Law & Justice

EU's JHA agencies put Focus on Digitalisation

November 23, 2020

The EU’s Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies came together for a virtual annual meeting, chaired by Eurojust, where they had a first exchange on Artificial Intelligence and digital capacity building and agreed to explore avenues for closer cooperation in order to shape the digital future of law enforcement, border management, and justice.
Daisley: President Macron is not Attacking Islam

November 09, 2020

After the recent Terror attacks in France, Stephen Daisley writes in The Spectator that President Macron is not ‘attacking Islam’ with his newly proposed law against foreign influence, but is protecting the county from extremist islamic ideology, which targets young minds in the secular republic, especially Muslim.
Huawei Challenges 5G Bans in Poland and Romania

November 02, 2020

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has sent a letter of complaint to top European lawmakers accusing Poland and Romania, who have put a ban on 5G technology, of violating EU law, potentially leading to court battles over new telecom security policies.
The EU has Sanctioned Six Senior Russians Over the Poisoning of Navalny

October 19, 2020

The European Union has sanctioned six senior Russians over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny after laboratories in Germany, France and Sweden confirmed that Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent that requires presidential authority.
Politico: Poland and Hungary to Set Up Rule of Law Institute to Challenge Brussels

September 29, 2020

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau announced at a joint press conference a plan to create a new institute to assess how the rule of law is being upheld across the EU, arguing the need to ensure their countries are not treated unfairly under what they describe as Brussels' "double standards."
Business Insider: The EU may Force Facebook to Stop Transatlantic Data Transfers

September 14, 2020

According to Ireland's Data Protection Commission, Facebook's main mechanism to transfer data from the EU to the US may conflict with EU privacy laws, raising concerns that EU citizens privacy rights would not be respected.
MSN: Facebook Accused of Attempting to Undermine Online Regulation Efforts

August 26, 2020

United Kingdom transparency advocates are accusing Facebook of hiring a team of lobbyists to fight recent government attempts to improve the monitoring and regulation of online speech, including former government officials who worked on policies relating to the oversight and taxation of online technology platforms.
Ekins: It's Time to Rein in the UK Supreme Court

August 05, 2020

Oxford legal scholar Richard Ekins has expressed support for the creation of a group of UK barristers and academic lawyers, led by Lord Fauks QC, former minister of state for justice, to examine the practice of judicial review and claims of judicial overreach by the UK Supreme Court.
Reuters: EU Sanctions Russian intelligence, North Korean, Chinese Firms Over Alleged Cyberattacks

August 04, 2020

The European Union has imposed its first sanctions related to cybercrime, including those relating to cyberattacks conducted by the Russian military intelligence service against several European companies and Ukraine's power grid in 2015 and 2016, cyberattacks conducted by the Lazarus Group with the alleged support of the North Korean company, Chosun Expo, and cyberattacks allegedly supported by the Chinese firm, Haitai Technology Development.
Apple Wins EU Court Battle Over $15 Billion Irish Tax Bill

July 15, 2020

Tech giant Apple won a court battle with the EU over a disputed €13 billion ($15 billion) Irish tax bill, with the General Court of the European Union not finding sufficient evidence that Apple's businesses in Ireland were granted unfair tax advantages.