Why reopen EU #copyright rules that already work? ⚖️ The Commission should preserve #CopyrightDirective's delicate balance between the legal certainty needed for #AI innovation and strong protection for rightsholders. ➡️ Discover our full submission: ccianet.org/library/ccia...

Two legal backdoors for #NetworkFees are already embedded in the #DigitalNetworksAct text, and proposals in the European Parliament risk opening them even wider, threatening the #OpenInternet. 🚨📜 👉 Read more about the new study and its key findings: ccianet.org/news/2026/07...

79% of Europe’s #tech startups say regulation limited what they built last year. ⛔ "#Founders are not asking the EU to lower its standards. They are asking for clear, workable rules they can rely on across the #SingleMarket." 🔗 ccianet.org/news/2026/07... #UnlockEUInnovation

What happens when training #AI models in Europe becomes more complex, costly, and uncertain? 🤖 Restrictive changes to the EU #CopyrightDirective's text-and-data-mining (#TDM) framework could put €600 billion in annual #generativeAI value at risk. 👉 ccianet.org/news/2026/06...

Can the EU strengthen the DSA #TrustedFlagger system without creating backdoor rules? ⚖️ @EU_Commission guidelines should clarify Article 22 of the #DigitalServicesAct – NOT expand extra-legal or overly prescriptive obligations. 9️⃣ recommendations: ccianet.org/library/ccia...

The #DigitalNetworksAct risks treating banks, gaming studios, and car manufacturers as #telecom operators simply because they run #PrivateNetworks. ☎️ ➡️ Read why EU co-legislators must narrow the scope of Article 9: project-disco.org/european-uni...

Securing Europe's #Digital Edge With Ireland 🇮🇪🇪🇺 The #EU2026IE Presidency offers a real opportunity to build a more competitive #digital economy: one that supports #innovation, #regulatory certainty, and #openness. 🌍 Our 12 recommendations: ccianet.org/library/ccia...

♻️ As the @EU_Commission finalises the #CircularEconomyAct, CCIA Europe and a cross-sector coalition call for a clear priority: a single EU-wide digital portal for #ExtendedProducerResponsibility compliance. 🏪 📄 Read the full recommendations: ccianet.org/library/reco...

Press release 📄 Batteries for #Wearables: @EU_Commission Puts Consumer #Safety First, Restricting Replacement to Qualified Professionals. 🔋 "Parliament and Council should preserve this safety-first approach during scrutiny." ➡️ ccianet.org/news/2026/07... #BatteriesRegulation

Press release 📄 #DigitalNetworksAct Opens Clear Path to Network Fees, Study Warns, as Parliament Risks Making It Worse 💬 "The DNA creates backdoors that bring back #NetworkFees through technical-sounding provisions most people will never read." 👉 ccianet.org/news/2026/07...

📷 In pictures: #EuropeanAIroundtable on #Copyright Discussion on how the EU's #TDM framework supports #AI innovation, research & creativity, and what reopening the EU #CopyrightDirective could mean for Europe's competitiveness. Discover: ccianet.org/articles/in-...

Can the #DigitalMarketsAct open digital ecosystems to competition without compromising users’ security, privacy, and experience? 📱🔐⚖️ Two years into enforcement, the DMA’s security paradox remains. 👉 ccianet.org/articles/the... #DigitalCompetitionDay

Does the #AffordableHousingAct target #ShortTermRentals because it makes housing more affordable, or because it's the easiest target? 🏗️ "The Commission must tackle vacancy rates of up to 30%, #construction backlogs, and planning paralysis." ➡️ project-disco.org/european-uni...

Press release 📄 79% of Tech #Founders Hit by Regulatory Friction as EU #Simplification Stalls 🚧 New #UnlockEUInnovation research reveals how #RedTape is affecting what #startups build, where they expand, and how fast they grow. 👉 ccianet.org/news/2026/07... #DigitalOmnibus

⚽ With #WorldCup2026 underway, Spain shows the danger of blunt blocking to fight #piracy. 🚫 "#LaLiga has disrupted access to tens of thousands of legitimate sites, including payment providers and a national health operator." ➡️ project-disco.org/european-uni...

