EU Newsletter

EU Newsletter · 01. August 2023

The Commission adopts the European Sustainability Reporting Standards

The standards cover the full range of environmental, social, and governance issues, including climate change, biodiversity and human rights.

EU Newsletter · 11. July 2023

Data Protection: European Commission adopts new adequacy decision for safe and trusted EU-US data flows

After the ECJ invalidated the former EU-US Privacy Shield, businesses who operate cross- border have been waiting to get another EU-US Adequacy decision which will enable a sound legal basis for cross- Atlantic data flows.

EU Newsletter · 28. June 2023

Data act: Council and Parliament strike a deal on fair access to and use of data

On June 27th, 2023, the three institutions regrouped in trilogues agreed on a deal on the Data Act. Though the final text of the deal will still need to be agreed by linguists and formally endorsed by the EP and by the Council, the content of the Data Act is now known.

EU Newsletter · 07. June 2023

European Parliament adopts the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

On June 1st 2023 , the European Parliament adopted in plenary session its position for negotiations with member states on rules to integrate human rights and environmental impact into companies’ governance.

EU Newsletter · 25. April 2023

European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee adopts its report on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD)

What’s the issue? EU lawmakers in the JURI committee of the European Parliament adopted with a large majority the report from MEP Lara Wolters on the proposed corporate accountability rules on April 25th, 2023.

EU Newsletter · 13. April 2023

MEPs are still working to find compromises on corporate due diligence EU rules before key vote in Legal Affairs Committee

EU lawmakers in the JURI committee of the European Parliament are expected to vote on their position on the proposed corporate accountability rules on April 25th, but some key points still remain to be unlocked.

EU Newsletter · 11. April 2023

EP ECON Committee adopts the package on Anti- Money Laundering

At the end of March 2023, the MEPs from the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committees have adopted their position on three pieces of draft legislation on the financing provisions of EU Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) policy.

EU Newsletter · 30. March 2023

Council adopts its position and its negotiating mandate on EU law on criminal finances

This proposal regulates the access by law-enforcement and competent authorities (FIUs) to information about the identity of bank-account holders contained in national centralised registries.

EU Newsletter · 27. March 2023

Data act: member states agree common position on fair access to and use of data

With a view to making the EU a leader in our data-driven society, member states’ representatives (Coreper) reached a common position (“negotiating mandate”) allowing the Council to enter negotiations with the European Parliament on the proposed legislation regarding harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data (data act).

EU Newsletter · 15. March 2023

The EU Data Act – another step forward

The European Parliament has adopted in plenary session the report from MEP Pilar Del Castillo Vera, by 530 yes and notably 110 abstentions.