The EU Commission has issued a recommendation on how to tackle illegal live-streaming. “We already have a solid framework for taking action against illegal content online, but it needs to be enforced,” said Digital and Single Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, explaining the approach. “Today, we call on member states to step up the fight against […]
On Thursday, the European Court of Justice issued two landmark rulings on the interpretation of the General Data Protection Regulation. With this, the highest interpretation authority provides further clarity on the interpretation of the GDPR, which has been applicable for almost five years.The first judgment concerned the right to damages under Article 82 of the […]
The rapporteur of the European Parliament, Birgit Sippel (SPD), sees no possibility of an agreement on the E-Privacy Regulation, which has been faltering since 2016, in the foreseeable future: She has repeatedly proposed solutions and discussions to the Council for the E-Privacy Regulation on a political and technical level, Sippel told Table.Media: “Unfortunately, corresponding reactions […]
For years, there has been a dispute about when damages are due when a breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been established. The case of the Bulgarian National Agency for Revenue (NAP) involves tax and insurance data, much of which falls under the GDPR category of data requiring special protection. A hacker […]
Which platforms and search engine providers are considered so large that they should fall directly under Commission control under the Digital Services Act? EU Digital Commissioner Thierry Breton announced the answer yesterday. He detailed which providers in the EU have more than 45 million daily users and should therefore come under the Commission’s supervision.The list […]
In the dispute over the controversial judicial reform in Poland, the Vice President of the European Court of Justice has halved the penalty payments. Instead of €1 million, Poland must now pay only €500,000 daily. The court in Luxembourg announced this on Friday.Poland had requested the full suspension of the penalty payment in March after […]
Marietje Schaake, a long-time member of the European Parliament, is to assist EU Commission Vice-President Margarethe Vestager as a special advisor on technology geopolitics. The Dutchwoman made the announcement yesterday on her Twitter account. She is looking forward to the cooperation, Vestager said on the platform.Schaake played a key role in geopolitical trade and technology […]
The new legal basis for the transfer of personal data from the EU to the US is not sufficient for the members of the Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE) in the European Parliament. In a motion for a resolution, the MEPs demand that the EU Commission rework the third attempt to create compatible framework conditions […]
In their Panorama analysis, published today, in which the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) examines five dimensions of the EU as part of a meta-analysis, the authors come to mixed conclusions:EconomicalMember state support for EuropeGlobal environmentSweden and Spain to use room for maneuverThe KAS authors put special emphasis on the coming months: “The two presidencies in […]
With the Cyber Resilience Act, the EU wants to create a catch-all regulation for networked products not covered by more specific legislation. The Commission presented the CRA in September, and now Parliament is moving forward: Rapporteur Nicola Danti has sent the draft report to the shadow rapporteurs.According to the Commission draft, a minimum guarantee for […]