On 21 January 2025, the Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) was adopted by the Council of the European Union. The Regulation establishes an opt-out mechanism, enabling individuals to decide whether their health data, including patien…
On 20 January 2025, the European Commission requested consultations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to address China’s royalties on European standard essential patents (SEPs). The consultations aim to challenge China’s practice of empowering i…
On 20 January 2025, the European Commission (EC) and the European Board for Digital Services announced their support for the revised industry Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online ("Code of Conduct+"), aligning it with the framewo…
On 17 January 2025, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) opened a consultation on the "Guidelines 01/2025 on Pseudonymisation", until 28 February 2025. The Guidelines aim to clarify the use and benefits of pseudonymisation for controllers and p…
On 17 January 2025, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) closes the consultation as part of its inquiry into online marketplaces and digital competition in Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania. The inquiry aims to analyse the f…
On 17 January 2025, the European Commission introduced three additional technical investigatory measures related to X’s recommender system. First, the Commission requested X to provide by 15 February 2025 detailed documentation on its recommender sy…
On 17 January 2025, the Regulation on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (DORA) is implemented. The Regulation includes security requirements to mitigate the risks arising from the digital finance sector due to the emergence of …
On 17 January 2025, the Regulation on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (DORA), including cybersecurity measures is implemented. The Regulation lays down uniform obligations regarding security, risk management, monitoring and i…
On 16 January, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted a position paper on Interplay between data protection and competition law. The document outlines the importance of fostering cooperation between personal data protection and competitio…
On 16 January 2025, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued findings from its coordinated enforcement actions focusing on the implementation of the right of access (to data) by controllers under the GDPR. As part of the 2024 Coordinated Enf…