07/10/2021 (Agence Europe) – On 7 October, the European Commission decided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Stop 5G - Stay Connected, but Protected’. This ECI calls for legislation to better protect all forms of life from certain alleged risks of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and microwave radiation, to protect against certain other alleged environmental impacts of 5G and the digital transition, and to ensure effective protection, including against cybercrime, of personal data processed with these new forms of communication technology. The decision to register is of a legal nature and it does not prejudge the final legal and political conclusions of the Commission on this initiative and the action it will intend to take, if any, in case the initiative obtains the necessary support. (LC)