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EU supply chain law faces major obstacles in Germany

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EU/GERMANY

The vote was lost following Germany’s decision to oppose the directive, which encouraged others to abstain. There are only a few weeks left for the Council to vote again on the…

Czech EU commissioner will not let up on rule of law

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CZECH/EU

The appointment of a Czech commissioner to oversee the rule of law in the EU.

Bosnian Serbs are moving closer to exiting BiH

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BOSNIA

Dodik’s law would transfer responsibility for elections in RS from the Central Electoral Commission to its RS equivalent, severing the RS political system from BiH and enabling…

Mortgages are now Romanian legal, not election issue

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ROMANIA

The constitutionality of two laws on distressed mortgages.

May will face pressure to amend EU (Withdrawal) Bill

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UNITED KINGDOM

The bill will now move to the next phase of the legislative process -- the committee stage -- before returning to the floor of parliament for another debate and vote.

EU seeks overhaul of digital markets with new rules

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EUROPE

The EU has exercised significant authority over the digital economy in areas ranging from data privacy and antitrust to illegal state aid and social media disinformation. Under…

EU AI law faces tough conflicting pressures

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EU

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have proposed specific amendments to the draft Artificial Intelligence Act presented by the European Commission, in light of recent…

Eastern EU will fail to implement whistleblower rules

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EASTERN EUROPE

Countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are under pressure to adopt whistleblower legislation in order to combat the misuse of EU funds and other breaches of EU law. In…

Politics may still subvert rule of law in Albania

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ALBANIA

Judicial reform.

EU cybersecurity rules to raise pressure on IoT firms

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EU

The draft legislation, which has been in development since September 2021, seeks to introduce mandatory cybersecurity requirements for digitally connected products that last for…