Press release 📄 EU Moves Energy Labels Online to Help Consumers and Cut Waste, Digital Sector Welcomes Reform 🏷️ @LeoVenez: "This is the kind of #simplification Europe needs: less red tape, without weakening #environmental goals." 👉 ccianet.org/news/2026/06...

"Extending the #DigitalMarketsAct's fixed, service-based rules to #genAI would distort competition. ⚖️ Companies with significant AI market power but no CPS designation would face no #DMA obligations at all." ➡️ ccianet.org/news/2026/06...

Position paper: Getting the #DigitalNetworksAct Right 🛰️🗼 The proposed DNA risks creating new regulatory burdens for actors that are not #telecom providers – while introducing mechanisms that could lead to #NetworkFees via the backdoor. ☎️ ➡️ ccianet.org/library/ccia...

Press release 📄 Applying the #DMA to Generative AI Would Create a Dangerous 'Taxonomy Trap,' New Study by @ProfSchrepel Warns🚨 "#GenAI is general-purpose technology, not a service category that can be neatly fitted into the static DMA framework." 👉 ccianet.org/news/2026/06...

Explainer: How can Europe fight #piracy without breaking the #OpenInternet? 🌍🏴‍☠️ Blunt #blocking may briefly interrupt illegal streams, but it also disrupts legitimate services and burdens neutral intermediaries such as #CDNs and #VPNs. ⚠️ ➡️ ccianet.org/library/expl...

Can Europe lead in #AI if training models under EU #copyright rules becomes more uncertain? 📉 New research warns that restrictive changes to Europe’s text-and-data-mining (#TDM) framework could put €600 billion at risk annually. 👉 ccianet.org/news/2026/06...

Is the #DMA the right tool for #cloud? ☁️⚖️ "As @EU_Commission assesses whether to designate cloud providers as #gatekeepers, some warn that applying the #DigitalMarketsAct to B2B realities could create a regulatory misfit." 👉 ccianet.org/articles/is-... #DigitalCompetitionDay

Press release 📄 #WorldCup Anti-Piracy Measures Must Not Undermine EU #DigitalRights ⚽ "Major sporting events should not be a testing ground for private, automated #censorship. Piracy enforcement must target pirates, not internet infrastructure." ➡️ ccianet.org/news/2026/06...

What does the @EU_Commission’s #TechSovereignty package deliver if it fuels market fragmentation and discrimination? 🚫 "The EU should attract investment in #DataCentres, not shut it out," says Mitchell Rutledge on #CADA. ➡️ ccianet.org/news/2026/06...

What happens when anti-#piracy enforcement targets internet infrastructure, not bad actors? 🏴‍☠️ "Spain’s piracy approach perfectly illustrates the dangers of blunt infrastructure-level #blocking and no judicial oversight." 👉 project-disco.org/european-uni... #LaLiga #LaLigaGate

Press release 📄 Discriminatory EU Cloud and AI Development Act Risks Severe Market Fragmentation ⚠️ "#CADA is a recipe for fragmented #discrimination across Europe – in public procurement and potentially private critical entities." ➡️ ccianet.org/news/2026/06... #TechSovereignty

Press release 📄 Rewriting EU AI and Copyright Rules Puts €600 Billion at Risk, New Study Warns 🚨 As @EU_Commission considers reopening #CopyrightDirective, restrictive changes to #TDM rules threaten >1/3 of EU’s €1.65tn #GenAI opportunity. 👉 ccianet.org/news/2026/06...

"Does current #DMA enforcement limit the ability of tech companies to protect users from #spam, #scams, and other deceptive content?" asks @MTStecher. 🚨 "Paradoxically, the Commission is now investigating anti-spam measures as potential violations." ➡️ project-disco.org/european-uni...

"Will Europe's #TechSovereignty push mean more control, or just fewer choices?" 🇪🇺☁️ Ahead of @EU_Commission's Cloud and AI Development Act, Mitchell Rutledge warns against discriminatory #sovereignty rules that exclude non-EU #cloud and #AI. 👉 project-disco.org/european-uni...

The @EU_Commission is rushing to set Minimum Performance Standards for #DataCentres. 💻⚡ The problem? The rating scheme meant to measure them has not even been finalised yet... 📄Joint statement: ccianet.org/library/join... 1/6 🧵