The EU’s International Digital Strategy an operational framework that will shape the conditions under which EU-based companies engage with global markets, regulators, and partners.
TikTok Under Heavy Scrutiny in the EU
As Commission Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen put it, “Transparency in online advertising — who pays and how audiences are targeted — is essential to safeguarding the public interest.”
Apple and Meta fined under the DMA
These landmark decisions will not only set the tone for future DMA enforcement but can also affirm the Commission’s readiness to act decisively against gatekeepers who fail to meet their regulatory responsibilities.
European Commission Launching Sanctions Helpdesk for SMEs
The EU Sanctions Helpdesk aims to support companies by offering various resources and personalised help to performing relevant due diligence checks.
A bolder, simpler, and faster EU for 2025
Europe stands at a crossroads, facing an era of profound instability and high expectations, with combined societal, financial, energy-related, and geopolitical challenges all intertwined.
The European Commission’s Latest Infringement Package
The announcement at hand concerns all 27 Member States and 11 EU Directives in the fields of environment, financial stability, financial services and capital markets union, justice, taxation, mobility and transport, with Member States now having two months to reply and complete the transpositions.
Europe’s Choice – Will We Start to Properly Compete?
On 18 July, the now-re-elected President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, unveiled comprehensive proposal and vision for her 2024-2029 tenure, titled Europe’s Choice.
European Commission publishes recommendations to combat online and offline counterfeiting
The Commission estimates that industries that “make intensive use of IP” contribute 47% of total EU GDP and nearly 40% of total employment within the Union.
OECD two-pillar global tax framework at risk
The US political climate and their upcoming elections however have complicated and potentially even killed any further progress on, at the very least, the first pillar, if not also for the second.
Europe remains a global leader in innovation, ability to commercialise lagging
On 14 February 2024, the European Commission published its 2024 Annual Single Market and Competitiveness Report. The report, following established KPIs that define competitiveness based on nine distinct drivers, aims to give a comprehensive overview of both positive and negative trends within the Single Market.
