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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - July 2024

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To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

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EU Council Approves Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

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On 15 March 2024, the European Council approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD” or “Directive”). If approved by the European Parliament and entered into force, the CSDDD will require large EU and...more

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European Parliament and Council Reach Political Agreement on Right to Repair Directive

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The directive aims to reduce waste and bolster the repair sector. On 2 February 2024, the European Parliament (Parliament) and European Council (Council) reached a provisional deal on a directive promoting the repair of...more

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Almost there: The European Parliament passes the EU Data Act, with new rules for data access, switching cloud providers and...

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On November 9, 2023, the European Parliament adopted the EU Data Act, a new regulation providing harmonized rules on access to data, switching cloud providers and interoperability requirements across the EU. It is widely...more

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EU AI Act: The World’s First Comprehensive AI Regulation Is About to Be Finalized – What It Entails and What It Means for...

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Draft AI Act – What Happened So Far: Back in April 2021, the European Commission provided a draft regulation laying down harmonized rules on artificial intelligence (AI Act) aimed at safeguarding fundamental EU rights and...more

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European Parliament Adopts Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive Amendments

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On June 1, 2023, the European Parliament adopted amendments to the corporate sustainability due diligence regulation and amending directive. Under the amendments, large companies operating in the EU would be required to...more

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The AI Act Progresses Ahead With Approval of Key European Parliament Committees

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On 11 May 2023, the European Parliament Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) committees voted by a large majority to adopt a compromise position on the draft text...more

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Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence in the EU: Latest Updates and What to Expect Next

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A European legislative initiative aimed at requiring companies to undertake human rights and environmental due diligence is gradually but steadily making its way through the EU institutions. Previously, on March 10, 2021, the...more

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European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - March 2023

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To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

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CSRD Update: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) adopted

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In November 2022, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) was adopted by the EU Parliament (Parliament) and approved by the European Council (EC). It has thus taken the last hurdle in the legislative process...more

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European Parliament Adopts Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

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From 2024 at the earliest, more European and global companies will need to disclose their ESG activities in greater detail. On 10 November 2022, the European Parliament adopted a final version of the Corporate...more

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EU Mandatory Environmental and Human Rights Due Diligence Law – What You Need To Know

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On Wednesday, March 10th, the European Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority for the adoption of a binding EU law that requires companies to conduct environmental and human rights due diligence along their full value...more

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EU Parliament Allows Consumers to Pursue EU Wide Collective Actions

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The EU Parliament has approved the EU Council’s position on representative actions. By doing so, it has paved the way for consumers in Europe to be able to sue companies collectively....more

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European Union reaches agreement to boost its trade retaliatory powers

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The European Parliament, the European Commission, and the Council of the European Union (EU) reached an agreement on a revised Trade Enforcement Regulation to strengthen the protection of the EU trade interests in World Trade...more

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Special Report - 2019 IP Law Year in Review – European Issues

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The last year of the 2010s has been prolific in terms of important new pieces of legislation and case law within the European Union, and in France and Germany in particular. Indeed, the European Parliament and the EU Council...more

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European Union Parliament Releases Guidelines on Ethics in Artificial Intelligence

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On September 19, 2019, the European Parliament Research Service (EPRS) released a paper, European Union (EU) Guidelines on Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (AI): Context and Implementation (“Paper”), to shed light on the...more

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European Parliament Approves Controversial EU Copyright Directive

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The European Parliament plenary voted 348 to 274 on March 26 to approve the Directive on Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market (Copyright Directive). Originally proposed in September 2016, the current text...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2018

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In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine California's new sweeping privacy law, two U.S. agencies' report on "botnet" threats and the European Parliament's call to suspend the Privacy Shield....more

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