Digital policy in the EU

Met dank overgenomen van Duits voorzitterschap Europese Unie 2e helft 2020 (Duits Voorzitterschap) i, gepubliceerd op zaterdag 24 oktober 2020.

How did digital policy in the EU i come about, and how has this made it easier for citizens to communicate? We look at this in our series “Looking back, looking ahead”.

The abolition of roaming charges in 2017 resulted in a surge in mobile phone use abroad and has been hailed as a huge success. Yet this milestone comes after decades of cooperation in digital policy in the EU - and is just the beginning of a new era focused on making the EU fit for the digital future.