The Commission and candidate countries are holding a two-day technical assistance and information exchange workshop on the Digital Services Act with all EU candidate countries, in the framework of the EU’s enlargement policy framework.
The Digital Services Act is one of the world’s leading regulatory framework to keep users safe and empowered on online platforms. It regulates platforms’ responsibilities in areas such as illegal content online – such as illegal hate speech, risks linked to foreign information manipulation and election integrity, as well as fundamental rights and protection of minors online.
The Commission services responsible for enforcing the Digital Services Act, joined by representatives of Digital Services Coordinators of EU Member States and independent experts, are meeting representatives from all EU candidate countries and potential candidates in Brussels on 26 and 27 June. More than 280 representatives from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye, and Ukraine will participate in a two-day TAIEX Multi-Country Workshop, which will address every aspect of the implementation of the Digital Services Act. The topics to be discussed range from the assessment and mitigation of societal risks, algorithmic auditing, independence requirements for national regulators, to operational processes such as the certification of trusted flaggers and independent dispute settlement bodies. This workshop kicks off further country-specific engagement on the implementation of the Digital Services Act.
The EU Member States and candidate countries share societal risks emanating from online platforms, such as the risks stemming from disinformation or the spread of illegal content online. With this initiative the EU will contribute to preparing the societies and regulators of candidate countries to effectively mitigate key societal online risks and to advance the implementation of this key piece of EU digital legislation as part of the accession process.