12 Mar
Member News, News

Biometric Data: Convenient or Cause for Concern?

Thompson Hine - As technology continues to enable us to create ways to accomplish tasks faster and more accurately, the workplace continues to become more complex and complicated for employers to navigate. The use of biometric data for security and identity verification is becoming more commonplace by the day. However, the use of biometric data also is raising a host of concerns for employers, ranging from privacy and security issues to litigation exposure. What Is Biometric Data? Biometric data is any data...

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12 Mar
Chapter News

Breaking down barriers to cross-border investments and accelerating delivery

The European Commission took today a major step towards the development of a Capital Markets Union by promoting alternative sources of financing and removing barriers to cross-border investments. While the Capital Markets Union will benefit all Member States, it will particularly strengthen the Economic and Monetary Union by promoting private risk-sharing. Building on progress already achieved since the launch of the Capital Markets Union in 2015, today's proposals will boost the cross-border market for investment funds, promote the EU market...

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09 Mar
Brexit News, Chapter News

Brexit: Parliament to set out its vision for future EU-UK relations

Parliament’s political leadership has endorsed a draft resolution laying out a possible framework for future EU-UK relations after Brexit. An association agreement between the EU and the UK could provide an appropriate framework for the future relationship, says a draft resolution endorsed by the Conference of Presidents (EP President and political group leaders). This relationship could be based on four pillars: trade and economic relations, foreign policy, internal security and thematic cooperation, for example on cross-border research and innovation projects....

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09 Mar
Brexit News, Member News, News

Key Events in Europe, week of 5 March 2018

Vulcan Consulting -   Brexit: Brussels deals blow to UK’s post-Brexit trade vision   The European Commission has delivered a firm rebuff to London’s expectations for its future trade relationship with the EU, indicating that a Canada-style trade agreement is the only option available. The British Prime Minister had outlined her vision of an ‘’ambitious but practical’’ relationship with the EU in her Mansion House speech last week. In it, Ms. May acknowledged that the UK would enjoy less access to the...

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09 Mar
Member News, News

The Top 3 Tech Trends of 2018

Mason Hayes - Businesses wanting to stay relevant and ahead of the curve need to keep an eye on evolving tech trends. Advancement in technology and an evolving legal climate in 2018 will be an interesting challenge for today’s business world. Augmented Reality (AR) Currently seen in gaming applications such as Pokémon Go, AR entertainment will mature during the coming year. However, AR is also likely to impact consumer experiences in industries such as food, automotive and digital marketing. AR combines the...

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07 Mar
Member News, News

Doing Business in the EU – Are You Ready for GDPR?

Vistra - The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new data protection law which comes into force on 25 May 2018 and governs how businesses must handle and use personal data. Personal data means information relating to an identifiable individual. It covers everything from an individual’s home address to their HR and payroll information. Even the contact details of an individual placed in a CRM system purely to be used for B2B purposes amounts to the personal data of...

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07 Mar
Member News, News

Stand Up for Europe

BlueStar Strategies - “2018 will be a decisive year for Europe.” This was the bold pronouncement made by French President Emmanuel Macron, who used his first New Year Eve speech to outline his strategy for Europe in advance of European elections in 2019. Macron clearly has 2019 in his sights, partly due to the fact that the European election results will be taken into account for the appointment of the next President of the European Commission and the 26 EU commissioners. These...

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07 Mar
Chapter News, News, Trade & TTIP Related

European Commission Responds to Imposed Steel and Aluminum Duties

The European Commission has responded to the recent announcement from the President of the United States regarding the imposition of additional duties for steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. Earlier this morning, the College of Commissioners held a press conference in which it was firmly stated that the European Union still hopes that the proposed restrictions are not imposed – but if they are, the EU will act in line with the World Trade Organization rules to defend European...

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06 Mar
Chapter News

International Women’s Day 2018: empowering women and girls in the media and ICT

EU Commissioners Vĕra Jourová and Mariya Gabriel, MEPs and 27 MPs from 17 EU national parliaments and Norway will be among the participants in this inter-parliamentary meeting, marking International Women’s Day (IWD). After introductions by European Parliament President Antonio Tajani and EU Commissioner for gender equality Vĕra Jourová, as well as keynote speeches by Director of Les Suffragettes’ Sarah Gavron and by the founder of MadwomenFest festival Pilar Jurado, the event will be divided into three debates: - Women shaping media, -...

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06 Mar
Member News, News

Outsourcing made easier: professional secrecy in the financial and insurance sector softened

Arendt & Medernach - Through the law of 27 February 2018 implementing the EU regulation (UE) 2015/751 on interchange commissions for card based payments, which amends various laws relating to the financial sector (and was published in the Luxembourg official gazette on March 1st 2018), the Luxembourg parliament has now relaxed the rules on professional secrecy for banks, investment firms, other regulated professionals of the financial sector, payment institutions, electronic money institutions and insurance undertakings (together the « financial institutions...

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