And do note forget to have a look at my new piano album published on Spotify. There is a life beyond telecoms and Internet stuff!
Best wishes for 2021!
Will Brexit put to end free mobile roaming between Uk and EU?
The answer is: likely yes, but not automatically or immediately. The current arrangement between UK and EU, namely the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, provides at Article SERVIN.5.36.4 that: “Nothing in this Article […]
EU tries to reshape the rules of the Internet
In the coming months and years we will become familiar with two new acronyms coming from the Brussels bubble: DSA (which stands for Digital Service Act) and DMA (which stands for Digital […]
What Belgian mobile consolidation means for Europe
It looks like a small transaction in a small country, but it is more significant than one could expect: Proximus is going to buy Belgian-based MVNOs Mobile Vikings and Jim Mobile, […]
Commission opens the Pandora’s box of audiovisual geoblocking
On November 30, 2020 the European Commission published its first short-term report on the geo-blocking regulation. This publication was well awaited since voices said that the report was ready since March 2020 […]
Commission dismisses shortcut for publishers’ right under the Copyright Directive
Art. 15 of the Copyright directive establishing a press publishers’ right over news aggregators and online platforms in general cannot be implemented via a mandatory collective licensing system. This is the answer […]
Data retention still a nightmare for EU member States
On October 6, 2020 Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published several rulings on the compatibility between EU law and national legislations on data retention. The rulings are Privacy International (C-623/17) as […]
Zero-rating means zero-rating
By a decision dated September 15, 2020, the European court has confirmed that zero-rating practices are banned under regulation 2015/2120 (the “Regulation”) that has introduced net neutrality provisions into the European […]
EU is working on new legislation fighting child sexual abuse material online
Remarkably, the Commission intends, as part of the strategy, to put forward a legislation to make it mandatory for internet service providers to detect, remove and report child sexual abuse. Main elements of […]
Commission opens public consultation on disinformation and democracy
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a European Democracy Action Plan: “Protecting European democracy from interference and manipulation”. The consultation is open for feedback until 15 September 2020. The […]
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