The Council reached an agreement on the nature restoration law. The proposal aims to put in place recovery measures that will cover at least 20 % of the EU’s land and 20 % sea areas by 2030, and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050. The general approach will serve as a mandate for […]
EU is one step closer to first Artificial Intelligence rules
To ensure a human-centric and ethical development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Europe, MEPs endorsed new transparency and risk-management rules for AI systems. On Thursday, the Internal Market Committee and the Civil Liberties Committee adopted a draft negotiating mandate on the first ever rules for Artificial Intelligence with 84 votes in favour, 7 against and […]
Eurojust assists in the arrest of 132 members of the ‘Ndrangheta mafia
132 members of one of the most prominent criminal networks in the world were apprehended during an action day that was carried out by ten nations. Authorities from Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Romania, Brazil, and Panama conducted raids at several sites and confiscated a number of businesses early on May 3. On-the-ground […]
European Parliament approves Europe’s first ever rules on crypto-assets
Parliament endorsed the first EU rules to trace crypto-asset transfers, prevent money laundering, as well as common rules on supervision and customer protection. On Thursday, MEPs approved with 529 votes in favour to 29 against and 14 abstentions, the first piece of EU legislation for tracing transfers of crypto-assets like bitcoins and electronic money tokens. The text […]
European Commission publishes April infringement proceedings package for Spain
In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission takes legal action against Member States that have failed to comply with their obligations under EU law. These decisions, which cover various sectors and policy areas of the European Union, are designed to ensure that EU law is correctly applied for the benefit of citizens […]
The European Commission adopts a proposal for a law to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities in the EU
On 18 April, the Commission adopted a proposal for an EU law on a Cybersolidarity Act to strengthen the EU’s cybersecurity capabilities. This involves supporting the detection and understanding of cyber security threats and incidents, boosting the preparedness of key units and strengthening the common and coordinated crisis management and response capabilities of […]
The CJEU concludes that purchasers of cars affected by “dieselgate” will be entitled to compensation.
The purchaser of a vehicle equipped with an unlawful defeat device has a right to compensation from the car manufacturer where that device has caused damage to that purchaser. The judgment of the Court of Justice in case C-100/21 deals with the liability of manufacturers of vehicles fitted with defeat devices. The proceedings are initiated […]
Congress votes on the Senate’s amendments to the Securities Market reform to adapt it to European Law
The proposal amends several European directives and amends the existing Securities Markets and Investment Services Acts. The Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies will vote tomorrow on the 8 amendments proposed by the Senate to the Securities Market and Investment Services Law, which aims to reform the securities market, services and investment activities in Spain […]
European Parliament wants stricter rules and penalties in new law on political advertising
On Thursday, the plenary backed several changes to the political advertising bill to ensure more transparent elections and smooth referendums. Parliament voted by 433 votes to 61, with 110 abstentions, on the negotiating mandate proposed by the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee. The plenary’s approval allowed rapporteur Sandro Gozi (Renew, France) to begin talks […]