On 1 January, ground-breaking new EU rules came into force introducing a minimum effective tax rate of 15% for multinational companies with activities in EU Member States. Ground-breaking new EU rules come into effect today introducing a minimum rate of effective taxation of 15% for multinational companies active in EU Member States. The framework will […]
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European Commission designates second set of very large online platforms under Digital Services Act
The Commission adopted a second set of designation decisions under the Digital Services Act, designating 3 Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs). These are: Pornhub Stripchat XVideos The designation is the result of Commission investigations concluding that the three services fulfil the threshold of 45 million average monthly users in the EU. Today’s designations follow a first set of designation decisions of 19 […]
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European Court of Justice upholds Super League against UEFA and FIFA’s veto
The Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) are associations governed by private law having their headquarters in Switzerland. Their objective is to promote and set the framework for football at world and European levels. They adopted rules conferring on them the power to approve interclub football competitions […]
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Commission opens formal proceedings against X under the Digital Services Act
The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether X may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to risk management, content moderation, dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers. On the basis of the preliminary investigation conducted so far, including on the basis of an analysis of the risk assessment […]
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Council and Parliament reach political agreement to criminalise violation of EU sanctions
The Spanish presidency of the Council and the European Parliament concluded their negotiations for an EU law which introduces criminal offences and penalties for the violation of EU sanctions. This directive ensures that those who violate or circumvent EU sanctions will be prosecuted. This gains particular importance in the context of the Russian war of […]
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CJEU: People with disabilities can set age bracket requirements for their personal assistant.
The hiring of a personal assistant to help a disabled person in everyday life may be limited to persons within the same age range The ensuing difference of treatment on grounds of age may be justified having regard to the nature of the personal assistance services provided AP Assistenzprofis is a Germany company specialising in […]
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Council adopts a new Regulation and Directive to help digitize judicial systems
The Council paved the way for advancing the digitalisation of EU member states’ justice systems and for making them more accessible and effective. The adoption of a Regulation on the digitalisation of cross-border judicial cooperation and access to justice and of an accompanying Directive will facilitate electronic communication in the context of cross-border judicial cooperation […]
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EU will have first-ever law on artificial intelligence
Following 3-day ‘marathon’ talks, the Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the proposal on harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (AI), the so-called artificial intelligence act. The draft regulation aims to ensure that AI systems placed on the European market and used in the EU are safe and respect fundamental rights and EU values. […]
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European Commission adopts proposals to improve the passenger and traveller experience by strengthening passenger and traveller rights
The new rules will build on lessons learned, including the recent experiences of the COVID-19 crisis and the bankruptcy of the travel group Thomas Cook in 2019, which had a major impact both on travellers and on the travel market. In particular, they will clarify rules on reimbursement when flights or multimodal journeys are booked […]
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