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EU Policy Update - October 2019
2019-11-07 EU Policy UpdatesIn a nutshell: The European Parliament is still working on its position on the e-Evidence package, while the upcoming Commissioner for Justice promises to prioritise EU internal discussions over the Transatlantic deal on the same matter. Europol issued its annual Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment report. The European Commission found inconsistencies with identifying the “operators of essential services” under the NIS Directive, including the diverging methodology within the TLD sector. The European Parliament adopted a resolution on electoral interference and disinformation. Member States submitted their comments on the challenges with the GDPR implementation. The European Data Protection Board issued guidelines on Article 6 of the GDPR in the context of online services. The European Court of Justice issued its rulings in the case of Google and its obligation to respect the ‘right to be forgotten’, and in the case of Facebook which can be ordered to monitor and remove identical and ‘equivalent’ illegal content worldwide in order to comply with the national court order.
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EU Policy Update - September 2019
2019-10-07 EU Policy UpdatesIn a nutshell: The EU and the US began formal negotiations on an EU-US agreement on e-evidence. The European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs voted for starting negotiations with the EU Council on the proposal for a Regulation on the prevention of terrorist content online. The new Executive Director of ENISA spoke about the future course of the EU cybersecurity agency, while Security Commissioner Julian King outlined plans for the future EU (cyber)security policy during the hearings with the European Parliament. President-elect of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen presented her team in the European Commission that starts its work on 1 November.
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EU Policy Update – Summer 2019
2019-09-09 EU Policy UpdatesIn a nutshell: On 2 July, the 9th legislature of the European Parliament was officially constituted, with the new MEPs taking their seats. The European Parliament elected the President of the European Commission, who will lead the work of the Commission for the next five years starting from 1 November 2019. The European Data Protection Board, together with the European Data Protection Supervisor issued their joint assessment on the US CLOUD Act and its impact on the EU. The European Commission outlined its future plans for cybersecurity certification under the EU Cybersecurity Act that entered into force on 27 June 2019. The European Commission published its study on the legal framework of notice-and-action procedures within Member States that was conducted last year. A new study for the European Parliament on challenges between blockchain technologies and GDPR was published. The European Court of Justice delivered a judgment on the notion of joint controllership under EU data protection legislation.
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EU Policy Update - June 2019
2019-07-05 EU Policy UpdatesIn a nutshell: From 1 July, Finland took over the presidency in the EU Council. The strategic agenda for 2019-2024 was adopted at the EU Summit, while telecom ministers in the EU Council put forward their conclusions regarding the future of digital Europe. The European Court of Justice delivered rulings on the nature of services offered by Skype and Gmail, while the Advocate General issued their opinion in the case of Facebook and whether the removal of content online should apply globally.
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EU Policy Update - May 2019
2019-06-13 EU Policy UpdatesIn a nutshell: the EU has elected a new European Parliament. The EU Council has approved the European Commission's mandate to start negotiations for a transatlantic deal on e-Evidence and adopted a framework concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the EU. The European Commission has made policy recommendations regarding the Strategic Agenda for the following 5 years. ePrivacy negotiations revealed possible EU plans for data retention legislation.
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