European Tech Alliance

EUTA welcomes the Commissions Digital and AI Omnibus proposals as an important step towards simplifying the EU digital framework and improving its effectiveness in practice. European-born tech companies strongly support simplification that delivers legal certainty, reduces unnecessary compliance burdens and preserves the EUs risk-based regulatory approach, while fully protecting fundamental rights.

In addition to our previous contributions to the public consultations launched by the European Commission, the European Tech Alliance (EUTA) welcomes the opportunity to provide further simplification proposals in the areas listed under the call for evidence opened ahead of the publication of the Digital Package.

The European Tech Alliance welcomes the European Commission’s proposed AI Act as a good balance between supporting much needed AI innovation in Europe and having safeguards in place to ensure high safety standards and public trust in AI. We welcome the EU’s leadership in creating an AI regulatory framework while supporting Europe’s global competitiveness in that field.

In February 2020, members of the European Tech Alliance (EUTA) joined forces to publish the EUTA High Level Principles on AI ahead of the publication of the European Commission’s White Paper on AI. EUTA members strongly believe the EU has the potential to become a world leader in AI.

The European Tech Alliance (EUTA) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commissions consultation on the topic of digital fairness. We fully share the Commissions objective of upholding strong consumer protection in Europe. Consumer trust in digital products and services is a cornerstone of the Single Market, and safeguarding this trust is essential for Europes competitiveness.

European Tech Alliance (EUTA) position on Digital Services Act Impact Assessment: deepening the Internal Market and clarifying responsibilities for digital services We are grateful for the opportunity to comment on the European Commission’s Inception Impact Assessments on DSA initiatives.

The European Tech Alliance (EUTA) welcomes the opportunity to provide preliminary feedback to the European Commission on its roadmap for Data Sharing in the EU - Common European Data Spaces. For more detail, we kindly invite the Commission to read our full position on the issue of data sharing and access, annexed to this submission.

European Tech Alliance position on Digital Services Act Impact Assessment: ex ante regulatory instrument of very large online platforms acting as gatekeepers We are grateful for the opportunity to comment on the European Commission’s Inception Impact Assessments on DSA initiatives.

The European Tech Alliance (EUTA) represents European born and headquartered tech companies. Our members are European employers competing for talent in a global market, so we share the ambition behind the Quality Jobs Act. We would ask the Commission to test that ambition against what already applies.

The European Tech Alliance (EUTA) welcomes the European Commission’s revision of the General Product Safety Directive. The new proposal for a Regulation on General Product Safety (GPSR) aims at strengthening consumer protection by ensuring that only safe products are sold on the EU internal market.

The European Tech Alliance (EUTA) emphasises the importance of establishing a balanced and clear framework that ensures consistency, particularly considering the diverse business models within scope. The forthcoming Delegated Act under the Digital Services Act (DSA) provides an opportunity to provide better guidance, standards, and safeguards for audits.