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Kroes launches her attack on net neutrality in Europe – a “death sentence for innovators”
Tomorrow, the European Commission will finally release its long-awaited draft proposal for a Regulation to complete the European single market for electronic communications. After promising the European Parliament strong measures in favour of net neutrality during her nomination hearing in 2010, she is now seeking to ensure its destruction. It is very disappointing that the […]
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Net Neutrality threatened by the Commission’s draft regulation
For the past years, EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes, who started by advocating for net neutrality, has constantly given in to the pressure of large telecom companies, changing her direction from protecting net neutrality to threatening it. The current draft Regulation made public on 11 September 2013 just confirms this direction. La Quadrature du Net and […]
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Leak: Damning analysis of Kroes’ attack on net neutrality
Fundamental rights are at risk from the draft Regulation on the “completion of the European single market for electronic communications” that may be finally approved by the European Commission this lunchtime. This is made clear from a leaked internal document (pdf) of the European Commission. There is huge opposition in the European Commission to the […]
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EC notice & action directive to come out of the drawer?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Bleibt ‘Notice & Action’-Richtlinie in der Schublade? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.14_Bleibt_Notice_and_Action-Richtlinie_in_der_Schublade?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130717] On 3 July 2013, a number of nine MEPs sent a letter to Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, regarding a Notice-and-Action directive that was not prepared but subsequently not published or proposed by the European […]
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ENDitorial:Leaked telecoms Regulation with or without net neutrality?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Geplante Telekom-Regulierung mit oder ohne Netzneutralität? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.14_ENDitorial_Geplante_Telekom-Regulierung_mit_oder_ohne_Netzneutralitaet?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130717] Last week, an internal draft of a regulation for a “telecoms single market” was leaked in Brussels. We published an initial reaction to this document. But what are the details of the text and what do they mean? The […]
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Leaked Regulation: Schrödinger's net neutrality on its way in Europe
A curious text is currently circulating in the Brussels bubble: It is the draft Regulation for a telecoms single market (pdf) mentioned by Commissioner Neelie Kroes, responsible for Europe’s Digital Agenda, in her speech in front of the European Parliament last Tuesday, 9 July (Update: Consolidated version, pdf). During this speech, she emphasised the necessity […]
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British Conservative's report demands long list of EU actions on gambling, including web blocking
The European Parliament has a committee dedicated to enhancing the European single market and consumer protection. This is a good thing. Imagine how such a committee would react to an industry that is hampered by protectionism, national monopolies and the blocking of foreign services that offer better value for money. Well, you don’t have to […]
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The ACTA Archive
Today is the first anniversary of the rejection of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in the European Parliament – after months of debates, a large majority of Parliamentarians voted against the adoption. This is the perfect time to gather all documents that have ever been produced by EDRi on this Agreement, to recall who were […]
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PRISM / NSA – Will the European Parliament be able to think strategically?
The European Parliament will vote tomorrow (4 July) on a Resolution on the alleged spying activities of the United States National Security Agency. Ever since European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding sent a letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder, Europe has been waiting for a response to the extensive and serious allegations of abuse of […]
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Data protection in TTIP/TAFTA – how to make a bad situation worse
Data protection in TTIP/TAFTA – how to make a bad situation worse The Financial Times and Washington Post reported on 13 June that the European Commission – before the full scope of PRISM became known – watered down its proposed Data Protection Regulation to weaken rules for transferring data to law enforcement authorities outside the […]
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The Data Protection Archive
This archive gathers all documents and material produced by EDRi on the Data Protection Regulation and Directive. Index: Full position paper Comments on draft reports and amendments Campaign material Websites Articles 2011 Articles 2012 Articles 2013 Full position paper Position on the Regulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of […]
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Neelie Kroes’ up-and-down evolution in the Net Neutrality issue
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Netzneutralität: Neelie Kroes im Wechselbad der Gefühle | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.11_Netzneutralitaet_Neelie_Kroes_im%3AWechselbad_der_Gefuehle?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130605] On 30 May 2013, European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes gave a speech in front of the European Parliament calling for the need to guarantee network neutrality in Europe. During the speech she announced she would […]
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