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Will the Digital Services Act save Europe from disinformation?
In negotiating the Digital Services Act, EU law-makers balanced tackling disinformation with protecting free speech. The Commission’s last-minute proposal for stricter regulation of tech platforms during crises undermines this balance.
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Why big business may learn to love EU competition policy
Big multinationals sometimes criticise the EU’s competition policy, which is more aggressive than America’s. But in the long term, Brussels’ approach could prove more balanced and predictable than Washington’s.
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No pain, no gain? The Digital Markets Act
The EU's upcoming rules for big tech will degrade some digital services to improve long-term competition and innovation. The trade-off is justified – but law-makers must keep consumers on-side.
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Leave your phone at home: Why EU roaming charges will only increase for UK consumers
Will the end of free EU roaming make the UK mobile market fairer, as some economists claim? Don’t bet on it.
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Driving uncertainty: Labour rights in the gig economy
The European Commission should treat competition policy as a tool to improve the rights of ‘gig economy’ workers – not a hindrance to that goal.
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Events
Conservative party conference fringe event on 'The future of the EU-UK relationship'
04 October 2022
Speakers:
Thomas Erndl MP, Vice Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee, German Bundestag
Chair: Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform
Thomas Erndl MP, Vice Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee, German Bundestag
Chair: Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform
Labour Party Conference fringe event on 'The future of the EU-UK relationship'
26 September 2022
Speakers:
Stella Creasy, MP for Walthamstow
David Lammy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
João Vale de Almeida, Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom
Chair: Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform
Stella Creasy, MP for Walthamstow
David Lammy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
João Vale de Almeida, Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom
Chair: Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform
Liberal Democrats Party Conference fringe event on 'The future of the EU-UK relationship'
19 September 2022
Speakers:
Sarah Ludford, Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesman on Europe
João Vale de Almeida, Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom
Chair: Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform
Sarah Ludford, Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesman on Europe
João Vale de Almeida, Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom
Chair: Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform