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Vodafone Belgium SA

VBSA

Vodafone is a pan-European and African telecoms company providing mobile, fixed, and Internet of Things services.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Michael McGrath (Commissioner) and

14 Jan 2026 · Exchange of views on the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act

Vodafone urges EU regulatory overhaul to accelerate digital goals

9 Jan 2026
Topic — The Commission is reviewing the Digital Decade Policy Programme and its 2030 targets.
Message — Vodafone calls for a transformative overhaul of telecoms regulations and harmonised spectrum policies to boost investment. They advocate for an equitable ecosystem where all market participants share the costs of digital infrastructure development. The group also proposes removing universal service obligations and including digital skills for children in policy targets.123
Why — Streamlined regulations and shared costs would lower expenses and provide the certainty needed for network expansion.45
Impact — Big tech firms would face higher costs while some citizens might lose guaranteed service protections.67
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Meeting with Teresa Ribera Rodríguez (Executive Vice-President) and

8 Jan 2026 · Challenges facing the telecoms sector, EU competition and regulatory policy

Vodafone urges EU-wide standards for media prominence and safety

18 Dec 2025
Topic — Evaluation and potential revision of the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive rules.
Message — Vodafone calls for EU-wide harmonization of content prominence rules to replace complex national requirements. They suggest standardized user interfaces, including a 'Public Value Button,' and more practical discoverability rules. The company also advocates for mandatory, privacy-preserving age verification across all digital platforms.123
Why — Standardization would lower the high operational costs of managing different national media regulations.4
Impact — Local services benefiting from specific national prominence rules could lose their guaranteed visibility.5
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Meeting with Ana Beramendi (Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius)

11 Dec 2025 · Presentation of the Company

Meeting with Ann-Sofie Ronnlund (Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva)

11 Dec 2025 · Digital Networks Act

Vodafone urges open EU Quantum Act to secure connectivity leadership

8 Dec 2025
Topic — The initiative aims to accelerate research and industrial deployment of quantum technologies in Europe.
Message — Vodafone calls for a well-funded, strategically open approach partnering with trusted third countries. They request a focus on commercialization and the rapid development of harmonized technical standards.12
Why — A strategically open approach allows Vodafone to scale advanced networks using global supply chains.34
Impact — European startups lose vital investment if the Act limits access to foreign capital.5
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Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Executive Vice-President) and

1 Dec 2025 · Exchange of views on the Digital Networks Act (DNA) and other relevant initiatives

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

21 Nov 2025 · EU digital policy

Meeting with Jan Hendrik Dopheide (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič)

20 Nov 2025 · EU-UK relations

Vodafone seeks flexible timelines for reporting cyber security vulnerabilities

11 Nov 2025
Topic — EU rules specifying when authorities can delay sharing reports on cyber-attacks.
Message — Vodafone requests flexibility for justified extensions beyond the fixed 72-hour notification delay. They argue rigid deadlines are counterproductive when a security update is imminent. They also want to ensure they can fulfil contractual obligations to customers during delays.12
Why — This would allow the firm to manage patch releases more effectively while avoiding contractual breaches.3
Impact — Authorities in other member states may receive critical security warnings later, increasing their risk.4
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Meeting with Pilar Del Castillo Vera (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Nov 2025 · Digital policy

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Commissioner) and

28 Oct 2025 · Priorities of the EU’s trade agenda

Vodafone urges EU to relax merger rules for telecoms investment

3 Sept 2025
Topic — This consultation reviews EU merger guidelines to ensure they match modern market realities.
Message — Vodafone requests a move to a dynamic framework valuing long-term innovation. They want network investment efficiencies to receive equal weight to potential harms.12
Why — The company would find it easier to consolidate and avoid costly structural remedies.34
Impact — Regulators would lose their authority to block mergers or mandate large structural divestments.5
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Meeting with Hanna Anttilainen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

26 Aug 2025 · Digital Network Act (DNA) and the Recommendation on Relevant Markets

Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Acting Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

19 Aug 2025 · Exchange of views on the membership of the interest representative to the European Alliance for Industrial Data, Edge and Cloud (Cloud Alliance) and their views on the Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA).

Vodafone urges repeal of ePrivacy rules for data growth

18 Jul 2025
Topic — The consultation seeks to streamline data sharing rules while maintaining privacy and security.
Message — Vodafone calls for the repeal of the ePrivacy Directive to eliminate regulatory fragmentation. They seek a harmonised, flexible legal framework for processing data across the entire digital ecosystem.12
Why — Harmonisation would allow Vodafone to launch innovative products and ensure a level playing field.34
Impact — Big tech companies lose the advantage of operating without these specific sectoral privacy constraints.5
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Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Acting Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

17 Jul 2025 · Vodafone’s sovereign cloud solutions offerings

Vodafone Urges Bold EU Reform to Modernize Telecom Regulations

11 Jul 2025
Topic — A consultation on improving European digital infrastructure through the proposed Digital Networks Act.
Message — Vodafone requests a comprehensive modernization of rules to simplify legacy regulations and ensure equal treatment for all digital providers. They advocate for harmonized spectrum licenses and a new central authority to manage cross-border services.12
Why — These reforms would significantly reduce administrative burdens and provide the long-term certainty needed for investments.3
Impact — Large tech platforms would lose their current regulatory exemptions and face new network payment obligations.45
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Vodafone Urges EU to Simplify Fragmented Cybersecurity Rules

19 Jun 2025
Topic — The European Commission is reviewing the Cybersecurity Act to improve digital resilience.
Message — Vodafone requests a larger role for ENISA to harmonize the complex regulatory landscape. They propose a once-only principle to streamline incident reporting and supply chain security. Certification schemes should remain voluntary and focused strictly on technical criteria.1234
Why — Removing overlapping regulations would lower compliance costs and reduce administrative burdens.5
Impact — Advocates for digital sovereignty lose a tool for enforcing non-technical security criteria.6
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Meeting with Sandro Gozi (Member of the European Parliament, Delegation chair) and NOVE

11 Jun 2025 · Economic developments and opportunities in the EU-UK relation

Meeting with Silke Dalton (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen), Peter Stuckmann (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

5 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views on upcoming Digital Networks Act and related initiatives

