On 19 October 2022, the EU Council declared that a political agreement had been reached with the EU Parliament on the revision of the ELTIF Regulation[1]. As a result of subsequent inter-institutional discussions aimed at refining the text of the Political Agreement[2], the EU co-legislators have now published the draft text of the agreement reached[3].
The Commission is presenting amended rules that will make the protection of industrial designs throughout the EU cheaper, quicker, and more predictable. The suggestions are in response to the Intellectual Property Action Plan,[1] which was established in November 2020 and aims to reform EU design protection legislation. It reflects calls from stakeholders, the Council, and
The European Commission proposed new guidelines[1] on 28 September that would require developers of artificial intelligence-powered software and goods to compensate victims of their creations. In 2020, the chamber had urged[2] the Commission to implement regulations to ensure victims of harmful AI can get compensation, notably requesting that creators, providers, and users of high-risk autonomous
Background Analysis Since its incorporation into the Tampere Conclusions, the issue of the admission of evidence obtained in cross-border criminal proceedings in the EU has been on the table. Article 82(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)[1] grants the European Parliament and the Council the ability to establish fundamental rules
The European Parliament has recently passed the Digital Services Act[1], a regulation that replaces and novates the previous liability regime for information society service providers, consisting of the E-commerce Directive EC Directive 2000/31[2]. This contribution will analyze the main novelties and the continuities between the old and the new regimes. Introduction 5 July represents