How can Europe achieve its #housing affordability goals? 🏠
For the upcoming #AffordableHousingAct to be effective, it must address structural supply constraints, not unduly target services that support households and #tourism.
📑 Our full position: ccianet.org/library/buil...
🛡️ 'How does ex-ante #competition regulation affect #consumers and #security?'
#DigitalCompetitionDay will explore the real-world trade-offs of the #DigitalMarketsAct for consumer welfare and online security.
📖 See what else is on the programme:
digital-competition-day.eu#panel_26_iii
"Gold-plating EU #tech rules completely defies the #SingleMarket." ⚠️
Constantijn van Oranje (@techleapNL) explains how regulatory fragmentation and national #GoldPlating create unnecessary friction across the EU.
#UnlockEUInnovation www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oZJ...
☁️ 'Is the #DMA the right instrument to promote competition in #cloud computing?'
At #DigitalCompetitionDay, our panel will unpack whether the #DigitalMarketsAct is an effective instrument for addressing the cloud market.
🔎 Explore the full agenda:
digital-competition-day.eu#panel_26_ii
We've joined a broad industry coalition calling for targeted improvements to the #AIomnibus. 🎯
⏱️ EU co-legislators should extend the grace period for #generativeAI labelling under #AIact Articles 50(2) and 50(4) to a more realistic 12 months.
➡️ ccianet.org/library/join...
#Copyright & AI: "The last thing the EU needs right now is more complexity." ⚖️
Training #AI models on publicly available #content: "Europe just needs to enforce the rules it already has. Let the #CopyrightDirective and #AIact do their job."
👉 ccianet.org/news/2026/03...
🤖 'Is #genAI too dynamic for the #DMA’s framework?'
📢 Join us on 23 April at #DigitalCompetitionDay for an in-depth discussion on the inherent tension between the fast-moving generative #AI landscape and the #DigitalMarketAct’s static approach.
➡️ digital-competition-day.eu#panel_26_iv
📄 Read our full position: ccianet.org/library/achi...
1️⃣ Moving away from paper #labelling can save nearly €120 million annually and significantly reduce #waste.
2️⃣ Industry needs at least 24 months to adapt production lines to new #Ecodesign requirements.
3️⃣ Prioritise #enforcement of existing market surveillance.
How can we support #EnergyEfficient products through a simple and effective EU framework? ♻️
7️⃣key recommendations for the @EU_Commission to ensure the upcoming #EnergyEfficientProductsOmnibus reduces administrative burdens and delivers better outcomes for #consumers.
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Simplifying EU #tech rules: What do #startups need to innovate? 🌱
Startup CEOs and #founders speak openly about the challenges of building and #scaling in the EU – and what needs to change to make #innovation easier. 🏗️
#UnlockEUInnovation www.youtube.com/watch?v=W44b...
'Does the #DigitalMarketsAct really allow for effective compliance?' 🚨
📅 Join us on 23 April at #DigitalCompetitionDay for insights from top EU #competition experts on the realities of DMA #compliance & #enforcement.
Check out the full programme 👉 digital-competition-day.eu#panel_26_i
Press release 📄 #Nscale Added to CCIA Europe Ranks, Strengthening #AI Infrastructure Expertise ⚡
"The arrival of Nscale – a vertically integrated AI infrastructure company – reflects the rapidly evolving #tech landscape in Europe."
👉 ccianet.org/news/2026/03...
Making the #CybersecurityAct 2 work: Effective, predictable & proportionate 🎯
To ensure #CSA2 actually strengthens the EU's #CyberResilience, while reducing regulatory burdens for the #digital sector, CCIA Europe offers 1️⃣4️⃣ recommendations.
👉 ccianet.org/library/maki...
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📝 Our joint statement outlines three core reasons:
1️⃣ Removing scalability barriers
2️⃣ Reducing unnecessary burdens
3️⃣ Modernising #enforcement
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That's why we joined a coalition supporting the @EU_Commission's proposal to temporarily suspend the mandatory appointment of Authorised Representatives. ⏯️ We urge Parliament and Council to maintain this suspension until 2035 to allow for the design of an EU model.
