With Flanders' mandatory solar panel (PV) obligation taking effect on 1 April 2026, many organisations are preparing to install photovoltaic systems on their buildings. But a less anticipated consequence looms: these same...more
3/2/2026
/ Belgium ,
Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
EU ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Photovoltaic ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels
On 20 January 2026, the European Commission proposed a new cybersecurity package, aimed at strengthening the EU’s cybersecurity resilience and capabilities. The package includes a revised Cybersecurity Act (“CSA“) and...more
The European Space Agency launched the James Webb Space Telescope on Christmas Day 2021 from its facility in French Guiana. A collaboration between NASA, CSA and ESA, the JWST’s launch could not have gone better – a perfect...more
11/24/2025
/ AI Act ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
DATA Act ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Data-Sharing ,
ENISA ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
NASA ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
The EU General Court has dismissed a French MEP’s challenge to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”) for the transfer of personal data between the European Union (“EU”) and the United States (“U.S”). While the decision...more
On 14 May 2025, the Brussels Court of Appeal (Market Court) delivered the long-awaited judgement in the case concerning the Transparency & Consent Framework (“TCF”) (case no. 2022/AR/292). The Court largely upheld the...more
6/11/2025
/ Advertising ,
Appeals ,
Consent ,
Cookies ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Transparency
The European Commission has published its proposal for a new regulation simplifying the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) requirements for small mid-cap enterprises (“the Proposal“). The Proposal forms part of...more
A much-anticipated Opinion from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on AI models and data protection has not resulted in the clear or definitive guidance that businesses operating in the EU had hoped for. The Opinion...more
1/14/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Machine Learning ,
New Guidance ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Requirements
The EU Data Act is one of the cornerstones of the EU's Data Strategy and introduces a new and horizontal set of rules on data access and use to boost the EU's data economy. Most of the provisions of the Data Act will become...more
9/26/2024
/ Compliance ,
Data Controller ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Data Transfers ,
Data Use Policies ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Sharing ,
Internet of Things ,
Manufacturers ,
Software