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EuroISPA General Meeting in Brussels: a recap

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Brussels, March 27-28, 2025

Last week, the EuroISPA community convened in Brussels for the first General Meeting of the year, bringing together Council and Forum members, Board Officers and Secretariat, in the EuroISPA offices for a very fruitful exchange.

Our members gathered to recap the activities of the association in 2024 and discuss the next steps in the new mandate of the European institutions, identifying priority areas for EuroISPA to focus on in 2025 and beyond, as well as revamped ways of working.

The agenda included as usually exchanging insights on the strategic way forward of current topics of attention for our Committees’ work:

📌 in the Online Content Committee, we discussed the ongoing developments around child protection and CSAM Regulation negotiations and the ongoing and upcoming activities of the association on piracy, especially in close coordination with the EUIPO.

📌 the Data Economy Committee, focusing on the ongoing and upcoming work of the institutions around, among others, the Internal Security Strategy, the Digital Fairness Act, and debated on the future of the Data Privacy Framework, ePrivacy and AI.

📌 the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Committee, with updates on critical past and upcoming institutional works such as the DNA, CRA and CSA consultations, NIS2 and the Council Conclusions on reliable and resilient connectivity.  The Committee was delighted to appoint its new Chair – Elisabeth Debar from FFT. We are confident that her experience in cyber policies, both at the French and the European level, will bring invaluable expertise to the Committee.

Read more about the work of our Committees here.

During the two days, EuroISPA had the pleasure of welcoming high-level speakers, with whom members had the opportunity to exchange and debate on relevant matters for the internet industry:

🔹 Kia Slæbæk Jensen, Defence, Cyber and Hybrid Threats Attachée at the Danish Permanent Representation to the EU, on cyber and infrastructure resilience as well as Denmark’s cyber priorities, ahead of the upcoming Danish EU Presidency
🔹 Werner Stengg, Cabinet Expert of Executive-Vice President of the European Commission for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen, on Opportunities and challenges of the new EU institutional mandate
🔹 Katinka Clausdatter Worsøe, Telecom Attachée at the Danish Permanent Representation to the EU on Denmark’s Digital and Telecom Priorities, ahead of the upcoming Danish EU Presidency​

Finally, we had the pleasure of having with us Keilin Tammepärg, Head of Policy and Legal affairs of the Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications, bringing one more national association’s perspective to the table.

Thank you to all our members who participated actively in the discussions and to our guest speakers for providing valuable insights.

The next EuroISPA General Meeting will be held in Paris in June – stay tuned!

EuroISPA General Meeting in Brussels: a recap

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Brussels, September 23-24, 2024

Last week, the EuroISPA community travelled to Brussels for the third General Meeting of the year, gathering Council and Forum members, Board Officers and Secretariat, in the EuroISPA offices.

With the European elections now behind us, a new insitutional and political scenario slowly forming, and an entire EU agenda still to shape, our members gathered to discuss the next steps for EuroISPA to expand its connections with newly-elected EU policymakers and contribute to new (and old) policy files that will be on the agenda in the next months.

The two-day meeting covered:

📌 The confirmation of Whalebone as a new EuroISPA Industry Forum member

📌 An analsys of the proposed new college of Commissioners and what this means for EuroISPA’s activities

📌 EuroISPA’s engagement strategy to approach new policymakers and share our messages for the new EU mandate

📌 Exchange on several EuroISPA statements on topics such as sustainability, GDPR, AI, CSAM and payments.

Finally, we had the pleasure of welcoming several guest speakers:

  • Eric Ducoulombier, Head of Unit B3 on Retail Financial services, DG FISMA, European Commission, on addressing impersonation fraud in payments, with a focus on cooperation, consumer awareness, and liability
  • Dan Nechita, Head of Cabinet of Dragoş Tudorache and Lead technical negotiator for the AI Act in the 9th European Parliament, on the challenges and opportunities for the Internet industry and the role of the AI Office after the adoption of the AI Act
  • Anja Wyrobek, Advisor to MEP Birgit Sippel, LIBE Committee, on the future of privacy and data for the Internet industry and the interplay with AI

The next EuroISPA General Meeting will be held in Brussels in November – stay tuned!

EuroISPA General Meeting in Rome: a recap

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Rome, June 27-28, 2024

Last week, the EuroISPA community travelled to Rome for the second General Meeting of the year, gathering Council and Forum members, Board Officers and Secretariat, kindly hosted by our Italian member AIIP.

This General Meeting came at a turning point in Europe’s political landscape, with the European elections results still fresh, the start of the Hungarian Presidency, and an entire EU agenda still to shape. This is precisely what our members discussed together in the two-day meeting in Rome. The agenda included:

📌 A nice welcome and overview of the work and priorities of AIIP, representing ISPs in Italy

📌 Analysis of the EU Elections results, what they mean for EuroISPA members, and our upcoming engagement efforts

📌 Approval of EuroISPA’s feedback to the European Commission’s White Paper on Digital Infrastructure. You can read our submission here.

📌 Exchange on several EuroISPA statements on topics such as sustainability, GDPR, AI, data retention, CSAM and payments.

Finally, we had the pleasure of welcoming several guest speakers:

  • Vinicio Peluffo, Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies for the Democratic Party, on how Italy is preparing for challenges stemming from AI
  • Kristian Bartholin, Secretary to the Council of Europe’s Committee on AI, on the expectations on AI governance at a global level after the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
  • Giuseppe Bianchi, Professor of Telecommunications at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, the role of infrastructure in enhancing the competitiveness of the EU and its Member States
  • Andrea Margheri, Deputy Head of Division, Industrial, technological, research and training programs at the Italian Cybersecurity Agency, on the interplay between AI and cybersecurity and the opportunities and challenges

The next EuroISPA General Meeting will be held in Brussels in September – stay tuned!

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