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NewsFrom conflict to consensus: the combative journey of the EU budget
As many readers may recall, the EU budget for the period 2021 – 2027 was provisionally agreed between the 27 EU leaders at the European Council summit held on 21 July 2020.
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EU reaches agreement on the mandatory Transparency Register
On 15 December, the Council, Commisssion and Parliament reached a final political agreement on the mandatory Transparency Register. During the press conference, the representatives of the three institutions, Katarina Barley, Vice-President of the European Parliament, Danuta Huebner, Michael Roth, German Presidency and Vera Jourova, Vice-President of the European Commission in ...
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Commission announces Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act
Source: EC - Audiovisual Service (c) European Union, 2020 Read-out of the weekly meeting of the von der Leyen Commission by Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, and Thierry Breton, European Commissioner, on the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act On 15 ...
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Commission publishes its proposal for revised standard contractual clauses (SCCs)
On 12 November, the Commission published its proposal for revised set of standard contractual clauses (SCCs). The SCCs are one of the safeguards for transfers of personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The proposal is open for consultation until 10 ...
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European Data Protection Board adopts recommendations on supplementary measures following Schrems II judgment
In early November, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published two sets of recommendations: Recommendations on measures that supplement transfer tools to ensure compliance with the EU level of protection of personal data; and Recommendations on the European Essential Guarantees for surveillance measures. Both documents intend to address the requirements ...
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European Council adopts conclusions on digitalisation to improve access to justice
On 13th October, The Council adopted conclusions on seizing the opportunities of digitalisation for access to justice (see press release here). In summary, the conclusions recognise that digital transformation continues to profoundly change people’s lives and that judicial systems, as a central pillar of the rule of law, must align ...
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European Parliament moves closer to reforming EU copyright rules
On Wednesday 20 June, the European Parliament moved one step closer to adopting a directive on the reform of EU copyright rules. The Commission proposal was seen by many as a key file in the completion of the so-called digital single market.
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It is time for Europe to solve the issue of dual quality of products
Olga Sehnalová MEP gives her persective on past developments and the future work that needs to be done to protect consumers from the problem dual quality of food products across the European Union.
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CCBE comments on the proposed Directive regarding collective redress
On 18 May, the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) issued a set of preliminary comments on the recently published proposal from the Commission for a Directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers.
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Letters to a (list of) small island (s)
The catalyst for the creation of the black list was the visibility of ‘tax havens’ and offshore schemes created by the Panama Papers scandal, investigated by the European Parliament enquiry committee. However, the acceleration of agreement between the European Parliament and Commission leading to the publication of the list must ...
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Commissioner Moscovici and the EU’s fight against tax evasion/avoidance: the digital tax and the CCCTB
The subject of fair taxation has dominated the political agenda in Europe since 2014, with the EU Commission taking high profile legislative and enforcement action in the area in the intervening years. Although a select number of competition and state aid decisions (for example that of Apple) dominated global headlines, ...
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Parliament votes on the proposal for a Council Directive on exchange of information in the field of taxation
The directive was adopted by the European Parliament in March 2018, however, the Parliament’s vote on the proposed amendments may only have a limited impact on the final text to be adopted by the Member States, as the Council (Member States) is not bound by these recommendations.
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Proposal for a Council directive on a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) and a Common Corporate Tax Base (CCTB)
The objective of this re-launched project is to strengthen the internal market by making it easier and cheaper for companies to operate cross-border in the EU, increase the transparency of corporate taxation and counter corporate aggressive tax planning. The proposals follow a European Parliament resolution on tax rulings and other ...
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