Response to European Critical Communication System

28 May 2025

Please find attached the Vodafone Group input to the call for evidence on the EUCCS. Should you have any questions, please contact me. Daniel Gueorguiev
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Vodafone Urges Piracy Enforcement Focused on Content Sources

27 May 2025
Topic — Evaluation of European Commission recommendations for combatting unauthorized retransmission of live events.
Message — Focus on sources of infringement rather than network-level blocking. Improve cooperation to identify infringers and prevent payment flows. Ensure no general monitoring obligations.12
Why — This ensures network providers avoid liability and receive reimbursement for enforcement expenses.3
Impact — Rights holders may face new expenses by paying providers for mandatory blockings.4
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Meeting with Peter Stuckmann (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

27 May 2025 · Exchange of views on the upcoming Digital Networks Act proposal

Meeting with Jan Hendrik Dopheide (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič)

5 May 2025 · EU-UK relations

Meeting with Paul Moley (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu)

2 May 2025 · Overview of the mobile telecommunications sector in Europe and of Vodafone’s operations

Meeting with Olivier Bringer (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

24 Apr 2025 · Discussion on international topics of common interest

Meeting with Tomas Baert (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

10 Apr 2025 · Meeting on EU-US trade relations

Meeting with Guillaume Loriot (Deputy Director-General Competition) and

9 Apr 2025 · Present the interest representatives’ view on EU competition and telecom policy

Meeting with Ana Vasconcelos (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Mar 2025 · European Competitiveness Compass

Meeting with Andrius Kubilius (Commissioner) and

5 Mar 2025 · European defence industry development

Meeting with Francesco Torselli (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

4 Mar 2025 · European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Executive Vice-President) and

3 Mar 2025 · Telecommunication sector and upcoming legislation

Meeting with Egelyn Braun (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath)

4 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on consumer protection

Meeting with Silke Dalton (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

3 Feb 2025 · Upcoming EU legislation and challenges ahead

Meeting with Teresa Ribera Rodríguez (Executive Vice-President) and

14 Jan 2025 · To hear interest representatives’ view on EU competition and telecom policy, and perspectives on clean, just, and competitive transition policies.

Meeting with João Oliveira (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Dec 2024 · Sector das Telecomunicações

Meeting with Angelika Winzig (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Dec 2024 · Meeting with representatives of Vodafone

Meeting with Elena Sancho Murillo (Member of the European Parliament) and Shell Companies and ADPA - European Independent Automotive Data Publishers Association

10 Dec 2024 · Relevant issues to the ITRE Committee

Meeting with Nicolás Pascual De La Parte (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Dec 2024 · Critical National Infrastructure

Meeting with Dóra Dávid (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Dec 2024 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Antonella Sberna (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Dec 2024 · Promozione di politiche a sostegno dell'innovazione, sostenibilità e coesione sociale

Meeting with Brando Benifei (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Nov 2024 · Priorities for the new mandate on digital

Meeting with Raúl De La Hoz Quintano (Member of the European Parliament) and FuelsEurope

23 Oct 2024 · Competitiveness

Meeting with Brigitte Van Den Berg (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Oct 2024 · EU competitiveness and the digital transition

Meeting with Oliver Schenk (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Sept 2024 · European competitiveness

Meeting with Angelika Winzig (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · Meeting with representatives of Vodafone

Meeting with Dan Barna (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · Priorities for the upcoming european legislative term, as well as the latest developments in the telecommunications and digital sectors

Meeting with Sandro Gozi (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Sept 2024 · Telecommunications

Response to How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs?

28 Jun 2024

Vodafone calls for a Connectivity Union to secure Europe's digital ambitions.<br>The EU faces a unique set of challenges for its digital ambitions: i) a large investment gap jeopardising the EU's digital transformation, ii) the lack of a Single Market and the associated scale benefits - due to the fragmentation of rules between Member States and within different parts of the digital ecosystem, iii) an innovation by permission approach which has led to the EU being a net importer of innovative solutions that come to market. Fixing Europe's digital infrastructure is critical. As the Commission rightly acknowledges, the future competitiveness of all sectors of Europe's economy depends on advanced digital networks and services. 5G standalone and the integration of the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) in the network and devices will allow for a symbiotic relationship between content, connectivity, connected devices and the data they generate - unlocking new applications and solutions at scale, propelling a new era of productivity growth and industrial transformation, so-called industrial internet. But for this the EU must address its laggard status on 5G standalone deployment. Connectivity must not become the AI bottleneck. We also welcome that the Commission has identified some of the key problems that need solving, including the excessive fragmentation and costs borne by the telco sector, and an asymmetric treatment of players in the ecosystem, which ultimately has led to the EU facing a serious competitive disadvantage globally. This has put the achievement of the Digital Decade targets at risk, with major implications for the twin digital and green transitions. However, the Commissions White Paper falls short of proposing the much-needed comprehensive set of policy reforms, including on competition and spectrum policies, and injecting the right sense of urgency. Much more will be required to restore investor confidence in the EU, especially in relation to concrete and timely policy actions. In the paper attached, we call for a more ambitious EU reform agenda through the establishment of a Connectivity Union, reflecting our vision for the future of the industry. We identify the need for an urgent overhaul of the current framework, with the adoption of a new pro-investment, pro-innovation policy approach that: - Stimulates investment competition; - Ensures fair competition across the digital ecosystem by treating all actors consistently; - Ensures coherence between the intertwining aspects of economic regulation, security, resilience, open digital sovereignty, and sustainability; - Promotes simplification and ends the piecemeal approach to policy and legislation; and - Unleashes the benefits of the Single Market. Specifically, in responding to the White Papers 12 scenarios, we have identified five policy priorities for a new European Digital Communications Framework, required for the Connectivity Union: 1. Scale and Market Structure: Investment competition in mobile and fixed markets, and removing barriers to the provision of pan-EU business services. 2. Spectrum: Pro-investment policies, giving operators long-term certainty over their spectrum holdings. 3. Same Service Same Rules: A policy framework promotes technological innovation. 4. Security and Resilience: Better protection through risk-based, proportionate, vertically harmonised approach, implemented in consultation with industry. 5. Sustainability and Social Responsibility: Incentivising sustainability efforts by improving the investment environment, with all stakeholders committing to sustainability, economic and societal responsibility. We are convinced that through such a Connectivity Union, with the right level of ambition and sense of urgency, the EU has a chance to get the best-in-class digital infrastructure that its citizens and businesses deserve and to re-establish itself as a continent for innovation and investment.
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Meeting with Paolo Gentiloni (Commissioner)

