The eIDAS Regulation of 2014 created a uniform EU-wide legal framework for electronic trust services and identities. Part of the regulation was a planned evaluation to assess the success of the eIDAS Regulation and make adjustments if necessary.

date 2022/06/01

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