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Member News
21
Feb
Published 2/21/2019
Authors Sharon R. Klein, Alex C. Nisenbaum, and Karen H. Shin; Pepper Hamilton LLP
While cyberattacks continue to increase in number, health care organizations face some of the greatest risks. According to the Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) — a coalition of industry associations that operates in in public partnership with the government — 95 percent of health care organizations have been targeted for a cyberattack. And these attacks are particularly costly. In the health care industry, the cost...
20
Feb
The Future Europe podcast showcases the continent’s innovative future through one project in each of the 28 EU countries. Each project tells you something about how your life as a European will look in the future.
From vaccines to electric cars, environmental clean-up to online learning and laser technology, Future Europe is a road map for life in the future that you can listen to right now. Each feature is about 7 minutes long and presents the voices of the...
19
Feb
A centennial letter from Allan Goodman, IIE President and CEO
Dear IIENetwork Community,
This February we are proud to celebrate IIE’s Centennial and 100 years of international education. IIE’s founders shared a common vision that the global exchange of scholars and students could createbetter understanding across cultures and nations. Today, we are honored to be joined in promoting global learning and international education by the more than 7,000 professionals at 1,300 higher education institutions and other nonprofit, corporate, and government organizations...
15
Feb
On 13 February 2019, the OECD outlined three policy options addressing tax challenges posed by the increasing digitalisation of the economy. The OECD also asked for feedback on two measures aimed at tackling remaining BEPS issues, which would effectively amount to a minimum taxation of cross-border profits. The OECD’s earlier policy note published on 29 January 2019 already hinted at this ‘two-pillar’ approach set out in the consultation paper (see our update here). Most policy measures presented in this paper...
15
Feb
VULCAN VIEW- KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK:
May asks for more time The speculation around Theresa May’s Brexit strategy grew this week when her chief negotiator Olly Robinson was allegedly overheard in a bar in Brussels spilling the beans about her likely intentions. Downing Street tried to downplay the conversation by not commenting on “alleged remarks from a private conversation.” During his reported discussion Robinson said the prime minister will delay a vote until March, forcing MPs to either vote for her deal...
15
Feb
By Debora Revoltella, Head of the EIB Economics Department
An EU technology transformation is needed to boost the economy through innovative finance, better regulation and a stronger single market
Over the last year, concerns re-emerged about the long-term economic outlook in Europe. Investment has been clearly recovering in Europe, thanks to improved access to finance and to monetary policy that has kept interest rates low, but our latest Investment Survey shows that many companies have concerns about the future regarding regulatory issues,...
15
Feb
The continuation of economic and trade relations between Switzerland and the United Kingdom after the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (Brexit) is assured. Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin and the British Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, signed a bilateral trade agreement in Bern on 11 February.
The trade agreement signed today by Switzerland and the UK ensures the continuation of the economic and commercial rights and obligations arising from the agreements between Switzerland and the European Union...
15
Feb
By Brahim Benichou, Annemarie Bloemen - Patberg, Terrence Dom, Jacqueline van Essen, Anne Sophie Morvan, Carmen Schellekens, Vincent Wellens
The European Data Protection Board ("EDPB", a cooperation between the EU's data protection authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor) has published an information note on data transfers under the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) has published a Dutch translation and summary on its website. For Luxembourg, this EDPB information may be read in conjunction...
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