29 May 2024 · Exchange of views about the telecommunications industry in Europe, and its impact on the economy

Meeting with Cristian-Silviu Buşoi (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair) and NOVE and Eastman Chemical Company

9 Jan 2024 · Europe`s industrial priorities

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

9 Jan 2024 · Telecom policy

Meeting with Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

12 Dec 2023 · Telecom policy

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

28 Nov 2023 · to follow

Meeting with Aldo Patriciello (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Nov 2023 · EP Telco Activities

Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Oct 2023 · EU legislation and industry

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

27 Sept 2023 · discussion on upcoming proposals

Meeting with Franc Bogovič (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Sept 2023 · Meeting on connectivity, 5G

Meeting with Aliénor Margerit (Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni), Fabrizio Balassone (Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni) and

30 Jun 2023 · Discussion on taxation and regulation of telecommunications sector

Meeting with Victor Negrescu (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Jun 2023 · Digital skills

Meeting with Stina Soewarta (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

27 Jun 2023 · Digital policy

Meeting with Dragoş Pîslaru (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

26 Jun 2023 · Skills

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

6 Jun 2023 · Update on health of telecommunications sector TTC EU - US TTC EU – India 5G

Meeting with Nicola Beer (Member of the European Parliament) and Amazon Europe Core SARL and AbbVie

27 May 2023 · Exhange of views

Meeting with Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

20 Apr 2023 · Telecom policy

Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

29 Mar 2023 · economic challenges in telecom sector

Meeting with Franc Bogovič (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Mar 2023 · Digital connectivity

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and EuroCommerce and

28 Feb 2023 · round-table on digital euro

Meeting with Paul Tang (Member of the European Parliament) and Google and

26 Feb 2023 · Participant at EIF-GSMA Roundtable discussion: "‘Connecting Europe to its 2030 Digital Decade Targets’"

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and

7 Feb 2023 · Vodafone raised the issue of Health of the European connectivity sector with European operators being overleveraged whilst revenues, scale and ROCE (return on capital employed) dropped.

Meeting with Tomas Baert (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

31 Jan 2023 · Update on issues relating to the implementation of the Government of India's telecom reform package.

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness), Patricia Reilly (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

31 Jan 2023 · Introductory meeting to new CEO of Vodafone Ireland

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

31 Jan 2023 · Telecom sector and networks

Meeting with Sara Cerdas (Member of the European Parliament) and Johnson Johnson and All Policies for a Healthy Europe

20 Jan 2023 · Air Quality Directive

Meeting with Ursula von der Leyen (President) and Siemens AG and

18 Jan 2023 · Meeting with Chairman of Volvo, Chairman of Siemens and Maersk, Chairman of Vodaphone, President of IFO Institute (Topic: Competitiveness)

Meeting with Arto Virtanen (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen), Suvi Leinonen (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)

8 Dec 2022 · Digital transformation in partner countries and Global Gateway

Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

1 Dec 2022 · Digital economy.

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

1 Dec 2022 · Digital Economy

Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

16 Nov 2022 · To discuss how digital technology can help address the current crises and support the Green and Digital Transformation.

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

10 Oct 2022 · The future of connectivity infrastructure

Meeting with Kim Jorgensen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

21 Jun 2022 · current crisis, resilience, cyber threats.

Meeting with Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

10 Jun 2022 · Issues within Competition portfolio.

Response to Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI)

11 May 2022

• Data from European telecommunication companies’ networks can provide valuable insights to assist governments in times of crisis • We wish to help authorities to better predict the impact of public policy decisions and thereby improve the delivery of public services across the Single Market • We wish to work on a reasonable and legitimate framework that is key to protect and empower citizens, and governments Please see attached our detailed response to the consultation.
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Meeting with Toma Šutić (Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica)

11 May 2022 · Presentation of the work of Vodafone's Foundation in relation to the situation in Ukraine.

Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

31 Mar 2022 · Discuss the current agri-food context

Meeting with Pelayo Castro (Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles)

30 Mar 2022 · Communication role and initiatives/activities of Vodafone in different sectors after the crisis in Ukraine.

Meeting with Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President) and

29 Mar 2022 · Ukraine crisis response, cybersecurity

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

29 Mar 2022 · Efforts to facilitate Roaming with Ukraine

Meeting with Josianne Cutajar (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

8 Mar 2022 · Digital Decade Policy Programme

Response to Policy Program - Digital Decade Compass

13 Dec 2021

Vodafone welcomes the ambition and aspirations set out in the Commission’s proposed ‘Path to the Digital Decade’ plan, which will help translate the EUʼs digital ambitions for 2030, into action. We attach a short feedback contribution to the Policy Programme proposal.
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Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President) and

22 Nov 2021 · Issues within the competition portfolio

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and Sky Group and Open Fiber

