[cooperation-wg] EU Commission publishes 'Declaration on European Digital Rights and Principles'

Dear colleagues, 

We noted last year the work going on in various quarters to develop “digital principles”. I wanted to draw your attention to the recent publication of a European Commission proposal for a 'Declaration on European Digital Rights and Principles’: 
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/declaration-european-digital-rights-and-principles

We previously shared the RIPE NCC’s response to an earlier EU consultation regarding this declaration: 
https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/multi-stakeholder-engagement/ripe-ncc-response-to-the-declaration-of-digital-principles.pdf

While the suggestion we made there (to include a high-level commitment to maintaining a globally interoperable, unfragmented Internet) is not reflected in the new draft, we’ll certainly continue to follow this process and ensure the engagement of the RIPE community. With that in mind, we’d be very interested to hear any feedback or reactions to this new draft from the Commission. 

Best regards,
Chris