By Jevan Neilan | Mason Hayes & Curran Under the EU ePrivacy Directive, an individual’s prior and informed consent is generally required to drop cookies on or read cookies from his or her device. The degree to which cookie walls, banners and popups comply with these requirements has been the subject of some debate. In March 2019, an independent advisor to the EU’s highest court, Advocate General Szpunar, issued an opinion regarding these notice and consent requirements in the case of Planet 49...

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By Alexandra Stanton, CEO | Empire Global Ventures LLC Without clients, you don’t have a business. But they are more than what’s keeping your business afloat. Your client list tells the world that you are trustworthy, that you know what you’re doing, and that you might be the solution that a potential client has been looking for. This is the best kind of marketing—substantive and free. William Shakespeare wrote, “What’s past is prologue.” Past clients will determine your firm’s future, so you...

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The best strategy to start your experience begins with goals, planning, and structure. SET GOALS Review your GCA Report. Start by making goals to improve your challenging areas (remember 84% is average) and consider sending this list to a sponsor or mentor. The Go Culture Guide (GCA Guide) is extremely valuable in enhancing everything from relationships to your workplace and classroom performance. Resources including Best Practices and Coaching Videos are readily available for clients. MASTERING BASICS Find a place for personal time and...

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Bill Rhodes, president and chief executive officer of Williams R Rhodes Global Advisors, talks about the risks he see in global markets, European and China's economies. He speaks on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia." (Source: Bloomberg) You can watch the interview HERE Compliments of William R. Rhodes Global Advisors, a member of the EACCNY  

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This is the final installment in a series of articles that demonstrate why European and other non-US companies should not be discouraged from doing business in America by 10 legal myths which these articles have debunked. The 10 legal myths are: 1. The costs of entry into the US, including the costs of business formation, are very great and, thus, prohibitive. 2. Forming a business in the US takes a very long time with too many hurdles to overcome. 3. There are so...

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The USTR has published a preliminary list of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (“HTS”) codes on which the USTR may impose future Section 301 duties in connection with products imported from the European Union. The list includes products in the aerospace sector as well as a wide range of consumer goods, including food and beverage products, handbags, textiles and apparel, and other items. The proposed Section 301 tariffs on EU products reflect the United States’ response to subsidies granted by the EU...

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Tradewind has closed a $1 million credit facility for a leading veteran-owned and -operated company based in the United States that provides canine screening and security services for the air cargo industry. The company conducts its services at every major international airport in the USA for the largest air cargo carriers in the sector, including Delta, American Airlines, Lufthansa, and Korea Air. The funding will help the canine solutions provider fulfill its capital needs for growth, both in the...

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Switzerland is THE Blockchain Nation and the Government is ready to support the developments with the relevant framework conditions. We are ready for the pace and the exchange with the private sector,” according to President of the Swiss Confederation Ueli Maurer. Switzerland has been ranked the most innovative country in the world for seven years in a rowand the Swiss Federal Council—our executive branch—intends to have Switzerland remain a leading country in technology, innovation, and research and development in every...

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By Victoria de Posson | FTI Consulting Last week the EU published its new ethics guidelines for trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI), ten months after the European Commission created its high-level expert group to look into the issue. Our Brussels team look at what future EU policy initiatives might arise as a consequence. While it might be somewhat early to speculate, we can already start to read between the lines and anticipate some potential upcoming initiatives concerning privacy, data, security, transparency, fairness...

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Ahead of the global climate conference COP24, which took place in Poland on 3-14 December 2018, the European Investment Bank launched a first-of-its-kind climate survey, in partnership with the global public opinion company YouGov, to find out how 25 000 citizens feel towards climate change in the European Union, the United States and China. Discover below some analysis and visualisations of the key findings from the fifth of six releases of this worldwide EIB climate survey. You can download the full results...

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