Deixem dormir os meritíssimos juízes conselheiros

O Supremo Tribunal deu uma brutal machadada numa das actividades económicas mais importantes para a recuperação do turismo, o alojamento local. Os senhores juízes acham que o sossego é mais importante. Ler mais

 

Política de Consumidores: uma austera, apagada e vil tristeza espelhada no Programa do Governo (III)

Muita parra e pouca uva!

Política de “esgoto”, com a devida vénia!

Depois do modelo e do que o Governo, de forma miserabilista, apresentou, uma crítica sintética, a saber, a crítica a um não-programa:

• Instituir o Sistema Nacional de Defesa do Consumidor e o Portal do Consumidor, numa lógica de balcão único: 41 anos depois da primeira lei, teremos, enfim, um sistema com cabeça, tronco e membros? Já não era sem tempo! E o Conselho Nacional? E os Conselhos Municipais?

• Definir o Estatuto do Consumidor Vulnerável, o qual contemplará um conjunto de critérios e respectivos direitos correspondentes a esta condição: torna suas, não se sabe se com sucesso, medidas fundantes da Agenda Europeia do Consumidor de 13 de Novembro de 2020, em torno da figura multipolar do consumidor “hipervulnerável”… Ler mais
  

Regulation is the only way to make online platforms serve society, MEP says

This article is part of our special report How participation and digitalisation can help implement EU democracy.

How can online platforms that seek to maximise profits be made compatible with or even foster consumer protection, democratic processes, and worker rights? For European lawmaker Tiemo Wölken, the short answer is regulation.

Last year, Paul Nemitz, the principal adviser to the European Commission’s service for justice and consumer rights, stressed the need for making commercially-driven platforms serve democracy at an event of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.

Meanwhile, the EU institutions have passed or discussed flagship regulations to bring in rules for the unregulated online world. EURACTIV took stock of the EU’s digital agenda with Tiemo Wölken, an MEP for the German Social Democratic Party (SPD). (...)

 

Digital Brief: DMA final text, DSA approaching, AIA draft report

 

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Digital Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. 

 “Delegations will find attached the final 4-column document (Articles and Recitals) after technical finalisation to reflect the provisional political agreement reached during the 4th DMA trilogue of 24 March 2022 and pending lawyer linguistic finalisation.”

-Final four-column document on the Digital Markets Act

 Story of the week: After three weeks of wait, the final DMA four-column circulated on Thursday, with some important last-minute surprises. The delay was due to the Parliament’s services being overburdened with temporary legislation related to the war in Ukraine, but the more sceptical found the timing when most people have already left for the Easter holidays to be suspiciously convenient. The question is now how the final version of the text will sit with the shadow rapporteurs and EU countries. (...)

DSA : les institutions européennes proches d’un accord sur la restriction de la publicité en ligne

 
Un accord sur les règles relatives à la publicité en ligne dans la loi sur les services numériques (Digital Services Act, DSA) de l’UE semble être à portée de main, selon un nouveau texte de compromis consulté par EURACTIV.

Le texte a été proposé par la présidence française de l’UE qui dirige actuellement la discussion entre les États membres au sein du Conseil de l’UE. Les diplomates européens ont débattu du compromis mercredi (13 avril), avant ce qui pourrait être la dernière réunion de haut niveau le 22 avril.

Selon une source diplomatique européenne, les Etats membres n’ont pas émis de lignes rouges mais certains ont souligné que le DSA n’était pas la législation appropriée pour traiter cette question. Toutefois, la présidence française a accepté ces mesures dans le cadre d’un accord plus large sur la loi sur les marchés numériques (DMA), la proposition sœur du DSA.

« Je parierais que c’est le texte final ou qu’il en est très proche », a déclaré un responsable au Parlement européen à EURACTIV. Le texte obtiendra une majorité des rapporteurs fictifs, les représentants des groupes politiques, a-t-il ajouté. (...)

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High stakes for children as DSA negotiations enter final round

 
One-third of primary-school-age children and half of teenagers fear they are addicted to digital services. Additionally, 10% of 12–13-year-olds believe they are addicted to porn, and 15% of children have stolen money to fund loot box purchases in online games.

Leanda Barrington-Leach is the Head of EU Affairs and the 5Rights Foundation.

Parents are struggling, teachers are struggling, children suffer, and mental health professionals see the impact. Together, they ask for a change to the digital world that was not designed with children’s interests in mind.

The principle is not in dispute: children must be protected, and their rights apply online and offline. The European Parliament and Council agree that tech companies should ensure a high level of safety, privacy, and security for children. (...)