Brussels, March 16-17, 2026

EuroISPA’s first General Meeting of the year, on 16 and 17 March, brought members together in Brussels for two days of constructive exchanges at a defining moment for European digital policy. As the regulatory landscape continues to expand and evolve, the meeting provided a timely opportunity to align perspectives, reinforce cooperation, and turn shared challenges into collective priorities.

A shared reality: navigating complexity across Member States

The discussions opened with the usual tour de table of national developments, offering a comprehensive overview of how EU level initiatives are being implemented across Europe as well as any relevant national developments for EuroISPA members. Members highlighted ongoing work related to major legislative files such as the NIS2 Directive, the Data Act and the AI Act, alongside national trends on age verification, infrastructure deployment, copyright and data governance.

While these developments reflect the growing complexity of the policy environment, they also underline the increasing relevance of EuroISPA as a space for coordination. By comparing approaches and identifying common challenges, members are better equipped to anticipate risks, share solutions, and contribute more effectively to EU level discussions.

From feedback to direction: shaping EuroISPA’s priorities

This collective perspective was further reinforced through the presentation of the Membership Survey results. The discussion confirmed strong support for EuroISPA’s work, while also providing valuable guidance on how to further enhance its impact.

Rather than highlighting gaps, members approached this exercise as an opportunity to refine the association’s positioning, strengthen engagement, and sharpen its strategic focus, with a revamped set of different activities and deliverables for 2026.

Engaging constructively on key legislative developments

The General Meeting provided once again a moment of fruitful and direct exchanges with policymakers on two central files for the association.

The discussion on the Cybersecurity Act Review with Paul Diegel, Head of Office to Rapporteur MEP Markéta Gregorová, offered valuable insights into the direction of the file. While the negotiations have not yet begun with the Parliament and the Council, the exchange allowed members to better understand the legislative process, the content of the Cybersecurity Package and identify points of constructive engagement.

Similarly, the session on the Digital Networks Act, with Arantzazu Golderos and Andrew Tony Camilleri, Policy Officers at the European Commission, highlighted both the ambition and the complexity of strengthening Europe’s connectivity framework.  Members discussed with the European Commission important points for our common vision on the Digital Networks Act, such as the general authorisation regime, spectrum coordination, ensuring regulatory flexibility in copper switch-off, and investment conditions in infrastructure. These exchanges reflected EuroISPA’s commitment to strengthening digital infrastructure while safeguarding the principles that have made the internet a resilient and open platform.

Turning discussion into action: the role of EuroISPA’s Committees

Throughout the meeting, Committees translated these high-level discussions into concrete follow up work.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Committee continued  its evaluation of key files such as the Cybersecurity Act Review and the Digital Networks Act, while also addressing implementation aspects of the e Evidence framework and touching upon the upcoming Tech Sovereignty Package.

Furthermore, the Online Content Committee pursued its work on complex regulatory topics and ongoing focus points, including on child protection, piracy, and copyright.

Finally, the Data Economy Committee mainly focused on the ongoing developments on the Digital Omnibus on Data and Cyber, together with considerations on the broader data governance discussions and possible upcoming initiatives, identifying potential priorities for the rest of the year.

Looking ahead with a shared ambition

The second day of the meeting focused on governance and forward planning, with members approving the 2025 results and the 2026 budget, as well as discussing the work programme for the year ahead. Conversations on membership developments and outreach reflected a common ambition to further strengthen EuroISPA’s role within the European digital ecosystem.

Across all sessions, one message stood out clearly: in a rapidly evolving policy environment, coordination is a strength. By bringing together national expertise, engaging directly with policymakers, and structuring collective action, EuroISPA continues to position itself as a key voice for the Internet Service Providers (ISP) community in Europe.

This will continue to be EuroISPA’s mission throughout 2026.

A strong community moving forward

This first General Meeting of 2026 once again demonstrated the value of collaboration, open dialogue, and shared commitment. The diversity of perspectives within EuroISPA is an opportunity and a key asset in navigating complexity and shaping balanced policy outcomes, characterised by a high level of technical expertise present across all the membership.

A warm thank you to all members and speakers who contributed to these discussions. EuroISPA will now build on this momentum by deepening engagement with EU institutions on key legislative files, advancing committee work through targeted workshops and position papers, and strengthening coordination across members to ensure a consistent and impactful contribution to ongoing policy debates.

