In a new column in Europe.Table, CEP Director Henning Vöpel writes about what concrete effects new regulatory interventions at the EU level will have on companies – and makes recommendations for action. This first installment, with co-author Stephan Biallas, Senior Partner at EY, focuses on the Data Act.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Governments are suspending their dispute over the reform of the new EU fiscal regulations for the time being. This is revealed in a draft of the conclusions of the ministers of finance meeting, which is available to Table.Media. This indicates that the regular summit on 23/24 March will not be burdened by the disagreements over the realignment of the debt rules, which are particularly intense between the EU Commission and the German government.
By Max Mustermann
Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson wants to obligate providers of online and telecommunication services to screen content for possible depictions of child sexual abuse (CSAM). It was clear from the start that the plan would be controversial – but harsh criticism is now also coming from unexpected sides.
By Falk Steiner
The efforts to keep industries critical for the Green Deal in Europe continue: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are negotiating with US President Joe Biden again and again these days. What the Commission wants to do itself will soon be set out in the Net Zero Industry Act, of which a first draft is now available.
By Markus Grabitz