Geo-blocking: Shaping Europe’s digital future

In 2018, the European Union established a legislation banning the practice of unjustified geo-blocking. Indeed, this practice was going against the European Commission’s political ambitions to transform the European Union’s digital market from 28 national distinct markets to a single European market. Thus, enabling the free movement of people, services…

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How consumers will benefit from the new Digital single market?

With the arrival of the new Commission in 2014, there is a great opposition in Europe against the "digital colonization" came from the United States. Thus, the European Commission identified the completion of the digital single market as one of its 10 policy priorities which proved that the European Union has realized the importance…

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The Digital Economy and the Momentum of European Policies on Member States. France vs Germany vs the U.K.

315 million Europeans use the internet every day. A Digital Single Market can create up to €415 billion in additional growth, hundreds of thousands of new jobs and a vibrant knowledge-based society. (suite…)

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The digital single market

The Single Market is one of the main achievements of the European Union. It allows the removal of barriers and the simplification of rules to achieve its goal of free movement of goods, persons, services and capital.
Flag_of_Europe - wikipedia“The Digital Single Market is a huge potential,” according to Michel Barnier, the European Commission, responsible for Internal Market and Services.
The European Union frankly admits encourage the development of electronic commerce within the Single Market is one of the key areas to make the most competitive and most dynamic in the world. Indeed, cross-border e-commerce can benefit both consumers and businesses. This is a significant potential to increase the European economy. The financial and economic crisis has hit all economies and across all sectors. The single market is an asset to boost the economy of the Member States. Thus, “if the e-commerce accounted for 15% of total European trade – instead of the current 5% – this would result in 1.7% extra growth per year” according to Michel Barnier. (suite…)

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