28 Oct 2021 · Italian situation regarding co-investment pursuant to EECC

Meeting with Kim Jorgensen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

26 Oct 2021 · Competition issues

Meeting with Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

14 Oct 2021 · Data privacy

Response to Revision of the Broadband Guidelines

16 Sept 2021

We welcome the opportunity to provide input to the roadmap for the revision of the State Aid Broadband Guidelines. This revision is very timely to bring the 2013 guidelines in line with the new connectivity ambitions set by the EECC, Digital Compass and other EC priorities. While we believe that the elements mentioned by the EC that require adjustments are broadly correct, precise guidance is needed in some of them so that available funds are used efficiently Public funding for mobile networks Regarding the guidance on the support for the deployment of mobile infrastructure we believe that the EC should try to go beyond current case practice as suggested by the roadmap. The 2013 guidelines were written principally with fixed wireline infrastructure in mind, which in turn dictates a focus on the need for funding to be directed to passive infrastructure. The current case practice has focused on passive infrastructure and this should not be applied by analogy to wireless networks, where the role of active infrastructure is integral to enhanced performance. The concept of step change in mobile networks should be clarified and the upcoming guidelines should recognise that each generation of mobile technologies represents a step change compared to the previous generation e.g. 5G is a step change compared to 4G. In the future all geographic areas should have access to best in class (transformational) 5G and therefore mere incremental upgrades to current technologies (e.g. dynamic spectrum sharing) should not be supported through public funding. Qualified technology neutrality We urge the EC to align the State Aid rules with the EECC and provide guidance on how to deploy publicly funded VHCN in a neutral manner. The guidelines should not be used to overwrite the EECC by introducing new technical parameters that in the short run could only be met by one specific type of infrastructure. It is key that the EC applies the principle that State aid should be granted in favour of Gigabit-capable broadband deployment, irrespective of its technology. This would underpin the Digital Compass strategy as well as tackling the distortive effect of dominant operators leveraging fully amortised and outdated network assets (in State aid funded deployments. It would also give the market a strong incentive to use the wider range of available technologies capable of providing Gigabit download speeds. Overbuilding Overbuilding current or planned networks, unless they are poor quality or low speed, is never an appropriate use of public funds. While there must be no overbuilding of networks that enable 1 Gbps download speeds, State aid should also not be used to reinforce already dominant positions. The upcoming rules should be used to mitigate the risk of overbuilding by imposing ex ante conditions upon dominant operators that receive aid. These could include: restrictions against crowding out private investment in competitive areas and undermining a competitor's deployment through overbuild. Access to publicly funded networks owned by dominant operators In many EU markets, State aid measures for broadband have predominately favoured dominant operators. This perpetuates dominant operators’ existing advantages and exacerbates distortions of competition. The State aid framework should be explicit and prescriptive in mandating adequate network access as a pre-condition to dominant operators receiving aid. In order to prevent delaying tactics, conditions for access to the infrastructure of a dominant operator should be clear and access should be readily obtainable in practice. Consultation on the draft guidelines The consultation on the draft guidelines is a key milestone to set the State aid framework for the next decade. It is expected to include for the first time guidance on how to use public funds for the deployment of mobile networks. We would appreciate if stakeholders could benefit from a longer period to provide input to the draft guidelines.
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Meeting with Kim Jorgensen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

20 Jul 2021 · Matters within the digital portfolio

Meeting with Pim Lescrauwaet (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

22 Jun 2021 · EU Recovery and Resilience Fund in the context of achieving the EU’s Digital Decade targets

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

17 Jun 2021 · National RRF Plans/Digital Decade/ Industrial Strategy/Covid 19 Virtual meeting

Meeting with Leila Fernandez-Stembridge (Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles)

11 Jun 2021 · Digital issues

Meeting with Olivier Guersent (Director-General Competition)

8 Jun 2021 · Competition policy, digital

Response to Declaration of Digital Principles

7 Jun 2021

The Covid pandemic has reinforced how crucial connectivity and digital services are for everyone - they have minimised the sense of social isolation, enabled online family gatherings and celebrations and helped to manage interruption to work and access education for many. However, still many children have had no access to education as they didn’t have a laptop or connectivity and many older and vulnerable members of society were unable to access services and receive medical care online. On the other hand, being constantly online has brought more focused reflections on our personal relationship with connectivity and the impact of digital tools and platforms on our societies and democracies, such as hate speech, incitement to violence, disinformation, destabilization strategies, cyberbullying, unfair competition or increased scrutiny of customers’ use of tech. As a result, people can feel threatened and less empowered as part of a digital society that needs to work for all. As the largest pan-EU telecommunications operator with operating companies in 10 EU member states, reaching 273 million Europeans through our services, we believe in a digital society, powered by high capacity GigaNetworks connecting people and communities. We want to actively participate in shaping the ‘principles that guide the European way for the digital society’ in ways that are inclusive, have people and European values at their core, that respect the environment and support a responsible use of technology. We believe that Europe is in a unique position to make this happen by enabling values and human rights-centred digitalisation, fostering the global dialogue and cooperation regarding digital rights and global digital governance. But we need to get the basics right first. A healthy and competitive European digital landscape is contingent on pro-investment policy reforms and sufficient investments in digital infrastructure, backed up by a regulatory framework that ensures the trustworthy and human centric use of digital technology. In parallel to infrastructure investment, investing into digital skills must be a priority. Skills are the main pillar of a digital European Union: they can empower and pave the way for prosperous future, ensure resilience and adaptability to future challenges and ensure inclusive and cohesive societies. Skills can help us all to become responsible digital citizens. We stand ready to build partnerships and collaborations, with citizens, decision makers, national and local authorities, across sectors. Together, we can.
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Meeting with Carole Mancel-Blanchard (Cabinet of Commissioner Elisa Ferreira)

28 May 2021 · Rural/digital transformation and achievements of EU digital targets

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Florentine Hopmeier (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

21 May 2021 · Digital aspects of EU Recovery and Resilience Facility

Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

18 May 2021 · Digital technology in agriculture

Meeting with Kim Jorgensen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

5 May 2021 · All4All proposal

Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

27 Apr 2021 · 5G deployment and investments

Response to Modification of the General Block Exemption Regulation for the Green Deal and the Industrial and Digital Strategies

2 Apr 2021

Vodafone Group - Input to GBER Roadmap Vodafone Group welcomes the opportunity to comment on the roadmap for the revision of the GBER in view of the digital, green and industrial strategies of the European Commission. The current discussions around the targeted changes to the GBER in view of the use of the recovery and resilience facility funds for the deployment of fixed and mobile Very-High-Capacity Networks (including 5G) show that the current regulation and guidelines for broadband deployment are not fit for purpose in view of the 2030 Digital Compass targets, in particular regarding the use of public funds for the deployment of mobile infrastructure. Vodafone, therefore, supports the parallel revision of the GBER and of the State Aid Guidelines in relation to the rapid deployment of broadband networks. The revision of the GBER and the State Aid Guidelines is even more important in view of the recently announced 2030 Digital Compass targets that foresee that by 2030 “All European households will be covered by a Gigabit network, with all populated areas covered by 5G”. We very much support the fact that the Commission is not choosing technologies but rather focusing on a future-proof technologically neutral approach. We urge the Commission also applying this principle to State Aid and therefore that public funds should be granted in favour of Gigabit-capable broadband deployment, irrespective of its technology. This would underpin the Commission’s 2030 Digital Compass (and the 2025 Gigabit Society strategy) as well as tackling the distortive effect of incumbent operators leveraging fully amortised and outdated network assets in State aid funded deployments. It would also give the market a strong incentive to use the wider range of Gigabit-capable technologies now available to deploy high- speed broadband. The technology neutral approach needs to be combined with strong safeguards that ensure the efficient use of public funds. We have regrettably seen that State aid is too often used by incumbents to overbuild or threaten to overbuild networks in strategic areas, in order to target competitors’ existing or planned investments. In our view, overbuilding current or planned networks, unless they are poor quality or low speed and therefore should be replaced, is never an appropriate use of public funds and this should be reflected in the revised GBER. Finally, we believe that much more clarity should be given to public authorities and network operators that want to use mobile technologies to bridge the digital divide. The current rules on the use of public funds for the deployment of mobile technologies are not fit for purpose. Public funding will be required to bring broadband coverage both to rural areas and other critical areas (including grey and even black areas) where there is still no solid business case (e.g. industrial and economic hubs). The Commission should therefore set out the basis on which public authorities might consider State aid for 5G deployment in rural areas for example taking into account an acceleration incentive and e.g. transport corridors, business parks etc. (which may be in grey or black areas) and should clarify without any doubt that 5G constitutes a significant step change from 4G in all respects, including availability, capacity and speed.
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Response to Revision of the NIS Directive