🌍 Building a #climate-neutral economy requires an EU-wide system with practical rules. 🚧 Yet, today’s overlapping national requirements on #ExtendedProducerResponsibility prevent that from happening.
📄 Discover the full joint statement: ccianet.org/library/join...
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Press release 📄 Airbnb Joins CCIA Europe, Boosting Digital Sector Coalition 🧳🏡🗺️
"We are delighted to welcome #Airbnb. Their diverse offer of online services enhances our collective expertise at #CCIAeurope."
➡️ ccianet.org/news/2026/03...
"The EU #CopyrightDirective’s text-and-data-mining (#TDM) exception is not only about chatbots or #AI." 🤖 "It is crucial for a broad range of other applications in #healthcare, legal #research, and journalism. The law is crystal clear on this!"
👉 project-disco.org/european-uni...
How is EU regulatory complexity holding back digital #innovation? ⛔💡
We asked #startup CEOs and tech founders to explain why overlapping #tech rules – from the #AIact to #GDPR – make scaling in Europe feel like 'hard mode'. 🕹️
➡️ ccianet.org/articles/deb... #UnlockEUInnovation
Press release 📄 #AIomnibus: Swift Agreement Needed to Deliver on #Simplification Promises After Parliament Adopts Negotiating Position ⏱️
"Adopting a pragmatic 12-month grace period for #genAI marking and labelling requirements is crucial."
👉 ccianet.org/news/2026/03...
Hear directly from European #startup CEOs and #tech founders. 👇🎥 Watch the full video series here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
"You can't scale an AI #startup in Europe with all the contradictory EU #tech regulations." ⛔
In this #UnlockEUInnovation story, Christopher Coomes (CEO of X1 Pipeline) explains how overlapping EU regulations make it nearly impossible for #AI-native startups to grow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLki...
Moving Beyond Surface-Level #Simplification of EU #Digital Rules 🎯
"The #DigitalFitnessCheck comes at a pivotal moment. Europe's #competitiveness gap is real and widening – driven by the EU's incoherent, fragmented #tech rulebook."
➡️ ccianet.org/library/ccia... #DigitalOmnibus
Press release 📄 AI & #Copyright: European Parliament Report Sparks Uncertainty for Innovators
💬 "Parliament’s non-binding report sends the wrong signal to innovators. The EU already has strong rules, such as the #CopyrightDirective & #AIact."
➡️ ccianet.org/news/2026/03... #TDM
Landfill rates hit 80% in parts of the EU, and only 9 Member States are on track for the 2025 #recycling targets.
♻️ How can a #CircularEconomy scale when rules still vary so widely across the 🇪🇺 Single Market?
📄 Discover our joint letter: ccianet.org/library/join...
🇮🇪🇪🇺 Last week in #Dublin, we had excellent meetings with #Irish government officials ahead of the #EU2026IE Presidency!
#Ireland is clearly gearing up for a pragmatic Presidency, prioritising #simplification and #competitiveness. 🎯 Thanks to our hosts for their engagement!
How will simpler EU #tech rules help #startups build and #scale with more confidence in the future? ⚡🚀
In this candid discussion, startup CEOs and #founders talk about what the #AIomnibus and #DigitalOmnibus need to deliver.
#UnlockEUInnovation www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGj8...
Back in #Strasbourg again for another busy #EPlenary week. 🇪🇺 This time meeting with EU policymakers to discuss:
🛡️ #Cybersecurity & resilience
📜 #DigitalOmnibus
🚫 #Piracy
💡 #IP frameworks
🧩 Online #safety
If you are in town, we'd love to connect and say hi!
#Copyright & #TDM: Why Europe’s #AI Future Hinges on the EU Court of Justice’s Next Move ⚖️
"This case represents the #CJEU's first real engagement with #genAI and copyright, the implications of which extend far beyond the courtroom."
👉 project-disco.org/european-uni...