27 Jan
Chapter News, Financing for Development/UN SDG's

OECD | Food systems face a daunting triple challenge requiring governments to take a more holistic approach

Food systems face the triple challenge of providing food security and nutrition for a growing global population, and livelihoods to farmers and others working in food supply chains around the world, all while improving environmental sustainability. Given the deep connections between these objectives, governments can do much more to take into account the synergies and trade-offs that exist between the different areas, as well as the challenges for developing more coherent policy, according to a new OECD report. Making Better Policies...

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27 Jan
Chapter News

ECB | Interview with SKAI TV: Looking past the pandemic

Interview with Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Elena Laskari on 26 January 2021 | Euro area economies are still under pressure because of the second wave of the pandemic and it is still unclear if we are closer to the end of the tunnel or closer to a third wave. According to the ECB’s forecasts, how many years will it take for our economies to heal the scars of the pandemic and...

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27 Jan
Chapter News

Biden’s presidency begins: a fresh start for the US but also for transatlantic relations

Blog post by HR/VP Josep Borrell | The inauguration of Joe Biden opens a welcome new chapter in EU-US relations. As President Biden has signalled, there is much to repair and rebuild, both at home and abroad. But this is above all a moment of opportunity. We as EU are ready to revive our partnership, which is so important at a time of tumultuous global change. Like millions of people around the world, I followed President Biden’s inaugural address. Naturally, the...

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27 Jan
Brexit News, Member News, Trade & TTIP Related

Ogletree | EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement Provides a Grace Period for Free Flow of Personal Data

After the political and constitutional upheaval of the last four years that has been Brexit, a trade deal—the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement—was finally reached between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) on December 24, 2020, just days before the deadline when the UK was set to crash out of all EU treaties. Amongst the rules about how much fish a French fisherman can catch off the coast of Scotland and whether a vaccine approved in Denmark...

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27 Jan
Member News

Littler | Employment Law Implications of the New Anti-Money Laundering Act

When Congress overrode President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act on January 1, 2021, it enacted the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), which was part of the defense authorization bill.  In doing so, Congress implemented the most sweeping anti-money-laundering statute since the USA PATRIOT Act.  In addition to a number of regulatory reforms and new disclosure requirements, the AMLA has put into place new whistleblower protections, adding to the range of statutes that have effectively created anti-retaliation provisions...

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27 Jan
Member News

NautaDutilh | Dutch company law status update 2021

This newsletter provides a status update on the most important (draft) legislative proposals in the field of Dutch company law and looks back at some of the legislation that entered into force in 2020. PENDING LEGISLATION Bill on the management and supervision of legal entities The Management and Supervision of Legal Entities Act (Stb. 2020, 507) will enter into force on 1 July 2021. This act standardises the rules on the management and supervision of legal entities and will have consequences for...

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26 Jan
Brexit News, Member News

Osborne Clarke | What you need to know Post-Brexit

With the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, the formal and legal process of Brexit has completed. However, this is just the beginning of a new trading relationship and opportunities for the EU and UK and for international business operating across the region. As Osborne Clarke assess the impact of the deal negotiated between the EU and UK, you may have questions that are still unanswered around the impact of the deal and what this means...

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26 Jan
Member News

Grassi & Co. | Has Your Nonprofit Outgrown its General Ledger?

In the last decade alone, the accounting industry has seen general ledgers evolve drastically from paper and Excel-based programs to more sophisticated platforms. But even with the widespread availability and cost-effective features of these new tools, many nonprofits are still relying on general ledgers that are local to the organization's devices or housed in onsite servers that require VPN login when working remotely. The COVID-19 pandemic was a stark reminder of the limitations these systems impose on a finance department's...

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26 Jan
Chapter News

EU Commission study finds positive impact of trade agreements on agri-food sectors

The EU trade agenda is set to have an overall positive impact on the EU economy and the agri-food sector, according to a new study published today. Trade agreements are due to result in substantial increases in EU agri-food exports, with more limited increases in imports, creating a positive trade balance overall. The study also confirms that the EU's approach to grant a limited amount of lower duty imports (through tariff rate quotas) is the best approach in terms...

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26 Jan
Chapter News

State aid: EU Commission approves €2.9 billion public support by twelve Member States for a second pan-European research and innovation project along the entire battery value chain

The Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a second Important Project of Common European Interest (“IPCEI”) to support research and innovation in the battery value chain. The project, called “European Battery Innovation” was jointly prepared and notified by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. The twelve Member States will provide up to €2.9 billion in funding in the coming years. The public funding is expected to unlock an additional €9 billion in private...

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