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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted a landmark opinion on the use of personal data for the development and deployment of AI models. The 35-page opinion, published yesterday, was requested by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) in September with a view to seeking Europe-

Legislation introducing an inward investment screening mechanism in Ireland for the first time has come into effect. The Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 will come into force in full from 6 January 2025, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment confirmed yesterday.

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against TikTok in response to concerns about foreign interference in the Romanian presidential election. TikTok is suspected of breaching the Digital Services Act (DSA) in relation to its obligation to properly assess and mitigate systemic risks

The UK has been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for its alleged failure to comply with EU law on free movement of EU citizens and their family members at the end of 2020. The European Commission believes there were several shortcomings in the UK's implementation of the

Proposed reforms to the state aid rules covering airports and airlines have been put out for consultation by the European Commission. Interested parties have until 5 March 2025 to comment on a proposed targeted revision of the 2014 Guidelines on state aid to airports and airlines, which offer specif

New EU rules on deforestation have been postponed for a year under pressure from businesses and farmers. The landmark EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) aims to ensure that certain goods on the EU market do not contribute to deforestation and forest degradation in the EU and elsewhere in the world.

Wolves are set to have their protected status in the EU downgraded with effect from next March. A proposal to downgrade the status of wolves from "strictly protected" to "protected" has been approved by the standing committee of the Bern Convention, which governs the conservation of European wildlif

The European Commission has closed three in-depth state aid investigations following rulings by the EU courts. The Commission no longer believes that selective advantages were granted by Luxembourg to Fiat and Amazon and by the Netherlands to Starbucks.

The European Commission has opened infringement procedures against Ireland for failing to transpose the NI2 Directive. EU member states were required to transpose the NIS2 Directive, which aims to ensure a high level of cybersecurity across the EU, into national law by 17 October 2024.

The UK government has insisted its plans to create a "smokefree generation" will extend to Northern Ireland despite doubts over their compatibility with post-Brexit rules. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which had its second reading in the House of Commons yesterday, will raise the legal age of the purc

Bluesky has said it is seeking legal guidance on compliance with EU law after the European Commission said it was failing to comply with transparency rules. The social media platform does not yet have 45 million monthly users in the EU, which is the threshold for designation as a very large online p

The Central Bank of Ireland has imposed a fine of over €320,000 on a payments company which breached EU regulations. BlueSnap Payment Services Ireland Limited breached the requirements of the European Union (Payment Services) Regulations 2018 (the PSR 2018) between January 2021 and December 202

Data centre construction companies may be colluding in breach of EU law, the European Commission has said. The Commission is carrying out unannounced inspections at the premises of companies active in the data centre construction sector, and has also sent out formal requests for information to sever

Ireland has been accused of failing to comply with a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the adequate collection and treatment of urban waste water. The court ruled in March 2019 that Ireland does not comply with the EU's Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (Directive

Booking.com is now required to comply with strict obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) following its designation as a gatekeeper by the European Commission six months ago. Because so-called 'parity clauses' are prohibited by the DMA, hotels, car rentals and other service providers using B