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EU Digital Strategy

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The EU Digital Strategy is an ambitious and overarching project to regulate the digital economy – and it touches most international businesses in some way

We are watching these developments closely, supporting clients with those regulations and directives that have already been enacted, and are helping to shape the regulations with support from our EU Policy Team in Brussels. We are also monitoring how these EU regulations compare with similar regulations being enacted or considered in other countries to help clients formulate a global strategy.

This hub on the EU Digital Strategy will help you stay ahead of the curve.

EU Digital Strategy Hub

Data Governance Act
Data Act
European Data Spaces
Cyber Resilience Act
Digital Markets Act
Digital Services Act
NIS2 Directive
AI Act
AI Liability Directive
DSM Directive
European Media Freedom Act
eIDAS 2.0
Political Advertising Regulation
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

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Data & cyber strategy

Jul 12 2023

Data Governance Act

EU Regulation introducing a framework designed to enhance trust in and facilitate voluntary data sharing for the benefit of businesses and citizens.

Jul 12 2023

Data Act

EU Regulation introducing rules for the sharing and use of data generated on the internet of things, and for cloud providers when it comes to interoperability, switching and international data transfers. 

Jul 12 2023

Common European Data Spaces

The EU Commission aims to create EU-wide common, interoperable data spaces in strategic sectors to overcome existing legal and technical barriers to data sharing.

Jul 12 2023

Cyber Resilience Act

Horizontal regulation that covers all wired and wireless products connected to the internet and software.

Jul 12 2023

Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (NIS2 Directive)

The NIS2 Directive repeals and modernises the NIS1 Directive which was the first piece of EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity.

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May 12 2025

Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

DORA marks a cornerstone of the EU financial regulatory framework by introducing a comprehensive set of rules concerning the risk management of financial sector firms in the context of information and communications technologies (ICT) to strengthen their digital operational resilience and mitigate cyber threats.

Digital platform and service package

Digital platform and service package

Jul 12 2023

Digital Services Act

EU Regulation introducing a single set of rules regulating compliance obligations for providers of online intermediary services to create a safer and more transparent digital space. 

May 28 2024

Digital Markets Act

EU Regulation introducing rules for the largest online platforms which act as “gatekeepers” between business users and end users.

Creation of a legal framework for AI

Creation of a legal framework for AI

May 28 2024

Artificial Intelligence Act

The AI Act introduces EU-wide minimum requirements for AI systems and proposes a sliding scale of rules based on the risk: the higher the perceived risk, the stricter the rules. 

May 28 2024

Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive

The AI Liability Directive introduces new rules specific to damages caused by AI systems intending to ensure that persons harmed by AI systems enjoy the same level of protection as persons harmed by other technologies in the EU. 

Content and other

Content and other

Jul 12 2023

Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (NIS2 Directive)

The NIS2 Directive repeals and modernises the NIS1 Directive which was the first piece of EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity.

May 28 2024

European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)

European Regulation aiming to strengthen media independence and media pluralism in the EU. The framework comes with both rights and duties for media players.

May 28 2024

EU Regulation eIDAS 2.0 amending the existing eIDAS Regulation ((EU) No 910/2014)

EU Regulation eIDAS 2.0 amending the existing eIDAS Regulation to promote trusted digital identities to all Europeans by introducing a Digital ID-Wallet which can be used to centrally store and manage digital documents such das ID cards and rules to enable the evidential admissibility of electronic ledgers such as blockchains.

Mar 18 2025

Political Advertising Regulation (PAR)

PAR aims to ensure a high level of transparency in political advertising to protect the integrity of elections and referendums in Europe from targeted manipulation.

Blogs

Blogs

Dec 6 2025

Germany implements NIS2 – What you need to know now

After a delay of more than two years, Germany has adopted its NIS2 Implementation Law, transposing the requirements of the EU NIS2...
Mar 10 2025

Risen from the Ashes: FIDA trilogue set to move forward

The EU is committed to bringing the wider financial sector into the digital age. To this end, it has proposed a new framework for secure...
Mar 5 2025

Data meets competition: fostering cooperation between the ADLC and the CNIL

As you browse the internet, you may notice an increasing number of tech companies promoting their ‘privacy-friendly’ services. This shift...
Feb 17 2025

Data Act: Commission issues updated FAQ

To aid in the implementation of the EU Data Act, the European Commission has released a set of frequently asked questions (FAQ). For a...
Feb 5 2025

German Election #2: Digital Policies in the 2025 Election Campaign – How Germany’s Political Parties Want Germany to Catch Up on Digitalisation

On 23 February 2025, almost 60 million German voters will elect a new federal parliament in snap elections after the collapse of the...
Jan 27 2025

EU AI Act unpacked #20: The AI Act and beyond – potential pitfalls for contracting on AI-powered products and services

The AI Act and beyond – potential pitfalls for contracting on AI-powered products and services [You can find all episodes of our EU AI...
Jan 20 2025

Digital Fairness Fitness Check and Digital Fairness Act Part 4: Social media commerce and influencer marketing

As part of our blog series on the EU Commission’s (EC) Digital Fairness Fitness Check and a potential new EU legislative proposal, the...
Dec 30 2024

Grandfathering under MiCA – how member states approach the transitional regime – December 2024 update

This post is an update of our previous post published on June 21, 2024. The harmonisation of European financial services law for...
Dec 18 2024

Digital Fairness Fitness Check Part 3: Personalisation - why is it considered problematic and what countermeasures may companies be facing?

Our blog series focusses on the European Commission’s Digital Fairness Fitness Check and a potential future Digital Fairness Act which...

Contacts

Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main

Theresa Ehlen

Partner
Düsseldorf

Christoph Werkmeister

Global Co-Head of Data/Tech
Vienna, Düsseldorf

Lutz Riede

Partner
Hamburg

Laura Knoke

Partner
London, Brussels

Jenny Leahy

Partner
London, Dublin

Rikki Haria

Partner
London

Michele Davis

Partner | Global Co-Head of Tech, Media and Telecoms
London, Dublin

Sharon Malhi

Partner
San Francisco

Beth George

Partner
Düsseldorf

Tobias Timmann

Partner
Düsseldorf

Oliver Talhoff

Counsel
London

Andrew Austin

Partner, Head of London Dispute Resolution
London

Giles Pratt

Global Head of IP/Data Practice, Global Co-Head of AI
Brussels

Natalie Pettinger Kearney

Head, Regulatory and Public Affairs
Düsseldorf

Julia Utzerath

Senior Knowledge Lawyer

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