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Significant Expansion of Corporate Sustainability Reporting for Companies Active in the EU
March 15, 2023
Since coming into full force in January 2023, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) has significantly expanded the existing EU regime for non-financial disclosure requirements currently governed by the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), requiring large public and private companies with activities in the EU (including U.S. entities) to report on how their business model affects their sustainability, and on how external sustainability factors influence their activities.
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Biden splits EU’s top ranks over China
March 15, 2023
As pressure mounts from U.S. President Joe Biden to take a more aggressive stance towards China, a split is emerging amongst European Union leaders over the bloc’s policy towards Beijing with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen siding with Washington, while Council chief Charles Michel wants to avoid confrontation.
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UK Set to Unveil Hardline Migration Bill that May Push « Boundaries of International Law »
March 08, 2023
The UK Government plans to unveil new hardline legislation that places a duty on the Home Secretary to remove anyone who enters the UK by crossing the Channel in a small boat to a safe country, which, according to Suella Braverman, « pushes the boundaries of international law ».
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EU Commission, Council of EU and EU Parliament Ban TikTok over Security Concerns
March 01, 2023
Following the recent TikTok ban in the European Commission and Council of EU, The European Parliament has now banned the use of the social media app on staff devices and strongly recommend that MEPs delete it from their personal phones over increasing security concerns with China.
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Legislation Preventing Parents Sharing Child’s Image Online Passes the French Assembly
March 01, 2023
France continues to aim to protect children online, this time, from their Parents oversharing photos on social media with a new draft legislation that has just received the green light from the National Assembly that will limit the amount of photos and the types of photos parents may share of their children online.