The rapid expansion of EU digital regulation has strengthened security, privacy, and trust, but it has also created overlapping obligations, inconsistent timelines, and administrative complexity. The Digital Omnibus Package provides a timely opportunity to streamline these rules, ensure greater coherence, and enable businesses to focus resources on resilience and innovation rather than redundant compliance tasks.
The Charter of Trust welcomes the Commission’s initiative to harmonize digital regulations across the EU, aiming to reduce administrative burdens while maintaining high standards of security and privacy. Representing the unified views of its Partners, this paper addresses all key legislation within the scope of the Digital Omnibus and offers comprehensive recommendations. It emphasizes the need for a unified incident reporting system, risk-based notification requirements, and fair compliance processes to minimize regulatory overlap. The Charter calls for clearer liability clauses, global recognition of certifications, and stronger supply chain security.
In data regulation, the Charter advocates ensuring alignment between the rules on data intermediation services under the DGA and B2B data sharing under the Data Act and extending exemptions to mid-cap companies, all while safeguarding trade secrets. For artificial intelligence, the paper recommends a phased approach to new requirements, integrated conformity assessments, harmonized compliance templates, and clear definitions, supported by sector-specific guidance and transparent AI categorization. The Charter also encourages the European Commission to ensure that ePrivacy reform is future-proof, fosters innovation, and reflects the needs of both businesses and consumers. Finally, it recommends robust security standards and cross-border recognition for the EU Business Wallet, with industry involvement in technical standards and integration with data access systems.
Collectively, these measures are designed to foster innovation, resilience, and trust in the EU’s digital landscape, allowing businesses to thrive in a coherent and future-ready regulatory environment.

By the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI), Associated Partner of the Charter of Trust.

The Charter Of Trust welcomed the opportunity to provide input to the EU – US Trade and Technology Council. Ahead of the second ministerial meeting of the Council, we share the contributions made to three of the working groups.

IBM’s annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index shows how cyber criminals took full advantage of global uncertainty in 2021, especially in the manufacturing industry

Supply chain attacks are the next big threat in cyber-space: The attacks on Kaseya or Solarwinds have shown in a frightening way how profound and expensive the consequences can be for medium-sized businesses. Therefore, no company can avoid good cyber hygiene, says Michael Daum, Senior Cyber Underwriter at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty in Central and Eastern Europe.

To celebrate Infrastructure Security Month and highlight the need to secure critical infrastructure, the Charter of Trust hosted a Global Event on 15 November, featuring an insightful series of 3 sessions focused on Japan, Europe and North America. High-level speakers from major public and private sectors shared their insights with a common ambition: securing critical infrastructure collectively to address increasing cybersecurity challenges.

On Monday 15 November, the Charter of Trust will host a global event with three sessions tackling the objective of securing critical infrastructure in Japan, Europe and North America. All three sessions will feature high-level speakers from the public and private sectors.

In their new report, CoT Partner Allianz highlights that the pandemic and the rise of cryptocurrencies have made it easier for cyber criminals to undertake ransomware attacks. That is why businesses will have to expand their cybersecurity efforts in the coming years.

On Tuesday 5th October, 2:50 – 3:30 pm CEST, the Charter of Trust will host an online Roadshow as part of the event “Winning the cyber race – joining forces, joining the conversation” organised by Atos.

Charter of Trust Webinar: "Cybersecurity risks along the digital supply chain - When and how to include them in your company’s risk management"

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), an Associated Partner of the Charter of Trust, published a collection of use cases on open source software (OSS) security management that reflects the relevance of Charter of Trust Principles.

On June 2nd, we hosted our latest webinar to discuss how the Principle 2 Baseline Requirements link to existing standards and norms, and how you can get the most out of them. Watch the recording to revisit the full discussion between our experts.