The EU Commission releases its strategy for a digital single market in the EU

Earlier today, Vice-President Andrus Ansip (Digital Single Market) unveiled the European Commission’s long-awaited strategy aiming to achieve a single, borderless, European online marketplace and kick-start growth in the European digital economy. The Commission’s roadmap includes several initiatives intended to ensure better access to digital goods and services across Europe for consumers and businesses, create the conditions for digital networks and services to flourish and maximize the growth potential of the digital economy. The Digital Single Market Strategy consists of 16 initiatives, built on three pillars: (1) better access for consumers and businesses to digital goods and services across Europe; (2) creating the right conditions and a level playing field for digital networks and