I'm assuming he means the 'common external power supply' initiative of the EU of 2009 (and IEC 62684:2011), where a micro-usb connector must be used to connect

I'm assuming he means the 'common external power supply' initiative of the EU of 2009 (and IEC 62684:2011), where a micro-usb connector must be used to connect to a mobile phone, versus the propietary lightning connector of 2012.