Modernisation of EU consumer protection rules
As part of its ‘new deal for consumers', in April 2018, the Commission proposed a new directive on modernisation of EU consumer protection rules. The directive would amend four of seven main horizonta...
29 Jun 20186min
Corporate taxation of a significant digital presence
Digital economy is under taxed when compared to traditional businesses. To address this issue Commission proposes new rules which would allow taxation based on digital rather than just physical presen...
29 Jun 20185min
European defence industrial development programme (EDIDP)
The European Union is facing new security threats amid growing uncertainty about the reliability of some of its allies. As a consequence it has embarked on a general scale-up of its defence capabiliti...
8 Jun 20184min
Establishing a basis for European crowdfunding service providers
Crowdfunding, an open call to the wider public for raising money online, can help ensure that both individuals and companies get access to finance, especially in the early growth stages of their proje...
8 Jun 20184min
EU sanctions, A key foreign and security policy instrument
Iran, Syria, North Korea, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are among nearly 30 countries to be targeted by EU sanctions, among other things for nuclear weapons programmes, violations ...
25 Mai 20187min
European app economy, State of play, challenges and EU policy
Ten years has passed since the app economy was launched. Since then the apps evolved to play an increasingly important role in the life of citizens and became crucial to the success of many industries...
25 Mai 20185min
New civil aviation safety rules
The EU lawmakers have reached a provisional agreement on new civil aviation safety rules. The reform introduces risk and performance-based rules, includes the first-ever EU rules for civil drones, ext...
13 Apr 20185min
A new directive on work-life balance
Despite significant progress for some social groups in the area of work-life balance, there has been a general trend of decline since 2011, and progress amongst Member States has been uneven. Attempti...
9 Mar 20186min
