EU’s Green Deal
In December 2019, the new European Commission presented the European Green Deal. The ultimate goal of the European Green Deal is to make the European Union the first climate neutral continent by 2050. To meet this objective, the European Commission will embark on a comprehensive review of existing and ongoing legislative measures and consider rolling […]
EU to Regulate Artificial Intelligence
In February 2020, the European Commission issued the White Paper on Artificial Intelligence. This document will be the basis for a number of new EU rules and legislations on the technology sector, in particular what the European Union considers high risk Artificial Intelligence applications. Most impacted sectors will be healthcare, financial institutions, transport and energy. […]
EU’s Data Regulation
At the start of the year, the European Commission published a European strategy on data. The strategy covers data economy, data protection and standardized data sharing. It envisages also the creation of an EU Data Law in 2021. There will be strict rules that other countries might replicate in the future. In more detail, the […]
EU Rules on Food Safety
On 2 March 2020, the European Commission commenced a consultation process with all stakeholders aimed at reviewing the existing legal framework on food irradiation. The goal of the European Commission is two-fold. On one hand, the European Commission wants to assess whether the free movement of irradiated foodstuff within the internal market still works. On […]
New EU Rules for Investment Firms
In February, the European Commission started a public consultation with a focus on reviewing the regulatory framework for investment firms and market operators. Through this process, the European Commission is looking to collect stakeholders’ views, in particular market participants, on a possible review of the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and the Market […]
EU Trade with Third Countries
On 11 March 2020, the European Commission launched a consultation to collect views from business, third countries, NGOs and associations over a possible revision of the EU’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP). The EU’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences provides one-way tariff preferences to developing countries. More concretely, the scheme allows developing countries to export their […]