A&G Newsletter Q4 2021
I. EU to target pesticides and artificial fertilizers Within its agenda for the plenary session from 18 to 21 October 2021, the European Parliament is set to debate the Commission’s Farm to Fork strategy and vote on its own-initiative report. The draft report was adopted in September 2021 after heavy amending following the opinions of […]
A&G Newsletter Q3 2021
I.EU to target pre-installed phone applications The Digital Marketing Act (DMA) is currently processing through the stages at the EU Parliament level. Much like the GDPR, the DMA will have direct effect throughout all Member States and is intended to be a revolutionary piece of legislation for the modern technological age that seeks to protect […]
A&G Newsletter Q2 2021
I. Council to go ahead with the country-by- country reporting directive On February 25, the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union earned widespread support from member states to advance with the European public country-to-country reporting directive. The directive aims to require multinational corporations to publish their profits and taxes paid in each […]
A&G Newsletter Q1 2021
I. EU establishes Capital Market Union With the publication of the Capital Market Union Action Plan, the EU Commission has defined the roadmap for the unification of the European capital market. The EU Commission’s policy has three objectives: to support the objectives of the Green Deal; to encourage individuals to invest in long-term projects; and […]
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. […]