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Twelfth meeting of the IMCO Working Group on the Digital Single Market

23-06-2017 - 11:46
Completing the digital single market

On 26 June will take place the twelfth meeting of the IMCO Working Group on the Digital Single Market. Under the title: "Online services providers and the limited liability regime of the e-commerce Directive", the aim of the meeting is to assess on whether there is or not a need to make any reform or clarification on the "Notice- and-Action" procedures in the e-commerce Directive (Directive 2000/31), or to clarify the rules affecting internet services providers.

Election of Anneleen Van Bossuyt as new IMCO Chair

23-06-2017 - 11:46
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Belgian MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt, from the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group, was elected as the new chair of the IMCO Committee by acclamation on Wednesday 21 June 2017.

European services e-card: public hearing on 21 June

23-06-2017 - 11:46
poster of the hearing on European Services e-card

IMCO held a hearing on the European services e-card in the context of the IMCO Reports. The hearing was organised in two panel discussions with invited experts. The first panel of experts exchanged views on "Tackling administrative and regulatory barriers in the Services market" with a focus on whether there is a case for the Services e-card, whether the COM proposal is the appropriate measure to tackle persisting problems, and whether it will lower the existing barriers.

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Digital Economy: joint debate & vote in Plenary

23-06-2017 - 11:45
European agenda for the collaborative economy

Although still a recent phenomenon, collaborative economy already very much influences our daily lives by creating significant opportunities for citizens and consumers new entrepreneurial opportunities, jobs and growth through novel business models, but is also generating new challenges to users and authorities. The IMCO own-INI report on European Agenda for the collaborative economy was voted in Plenary on 15 June 2017.

Commissioner-designate for Digital Economy and Society, Mariya Gabriel: hearing

21-06-2017 - 11:09
Mariya Gabriel

The hearing of Commissioner-designate Mariya Gabriel, nominated by the European Commission to take over the Digital Economy and Society portfolio, took place on 20.06.17. The IMCO, JURI and LIBE committees are associated in this procedure. IMCO coordinators met on the same evening in order to contribute to the ITRE-CULT letter assessing whether the Commissioner-designate is qualified for this task.

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The IMCO Committee is responsible for legislative oversight and scrutiny for EU rules on the free movement of goods and services, free movement of professionals, customs policy, standardisation and the economic interests of consumers.  The committee members work to reduce barriers to economic trade and simplify legislation to enhance competitiveness across the Single Market (SM), while taking care for consumer interests in a wide range of sectors.

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