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Modest US surveillance reform to enable an enhanced Privacy Shield program

Negotiations on a successor to the Privacy Shield are in full swing. But the basic problem remains almost impossible to solve: Without changes to the legal framework in the USA, the project will hardly be able to stand before the CJEU. Jordan Francis argues for an interim solution with comparatively minor changes.

By Redaktion Table

Chips Act: legislation on the fly

Four months ago, Ursula von der Leyen announced a legislative proposal to promote the chip industry, and the Commission intends to deliver shortly. However, experts and industry warn against setting the wrong priorities in a rush.

By Till Hoppe

E-prescription: Germany remains EU laggard

For electronic prescriptions to become a reality, industry, physicians, pharmacists, health insurers, and insured persons must all pull together. Whether they are willing to do so, however, is questionable. Many EU countries have already made much more progress with electronic prescriptions.

By Eugenie Ankowitsch

ETS reform: no more burden than necessary

Contrary to what environmentalists had hoped, the draft report by Peter Liese (EPP) did not raise the ambition level of the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Nevertheless, there is also praise for Liese's proposals. ETS reform is considered a key component of the Fit for 55 package.

By Lukas Knigge