18 Mar 2021

Vodafone welcomes the European Commission’s attempt to achieve a higher level of harmonisation and consistency with other legal instruments in its revised Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS2). Full feedback in the accompanying attachment.
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Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

18 Mar 2021 · • Green deal agenda; • Digitalisation of transport; • Recovery.

Meeting with Vangelis Demiris (Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas)

11 Mar 2021 · Meeting with Vodafone Belgium representatives on Telecoms and Cybersecurity.

Meeting with Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

10 Mar 2021 · Recovery funding & state aid rules

Response to Europe’s digital decade: 2030 digital targets

9 Mar 2021

We support the Commission’s vision for digitisation of Europe, its society and economy, unlocking job opportunities, leaving no one behind, achieving strategic autonomy while protecting citizen rights and the environment. Overcoming the deep digital divides - between people, businesses and communities - that the pandemic has exposed will require both public and private investment in digital, in parallel with policy reforms that will make investments profitable. We support that the new Digital Decade Targets should be aligned with the DESI framework - against which policy reforms should be measured, and progress monitored. To make these targets achievable, investment must be paired with policy reforms in order to unlock the full potential we envision. We support a holistic approach that goes beyond connectivity, and addresses digital skills, SMEs, health through digital technologies, climate, transport infrastructure, industrial data sharing, cybersecurity and vendor diversity. As Europe’s vision of future success is constantly evolving, we advocate for a flexible approach which reassesses targets every 5 years. Beyond the availability of connectivity, there is now a priority to ensure that connectivity is secure and fit for purpose as more of the economy becomes increasingly reliant on secure and reliable digital connectivity and networks are regarded as critical national infrastructure. This has major and critical implications for how networks are designed and configured, the country of origin of network equipment and how digital information is stored and protected. Delivering high quality nationwide digital connectivity is a prerequisite to a digital Europe. However, targets, of themselves, are not sufficient to delivering these targets. The EIB has already identified a €250bn investment gap, and with a return on capital employed below cost of capital, the European telecom sector, in the current environment, will not attract the additional investment needed. Setting ambitious connectivity goals needs to be accompanied by policy reform targeted at improving the environment for investors, including: 1) Allowing the sector to operate at scale, which may mean that in-market consolidation of unsustainable operators is feasible, while discriminatory spectrum auction rules that distort market structure are effectively prohibited 2) Addressing the issues of high reserve prices, artificial spectrum scarcity, discriminatory auction rules or inefficient auction design that tend to result in excessive spectrum fees 3) Implementing the Broadband Cost Reduction Directive in order to address factors leading to high network deployment costs 4) Ensuring national EMF limitations and measurement methods align with internationally accepted norms 5) Providing a coherent European framework for efficient network sharing (with appropriate competition safeguards) 6) Allocating public money to plug the investment gap, particularly in rural areas, with open access infrastructure Moreover, we elaborate on digital skills, SMEs, health through digital technologies, climate, transport infrastructure, industrial data sharing, cybersecurity and vendor diversity in the attached paper.
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Meeting with Lora Borissova (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)

8 Mar 2021 · Digital cooperation in Africa

Meeting with Jakob Wegener Friis (Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni)

3 Mar 2021 · The meeting was an exchange of views about MS’s preparation of RRPs in the digital area. Vodafone shared its view in particular on ES, PT, DE and IT.

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

1 Mar 2021 · Recovery – experiences and challenges in some of our key markets; Industrial policy for secure connectivity – our proposal to drive Europe’s digital sovereignty; Key market challenges.

Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

23 Feb 2021 · Recovery and digital

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

11 Feb 2021 · Digital and green transition

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

2 Feb 2021 · Future of telecom industry

Meeting with Renate Nikolay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

20 Jan 2021 · Data protection

Meeting with Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders), Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders)

