Activity Tracker
The DPA Activity Tracker provides our latest information on developments in legislatures, judiciaries and the executive branches of G20, EU member states and Switzerland.
621 events advancing 386 policy or regulatory changes:
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Lawsuit challenging Land Hessen Commissioner's response to personal data breach at a German savings bank (TR v Land Hessen) (C-768/21)
Issued judgment in lawsuit challenging Land Hessen Commissioner's response to personal data breach at a German savings bank (TR v Land Hessen) (C-768/21)
On 26 September 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment clarifying the obligations of supervisory authorities under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the lawsuit challenging Land Hessen Commissioner for Data…
Bytedance (TikTok) lawsuit against the EU Commission regarding designation as "gatekeeper" under the Digital Markets Act (T-1077/23)
Announced Bytedance (TikTok)'s appeal against General Court ruling dismissing lawsuit against TikTok's designation as "gatekeeper" under the Digital Markets Act (T-1077/23) (Case C-627/24P)
On 26 September 2024, Bytedance brought forward an appeal against the judgment of the General Court made on 17 July 2024 in Bytedance vs Commission: Case C-627/24P. In its appeal, ByteDance (owner of TikTok) challenged the General Court's judgment, …
OECD-UN enhanced collaboration on Artificial Intelligence
Announced OECD-UN enhanced collaboration on Artificial Intelligence
On 22 September 2024, the OECD and UN have announced their enhanced collaboration on global Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance, as revealed during a meeting at the UN's Summit of the Future in New York. Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen, OECD Deputy Se…
Pact for the Future, Global Digital Compact, and Declaration on Future Generations
Adopted Pact for the Future, Global Digital Compact, and Declaration on Future Generations
On 22 September 2024, the United Nations adopted the Pact for the Future, Global Digital Compact, and Declaration on Future Generations. The Compact is an initiative which aims to foster enhanced digital cooperation across nations. The Compact focus…
NKL Associates lawsuit against the European Commission over alleged unlawful advertising transparency obligations
NKL Associates filed lawsuit against the European Commission alleging unlawful advertising transparency obligations
On 20 September 2024, NKL Associates s.r.o. filed an action before the General Court of the European Union against the European Commission. The application seeks partial annulment of Commission Decision C(2024) 4936 of 10 July 2024, which designated…
BEREC guidelines on EU Gigabit Infrastructure Act (EU 2024/1309)
Closed consultation on BEREC guidelines on EU Gigabit Infrastructure Act (EU 2024/1309)
On 20 September 2024, the the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) closes its public consultation on the guidelines for the new EU Gigabit Infrastructure Regulation (EU 2024/1309), which replaces the 2014 Broadband Cost …
Lawsuit against Booking over questions about wide and narrow parity clauses
Issued CJEU ruling in lawsuit into Booking over questions about wide and narrow parity clauses (Case C-264/23)
On 19 September 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgment regarding the compatibility of Booking.com's price parity clauses with EU competition law (Case C-264/23). The case arose from Booking.com's action seeking va…
UNESCO Regulatory Approaches for AI
Closed consultation on UNESCO policy paper on regulatory approaches for AI
On 19 September 2024, UNESCO closed its consultation on the “Consultation Paper on AI Regulation: Emerging Approaches Across the World”. In particular, the paper aims to contribute to the global discussion about whether and how to regulate the devel…
Referral procedure by EU Member States concerning the acquisition of certain assets of Inflection by Microsoft
Closed Referral procedure by EU Member States concerning the acquisition of certain assets of Inflection by Microsoft
On 18 September 2024, the European Commission acknowledged the withdrawal of referral requests by seven Member States regarding the acquisition of certain assets of Inflection AI, Inc. by Microsoft Corporation under Article 22 of the EU Merger Regul…
European Commission investigation into Qualcomm for alleged abuse of market dominance
Issued European General Court ruling upholding partially European Commission's decision relating to abuse of dominant position of Qualcomm
On 18 September 2024, the European General Court issued a ruling in the lawsuit relating to the Commission's investigatory finding regarding Qualcomm's abuse of a dominant position. The Court largely confirmed the Commission's finding, rejecting mos…