EU Newsletter
EU Newsletter · 19. June 2025
The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the long-awaited GDPR procedural regulation, aiming to improve the handling of cross-border data protection complaints and speed up enforcement.
EU Newsletter · 17. June 2025
Denmark’s digital minister, Caroline Stage, made headlines by calling the GDPR a “digital elephant in the room.” Her message was clear: the current data protection regime is too complex and burdensome, especially for European businesses.
EU Newsletter · 09. June 2025
The European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy published the EU International Digital Strategy, outlining the Union’s external digital policy priorities.
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.