20 Jan 2021 · Schrems II, the EU Data strategy and digital sovereignty

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

19 Jan 2021 · Follow-up meeting - general status quo and challenges of the telecoms industry (video meeting)

Response to Climate change mitigation and adaptation taxonomy

14 Dec 2020

Vodafone is a leading telecommunications company in Europe. We welcome and strongly support the European Commission’s ambitions around building a resilient, green and digital Europe. Our motto is to ‘connect for better future’ and we are optimistic about how technology and connectivity can change the future in a positive way and make sure it does not come at the cost of our planet. We are therefore addressing our own impact while looking to support wider society to reduce theirs. We believe our connectivity solutions can support significant benefits across society, far beyond our own footprint. Our sector’s most material environment issues are energy & carbon emissions and e-waste generation. We are committed to reduce our environmental impact. Our energy use has remained flat in face of increasing data demands and carbon emissions have been falling, targeting net zero own emissions by 2030 and full value chain by 2040. This will be achieved through: investing in energy efficiency measures and renewable energy; reusing, reselling and recycling our network equipment and customer devices and challenging our suppliers’ environmental performance. We hope that telecommunication sector efforts can be reflected in the taxonomy and access to funds. We agree with the objectives of taxonomy and investments in projects and economic activities that have a substantial positive impact on the climate and the environment. In the context of taxonomy work, we welcome that rec 25 of the draft delegated regulation recognizes that ‘information and communication technologies have the potential to contribute to climate change mitigation and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in other sectors, such as by providing solutions that may help decision making enabling greenhouse gas emission reductions’. We would like to invite the legislators to include carbon enablement technical criteria. Many of our digital and connectivity solutions support others to reduce their environmental impact or resource use. For instance, Vodafone committed to help our business customers reduce their own carbon emissions by a total of 350 million tonnes cumulatively over the next ten years, starting from 2020. IoT applications that help customers reduce emissions include: - Smart cities – networked intelligently to improve the efficiency of energy-intensive services such as public transport, public road networks and street lighting. For example, in the city of Guadalajara, Spain, 13,500 LED lights were connected to a central management system, reducing street lighting energy consumption by 68% - Smart logistics – IoT technologies embedded in vehicles to optimise route management, vehicle maintenance and driver behaviour, delivering cuts in fuel consumption of up to 30% and saving an estimated 4.8 million tonnes of CO2e. - Smart farming- Smart agriculture enables farmers to manage their crops and livestock more efficiently and sustainably through connected monitoring devices and farming equipment. Up to 10% reductions in input requirements have led to reduced damage to local environments and habitats through lower natural resource consumption and fertiliser use. Leveraging the power of connectivity and IoT in delivering the EU Green Deal is essential, and is an opportunity for Europe to be a technology leader. We have set out our own ambition to help our customers reduce their environmental impact and carbon emissions, just as we are focusing on decarbonizing our own networks. But supported by the enabling regulatory framework in the field of taxonomy, we would realize an opportunity to truly unleash the investment and power of technology, delivering greater reductions in carbon emissions in parallel with a strong economic recovery.
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Meeting with Alina-Stefania Ujupan (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

3 Dec 2020 · Green Deal, Connectivity

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner)

11 Nov 2020 · The future of the telecom sector

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President) and

7 Oct 2020 · To discuss European telecoms markets

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

5 Oct 2020 · Digital issues (spectrum licensing conditions as disincentive to investment in some MS, dangers of network monopolisation outside less dense areas, merits of wholesale-only model).

Response to Voice call termination rates in the EU (Eurorates)

22 Sept 2020

Vodafone Group supports the policy intent of the Eurorates legislation, namely the exercise in simplifying the process across all member states. We support the Commission’s policy of harmonising approaches across the EU. We note that the EC is proposing quite significant reductions to the existing termination rate levels and reduction of the termination rates should be a policy goal where there is a demonstrable consumer/retail issue, accompanied with relevant analysis as to competition or dominance problems that need to be addressed. This is consistent with the provisions of the new European Electronic Communications Code. To date, we are unaware of any SMP or bottleneck concerns in this area, and it is generally accepted that the market is currently efficient. It would be concerning if an exercise in harmonisation inadvertently regulated an area where a retail problem has not been identified. An inadvertent consequence of such an action would likely reduce revenues across the entire industry, causing price and revenue shocks. This would be an unproductive result in an industry where margins are already in decline. Moreover, such an outcome would have a contrary impact at a time when investment by European operators in the European telecommunications markets, such as the ongoing deployment of very high capacity networks, is one of the paramount goals of the Commission. The new European Electronic Communications Code is clear in its policy intent that any departures from the way the market is operating needs to have adequate justification in terms of a demonstrable problem at the retail market. A number of Member States today are already operating at below cost, and no retail market issue is identified in the termination rates space. We therefore consider that it is important for the Commission to provide sufficient flexibility in the delegated act to ensure there are no major price and revenue shocks to the current levels of termination rates. Sufficiently long transition period of five years and glide paths are essential in this case. We also note that there are some Member States where termination rates are below the proposed cap, albeit only slightly. We ask for the Commission to clarify explicitly in the Regulation that termination rates in these Member States are allowed to increase to the harmonised level. The Delegated Act contains also provisions on calls to numbers other than geographic or mobile numbers (article 6). We note that these types of services have not been consulted in the previous stage. In most of the Member States these services have always explicitly been excluded from termination regulation, as often there are no separate termination markets on individual networks and that telecom operators in that perspective do not have a monopoly or market power. End-users can choose between competing information services, and companies that offer these services can easily switch networks. Thus, these services have not warranted regulatory intervention and consequently they should be excluded from the Delegated Act.
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Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

17 Sept 2020 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

3 Sept 2020 · Digital Economy

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

9 Jun 2020 · Digital

Meeting with Lora Borissova (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)

24 Apr 2020 · Africa strategy and global response to COVID with focus on Africa

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

27 Mar 2020 · Big Data & AI

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology), Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

24 Mar 2020 · Big Data & AI supporting in COVID situation

Response to Farm to Fork Strategy

16 Mar 2020

As a company supporting a variety of European farmers with Internet of Things (IoT) applications, Vodafone commends the vision as set out in the European Commission’s overarching Farm to Fork strategy. However, we would like to emphasise that the strategy roadmap should place a greater emphasis on leveraging the role that digital technologies can play in delivering impact across food value chains by making them more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Digital technologies can help support a variety of different innovations relevant to a sustainable food system, including in relation to soil analysis, pest presence and the environment. This can lead to improvements in quality of production, better climate resilience through improved weather forecasts and more sustainable farming practices (i.e. water and input use). Data also has an important role to play in making farming practices more efficient and sustainable. For most farmers, collecting hard data from the field is still largely a manual process, involving scouting and collecting soil and plant samples. To address this challenge In Ireland, for example, we are working with the Irish Farmers Association and Remote Signals to pilot an IoT project which aims to give farmers greater insight into their soils across the farm (i.e. moisture, temperature and mapping) , leading to the optimised use of fertilisers and other inputs. In summary, we would recommend that the effective use of digital technologies in general and IoT in particular is explicitly highlighted as a relevant policy consideration as part of the Farm to Fork Strategy roadmap. We would be very happy to share more information with the Commission on this as required.
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Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

4 Mar 2020 · 5G security, Internet of Things, digital gatekeepers, data strategy

Meeting with Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Yizhou Ren (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

12 Feb 2020 · 5G security, industrial policy & SME strategy and trade

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

11 Feb 2020 · Cybersecurity risks related to 5G.

Meeting with Koen Doens (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)

