On October 18, 2022, the European Commission published a report, titled Information Frictions and Public Policies: Approaching the Regulation and Supervision of Decentralized Finance. This blog entry provides a summary of the report.
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European Union Reached a Political Agreement on the Digital Markets Act
On March 24, 2022, the European Union unveiled the final text of the Digital Markets Act that was reached following trilogue negotiations between the European Commission, European Parliament and EU Member States. …
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EU Parliament Gives Green Light to Digital Markets Act
The European Parliament adopted its position on the proposal for a Digital Markets Act, ahead of negotiations with the Council of the European Union. This blog entry examines the key amendments to the DMA by Members of the European Parliament.
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EU Council Imposes First-Ever Sanctions against Cyber Attacks
On July 30, 2020, the Council of the European Union imposed for the first time restrictive measures against six individuals and three entities responsible for or involved in various cyber attacks. …
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EU Council Presidency Releases Progress Report on Draft ePrivacy Regulation
On June 3, 2020, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union published a progress report on the proposed Regulation concerning the Respect for Private Life and the Protection of Personal Data in Electronic Communications and Repealing Directive 2002/58/EC, better known as “the Draft ePrivacy Regulation.”…
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EU Council Presidency Releases Proposed Amendments to Draft ePrivacy Regulation
On February 21, 2020, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union published a revised part of the proposed Regulation concerning the Respect for Private Life and the Protection of Personal Data in Electronic Communications and Repealing Directive. …
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EU Council’s Draft Position on the Application of the GDPR
On December 19, 2019, the members of the Permanent Representations of EU Member States to the Council of the European Union published a draft position on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation. …
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EU Commission Releases Communication on Remaining Issues for GDPR Preparation
On January 24, 2018, the European Commission issued a communication to the European Parliament and the Council on the direct application of the EU GDPR.
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Progress on Draft ePrivacy Regulation – EU Council Publishes Proposed Amendments
On September 8, 2017, the Council of the European Union published its proposed revisions to the draft E-Privacy Regulation, which have been made based on written comments and discussions involving the Working Party for Telecommunications and Information Society and serve as a discussion for further meetings of the group in late September 2017. …
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EU Council Accelerates the Process for Adoption of the EU General Data Protection Regulation
On April 8, 2016, the Council of the European Union will adopt its position on the General Data Protection Regulation. The adoption of the Council’s position was initially planned for a vote on April 21, 2016, during the next Justice and Home Affairs Council, but the Council of the European Union has decided to expedite the process for adoption by using the “written procedure,” which is an exceptional procedure that does not include public deliberation.
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