EU Newsletter
EU Newsletter · 12. December 2024
ESG ratings provide an opinion on the sustainability profile of a company or financial instrument, assessing its impact on society and the environment and its exposure to risks associated with sustainability issues.
EU Newsletter · 29. November 2024
In this EU Regulatory compilation from recent weeks, you will find reference to the EDPB Guidelines on Legitimate Interest, the case of the Irish Data Protection Commission on legitimate interest, publication of the 1st draft of the EU General Purpose AI Intelligence Code of Practice as well as the adoption of the ESG Ratings trilogue compromise by the Council.
EU Newsletter · 29. November 2024
The digital identity will have to provide an efficient system of data security and ensure that trust service providers of qualified attestations of attributes cannot receive and information about use of attributes.
EU Newsletter · 27. November 2024
Today, the European Parliament in plenary session approved the new College of Commissioners with 370 votes in favour, 282 against and 36 abstentions. The new political team of the Commission will officially take office on 1st December 2024, marking the start of President Ursula von der Leyen's second mandate.
EU Newsletter · 04. November 2024
The actual hearings take place from 4 November until 12 November. Each candidate will be assessed by one or more parliamentary committees, depending on the proposed portfolio.
EU Newsletter · 31. October 2024
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, published on 18 October 2024 a survey on legal entities identifiers, aiming to gather evidence on the impacts of including alternatives for reporting or record keeping requirements.
EU Newsletter · 14. October 2024
At its plenary session on 7 and 8 October, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted Guidelines 1/2024 on processing of personal data based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest) and has put up a public consultation on these guidelines. The deadline to provide comments is 20 November 2024.
EU Newsletter · 02. October 2024
On 26 September 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a ruling stating data protection authorities are not obligated to render a fine or order corrective action following a data breach if the controller has taken remedial actions.
EU Newsletter · 19. September 2024
On Tuesday 17 September 2024, Ursula von Der Leyen unveiled her proposal for the new college of Commissioners for the European Commission. After intense debate and last-minute changes, the proposed College has been unveiled together with the mission letters that go with each Commissioner portfolios.
EU Newsletter · 12. July 2024
Today, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (AI Act) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.