10 Dec 2019 · Meeting Member of the Vodafone Group ExCo

Meeting with James Morrison (Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King)

30 Sept 2019 · 5G Telecommunications Security

Response to Contract summary template for electronic communications service providers

9 Sept 2019

We would like to thank the Commission for having largely reflected our (and the broader industry’s) requirements in its draft implementing act. We consider that the draft implementing act implements article 102(3) of the EECC in a reasonable manner. The Commission will find Vodafone’s comments on its draft implementing regulation below. 1. Use of contract summary sheets It should be clarified, in the implementing regulation, that providers are only required to use contract summary sheets at the initial point of sale, as it would be disproportionate to require operators to provide a new contract summary sheet every time the contract is modified. 2. Maximum harmonisation It’s unclear whether Member States could introduce requirements which go beyond those which are set out in the implementing regulation. Operationally speaking, we do not believe it would be possible to provide more information than what is currently required under the draft implementing act. It would therefore be helpful if the draft implementing regulation could clarify that Member States are not permitted to require operators to provide more information than what is currently specified in said act. Moreover, it would be useful to clarify, in recital 17, that the inclusion of “an optional section on other relevant information” should be left to operators to decide, at their discretion. 3. Information on prices The Commission’s proposal, in recital 12, that “the price information for bundles should include the price for all the services provided” lacks clarity. We do not consider that the contract summary sheet should provide information on the prices at which the consumer could buy the elements of the bundle, including any terminal equipment, separately from the provider. We also don’t support the proposal that operators should provide the “total sum” for all services included, as operators don’t know in advance which elements of the bundle consumers will opt for. It would be helpful if the Commission could amend recital 12 to reflect this. Finally, it would be helpful if the Commission could clarify whether information on prices for “out of bundle” and additional services should be provided via a link to the relevant terms, or via a statement that the relevant terms will be provided separately, at the customer’s request. 4. Information on download speeds We would welcome guidance from the Commission on the specific information that operators should provide on download speeds, and it would be helpful if recital 14 specified that any information on download speeds must be concise. Moreover, we believe it would be more useful to consumers if operators provided them with “maximum download speeds” and/or “average download speeds at peak times” (at the operators’ discretion), for fixed internet services, rather than the “normally available download speeds”, as the former indicator is better understood by consumers (and more commonly used by operators) than the latter two. 5. Information on pre-paid services The reference to “pre-paid services” in recital 6 suggests that such services fall within the scope of the implementing regulation. In our view, operators shouldn’t be required to provide contract summary sheets for pre-paid offers as these are low value, consumer driven transactions with no automatic renewal. A requirement to provide such information would be disproportionate. The Commission’s implementing regulation should therefore be amended to reflect this. 6. Information on features for end-users with disabilities It should be clarified, in recital 16, that the information requirement relating to features for end-users with disabilities only applies where these are relevant to such services. 7. Presentation of content For the avoidance of doubt, it would be useful if the act could confirm that the use of corporate fonts is permitted alongside the most commonly used fonts, for brand consistency purposes.
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Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

4 Sept 2019 · data sharing, data access and IoT frameworks

Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

28 Aug 2019 · 5G cybersecurity

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

18 Jul 2019 · Cybersecurity & 5G, misc.

Meeting with Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

21 May 2019 · Internet of things (IoT)

Meeting with Eric Peters (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

3 Apr 2019 · Politique numérique

Meeting with Aare Järvan (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

3 Apr 2019 · European Policy and Internet of Things

Meeting with Robert Schröder (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

21 Mar 2019 · Internet of Things

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Telefonica, S.A. and

26 Feb 2019 · Dialogue on industry's possibilities/opportunities in European industry leadership

Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)

25 Feb 2019 · EU Telecoms regulatory framework, Radio Spectrum, ePrivacy, MFF, Digital Europe Program

Meeting with Ulrik Trolle Smed (Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King)

25 Feb 2019 · Cyber security

Meeting with Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General Trade)

14 Feb 2019 · Chinese tech companites

Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

14 Feb 2019 · Update on trade and investment screening

Meeting with Vivian Loonela (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

14 Feb 2019 · 5G security

Response to Specifications for the provision of cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS)

8 Feb 2019

Vodafone is committed to working closely with policymakers to ensure that Europe has rules that are fit for purpose to ensure growth of this sector and its delivery of safe and secure services to transport users. Through Vodafone Automotive, we have 900 automotive experts, are a Tier 1 supplier to the automotive sector and handle 5,500 vehicle alerts per day on average in Europe. We currently connect over 18m vehicles. We do however have material concerns with the current draft of the Delegated Act. In order to achieve the aims of the ITS Directive, it is essential that the Delegated Act recognises the services already available on the market, providing functionalities similar to Day 1 C-ITS services, using technologies outside the scope of the Delegated Act. In addition, there are essential requirements that the draft regulation fails to address, including on vital topics such as privacy, security and homologation. The stated approach to interoperability between Cellular-V2X (C-V2X) and existing C-ITS stations connected via ITS-G5 (limited as they are) is disproportionate and ignores market reality. There will be other reasons for a lack of interoperability, including on privacy grounds and where the end-user chooses not to pay for a C-ITS service. Any interoperability requirement in relation to communications technologies alone should be mutual. Safe, secure and high functioning cars also require much greater certainty regarding the use of C-V2X for C-ITS, which can of course provide both short and long range capability and ensure a transition to 5G. The current text, with its expedited approach, whilst at the same time restricting the use of C-V2X (even though it is technically mature and preferred by a number of leading European automotive manufacturers), calls into question the consistency of the Delegated Act with the Commission¡¦s own Better Regulation agenda. We therefore ask that the Commission: - Addresses the material issues with the current draft of the Delegated Act before it is finalised; - Amends the current draft to include in its scope specifications and profiles enabling the deployment of C-V2X technology both short and long-range, on an equal footing with ITS-G5, and - Strengthens the fast-track update process of this Delegated Act in order to define a clearer process and legal certainty as regards the timeline (6-month maximum before a decision is taken) and conditions for the inclusion of future technologies or services under the delegated act e.g. 5G.
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Meeting with Friedrich Wenzel Bulst (Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager)

23 Jan 2019 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Eric Peters (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

16 Jan 2019 · P2B Regulation

Meeting with Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

4 Dec 2018 · Global trends in telecoms and connected vehicles

Meeting with Kilian Gross (Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger)

