11 December 2015
Digital Single Market Strategy
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2015/netherlands/digital-single-market-strategy

The European Commission announced further details of the implementation of the Digital Single Market Strategy.

09 December 2015
Digital Single Market Strategy - EU to restrict geo-blocking to allow access to media services whilst abroad.
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2015/uk/digital-single-market-strategy-eu-to-restrict-geo-blocking

18 April 2017
Ban on geo-blocking and geo-discrimination
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2016/netherlands/ban-on-geo-blocking-and-geo-discrimination

On 25 May 2016, as part of her Digital Single Market strategy, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation prohibiting geo-blocking and other forms of geo-discrimination (i.e. discrimination based on a ...

22 September 2016
European Commission signals violations of the competition rules in the e-commerce sector
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2016/netherlands/european-commission-signals-violations-of-the-competition-rules-in-the-ecommerce-sector

On 15 September 2016, as part of her Digital Single Market strategy, the European Commission published a report containing her provisional findings of the e-commerce sector inquiry. This report reveals the e-commerce ...

02 June 2016
European Commission proposes EU-wide ban on geo-blocking
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2016/netherlands/european-commission-proposes-eu-wide-ban-on-geo-blocking

On 25 May 2016, the European Commission published a draft new Regulation which will prohibit geo-blocking and various related acts by traders which discriminate by reference to nationality or country of residence or ...

01 October 2016
The ban on geo-blocking and geo-discrimination: an in-depth look at the proposal for a regulation prohibiting geo-blocking and other forms of geo-discrimination
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2016/netherlands/the-ban-on-geo-blocking-and-geo-discrimination

On 25 May 2016, as part of her Digital Single Market strategy, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation prohibiting geo-blocking and other forms of geo-discrimination (i.e. discrimination based on a ...

01 December 2016
E-commerce sector inquiry: the provisional findings of the European Commission (related to competition laW)
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2016/netherlands/ecommerce-sector-inquiry-the-provisional-findings-of-the-european-commission

27 May 2016
EU Commission calls time on geo-blocking in new regulation proposal
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2016/global/commission-calls-time-on-geo-blocking-in-new-regulation-proposal

23 September 2016
E-commerce under scrutiny: European Commission issues its Preliminary Report in the e-commerce sector inquiry
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2016/global/e-commerce-under-scrutiny-european-commission-issues-its-preliminary-report

04 June 2019
Belgium has implemented the EU Geo-blocking Regulation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/belgium-has-implemented-the-eu-geo-blocking-regulation

The long-awaited Regulation (EU) 2018/302 (the "Geo-blocking Regulation") entered into force on 3 December 2018. Six months later, Belgium has taken the necessary steps to implement its enforcement obligations.