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4th EJSF Annual Plenary, 19 November, EESC Brussels
Meanwhile, preparations are well under way for the 4th EJSF annual plenary, taking place on 19th November in the European Economic & Social Committee (EESC), Brussels. [...]
4th EJSF Annual Plenary, 19 November, EESC Brussels
Meanwhile, preparations are well under way for the 4th EJSF annual plenary, taking place on 19th November in the European Economic & Social Committee (EESC), Brussels. On the occasion [...]
EU 2019-24 – Commission President Priorities and Key MEPs
A new EU leadership, which will set the priorities of the future Commission and Parliament until 2024, is taking shape. Commission President-Elect, Ursula von der Leyen, will assume office on [...]
Rule of Law – New Commission Communication and Finnish EU Council Presidency Activities
On 17th July, the Commission published a Communication on measures to strengthen the rule of law in Europe. Directed to the future EU leadership, its recommendations - based around [...]
Artificial Intelligence & the new EU 2020+
On 26th June, the Commission’s Expert Group on AI published recommendations to the EU on how AI can best support citizens, business and administrations in ways that both benefit [...]
Anti-Money Laundering – Commission Recommendations for Better Enforcement
The Commission adopted a Communication and four reports on the 24th July that assess the effectiveness of current EU measures to fight money laundering in the EU. The assessment [...]
Consumer Financial Services – 2nd ERFF Conference, 5th November, Brussels
During 2019, the European Retail Financial Forum (ERFF), managed by Passerelle, has been in dialogue with EU consumer representatives to identify areas where the consumer experience in cross-border financial [...]
Towards Trustworthy AI and a New AI Europe Forum
The EU’s ambition to set a global standard for trustworthy AI moved a step closer on 8th April with the publication of a Communication indicating its next steps. The [...]
EU – US Digital Cooperation
In a speech to the DC-based Brookings Institute, on 11th April, European Commissioner for Justice and Data Protection, Vera Jourova, called on the US to join the EU to [...]
Rule of Law in Europe
On 3rd April, the Commission published a Communication setting out its ideas to strengthen the rule of law in Europe, inviting the EU institutions and relevant stakeholders, including lawyers, [...]
Whistle-Blower Protection: European Parliament Approves New Rules
In the wake of scandals such as LuxLeaks and Panama Papers, EU-wide standards to protect whistle-blowers moved closer with the European Parliament's approval on 16th April of the proposed [...]
Copyright: New EU Law Adapting Copyright to the Digital Age
On 15th April, the EU Council formally approved the Copyright Directive, the overall aim of which is to make copyright fit for the digital age. The new rules are [...]
Artificial Intelligence – EU Ethics Guidelines
The Commission’s high level expert group on Artificial Intelligence (AI) has published draft ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI. The guidelines are intended to ensure that AI respects core values [...]
EU/US Trade Talks
The Commission has published proposals for opening trade negotiations with the US on conformity assessment and on elimination of tariffs for industrial goods. This follows the joint statement agreed [...]
Tax – Move to More Qualified Majority Voting?
The Commission has published a Communication to open a debate on introducing more qualified majority voting (QMV) on tax matters. The Commission claims that the current requirement of unanimity [...]
Copyright Agreement
On 13 February, the EU institutions reached political agreement on the controversial proposed Copyright Directive. Tech giants such as Google and Facebook will be required to share revenue with [...]
UK Can Revoke Brexit, Rules European Court
The European Court of Justice (ECJ), on 10 December, ruled that the UK may unilaterally withdraw its notification to leave the EU without having to seek approval from the [...]
Impact of Brexit on Consumers in Financial Services
Brexit will have ‘unfortunate consequences’ for all consumers in the retail financial sector both in the UK and rest of Europe. Despite safeguards by EU and UK in the [...]
EU Council Agrees on Sharing E-Evidence
On 7 December, EU justice ministers approved a Regulation that will require EU-based tech companies to hand over electronic evidence of suspected criminals to law enforcement authorities across borders [...]
New Commission Strategy to Tackle Fake News
In the run up to the European elections during 2019, on 5 December, the Commission launched an action plan to tackle disinformation and fake news in Europe. The overall [...]
Commission Launches Co-ordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence
On 7 December, the European Commission presented a coordinated plan to promote artificial intelligence in Europe. It targets four priority areas: increasing investment, making more data available, fostering talent [...]