Between 2009 and 2012 the percentage of online consumers in the EU who made online purchases in another EU Member State increased from 8 to 11 percent, below the target of 20 percent put forward in...
Key points : • Even though it is often idealized as a technologically connected continent, Europe’s broadband system is actually highly fragmented and in great need of overall improvement...
For many years, electronic communications has been one of the most important areas of policy intervention for the EU. Liberalization and privatization of the telecommunications industry were very...
A fully functioning ICT Single Market in the European Union requires a level playing field between all the actors in the Internet value chain. This is not currently the case as telecommunication...
Network neutrality regulations for the Internet have been discussed for about a decade. In Europe recent efforts have produced a proposal by the European Commission that envisages the introduction of...
Drawing from the economics of two-sided markets, we provide suggestions for the definition of the relevant market in cases involving two-sided platforms, such as media outlets, online intermediaries...
How can the EU make copyright fit for purpose in the Internet age? What are the most suitable and realistic policy options to achieve the objective of a Digital Single Market in the creative content...
Contents 1. Digital economy: facts, trends and developments 2. International taxation in the digital economy 3. Delivering digital Europe 4. Vat policy options 5. Corporation tax policy options
The Digital4Europe Stakeholder Forum was a success with more than 500 people attending and with a great exchange of ideas about which challenges the Digital Single Market needs to address. Robert Madelin , Director General of DG Connect, summarised accurately in his closing remarks what was...
The Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) is a composite index that summarises relevant indicators on Europe’s digital performance and tracks the evolution of EU member states in digital...
Experience Growth of the sharing economy With the spectacular inter-connectivity deriving from the digitalisation of our society, the radius of people one can interact with broadens massively. This...
Experience When buying online I cannot use the debit card. Otherwise, sometimes I get high transaction costs on some cards instead of others. Ideas To solve this, the EU should forbid banking...
Experience In order to correctly facilitate the full benefits of the Digital Single Market for all of Europe’s citizens it is essential to address both issues related to access, those areas...
Blog post by Ursula Pachl, Deputy Director-General of BEUC , The European Consumer Organisation As the EU’s Digital Single Market policy work speeds up, we must make certain that efforts to...
Telefonica recognises that we are in the middle of a digital revolution that is already transforming our economies and societies. We believe that technology should be open to everyone. Therefore, we...
Some argue that cross-border shopping online will never be a major phenomenon, because of trust, or language, but the evidence suggests that there is real potential. The universe of people who are...
"Solving the taxation problem of VAT, particularly for ecommerce companies when doing business accross borders". We met Robin Wauters, Founding Editor at Tech.eu, at the Startup Europe Summit (13th February, hold in the Factory) and we asked him "What does Digital Single Market mean for you? And...
Günther Oettinger, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, participated at the Startup Europe Summit February 2015. During his FSide Chat he adressed the need of a Digital Single Market...