Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

“Shrinking space of civil society: a threat to democratic values and EU policies” | European Parliament on nonprofit in the EU

The European Parliament in the press release “Shrinking space of civil society: a threat to democratic values and EU policies” shows concern for the position of non-profit organisations. The Parliament turns a blind eye towards the fact that Europe’s legislation … Lees verder

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Human Rights Watch: “US: Slow Progress on Human Rights”

Human Rights Watch (HRW) published in January: US: Slow Progress on Human Rights.The article starts with: The administration of President Joe Biden has made slow progress protecting human rights in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today in its … Lees verder

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EuReCA | official launch of EBA’s black list of financial institutions that do not comply with AML/CFT rules well enough | EuReCA

EBA’s database with financial institutions that do not properly comply with AML/CFT rules, ‘EuReCA’, officially has been launched by the European AML/CFT supervisor of banks, the European Banking Authority (EBA), that writes: EuReCA will contain information on material weaknesses in … Lees verder

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Data protection in law enforcement – report on the Law Enforcement Directive | Europe

The European Commission has published a ‘call for evidence’ [*] regarding the assessment of the Law Enforcement Directive, read the announcement and the document. It is possible to provide feedback until 21 February 2022.   [*] Background.

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Europol scandal? EDRi and surveilance in the EU

According to dataprotection organisation EDRi the efforts of the European data protection watchdog to hold Europol accountable for its illegal data practices are torpedoed by European Parliament and the Council of Member States, read EDRi’s article of 31 January, that … Lees verder

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After many warnings… EDPS orders Europol to erase data concerning individuals with no established link to a criminal activity

Europol is already for some time under scrutiny of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), but apparently Europol has not listened. On 10 January EDPS ordered Europol to erase data concerning individuals with no established link to a criminal activity, … Lees verder

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Report on prosecution of violation of sanctions | Eurojust, Genocide Network

Eurojust [1] hosts a European network, the ‘European Network for investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes‘ (‘Genocide Network’) [2]. This network in November 2021 published an expert report on sanctions: Prosecution of sanctions (restrictive measures) … Lees verder

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Single EU access point for financial and non-financial company information

The European Commission is preparing a single EU access point for financial and non-financial company information. Currently a consultation is open – until 21 Februari 2022 – regarding a proposal for a regulation, the following documents are presented: A proposal … Lees verder

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European petitioners ask the European Parliament to launch a motion of censure against the European Commission | FATCA

A group of European petitioners calls on the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to launch a motion of censure against the European Commission. Their press release of 14 January: International  group of EU petitioners call on MEPs to launch … Lees verder

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The virtual registered office in Europe | consultation European Commission

In the European consultation I yesterday wrote about, the virtual registered office is introduced as follows: With the digitalisation of the economy and companies operating in an increasingly virtual environment, new questions/challenges also appear for traditional company law rules. These … Lees verder

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