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FTC | Back to Business #2: Slamming the office door on B2B COVID scams

You have to say this about scammers: They’re up on current events. As early as February 2020, con artists were already using the coronavirus as a hook for swindles and scams and the FTC was sounding an alert for consumers. It didn’t take long before scammers targeted businesses, too. Now that many companies are returning to an in-person workplace, some fraudsters will try to take advantage of the transition. As you get back to business, keep your guard up against these...

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UN Security Council: Speech by the HR/VP Josep Borrell

Check against delivery! Ambassadors, ladies and gentlemen, 1.  The 2021 geopolitical landscape I am pleased to speak to you today about the role of the EU on the maintenance of international peace and security. We live in a world where the demand for multilateral solutions is greater than the supply. We see more divisions, more free-riding and more distrust than the world can afford. Rules-based multilateralism is a term that’s perhaps well understood at the UN and in Brussels. Maybe it is not a simple,...

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RSM | June 2021 – Your Global Summary of IFRS News and Developments

RSM World of IFRS summarises key matters arising from recent IASB discussions and decisions, highlights RSM thought leadership from around the world, and addresses an IFRS application question each month. Latest matters from the international accounting standards board (IASB) The following is a summarised update of key matters arising from the discussions and decisions taken by the IASB at its remote meetings from January to May 2021: The full update, as published by the IASB, can be found here. Maintenance and consistent application BUSINESS COMBINATIONS...

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Via | How to make autonomous transportation useful

Learning from real-world examples, we’ll show you how to leapfrog to a new TransitTech paradigm while solving for real public transportation needs. If you pull up the citywide public transit app in Arlington, Texas, you’ll find yourself with two options: On-demand microtransit vehicle, or on-demand self-driving vehicle. Under the leadership of Mayor Jeff Williams, this city of 400,000 (located about 20 miles west of Dallas) is at the forefront of making technology a useful part of its public transportation. WATCH: How to integrate AVs with...

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FTC | Back to business #1: Where’s your data?

As many companies shift to an in-person workplace, you and your employees face the opportunities and challenges of the new new normal. Today is the first in a five-part Back to Business blog series to help ease the transition back to the office, including steps you can take to reduce the risk that COVID scammers, data thieves, and financial fraudsters will follow you there. One consideration for companies: assuring you’re in control of sensitive information. Here are some tips on maintaining appropriate data...

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CILcare | CILcare and Knotus partner to accelerate the development of novel therapies to prevent and treat ear disorders in Korea and Asian market

Montpellier & Seoul, June 8th, 2021 | CILcare, the world’s leading CRO dedicated to ear disorders, and Knotus, a leading Korean non-clinical CRO, announced today that they have entered into a strategic partnership that aims at accelerating the development of therapeutics to prevent and treat hearing disorders. CILcare and Knotus will be working together to propose to pharmaceutical, veterinary, nutraceutical and medical devices industries CILcare’s cutting-edge R&D services to support safety and efficacy evidence of their products on auditory functions. Hearing...

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Portolano Cavallo | EU Regulations on Medical Devices and the GDPR: First Step Forward a Necessary Coordination

This article is part of Portolano Cavallo’s “INFORM@LifeSciences” Newsletter. Click here to subscribe | In the wake of application of the European medical device regulation (EU Regulation No. 745 of 2017), occurred on May 26, Italy is taking its first steps toward adjusting its national regulatory framework. As a result, the European delegation law of 2021, published in the Italian official journal on April 23, includes an entire section (Art. 15) on the future regulatory framework applicable to medical devices, providing the government...

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IPTI | Update on U.S. & European Property Tax Issues: June 2021

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: NYC tax reform group demands feds step in to fix broken city tax system The group that’s pressed New York City to reform its complicated...

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G7 summit, Cornwall, UK, 11-13 June 202

Main results Charles Michel, President of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, represented the EU at this year’s G7 summit hosted in Carbis Bay, Cornwall. During the three-day meeting the G7 leaders discussed a wide range of pressing topics, including COVID-19, pandemic preparedness and economic recovery; geopolitical challenges and foreign affairs; trade and development; promoting open societies and democratic values; and fighting climate change and protecting the environment. The summit took place under the UK...

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EU Commission and industry invest €22 billion in new European Partnerships to deliver solutions to major societal challenges

Today, the Commission launched 11 new European Partnerships together with industry, to boost investments in research and innovation and to overcome major climate and sustainability challenges, towards making Europe the first climate neutral economy and delivering on the European Green Deal. In line with the goals of the ‘twin' green and digital transition, the Partnerships will also deliver on the EU's digital ambitions for the next decade, Europe's Digital Decade. They will receive over €8 billion from Horizon Europe, the new EU...

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