Consumer Confidence

EDiMA Documents - Press

• April 2010

• EDiMA position on sale of counterfeit goods over the Internet

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• January 2010

• Industry Partnership Contribution to the Spanish Presidency Digital Europe Strategy

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• European ICT Industry identifies seven action areas to fully exploit the potential of the ICT sector for European citizens and businesses

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• October 2009

• "The Digital Single Market: a key to unlock the potential of the knowledge based economy," Speech from European Commissioner Viviane Reding, delivered at EDiMA's European Paliament White Paper launch, 1 October 2009

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• September 2009

• EDiMA Press Statement on European Parliament White Paper Launch: Achieving a European Digital Single Market

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• June 2009

• EDiMA White Paper on policy strategy for the development of new media services 2009-2014

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• May 2009

• EDiMA Press Statement on eYouGuide

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• March 2009

• Press Statement - EDiMA support for European Commission harmonisation approach

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• February 2009

• EDiMA position on European Commission proposal for a Directive on consumer rights

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• January 2007

• "ROME I" - the law applicable to Contracts including Contracts with Consumers

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Industry News

• August 2010

• DG Markt launches public consultation and questionnaire on the future of electronic commerce in the internal market and the implementation of the Directive on electronic commerce (2000/31/EC)

• July 2010

• The European Commission adopts the “Retail Market Monitoring Report” and launches public consultation.

• DG JLS launches a public consultation on a proposed harmonisation of European Contract Law.

• June 2010

• IMCO Committee adopts draft report on “Completing the Internal Market for e-commerce”.

• ICT industry summary meeting with Spanish Presidency in Madrid

• JURI Committee adopts Gallo report on “Enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market”.

• May 2010

• Rapporteur MEP Andreas Schwab (EPP, DE) presents new draft IMCO report on the proposed Consumer Rights Directive

• European Commission releases Communication on “A Digital Agenda for Europe”

• DG INFSO releases European Digital Competitive Report

• Publication of Professor Mario Monti’s Commission-backed report on “A new strategy for the Single Market”

• European Parliament ITRE Committee adopts own-initiative report on “A new Digital Agenda for Europe: 2015.eu” by Rapporteur MEP Pilar del Castillo Vera (EPP, ES)

• April 2010

• IMCO Committee adopts report on “Delivering a single market to consumers and citizens” by Rapporteur MEP Lois Grech (S&D, MT)

• Draft consolidated public ACTA text is released

• EU Ministers for Telecommunications and Information Society approve the “Granada Declaration” for the new Digital Agenda proposed by the Spanish Presidency

• Rapporteur MEP Pablo Arias Echeverria’s (EPP, Spain) publishes own-initiative report on “Completing the Internal Market for e-commerce”.

• March 2010

• Rapporteur Andreas Schwab (EPP, DE) releases IMCO working document on proposal for a Directive on Consumer Rights

• September 2009

• European Commissioner for Consumer Affairs, Meglena Kuneva announces results of first phase of investigation into websites selling electronic goods

• May 2009

• MEP Arlene McCarthy presents the working document from the IMCO Committee of the European Parliament on the proposed Consumer Rights Directive

• March 2009

• European Commission releases report on cross-border E-commerce in the EU

• European Parliament adopts the Stavros Lambrinidis report on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet