Have member states transposed the EU collective redress rules?
24 April 24
Olha Hruba
A new benchmark shows the status of transposition of the Collective Redress Directive in 17 EU countries. The research also includes information on recent collective redress actions against digital companies and telecoms providers.
EU Digital & Media Weekly Report
21 April 24
Javier Huerta Bravo
This report gathers policy and regulatory developments at EU level covered by Cullen International’s Digital Economy and Media services during the last week. It also lists events taking place this week.
European consumer summit: next Commission may amend the existing consumer framework
21 April 24
Olha Hruba
The next European Commission may propose amendments to the consumer framework to address “digital fairness”. It could also seek power to directly enforce the consumer rules in cross-border cases itself.
Colombia issues Artificial Intelligence roadmap and proposes regulations
19 April 24
Catalina Diaz Granados
The roadmap defines Colombia’s public policy plan to ensure the ethical and sustainable adoption of AI
Letta report: EU telecoms sector needs scale, a European regulator, a unified spectrum policy and guidance on specialised services
18 April 24
Martin Schraa
Former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta presented a roadmap towards an EU single market for electronic communications by 2029. The current and upcoming Council presidencies are to “take work forward” on his recommendations by the end of the year.
GDPR does not require data protection authorities to always impose corrective measures for data breaches, advisor to EU court says
17 April 24
Javier Huerta Bravo
For minor breaches, data protection authorities (DPAs) should be able to delegate to data controllers their power to impose corrective measures for remedying the infringement. This could be done by disciplinary measures against employees at fault for example, and would allow DPAs to optimise their resources and focus on more serious cases.