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Postcard from Strasbourg by Richard Steel

Cher Grégoire, A favourite device of the modern speechwriter is to pepper their speeches with quotes from inspirational leaders in the hope that some of their kudos will rub off. The State of the Union (SOTEU) was no exception, with Ursula von der Leyen kicking off her 80 minute discourse...

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Germany

Merkel`s last year as Chancellor is beginning - Parliament Resumes: Early Federal Election Campaign Kick-off in Germany

Summary: Olaf Scholz will be the Social Democrat’s top candidate. Thus, the campaigning period for the federal election in 2021 has started. The next twelve months of campaigning will be of historic significance for German politics but also the European Union. The upcoming election will...

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European Union

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: THIS COMMISSION’S GDPR MOMENT?

La rentrée is upon us and with it legislators and policy makers, back from a staycation or a carefully selected holiday destination, will be pushing ahead with one of this Commission’s flagship initiatives: regulating Artificial Intelligence. The next three months will see the Commission...

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European Union

5 THINGS TO WATCH IN PLATFORM POLICY

After concentrating nearly all its efforts on tackling the health and economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic in the first half of 2020, Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission now braces itself for the second half of the year with regulation of the platform economy high up on its list of...

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