{"id":51855,"date":"2022-07-01T20:01:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T18:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/?p=51855"},"modified":"2022-07-01T20:01:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T18:01:49","slug":"takeaways-from-the-french-eu-presidency-on-digital-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/2022\/07\/takeaways-from-the-french-eu-presidency-on-digital-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Takeaways from the French EU presidency on digital issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The French Presidency of the European Union Council<\/a> can now reflect on several achievements in the digital field in its 6-month chairmanship as it hands over to the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The departing French presidency has been productive on the tech front. It has made Europe’s digital sovereignty a major priority<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The head of the digital economy department at the French Ministry of Economy, Mathieu Weill disclosed at an event, \u201cThere is a level of discussion today about Europe in the tech sector which did not exist previously and there\u2019s much more respect for Europe as a tech player than it was before.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Some tech reforms were seen under the French presidency’s tenure. For instance, under the French Presidency, two flagship regulations, Digital Markets Act<\/a> (DMA) and Digital Services Act<\/a> (DSA) were concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some analysts have described the reforms as a feat, given the anticipated effect of the two texts and the short period that has gone since the European Commission presented the presidency in December 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) plans to make the sector more contestable and fairer by imposing on big online platforms, also known as \u201cgatekeepers,\u201d featuring a list of don\u2019ts and dos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More so, the DSA would address illegal products and content, systemic risks, and content moderation. The two texts still require to be officially approved during the plenary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Weill, \u201cThey have been very important milestones on the way to digital sovereignty. We will be very mindful of the implementation by the Commission.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the French Presidency has successfully concluded the talks on the revised Network and Information Security Directive<\/a> (NIS2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The directive is designed to actualize a high level of cybersecurity in Europe. Its latest agreed revision solidifies the security needs like the critical supply chains and growth on the scope of entities covered by the directive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire, outside the regulatory framework, has provided a fresh method to address the financing requirement of growing start-ups at a meeting assigned for the \u201cScale-up Europe<\/a>\u201d initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initiative aims to design 10 to 20 European funds with \u20ac1 billion each<\/a>, whereas Europe presently has just two. Weill expressed that 22 member states have supported the initiative already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

France passes the reign to the Czech.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, France passed the reign to the Czech republic. The Czechs have already signaled their aim to achieve a general approach to the Data Act, AI Act, and eIDs (Electronic Identification).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Petr Ocko, the Czech deputy minister for digitalization and innovation, declared, \u201cThere are many files that were shifted forward by the French presidency, and we can build on a very robust work of our French friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image by Pixaline<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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