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Digital Fairness: EUTA contribution to the European Commission’s Consultation

As the European Commission is assessing European Union (EU) consumer law on digital fairness, the European Tech Alliance (EUTA) very respectfully shares some recommendations through the European Commission’s consultation on EU consumer law on digital fairness. We invite the European Commission to:   Apply targeted rules to companies interacting with EU

The EUTA signs joint industry statement on the Data Act

On 1 February 2023, the EUTA co-signed a statement on the Data Act, alongside 29 other trade associations across-sectors, inviting EU policymakers to take sufficient time to preserve European innovation and competitiveness. European digital champions and scaleups are eager to take advantage of the Data Act’s potential to offer innovative

The European Tech Alliance elects its new leadership

BRUSSELS, 1 February 2023 – In January 2023, the European Tech Alliance (EUTA) members elected nine new Board Members, and re-appointed Aurélie Caulier, Head of EU Public Affairs at Zalando, as Chair of the Board of the EUTA. The EUTA’s Board plays a central role in the strategic direction of

EUTA Recommendations for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation

The European Tech Alliance (EUTA) supports sustainable environmental consumption and the establishment of harmonised and European rules to this end. We endorse the objectives of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), which will set performance requirements for product groups including durability, reusability, upgradeability, and reparability. 

EUTA signs joint industry letter on the EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR)

On 22 November, the European Tech Alliance co-signed an industry letter on the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) urging EU policymakers to:  Ensure the GPSR is consistent with the Digital Services Act (DSA); Provide enough time for implementation and alignment with the DSA; Give the supply chain flexibility in product

AppJobber joins the EUTA as first crowd-sourcing platform

AppJobber joins the EUTA as first crowd-sourcing platform BRUSSELS, 10 November 2022 – Today, German crowd-sourcing platform, appJobber, joins the European Tech Alliance (EUTA) as its newest member. The EUTA now counts 36 members from 16 countries, representing the voice of European tech champions and scale-ups. The EUTA aims to

Position on the revision of Regulations 1/2003 and 773/2004

The EUTA and its members welcome the European Commission’s decision of updating Regulation 1/2003, which concerns the application of EU competition law, as well as Regulation 773/2004, which details EU procedural rules in antitrust investigations. The upcoming revision will contribute to adapting the almost 20 years old framework to make

How European tech companies are leveraging the power of AI

Brussels, 29 September 2022 – The European Tech Alliance hosted with  MEP Dragoş Tudorache, co-rapporteur on the Artificial Intelligence Act a panel discussion on Artificial Intelligence on Thursday, 29 September 2022 from 15:30 to 18:00 in the European Parliament in Brussels. As European legislators continue to negotiate the upcoming Artificial

European Tech Alliance Position on EP Proposed Amendments on the AI Act

Acting as developers, deployers or users of AI systems, EUTA members rely on AI to better serve their customers and improve their operations in many ways. The EUTA welcomes the Commission’s risk-based approach to regulating AI, where transparency requirements apply to some specific AI use cases and additional obligations apply