Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

Letter to the European Commission regarding the transfers of personal data under the U.S. extraterritorial FATCA legislaton

Fabien Lehagre, the president of the Association des Américains Accidentels (AAA) announced that AAA has sent a letter to European Commission member Mr. McGrath, regarding the problems caused by FATCA. He is supported bij e.g. former MEP Sophie in’t Veld: … Lees verder

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Consultation on European repository for online political advertisements

The Commission has started a consultation [1] on a draft for an implementing regulation and annex regarding the European repository for online political advertisements [2]. According to article I(3) of the draft annex the following metadata elements will be registered: … Lees verder

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UN publication | Protecting Human Rights while Using Artificial Intelligence to Counter Terrorism

A United Nations Rapporteur [*] has published the position paper ‘Protecting Human Rights while Using Artificial Intelligence to Counter Terrorism’. His recommendations are on page 28 and further an describe the following overarching principles (pages 28/29): 1. Respect for legality … Lees verder

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Dutch Central Bank president’s speech | Awakening Europe’s Inner Animal:

The new president of the Dutch Central Bank, Olaf Sleijpen, held a speech on the future of the EU. His ideas: First of all, we need to deepen the European Single Market, by addressing cross-border barriers, introducing more harmonised rules, … Lees verder

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European Commission proposal to improve the EU single market for financial services

The Commission announced the proposal for the ‘Market integration package’, providing the following general information: Press release Communication on the package Questions and answers Factsheet: Breaking down barriers to integrate financial markets One of the elements of the proposal (press … Lees verder

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Attack on the ECHR

Nine EU-countries on 22 May this year published an open letter with criticism on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). It prompted reactions from experts, including: the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), press release of … Lees verder

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Question: Non-evaluation of FATCA agreements by Member States and protection of fundamental rights of EU citizens

In May this year a member of the European Parliament asked the following: Subject: Non-evaluation of FATCA agreements by Member States and protection of fundamental rights of EU citizens On 13 April 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) invited … Lees verder

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Bert Hubert | Attendees Microsoft conference live in the past

In November Bert Hubert attended a Microsoft conference [1]. In his article Hello Europe, Joe Biden is gone he describes that the attendees seemed to think nothing has changed in the world: most of the discussion lived in a glorious … Lees verder

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Do Dutch banks have a hidden discrimination problem?

Lelieveldt of Human Rights in Finance.EU published the article Do Dutch banks have a hidden discrimination problem? Let’s ask the Chief Legal Officer in the management board……. if there is one.

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Scientists call on the President of the European Commission to retract AI hype statement

Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) published the article Scientists call on the President of the European Commission to retract AI hype statement, with reference to the open letter [*], that can be signed by other AI experts. From the … Lees verder

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