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Proposal for a directive on the violation of Union restrictive measures
The European Union (EU) has established over 40 regimes of sanctions against third countries, entities, and legal and natural persons. These restrictive measures include arms embargoes, import and export bans, freezing of funds and economic resources, and travel bans. Whereas the adoption of EU sanctions is centralised at EU level, their implementation and enforcement lies with the Member States. The significant differences between national systems, particularly in terms of offences and penalties ...
Updating liability rules for defective products
Based on a 2018 (REFIT) evaluation, the IA defines the main problems, the objectives and the policy options to address them with a clear intervention logic. It is based on solid internal and external expertise and various consultations to compensate for a considerable (and acknowledged) lack of data. While it is transparent about methods, uncertainties and limitations, additional quantification and/or substantiation would have been useful in some areas, namely when it comes to potential impacts on ...
Die 50 größten Begünstigten der GAP und des Kohäsionsfonds in jedem EU-Mitgliedstaat
Dieser Bericht enthält die Ergebnisse der Studie zum Thema „Die größten 50 Begünstigten der GAP und des Kohäsionsfonds in jedem EU-Mitgliedstaat“, die auf Ersuchen des CONT-Ausschusses erstellt wurde. Auf der Grundlage der Analyse von mehr als 12 Millionen Begünstigten der gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik (GAP) in den Jahren 2018 und 2019 und von rund 600000 Begünstigten, die zwischen 2014 und 2020 Kohäsionsfondsmittel erhalten haben, werden die größten direkten und letztendlichen Begünstigten von EU-Mitteln ...
Rules for EU institutions' processing of personal data
In the context of the comprehensive reform of the EU's legal framework for data protection, the Commission tabled a proposal in January 2017 for a 'regulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and the free movement of such data' and repealing the existing one (Regulation No 45/2001). The aim is to align it to the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that has been fully applicable since ...
Data protection rules applicable to the European Parliament and to MEPs: Current regime and recent developments
Data protection is a fundamental right enshrined in both primary and secondary EU law. More specifically, the main reference for data protection in Europe is the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is fully applicable since 25 May 2018. Moreover, specific data protection rules (currently Regulation 45/2001) apply to the EU institutions. The latter are under review, to adapt their principles and provisions to the GDPR. The processing of data relating to parliamentary activities is ...
The Ethical Implications of Research Involving Human Embryos
Human embryo research is a well established feature of the modern scientific landscape. The technique has recently come to the fore in public policy debates because of new technological advances. Human embryo research now promises to play a pivotal role in the treatment of many chronic illnesses through developments in stem cell technology as well as continuing to offer hope for those who suffer from subfertility. Developments in the field of human stem cell research are, to a large degree, dependent ...