EU-Commission specifies the EU taxonomy on sustainable investments
On 21 April, the European Commission endorsed the first EU delegated acts, which are to contribute giving concrete shape to the recently introduced framework to facilitate sustainable investment (also known as "green taxonomy").
...read moreCouncil sets out Position on ePrivacy Regulation
At the beginning of 2017 the EU Commission presented a proposal for a regulation on respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications (ePrivacy Regulation), which is now finally being followed by a mandate of...
...read moreEU Commission wants to promote Data Sharing
The European Commission on 25th November 2020 has presented a proposal for a regulation to increase the availability of data in the EU. It intends to achieve this by three main measures.
...read moreLegal barriers to EU minimum wages
The EU Commission has published a long-announced initiative on European minimum wages: a directive on appropriate minimum wages in the EU has been proposed.
...read moreECJ Ruling on Hartz IV payments for EU foreigners
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) grants unemployed EU citizens the right to basic security based on the children's school attendance (case C-181/19).
...read moreEU cloud system Gaia X
The EU is currently developing the Gaia X cloud system for computer technology. It is meant to help reducing the gap in digitalization and catch up with global technology giants.
...read moreEU agrees on Corona aid and financial framework
At the second longest summit in its history, the EU agreed on a Corona aid package and the multiannual financial framework (the EU budget for 2021-2027).
...read moreEU promises cross-border corona warning apps
As of this week, a tracing app for tracing infection chains is also available in Germany. The EU announces its plans to help the tracking system function across borders.
...read moreKarlsruhe shows the ECB the limits that the CJEU did not want to show
The German Federal Constitutional Court (GFCC) does not accept the ruling of the European Court of Justice (CJEU) on the PSPP bond purchase programme. According to the GFCC, both the CJEU and the European Central Bank (ECB) have manifestly exceeded...
...read moreEU Recommendations for Corona Exit Strategy
EU Commission President Von der Leyen and Council President Michel have set out a European roadmap for the gradual lifting of the Corona measures.
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