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According to the ECJ's judgment of 13 February 2025, a fine for a violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) may be calculated on the basis of the global turnover of an entire group of companies.

On 29 January 2025, the European AI Forum (EAIF), the AI, Data and Robotics Association (ADRA), and EIT Digital issued a joint statement addressing recent advances by the United States and China in artificial intelligence initiatives. The statement underscores the need for the European Union …

This news item continues the reporting on key EU reactions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022: the impact on the EU’s internal security policy, on criminal law, and on the protection of the EU’s financial interests. The following overview covers the period from November 2024 to January 2025.

This news item continues the reporting on the latest developments concerning the Digital Services Act. It covers the period from November 2024 to January 2025.

A comprehensive report released in November 2024 and commissioned by the European Commission has mapped and analyzed high-risk areas of corruption in the European Union. The study will feed the EU strategy against corruption, which is prepared by the Commission and will set out actions …

The European Parliament and the Council adopted two new laws under the cybersecurity legislative package to bolster the EU's ability to detect, prepare for, and respond to cyber threats and incidents:The Cyber Solidarity Act (Regulation 2025/38);The targeted amendment to the Cybersecurity Act (CSA) …

Following a decision by the Council on 12 December 2024, Bulgaria and Romania fully joined the Schengen area as of 1 January 2025. Internal land border controls with Bulgaria and Romania are lifted. As of 1 January 2025, citizens enjoy unrestricted land travel between …

This news item continues the reporting on key EU reactions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022: the impact on the EU’s internal security policy, on criminal law, and on the protection of the EU’s financial interests. It includes the European Council conclusions reaffirming the EU's unwavering support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s continued aggression and the new legal framework establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism.

On 9 October 2024, the European Commission released a detailed report evaluating the first periodic review of the EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The review aimed to assess the implementation and operational effectiveness of the framework, which governs the protection of personal data transferred from the European Union to organisations in the United States since one year.

The news item is an overview of the latest developments on the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). It follows on from the news on the DMA in →eucrim 2/2024, 95-96. The DMA aims to ensure contestable and fair markets in the digital sector with strenghtened compliance obligations for "gatekeepers".