EU Newsletter
EU Newsletter · 22. May 2025
The European Commission has unveiled a significant regulatory proposal: the introduction of a dedicated category for Small Mid-Caps (SMCs) mid-sized companies that have not, until now, qualified for certain regulatory exemptions available to SMEs.
EU Newsletter · 29. April 2025
Main challenges of AI Act-GDPR interplay identified by EU countries, mainly due to their differing regulatory approaches, which could result in conflicting legal obligations for organizations.
EU Newsletter · 24. April 2025
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is expected to be finalized by the end of May 2025, earlier than previously anticipated.
EU Newsletter · 22. April 2025
In an effort to strengthen the EU's resilience against rising cyber threats, the Commission seeks input to evaluate and revise the 2019 Cybersecurity Act.
EU Newsletter · 29. January 2025
EU officially launched its Competitiveness Compass, which establishes competitiveness as one of the EU’s overarching principles for action. Europe can only match its continent-sized competitors if EU and national policies are aligned around the same objectives and reinforce each other.
EU Newsletter · 12. December 2024
ESG ratings provide an opinion on the sustainability profile of a company or financial instrument, assessing its impact on society and the environment and its exposure to risks associated with sustainability issues.
EU Newsletter · 29. November 2024
In this EU Regulatory compilation from recent weeks, you will find reference to the EDPB Guidelines on Legitimate Interest, the case of the Irish Data Protection Commission on legitimate interest, publication of the 1st draft of the EU General Purpose AI Intelligence Code of Practice as well as the adoption of the ESG Ratings trilogue compromise by the Council.
EU Newsletter · 29. November 2024
The digital identity will have to provide an efficient system of data security and ensure that trust service providers of qualified attestations of attributes cannot receive and information about use of attributes.
EU Newsletter · 27. November 2024
Today, the European Parliament in plenary session approved the new College of Commissioners with 370 votes in favour, 282 against and 36 abstentions. The new political team of the Commission will officially take office on 1st December 2024, marking the start of President Ursula von der Leyen's second mandate.
EU Newsletter · 04. November 2024
The actual hearings take place from 4 November until 12 November. Each candidate will be assessed by one or more parliamentary committees, depending on the proposed portfolio.