16 Sep
Chapter News

European Health Emergency preparedness and Response Authority (HERA): Getting ready for future health emergencies

Today, the European Commission is launching the European Health Emergency preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to health emergencies. HERA will anticipate threats and potential health crises, through intelligence gathering and building the necessary response capacities. When an emergency hits, HERA will ensure the development, production and distribution of medicines, vaccines and other medical countermeasures – such as gloves and masks – that were often lacking during the first phase of the coronavirus response. HERA is...

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16 Sep
Chapter News

OECD | Europe: continue to support recovery and improve future resilience with reforms to economic architecture

Europe’s economy is growing again after COVID-19 caused its worst-ever recession, helped by swift and powerful policy action by European governments and institutions to cushion the shock. Returning to pre-pandemic levels will not be enough. The crisis has raised new challenges and compounded some existing weaknesses, such as regional inequalities. Implementing reforms to boost growth potential, with macroeconomic policies supportive until the recovery is firmly established and while continuing to strengthen Europe’s economic architecture, will be key for a stronger...

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16 Sep
Member News

EXEO Attorneys | Immigration U.S. & Canada, September 2021

This week's special newsletter provides an overview of notable changes in Canadian immigration including all measures directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is the latest news as of September 14th, 2021. Canadian border open to vaccinated international travellers as of September 7, 2021 As of September 7, 2021, fully vaccinated foreign nationals can enter Canada for non-discretionary purposes, including tourism. However, these travelers must meet a number of conditions: Have a complete vaccination schedule for at least 14 days ; Have a negative PCR...

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16 Sep
Member News

Portolano Cavallo | Artificial intelligence and medical devices: The potential impact of the proposed artificial intelligence regulation on medical device software

This article is part of Portolano Cavallo’s “INFORM@Life Sciences” Newsletter. Click here to subscribe The recent proposal for a regulation on artificial intelligence (the Artificial Intelligence Regulation) might add a new piece to the regulatory puzzle governing medical device software and other medical devices that incorporate software based on AI algorithms. The proposal for a regulation laying down harmonized rules on artificial intelligence, adopted by the European Commission on April 21, 2021 (COM (2021/206), intersects with other regulatory frameworks, such as Regulations (EU)...

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15 Sep
Member News

MJV | Top five areas that use Data Analytics

Data Analytics is one of the fields of Data Science, and it can change your business for the better. Understand how it works and check out the areas most impacted by data analysis! No matter what your business or industry, Data Analytics can help you make decisions. Correctly analyzed data, aligned with business objectives, can transform the reality of a corporation. That’s why the demand for Data Science and Data Analytics solutions has only increased over time. That’s because understanding the patterns...

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15 Sep
Chapter News

State of the Union: Path to the Digital Decade – Questions and Answers

What is the Path to the Digital Decade? The Path to the Digital Decade is the Commission's proposal to support the digital transformation in Europe by 2030. This initiative will embrace the accelerating trends and growing needs of digitalisation, which were also underlined by the pandemic. The Path is based on addressing the gaps in Europe's digital capacities, while directing common actions and large-scale investments to reap the benefits brought by digitalisation. It is based on a Compass with four cardinal...

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15 Sep
Chapter News

COVID-19: EU Council removes 5 countries and one entity/territorial authority from the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted

Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries, special administrative regions and other entities and territorial authorities for which travel restrictions should be lifted. In particular, Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, Montenegro, the Republic of North Macedonia and the United States of America were removed from the list. Non-essential travel to the EU from countries or entities not listed in Annex I is...

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15 Sep
Chapter News

State of the Union: EU Commission proposes a Path to the Digital Decade to deliver the EU’s digital transformation by 2030

Today, the Commission proposed a Path to the Digital Decade, a concrete plan to achieve the digital transformation of our society and economy by 2030. The proposed Path to the Digital Decade will translate the EUʼs digital ambitions for 2030 into a concrete delivery mechanism. It will set up a governance framework based on an annual cooperation mechanism with Member States to reach the 2030 Digital Decade targets at Union level in the areas of digital skills, digital infrastructures, digitalisation of businesses and...

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15 Sep
Member News

Vistra | Options for offering benefits abroad: EORs, NREs and legal entities

“Some benefits are customary, rather than legally required, but they may be necessary to attract local talent,” says Bill Kirwan, vice president, advisory for Vistra in the UK. One path is to set up a local legal entity, such as a subsidiary or branch, which will allow the employer to provide workers with all legally required benefits. The employer may then add any customary additions it chooses. Establishing a legal entity offers the employer maximum flexibility in terms of allowable...

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14 Sep
Chapter News

IMF | Five Things to Know About Carbon Pricing

Carbon pricing shows serious promise as a tool in the fight against climate change Deterring the use of fossil fuels, such as coal, fuel oil, and gasoline, is crucial to reducing the buildup of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Carbon pricing provides across-the-board incentives to reduce energy use and shift to cleaner fuels and is an essential price signal for redirecting new investment to clean technologies. Here are five things to know about carbon pricing. 1. Carbon pricing can be readily...

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