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While European cloud companies are working to develop systems for maximum security of sensitive data, requiring considerable investment and development,

This is the fourth decision issued by the ADLC since the adoption of the French law of 24 July 2019 on related rights against Google, which continues to violate a particularly important law, aiming to create the necessary conditions for balanced negotiations between press agencies, publishers and digital platforms, and to address the profound changes affecting the press sector, and the fact that a significant share of advertising value is now held by the major digital platforms.

This is the fourth decision issued by the ADLC since the adoption of the French law of 24 July 2019 on related rights against Google, which continues to violate a particularly important law, aiming to create the necessary conditions for balanced negotiations between press agencies, publishers and digital platforms, and to address the profound changes affecting the press sector, and the fact that a significant share of advertising value is now held by the major digital platforms.

Crisp est une entreprise innovante dans le domaine du SaaS (Software as a Service), spécialisée dans le développement de solutions pour l’automatisation de la relation client. Crisp permet à 600 000 entreprises de toutes tailles d’interagir en temps réel avec leurs clients via plusieurs canaux de communication, tels que le chat sur site internet, Email, WhatsApp, Messenger ou autres. Cette approche permet non seulement d’améliorer l’expérience client en fournissant une assistance instantanée et personnalisée, mais elle aide également les entreprises à augmenter leur taux de conversion et à fidéliser leur clientèle. En intégrant des fonctionnalités avancées telles que les bots de chat, les réponses automatisées, et une analyse détaillée des interactions clients, Crisp se positionne comme un outil essentiel pour les entreprises souhaitant optimiser leur service client et se démarquer dans le paysage numérique compétitif.

While the members of the Open Internet Project (OIP) welcome the conclusions of the Advocate General, who is proposing that the Court of Justice of the European Union confirm the 2.4 billion euro fine imposed on Google for having favored its own product comparator, they point out that the case was opened 14 years ago, that the fine has still not been paid, even partially, and that no effective measures have been put in place to restore competition on the product comparator market!

The association, which brings together European players in the tech sector, has for years been drawing the European Commission’s attention to the lack of an effective instrument for bringing anti-competitive practices to a rapid end. Indeed, it is pushing for interim measures to be operationalized at European level, which would require only a few words of regulatory change[1]: replace the criteria of “irreparable damage” – which is impossible to prove – with “immediate damage”, as is the case in France, in order to make interim measures operational.

Indeed, the diversification of OIP’s activities – thanks to the arrival of new members specializing in a variety of fields – means that it can defend European digital solutions on several fronts, especially those dominated by global players tempted to dismiss high-performance, innovative and sovereign alternative solutions, including now in the highly strategic field of payment.

HiPay is a global, multi-channel payment platform. As a regulated business, under the supervision of the Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR), the implementation of omnichannel payments, in a large number of countries and currencies, requires strong technological expertise as well as a strict organization at the service of its merchant customers and the security and fluidity of transactions.

By exploiting the power of payment data, HiPay contributes to the growth of its merchant customers and improves their success rate by giving them a 360° view of their business, providing them with the payment methods best suited to their activity (country, customer base, etc.) and actively combating fraud and risk.

As a recognized and fast-growing FinTech, HiPay aims to keep up with the growth and changes in global commerce.

OIP once again regrets Google’s delaying tactics, which have led it to continue its anti-competitive practices, and reiterates its call for interim measures to be taken as soon as the litigious behavior becomes known, so that it can be brought to an end immediately.

As the EU court has confirmed, preferential treatment is a prohibited discriminatory practice, and condemned as so. OIP, along with all European digital players, has been calling on the regulator for the past ten years to fight these illegal practices strongly and swiftly against all tech players abusing their dominant position! Google’s appeal against the judgement shows that these tech giants have no intention of respecting the startup ecosystem, which can only exist with free, fair and undistorted competitive conditions.

This resignation comes just hours after a parliamentary hearing during which the Commission Vice-President responsible for competition, Margrethe Vestager, did not dispel any doubts as to the appropriateness of the appointment.

It was impossible to maintain such an appointment, given that the hearing revealed that all Fiona Scott Morton’s conflicts of interest – in particular with major US companies – had still not been listed by the Commission, that the list would be kept confidential, and that no security clearance would be issued. The Chief Competition Economist has access to the entire European judicial strategy in the fight against abuses of dominant positions, and it was of course incongruous to ask the USA to ensure the probity of its own national. Appointing an American, and for the first time in the history of the European Union departing from the principle of appointing only citizens of the European Union to key administrative positions, was a mistake that seriously undermined the EU’s ambition for sovereignty.

OIP is grateful for the commitment of the French authorities, and first and foremost that of President Emmanuel Macron, who forcefully reiterated the importance of defending Europe’s strategic autonomy. From the outset, Minister Jean-Noël Barrot took up the issue, understanding all the stakes involved, and called for the appointment to be withdrawn. OIP also welcomes the exceptional mobilization of parliamentarians, civil society, and professional organizations.

The association now hopes that a new Chief Competition Economist will soon be appointed, and that the work accomplished by Margrethe Vestager and her teams in the fight against abuses of position by international digital giants will continue and intensify. The coming into force of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is an important moment for the European digital industry, and OIP has high expectations of its implementation by the European Commission.

Last year, the association succeeded in unifying many French and European cloud players, with the common objective of bringing together all the companies that represent the cloud value chain in France and Europe. Cloud Temple’s membership is an additional step within the OIP, which the members are delighted about.

For nearly 20 years, Cloud Temple’s mission has been to guarantee digital confidence by placing security and sovereignty in the centre of the information systems of industrial and public players. To achieve this, Cloud Temple provides long-term support for the digital transformation of its customers, and provides them a cloud environment that meets the highest standards of security and sovereignty. Its sovereign cloud platform is SecNumCloud qualified and HDS certified.