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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 -

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - May 2024

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/2/2024

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

The European Parliament Adopts Position on the European Commission’s Proposal for the First Major Overhaul of the EU Medicines...

Goodwin on 4/23/2024

In April 2023, we published an alert in relation to two European Commission legislative proposals: new Regulation 2023/0131 and new Directive 2023/0132, to replace the current EU regulatory framework for all medicines...more

EU AI Act – Landmark Law on Artificial Intelligence Approved by the European Parliament

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/15/2024

The highly anticipated EU Artificial Intelligence Act is finally here! With extra-territorial reach and wide-reaching ramifications for providers, deployers, and users of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), the Artificial...more

5 Things To Know About The European Data Act

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/2/2023

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted the European Data Act on June 28 after lengthy negotiations. The Data Act creates a legal framework for a single European data market, and its key...more

European Parliament committees adopt their vision on the AI Act proposal

A&O Shearman on 5/18/2023

The European Parliament’s committees for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and for Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) adopted a report setting out the Parliament’s vision for the proposed EU...more

The “Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework” – Finally a Legally Secure Data Transfer to the United States?

Littler on 5/17/2023

Since the European Court of Justice (ECJ) declared the “Safe Harbour” agreement—which had permitted U.S. companies to comply with EU restrictions on the transfer of personal data outside the EU—invalid in October 2015,...more

EU Extends Travel Rule to Crypto-Assets

Jones Day on 7/8/2022

On June 29, 2022, the European Parliament, the Commission, and the Council reached a provisional agreement on the European Union proposal to update Regulation 2015/847 on information accompanying the transfer of funds ("TFR")...more

European Parliament Committee Meeting Provides Insight into the Future of EU-US Personal Data Flows

Alston & Bird on 9/8/2020

On September 3, 2020, The EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (the LIBE Committee), met to discuss the future of future of EU-US personal data flows following the Schrems II decision. In...more

European Union Parliament Releases Guidelines on Ethics in Artificial Intelligence

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 9/26/2019

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

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - August 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/5/2019

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Parliament's report on whether and how the use of blockchain technology can comply with the General Data Protection Regulation, as well as...more

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Fall 2018

Fenwick & West LLP on 10/31/2018

In This Issue - Gender Diversity in Patenting: Current Landscape and Recommendations - The gender gap in patenting is a current challenge that companies face. While this issue seems pervasive, companies and lawyers can...more

European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Distributed Ledger Technologies

A&O Shearman on 10/17/2018

The European Parliament has adopted a non-legislative resolution entitled "distributed ledger technologies and blockchains: building trust with disintermediation." Of particular relevance to the financial services sector, the...more

GDPR Compliance Collides with U.S. Law at Supreme Court

Fisher Phillips on 3/8/2018

The EU’s General Data Protective Regulation (“GDPR”) has been a popular topic of late. Fisher Phillips’ Employment Privacy Blog has covered the evolution of this regulation, starting with the roll back of the previous “safe...more

10 EU Competition & Regulatory Trends to Watch for in 2018

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/24/2018

Introduction - Our “trends for 2018” are only a selection of interesting developments to watch for in 2018. Within the political and legislative cycle of the European Union, 2018 promises to be an eventful year, given...more

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