Paris, June 16-17, 2025

Earlier this week, the EuroISPA community travelled to Paris for the second General Meeting of the year, bringing together our members, Board Officers and Secretariat, kindly hosted by our French member Fédération Française des Télécoms (FFT).  

Between committee updates, policy discussions, guest speakers, and strategy sessions, it was truly a pleasure to meet and work together to shape the future of the Internet, discussing on the most pressing issues and priorities and how our unique association can tackle them.  

We were delighted to host a roundtable discussion with experts from the Council of Europe on the Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention, which aims to enhance cooperation on cybercrime and improve the ability of criminal justice authorities to collect electronic evidence. Big thank you to the CoE representatives who joined us for this fruitful exchange:  

• Pedro Verdelho, Chair of the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) 

• Jan Kralik, Programme Manager, T-CY 

• Jutta Dinca, Programme Manager, CyberSPEX 

We also had the pleasure of welcoming high-level speakers from the Frech regulatory landscape, with whom our members had the opportunity to discuss and debate on relevant matters for the internet industry: 

•  Benoît Loutrel, Board member of the French Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (Arcom) on the implementation of the Digital Services Act and regulation of platforms 

•  Sandrine Elmi Hersi, Head of Unit at the French Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications, Postal Services and Print Media Distribution (Arcep) on the eco-design of digital services, including data centers and AI 

The agenda included as usually exchanges on relevant updates at national level, as well as agreeing and joining forces for the strategic way forward for current topics of attention in our Committees’ work: 

📌 the Online Content Committee, tackling in particular the way forward on the Digital Services Act guidelines on the protection of minors, Piracy, Copyright and the Digital Fairness Act; 

📌 the Data Economy Committee, strategically focusing on the central topic of Data Retention and ProtectEU Strategy, the GDPR simplification and IV omnibus package and the state of play of the AI Act implementation; 

📌 the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Committee, setting the agenda for relevant initiatives ahead such as the Cyber Blueprint, the energy data centre rules and the Digital Networks Act. The committee also adopted a EuroISPA letter to be sent to the European Commission on e-Evidence, a central topic for our association. 

You can read more about the work of our Committees here. 

Last but not least, following a strong collaborative effort and thoughtful deliberation, EuroISPA members have adopted the EuroISPA Vision 2024–2029. This document outlines key priorities and forward-looking recommendations for the new mandate and will be published on our website soon. 

In general, EuroISPA’s work on current relevant public consultations and positioning is thriving, therefore stay tuned for more updates and upcoming positions on our website and LinkedIn channel! 

Thank you to all our members who participated actively in the discussions and to our guest speakers for providing valuable insights. 

The next EuroISPA General Meeting will be held in Brussels in November – already looking forward to meeting our members again! 

Brussels, September 23-24, 2024

Last week, the EuroISPA community travelled to Brussels for the third General Meeting of the year, gathering Council and Forum members, Board Officers and Secretariat, in the EuroISPA offices.

With the European elections now behind us, a new insitutional and political scenario slowly forming, and an entire EU agenda still to shape, our members gathered to discuss the next steps for EuroISPA to expand its connections with newly-elected EU policymakers and contribute to new (and old) policy files that will be on the agenda in the next months.

The two-day meeting covered:

📌 The confirmation of Whalebone as a new EuroISPA Industry Forum member

📌 An analsys of the proposed new college of Commissioners and what this means for EuroISPA’s activities

📌 EuroISPA’s engagement strategy to approach new policymakers and share our messages for the new EU mandate

📌 Exchange on several EuroISPA statements on topics such as sustainability, GDPR, AI, CSAM and payments.

Finally, we had the pleasure of welcoming several guest speakers:

• Eric Ducoulombier, Head of Unit B3 on Retail Financial services, DG FISMA, European Commission, on addressing impersonation fraud in payments, with a focus on cooperation, consumer awareness, and liability
  
• Dan Nechita, Head of Cabinet of Dragoş Tudorache and Lead technical negotiator for the AI Act in the 9th European Parliament, on the challenges and opportunities for the Internet industry and the role of the AI Office after the adoption of the AI Act
  
• Anja Wyrobek, Advisor to MEP Birgit Sippel, LIBE Committee, on the future of privacy and data for the Internet industry and the interplay with AI

The next EuroISPA General Meeting will be held in Brussels in November – stay tuned!