Recent EU news

Latest items of recent news relevant to the European Union as reported in our fortnightly newswire.

European Union: European Travel Information and Authorization System

Preparations are well underway for the launch of the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) on 1st January 2022 …

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European Union: EBA consults on new Guidelines on the role of AML/CFT compliance officers

Public consultation launched on the role of the AML/CFT compliance officer …

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European Union: Video connections make negotiations between works councils and managers difficult

A study carried out by the ETUI Institute has concluded that video conferences have led to a worsening in the operation of European Works Councils (EWCs) …

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European Union: COVID-19 digital certificates

The European Commission is seeking to connect up with neighbouring states to extend the validity of EU COVID-19 digital certificates …

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European Union: Social taxonomy draft report

A proposed Taxonomy Regulation on sustainable investment being drawn up by the European Commission is likely to have its own social dimension …

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European Union: Industrial producer prices (June 2021)

Runaway inflation is already in sight across the EU with energy prices up 24 …

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European Union: Commission calls on 24 Member States to comply with EU Posting of Workers Enforcement Directive

The European Commission has sent letters to 24 Member States, informing them that their national laws are not compliant with the 2014 Post of Workers Directive …

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European Union: Framework on health and safety at work 2021-27

EU Framework on health and safety at work 2021-27 …

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European Union: 2020 GDPR fines surge despite strict regulations

Fines for violation of the GDPR have surged by 113% during the last year …

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European Union: Update to legislation on access to justice in environmental matters (Aarhus Regulation)

We do not, as a rule, touch on environmental legal issues …

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European Union: Over half of adults in the EU are overweight (2019)

According to the latest figures from Eurostat, in 2019, over half of adults in the EU were considered to be technically overweight (36% pre-obese and 17% obese) …

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European Union: Over 1 in 6 young adults not in employment or education (2020)

The latest results from the EU labour force survey show that, in 2020, over one in six (17 …

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European Union: Slovenia takes over EU presidency with focus on unfinished business

Slovenia has recently taken over the EU Presidency …

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European Union: EU Commission granted the UK Adequacy Status

The European Commission has now formally found that UK data protection laws are “essentially equivalent” to those maintained in the European Union …

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European Union: One third of migrants in the EU have a degree

In 2020, the share of native born people aged 25-54 across the EU with tertiary level education stood at 40 …

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