Governments support stripped-down corporate due diligence law
After weeks of uncertainty, new EU rules on sustainable supply chains seem likely to pass into law. ADVERTISEMENT EU member states on Friday (15 March) have voted in favour of … Read More
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Lawmakers approve AI Act with overwhelming majority
Lawmakers in the European Parliament today (13 March) approved the AI Act, rules aimed at regulating AI systems according to a risk-based approach. ADVERTISEMENT Lawmakers in the European Parliament today … Read More
Euro finance ministers call for relaunch of bank securitisation
The complex lending instruments that caused the 2008 crisis top a wishlist of financial reforms. ADVERTISEMENT Euro area ministers on Monday (11 March) agreed a wishlist of financial reforms – … Read More
Last scramble for Health Data Space, Newsletter
Key diary dates ADVERTISEMENT Monday 11 March:European Buildings Performance Directive‘s final agreement debate in the European Parliament‘s plenary in Strasbourg, vote due on Tuesday March 12, expected to have the … Read More
European finance ministers back Georgieva for second IMF term
The international organisation’s Managing Director had faced competition from the likes of Ireland’s Paschal Donohoe after a scandal involving Chinese business rankings. ADVERTISEMENT EU finance ministers today (12 March) agreed … Read More
Deal on platform workers, after previous agreement fell apart
The agreed text strikes a balance between respecting national labour law and ensuring minimum standards of protection, the council said. ADVERTISEMENT EU member states and lawmakers today (11 March) provisionally … Read More
Exclusive: Governments mull last-chance bid for stripped-down corporate diligence law
A new draft circulated to Member States seek to rescue landmark sustainability legislation as elections loom. ADVERTISEMENT Negotiators are seeking a last-ditch compromise on new EU corporate supply-chain rules, as … Read More
Ministers agree to extend gas saving policy through 2024
With no end in sight to president Putin’s war on Ukraine, European energy ministers have agreed to extend for a second year voluntary measures to keep natural gas demand across … Read More
Von der Leyen sets out modest defence strategy as she bids for second term
The new plans won’t see direct weapon purchases, nor offer lavish funding previously promised by officials. ADVERTISEMENT The European Commission today unveiled a new defence industrial strategy as Commission President … Read More
Newsletter: DMA compliance day puts law to proof
Newsletter: This week’s key events, focusing on tech giant gatekeepers’ compliance under the DMA, presented by policy editor Jeremy Fleming-Jones Key diary dates ADVERTISEMENT • Monday 4 March: Packaging and … Read More
