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EU Adopts New Standards for International Data Transfers
June 30, 2021
The European Commission (EC) published its final Implementing Decision adopting new Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) for the transfer of personal data outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”), creating new steps to be followed by Businesses and organizations that collect, process, or otherwise handle any EEA personal data.
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ECtHR: Poland Denied Officials Right to Appeal
June 30, 2021
Reuters reports that the Polish government’s judicial reforms were dealt a blow when the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that the Polish justice minister infringed on the rights of two court officials when he dismissed them without letting them appeal.
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EU Summit Exposes Clash of Views on Russia
June 28, 2021
Politico reports that lines were clearly drawn between EU Countries on the subject of Russia this past weekend during the EU’s Summit, as French President Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for a new Russia policy which was rebuffed by leaders of Central and Eastern European Nations.
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ECtHR Bolsters ‘Right to be Forgotten’
June 23, 2021
The judges of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in favor of a man with historical convictions relating to a fatal road accident who requested to anonymize an article in an electronic archive, giving a boost to the ‘right to be forgotten’ in human rights law.
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TownHall: How the EU Could Force America into the ‘Great Reset’
June 22, 2021
The Great Reset’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards that were once considered voluntary, are now becoming mandatory and due to a provision in a recent European Union (EU) resolution that requiring EU companies to adopt ESG metrics, essentially every U.S. company working with the EU must comply as well.
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