27 Nov 2018 · Competition policy

Meeting with Enric Mitjana (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

21 Nov 2018 · Telecom markets

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

19 Sept 2018 · e-privacy

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

10 Sept 2018 · Investment plans in Europe, e-privacy, 5G

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)

10 Sept 2018 · Investment in competiveness and 5G

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

3 Sept 2018 · Investment for growth

Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

12 Jul 2018 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General Trade)

4 Jul 2018 · Recent Developments in Digital Trade

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

4 Jul 2018 · DSM notably data economy and digitalisation in the automotive industry

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

4 Jul 2018 · Investments in networks, 5G and connected cars, Electronic Communication Code, e-privacy

Meeting with Renate Nikolay (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová), Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

4 Jul 2018 · GDPR, e-privacy

Meeting with Anna Vezyroglou (Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini)

22 May 2018 · Latest developments re EU-Western Balkans.

Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)

21 May 2018 · 5G development plan for city of Milan

Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner) and Deutsche Telekom

16 May 2018 · Western Balkans Digital Agenda / Roaming roadmap

Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner) and Deutsche Telekom

2 May 2018 · Western Balkans Digital Agenda / Roaming roadmap

Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)

20 Apr 2018 · Digital skills / Education, Women in Technology and Leadership

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

21 Mar 2018 · Access regulation under the future Electronic Communications Code, SMP Guidelines, forthcoming platform regulation

Meeting with Julian King (Commissioner)

20 Mar 2018 · Cybersecurity

Meeting with Pierre Moscovici (Commissioner) and European Round Table for Industry and

13 Mar 2018 · Discussion on CCCTB (also with representatives from BP and Wolters Kluwer)

Meeting with Stephen Quest (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union) and European Round Table for Industry and

13 Mar 2018 · Discussion on CCCTB (also with representatives from BP and Wolters Kluwer)

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

12 Mar 2018 · Electronic Communication Code

Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

7 Mar 2018 · Digital Skills

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

26 Feb 2018 · Code, ePrivacy, Net neutrality

Meeting with Maria-Myrto Kanellopoulou (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica), Nils Behrndt (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)

20 Feb 2018 · CSR activities of Vodafone in developing countries; External Investment Plan

Meeting with Thomas Zerdick (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

19 Feb 2018 · Data Protection

Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)

6 Feb 2018 · Electronic Communications Code, Connected Automated Driving (CAD) and the next Multiannual Financial Framework

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

24 Jan 2018 · telecom policy

Meeting with Silke Obst (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

4 Dec 2017 · Meeting with MM. Verdeaux Grégoire, Int'l Policy Director and Javier Villegas-Burgos, Senior EU Advisor for Digital

Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

17 Nov 2017 · Cybersecurity, ePrivacy and free flow of data

Meeting with Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

27 Sept 2017 · Digital Single Market, Competitiveness

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

5 Sept 2017 · Cybersecurity

Meeting with Julie Ruff (Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King)

31 Aug 2017 · Cybersecurity

Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

30 Aug 2017 · digital single market

Meeting with Nils Behrndt (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)

18 May 2017 · Digital agenda and development cooperation

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

27 Feb 2017 · 5G, roaming, spectrum, investment consolidation

Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

16 Jan 2017 · Data economy

Meeting with Friedrich Wenzel Bulst (Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager)

2 Dec 2016 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Martin Übelhör (Digital Economy)

2 Dec 2016 · ePrivacy directive

Meeting with Friedrich-Nikolaus von Peter (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

2 Dec 2016 · EC data economy package

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

9 Nov 2016 · Vectoring

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

26 Oct 2016 · Vectoring

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

6 Sept 2016 · telecom review

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

30 Aug 2016 · telecom review

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

12 Jul 2016 · Telecom review

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

30 Jun 2016 · Vectoring

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and Telefonica, S.A. and Deutsche Telekom

8 Jun 2016 · Telecom review

Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

10 May 2016 · IoT, Data economy

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

3 May 2016 · vectoring

Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

28 Apr 2016 · Digitalisation of Industry

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

15 Apr 2016 · Vectoring

Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)

15 Apr 2016 · telecom

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and Airbus and

22 Mar 2016 · DSM

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

15 Mar 2016 · Telco review and vectoring case.

Meeting with Martin Selmayr (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker), Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker) and

25 Feb 2016 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

23 Feb 2016 · DSM Strategy, investments, digitalisation of industry

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and Telefonica, S.A. and

22 Feb 2016 · Telco policies

Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

17 Feb 2016 · telecom policy

Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

11 Feb 2016 · Free flow of data

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

25 Jan 2016 · DSM

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

15 Jan 2016 · DSM

Meeting with Eric Mamer (Digital Economy)

18 Dec 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

11 Dec 2015 · GDPR

Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

24 Nov 2015 · Data

Meeting with Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

20 Nov 2015 · Digital contracts proposal

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy), Michael Hager (Digital Economy) and

22 Oct 2015 · DSM + telecom review

Meeting with Matthew Baldwin (Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill)

6 Oct 2015 · Financial Policy

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

5 Oct 2015 · DSM, TSM and State aid in broadband

Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy) and Telefonica, S.A. and

1 Jul 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and Telefonica, S.A. and

18 May 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

15 Apr 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

19 Mar 2015 · Data protection

Meeting with Friedrich Wenzel Bulst (Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager)

19 Mar 2015 · Digital Single Market and Telecoms

Meeting with Friedrich Wenzel Bulst (Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager)

13 Mar 2015 · Introduction to Vodafone, European telecoms markets

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and Telefonica, S.A. and

3 Mar 2015 · DSM, TSM

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and Telefonica, S.A. and

2 Mar 2015 · TSM

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

26 Feb 2015 · Conference + dinner "What next for digital Europe"

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

6 Jan 2015 · Digital Economy and Society

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

6 Jan 2015 · Préparation du futur Digital Single Market / Perspectives offertes par l'innovation et les solutions pour les entreprises

Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

6 Jan 2015 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and

10 Dec 2014 · Investments and innovations in the digital sector

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

9 Dec 2014 · Telecom Single Market

Meeting with Eric Mamer (Digital Economy), Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

9 Dec 2014 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Eric Mamer (Digital Economy)

2 Dec 2014 · Digital Single Market