Over the last two days, EUTA and its members convened with officials in Copenhagen, Denmark, to advance discussions on Europe’s digital agenda leading up to 2030.
We met with the Danish Tech Ambassador, officials from the Ministry of Digital Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, members of the Danish Parliament, and the Danish tech community.
The discussions focused on
- Empowering European tech companies to lead globally,
- Completing and harmonising the EU Single Market,
- Creating cohesive EU laws to reduce administrative red tape,
- Ensuring consistent rule enforcement across Member States, and
- Developing robust governance to enforce rules fairly, particularly for third-party entities operating within the EU.
To achieve these goals, EUTA proposed:
- Establishing standards for data reuse while respecting privacy and consumer rights,
- Enhancing talent attraction and retention strategies,
- Assessing overlapping and conflicting rules alongside their compliance costs,
- Creating an independent audit body to evaluate the impact of proposed EU rules (EC, EP, Council),
- Appointing innovation officers in each ministry and enforcing authority to proactively address emerging trends and collaborate on a multifaceted approach to tech,
- Allocating appropriate resources and governance mechanisms for strong enforcement, and
- Establishing Commissioners for enforcement, focused on reducing red tape and creating a strong, harmonised Single Market.
Find out more about EUTA’s vision for Europe’s 2030 digital policy here.
About the European Tech Alliance
EUTA represents leading European tech companies that provide innovative products and services to 500 million users. Our 30 EUTA member companies from 16 European countries are popular and have earned the trust of consumers. As companies born and bred in Europe, for whom the EU is a crucial market, we have a deep commitment to European citizens and values.
With the right conditions, our companies can strengthen Europe’s resilience and technological autonomy, protect and empower users online, and promote Europe’s values of transparency, rule of law and innovation to the rest of the world.
The EUTA calls for boosting Europe’s tech competitiveness by having an ambitious EU tech strategy to overcome growth obstacles, making a political commitment to clear, targeted and risk-based rules, and enforcing rules consistently to match the globalised market we are in.
For media inquiries, please contact:Victoria de Posson, EUTA Secretary General
E-mail: victoria@eutechalliance.eu
E-mail: info@eutechalliance.eu
Phone: +32 476 25 08 16
www.eutechalliance.eu
