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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13755
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Digital

European Commission amends GDPR to authorise wider use of personal data

On Wednesday 19 November, the European Commission unveiled a wide-ranging series of adjustments to a number of digital laws in an ‘omnibus’ legislative proposal, including relaxations to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), citing the “urgent need to restore Europe’s competitiveness” by “simplifying its administrative burdens”.

While it does not want to weaken citizens’ rights and the European data protection framework (see EUROPE B13752A13), the Commission...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE/TRANSPORT: European Commission proposing “Military Schengen” to enable troops and equipment to be delivered in less than three days
DEFENCE: European Commission wants to unleash potential of disruptive innovation
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Commission pressured to agree to postponement of application of certain essential obligations of AI Act
DIGITAL: European Commission amends GDPR to authorise wider use of personal data
DIGITAL: European Commission wants to consolidate European data ecosystem and harmonise certain cybersecurity rules
DIGITAL: European Commission presents project for ‘commercial digital wallets’ to cut red tape for businesses
CONSUMERS: digital equity, unjustified geo-blocking, sustainable consumption - European Commission unveils its 2030 Agenda to strengthen consumer rights
TRANSPORT: agreement between European Parliament and EU Council concerning European regulation on rail capacity management
MIGRATION: Cyprus will need relocations to manage a potential migration crisis, not just financial aid, warns Nicholas Ioannides
MIGRATION: returns of irregular migrants - Copenhagen still to convince EU countries on mandatory mutual recognition
JUSTICE: Victims’ Rights Directive - Articles 5a and 22 among main points to be resolved with view to European Parliament-EU Council agreement in December
ENVIRONMENT: regulation to combat imported deforestation postponed by a year and additional simplifications... EU Council adopts its negotiating mandate
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council ready to make certain concessions on ‘End-of-Life Vehicles’ regulation, with a view to negotiations with European Parliament
FOOD SAFETY: several EU Member States are calling for pesticide use and availability to be facilitated
AGRICULTURE: MEPs to approve agreement on simplifying CAP on 20 November
FISHERIES: European Commission deplores failure of negotiations on North-East Atlantic mackerel quotas
HEALTH: WHO Europe calls for urgent strengthening of safeguards as AI in healthcare accelerates
REGIONS: new strategy for outermost regions will aim to “reshape strategic partnership” with these territories, stresses Raffaele Fitto
ENERGY: electricity networks - European Commission fine-tuning new approaches to get rid of ‘first come, first served’ principle
ENERGY: European Commission opens registrations for new raw materials mechanism
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: postponement of vote in European Parliament on resolution requesting opinion of CJEU on legality of EU/Mercosur agreement
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU Member States to consider ways to step up fight against Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
AFRICA: European Court of Auditors identifies shortcomings in management of EU projects to combat hunger
MIDDLE EAST: “EU must cut ties with Israel”, in accordance with international law, says Francesca Albanese
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: directive on administrative cooperation is effective, but there is room for improvement, according to European Commission
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: Member States give tentative green light to revision of European Globalisation Adjustment Fund arrangements
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: Erasmus+ Annual Report 2024 confirms success of programme’s objectives
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
DIGITAL: EU General Court confirms Amazon’s designation as a ‘very large online platform’ under ‘DSA’
ENVIRONMENT: EU General Court rules against automatic extension of approvals for active substances in plant protection products
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Commissioner for Human Rights defends European Court of Human Rights, challenged on migration issue
NEWS BRIEFS
AFRICA: Stefano Signore appointed Director for Africa at European Commission
PATENTS: withdrawal of regulation on standard essential patents - European Parliament to vote in plenary on request for CJEU opinion
CHINA: EU launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese electric robotic lawnmowers
CLIMATE: target 2040 - co-legislators to meet 9 December for what promises to be rapid negotiations
ECONOMY: euro area inflation at 2.1% in October
ENERGY: Bruegel calls for better coordination of capacity mechanisms to make European electricity market more efficient
FINANCE: European supervisory authorities list “essential” IT service providers for EU’s financial sector
HOUSING: Hungary blocks EU Council conclusions on affordable housing
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission consults on provision of cross-border services in construction sector
SOCIAL: EU27 approve their mandate on revision of directive on carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances at work