Policy & Law

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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Background Paper on the CSAM Regulation

On 11 May 2022, the EU Commission adopted and published the proposal for a regulation on preventing and combating child abuse content. After a first analysis, eco would like to point out the following points in particular.

date 2022/08/01

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Policy & Law

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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Remarks on the e-Evidence Regulation Draft

The European Commission published the draft of an e-Evidence Regulation (the “Regulation”) in April 2018. The trilogue started in early 2021. The current French presidency of the Council of EU has declared this draft regulation to be one of its priorities.

date 2022/05/02

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Guidelines and recommendations for international politics

On 1 January 2022, Germany took over the annually rotating G7 Presidency. “Progress towards an equitable world” is the goal that the the German G7 Presidency has set itself for its programme. This goal is set to guide the work of the G7 and to be aligned with various fields of action.

date 2022/04/06

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