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TRANSATLANTIC NEWS

24 Nov

Chapter News

EU consumers will soon be able to defend their rights collectively

Consumers to be better protected against domestic and cross-border “mass harm” Safeguards against abusive lawsuits by using “loser pays principle” Designated consumer organisations to launch actions on behalf of consumers Parliament today endorsed a new law that will allow groups of consumers to join forces and launch collective action in the EU. The new rules introduce a harmonised model for representative action in all member states that guarantees consumers are well protected against mass harm, while ensuring appropriate safeguards to...

24 Nov

Chapter News

Working group on euro risk-free rates launches two public consultations on fallbacks to EURIBOR

Various fallback rates proposed, based upon the euro short-term rate (€STR) Potential events described that could trigger fallbacks Stakeholders asked to provide their views by 15 January 2021 The working group on euro risk-free rates has today released two public consultations on the topic of fallback rates to EURIBOR. Fallback rates are rates that can be relied upon in case of an unavailability of the main rate. In one consultation, stakeholders are invited to provide their views on fallback...

23 Nov

Chapter News

G20 summit, 21-22 November 2020

Main results At a virtual summit hosted by Saudi Arabia, the G20 leaders expressed their strong commitment to coordinated global action, solidarity, and multilateral cooperation. They committed to working together to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, restore growth and jobs, and build a more inclusive, sustainable and resilient future. Charles Michel, President of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, represented the EU at the two-day event. At the end of the summit, the G20 leaders adopted a declaration: G20 Riyadh Declaration President Michel...

23 Nov

Chapter News

EU Leaders Talk to President-elect Joe Biden

On Monday, November 23, 2020, EU Leaders spoke to President-elect Joe Biden over the phone. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on his victory. President von der Leyen said that his election as the next President of the United States would be a new beginning for the EU-US global partnership, and commented that a strong European Union and a strong United States working together can shape the global agenda based on cooperation, multilateralism, solidarity, and...

20 Nov

Chapter News

OECD publishes report on tax administrations’ policies and practices to enhance gender balance

November 17, 2020 | The OECD Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) has today published a report on Advancing Gender Balance in the Workforce: A Collective Responsibility. This report, developed by the FTA's Gender Balance Network, sets out a range of policies and practices undertaken by tax administrations and their national governments to advance gender balance in the workforce. This report highlights innovative approaches, legislative options, flexible workplace initiatives and leadership practices adopted by FTA members in order to assist administrations in their...

19 Nov

Chapter News

Boosting Offshore Renewable Energy for a Climate Neutral Europe

To help meet the EU's goal of climate neutrality by 2050, the European Commission today presents the EU Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy. The Strategy proposes to increase Europe's offshore wind capacity from its current level of 12 GW to at least 60 GW by 2030 and to 300 GW by 2050. The Commission aims to complement this with 40 GW of ocean energy and other emerging technologies such as floating wind and solar by 2050. This ambitious growth will be based on the vast potential across all...

UPCOMING EACC EVENTS

03 Dec

Transatlantic Trade Update: Trade Post-COVID19 – What’s New?

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Join us for a Look Ahead for Trans-Atlantic trade, how it is affected by COVID-19 and how EU-U.S. Trade may change after the Pandemic resolves, with the new US Administration and with Brexit only weeks away.

08 Dec

Commercial Real Estate in 2021 and Beyond

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

The economic shutdown resulting from the pandemic is casting a long shadow on Commercial Real Estate across the country and across Europe. Our panel of two Real Estate Heavy Weights will provide a data-packed update us on the developments in the Retail, Office markets and the effects on the corporate bond markets. ● Who survived and why, what lessons have we learned? ● Where are the opportunities in 2021. Our panelists will cover lodging and retail as well as the office markets across the US and Europe and update us on the leveraged loans and corporate bond market.

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PARTNER EVENTS

02 Dec

Webinar | CPRA – The Expansion of Consumer Privacy Protections

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

California voters passed Proposition 24 during the 2020 general election to adopt the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), which will amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) in several ways intended to enhance consumer privacy protections. This webinar is hosted by Troutman Pepper.

03 Dec

Webinar | Navigating the Fast-Moving GDPR Data Transfers Landscape – The Schrems II Ruling: Brexit and International Data Transfers

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

The Wilson Sonsini Privacy and Cyber Security team is organizing a series of webinars to address data transfer issues, given the business impact and legal uncertainty resulting from the Schrems II ruling. The series - Navigating the fast-moving GDPR data transfers landscape - will offer practical tips and insights on how to address data transfers restrictions and provide the latest developments in this fast moving area.

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MEMBER NEWS

25 Nov

Member News

Hippo | Head-mounted Displays & Smart Glasses in Healthcare

With the global COVID-19 pandemic forcing healthcare systems around the world to reimagine how healthcare can be delivered remotely and safely, we have seen a rapid proliferation of telehealth and virtual care solutions. In reality, COVID-19 has provided a long-awaited and much-anticipated tipping point for the virtual care industry, which promises to continue to grow exponentially long after the crisis has passed. Indeed, many are hoping that far from being a temporary workaround, the transition to Virtual Care could...

23 Nov

Member News

GL Events | Climate Finance Day event at Palais Brongniart

Placed under the High Patronage of Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic and under the Patronage of the French Minister for the Economy, Finance and Recovery, the Climate Finance Day, organized by Finance for Tomorrow on October 29th at the Palais Brongniart gathered more than 1200 participants ( 180 onsite, and 1100 online) and brought together speakers from all backgrounds to discuss solutions for a more sustainable recovery. This 6th edition also confirmed the catalyst role of...

23 Nov

Member News

Citi | Closing the Racial Inequality Gap: The Economic Cost of Black Inequality in the U.S.

Opening remarks by Raymond J McGuire, Vice Chairman, Citi Chairman, Banking, Capital Markets, Advisory | In his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” Today, more than at any time since Dr. King’s assassination, we are bearing witness to the grave injustices affecting our fellow citizens. Black, Latinx, and Native Americans have been hospitalized...

23 Nov

Member News

IPTI | Update on U.S. & European Property Tax Issues: November 2020

The EACC, in partnership with the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI), wants to keep its members up to date with the latest developments in property taxes in the USA and Europe. IPTI has put together a selection of brief reports from articles contained in IPTI Xtracts which can be found on its website (www.ipti.org). USA New York: 'This Will Be A Battle’: Landlords Prepare For Property Tax Fights As Values Slide Owners of New York City real estate, whose taxes make up...

20 Nov

Member News

UBP Investment Advisors SA Update: Investment Outlook November 2020

The global economy accelerated during the summer months after the virtual halt of economic activity in Q2/2020. During the third quarter, consumer sentiment brightened, household spending increased, and Purchasing Manager Indices (PMIs) in the manufacturing and services sector rose above 50 indicating the economic expansion should continue in the coming months. The beginning of the fourth quarter seems to be going well although October flare-ups in COVID-19 cases in Europe and the US are beginning to influence economic sentiment. Meanwhile,...

20 Nov

Member News

Keeping a safe distance: EIB financing helps KINEXON to push COVID-19 app and internet of things technology

The risk of COVID-19 transmission falls as physical distance between people increases. Innovative approaches to contact tracing help keeping a safe distance, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) supports that innovation. The EU bank and KINEXON, a Munich-based global technology leader that develops hardware and software solutions, have signed a €15 million venture debt loan to promote KINEXON’s real-time localisation technology, which enables objects or people to interact in a smarter, more efficient way using the internet of things...