Latest European Commission articles

European Parliament expected to vote against ACTA

Digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes
David Martin MEP believes the vote will be two-to-one against
18 May 2012

Analysis: Conflicting forces of cyber law and order

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New EU initiatives may duplicate, or even undermine, efforts to protect the UK’s financial services industry from cyber crime. And as Sooraj Shah and Andrew Charlesworth report, this is the last thing the sector needs
18 Apr 2012

Web service providers are failing to help clients comply with cookie directive


17 Apr 2012

Europe to legislate on the ‘internet of things’

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the ‘internet of things' with a view to developing a regulatory framework
13 Apr 2012

Report: IT directors believe EU data protection changes will raise costs

Businesses don’t believe European Commission’s assurances
03 Apr 2012

European Cybercrime Centre aims for January 2013 launch

Commission proposes Euro cyber-cops in crackdown on e-crime
30 Mar 2012

European Parliament votes to keep anti-piracy law decision out of top judges’ hands

Latest twist in the tale of ACTA
28 Mar 2012

European Commission says no to regulatory holidays

Neelie Kroes has derided calls for telecoms operators to be granted regulatory holidays as a tool to spur growth
09 Mar 2012

Europe’s privacy chief lambasts proposed data protection changes

Rules have been relaxed to accommodate police forces, says independent data protection supervisor
08 Mar 2012

Neelie Kroes demands 30Mbit/s coverage by 2020

Vice president of the European Commission for the Digital Agenda says broadband and wireless technology will help lift Europe out of the economic crisis
28 Feb 2012

Google changes tack on ‘do not track’

U-turn for Chrome follows flak from privacy groups
24 Feb 2012

European Court of Justice to rule on controversial anti-piracy scheme

Commissioners refer the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement to Europe’s top court
23 Feb 2012

Data protection changes will improve cloud uptake, says Kroes

Neelie Kroes says the unification of EU data protection rules will make compliance simpler for cloud providers
31 Jan 2012

EC proposes overhaul of data protection legislation

The proposals have already seen a mixed reception from industry
25 Jan 2012

EC plan seeks to build trust in a single EU digital market

Strategy outlines five barriers to a pan-EU digital economy that need to be overcome
12 Jan 2012

European Banking Authority seeks new partner to service web site

The EBA aims to safeguard the EU’s financial system
03 Jan 2012

European data watchdog rejects passenger data arrangements with US

US authorities want to keep too much data for too long to meet EU data rules
13 Dec 2011

European Commission launches open data strategy

Neelie Kroes expects it to deliver €40bn to EU economy each year
12 Dec 2011

EC to release £63bn for research and innovation projects

Digital Agenda VP Neelie Kroes unveils details about project Horizon 2020 in a blog
30 Nov 2011

Kroes suggests raising copper prices to support broadband rollout

The EC vice president hopes this will make ISPs commit to investment
29 Nov 2011

Analysis: EU data-sharing projects show early promise

Cross-border e-government initiatives designed to boost trade within the EU show slow but steady progress
25 Nov 2011

16 member states continue to defy EU telecoms rules

The European Commission has written to the countries in question
24 Nov 2011

Kroes claims technology must redefine copyright

EC vice-president for the digital agenda states that art feeds the soul, but asks who feeds the artist?
21 Nov 2011

Neelie Kroes demands 'borderless e-government' in the EU

EC bigwig says e-government systems need to be harmonised so non-nationals can get easier access to state services
18 Nov 2011