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European Union
- RIPE NCC Hosts Largest Roundtable Meeting To Date
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On Wednesday, 19 February, the RIPE NCC hosted a Roundtable Meeting for Governments and Regulators in Brussels. Around 60 representatives of governments, national regulators and industry participated, making it the largest RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting to date.
- EuroDIG 2015: RIPE NCC Report
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EuroDIG, the European Dialogue on Internet Governance, held its seventh annual meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria on 4-5 June 2015, attracting around 500 participants for two days of wide-ranging Internet governance discussions.
- RIPE NCC Letter to MEPs Regarding eID
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A letter stating the RIPE NCC's support for specific amendments already submitted by MEPs to the European Commission's proposed Regulation.
Since its creation in the mid-20th century, the European Union has developed a single market through a standardised system of laws which apply in all member states.
Of the EU's seven governance institutions, the RIPE NCC deals mostly with the European Commission (EC), the executive body that proposes and enforces legislation, and the European Parliament, which passes that legislation.
The RIPE NCC engages with the EU in those areas where its legislation or initiatives intersect with the interests or priorities of the RIPE NCC and the RIPE community. This has included areas such as IPv6 adoption, data retention laws, online criminal activity and privacy concerns. Many of these issues are dealt with under the Information Society EU policy area.
The EU also has a Digital Agenda for Europe, an overall strategy outlining policies and actions relating to the digital economy from 2010-2020. The strategy includes an annual Digital Assembly, bringing together stakeholders to assess progress and emerging challenges.
IPv6 and the European Union
As part of the Digital Agenda for Europe, and its predecessor, i2010, the European Union has taken a pro-active position on the deployment of IPv6 on networks in Europe.
Following the publication of its Action Plan for the Deployment of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) in Europe in 2008, the European Commission organised a series of IPv6-related workshops, conferences and events, in which the RIPE NCC actively participated.
IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey, 2009-2010
A two-year IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey was launched in 2009, funded by the European Commission and conducted by TNO and GNKS, with the support and input of the RIPE NCC.
The results of the two surveys were presented to the RIPE community at RIPE 59 and RIPE 61:
* The 2011 Global IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey and 2012 Global IPv6 Deployment Survey were conducted by GNKS Consult, with the support of the five RIRs. The EU is no longer a contributor to the project.
The European Union has also provided funding for a number of other IPv6-related studies: