European ‘tech sovereignty’ or ‘tech protectionism’?
A new narrative about “technological sovereignty” is gaining traction in Paris, Berlin and Brussels. Earlier this year, Bruno Le Maire, […]
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Smart cities: how can companies and cities improve urban mobility and ensure user privacy?
Digitisation is transforming every corner of Europe’s economy and society, and urban mobility is probably where the data-driven (r)evolution is […]
Allowing Europe to take advantage of all the benefits technology offers
Europeans have greatly benefited from technology, from Gutenberg’s printing press, to the invention of the combustion engine and electricity. Today’s […]
New EU Payments Rules: Will Europe Stay Open for Business?
Imagine that the online purchase of your flight ticket is blocked, that you suddenly can’t download a movie on your […]
Data Flows: What’s Really at Stake in the “Schrems II Case”
The transfer of data is an intricate part of our digitised economy and society. But in Europe, there are only […]
Brussels Strikes Down a Third National Tax… Is the French Digital Tax Next?
Finance ministers in Europe might want to take note of the European Commission’s increased scrutiny of national taxes that conflict […]
Legal experts: National digital taxes constitute state aid that must be pre-cleared by the EU
Some EU countries are rushing ahead with national digital taxes targeted at so-called “tech giants”. However, do these national digital […]
Unilateral Digital Service Taxes and EU State Aid Rules: the elephant in the room
This post originally appeared on the Chillin’Competition blog. We have always cautioned against the application of different rules and standards […]
EU Copyright Directive: The Final Countdown
At the end of January, DisCo published a post titled “Copyright Reform: the End?” stating that a final compromise between […]
New study: French consumers and firms will pay most of French digital tax
The costs of a digital tax would mostly be borne by consumers and businesses that use digital marketplaces – not […]
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