Digital Action Day Brussels, 29 September 2014 Welcome to Digital Action Day 2014! I kept hearing my team talking about D-A-D. I asked if why it...
EU: confirmation hearings starts today
MEPs will today begin their confirmation hearings of nominees for the next European Commission. The first hearings, of Karmenu Vella and Cecilia...
Letter to president Juncker from the digital technology industry leaders
Dear president Juncker, Europe is at a turning point. Its economy is struggling to recover from the worst recession in living memory and growth...
EUBRASIL: future European authorities prepare for hearings at the European Parliament
The 27 future European Commissioners had only few days to prepare themselves for auditions in the European Parliament, which they will have to...
Martine Reicherts: Giving European citizens the data protection rules they deserve
Court of Justice of the European Union – Luxembourg Sept 19, 2014 “Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to open...
Google’s search engine formula to be revealed?
Berlin is calling on Google to disclose details of the secret formula that has allowed it to monopolise web search in Europe, in a move that is...
Vincenzo Zeno-Zencovich (Roma Tre University): Internet sovereignty can be solved only through diplomacy
Google Advisory Council meeting Rome September 10th, 2014 Summary of prof. Vincenzo Zeno-Zencovich ‘s intervention* 1. The ECJ decision, as many...
EU competition policy and sectoral challenges
Joaquin Alumnia Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition policy 41st Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law...
Progress in industrial competitiveness per EU country
The 2014 Member States’ Competitiveness Report “Reindustrialising Europe” found that European firms fought hard to maintain their...
Oettinger: not everybody is happy
In Germany, reactions across party lines reflected the surprise over Günther Oettinger’s appointment to the Digital Economy and Society portfolio...