The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in force since 2018. For the second time, the Commission is examining the application of the regulation – and is discovering room for improvement in terms of uniform interpretation and enforcement.
By Corinna Visser
The right to a lawyer is one of the fundamental rights of suspects and accused persons in the EU. The Commission believes this has been violated in Hungary.
By Redaktion Table
The member states had until mid-February to appoint a Digital Services Coordinator as part of the DSA. However, six countries did not meet the requirements.
By Corinna Visser
The EU is expanding its free trade agreement with Singapore to include an agreement on digital trade. It contains rules to promote cross-border data traffic and remove unjustified trade barriers.
By Corinna Visser
The Bavarian family allowance could be incompatible with EU law. This is because children in other EU countries receive less money in some cases. Austria has already lost a similar case before the ECJ.
By Alina Leimbach
Has the Epex electricity exchange partially excluded other exchange operators from electricity trading? The EU Commission is ending a corresponding investigation and justifies this with a change in the law. The think tank Bruegel criticizes this.
By Manuel Berkel
A socio-ecological transformation and energy transition cannot be achieved without decarbonizing energy production. A study by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) has now analyzed which countries have enough space available – and which do not.
By Carsten Hübner
Nestlé and other chocolate manufacturers have sent a letter to the EU Commission in support of the anti-deforestation regulation. They are calling for support so that they can implement the requirements on time.
By Leonie Düngefeld
As Deputy Director General of OLAF, Andreas Schwarz wants to take the anti-fraud authority out of its niche in EU operations. After a long career in the EU Commission, he is well connected in Brussels.
By Redaktion Table
Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected Commission President by the centrist parties. However, the EPP will hardly refrain from using rights to push through individual legislative proposals. Disputes are foreseeable.
By Markus Grabitz
