European Council Archives - Dialogues on European Digital Transition

Merkel committed to the EU’s digital sovereignty

European Association for Digital Transition Democratic quality July 30, 2020July 30, 2020Angela Merkel, Digital sovereignty, European Council 0 Comment

On July 1, Germany took over the current presidency of the Council of the European Union. Every six months, one of the 27 member states holds this rotating responsibility. And every six months, this presidency designs a roadmap with priorities and objectives it considers crucial to develop during the term.

How are European institutions facing the digital transition?

European Association for Digital Transition Democratic quality February 27, 2020March 18, 2020European Commission, European Council, European Data Protection Board, European Parliament, Google, Margrethe Vestager, Privacy, Ursula von der Leyen 0 Comment

The challenges of the digital transition are complex and encompass all types of areas: from the defence of democratic values to purely legal matters, without forgetting free competition, defence against cyber-terrorism or data protection. Consequently, several European institutions are responsible, to a greater or lesser extent, for designing a proactive European response, without falling behind the United States and China and maintaining the standards that have made the European Union a tool for progress for more than 440 million citizens.