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New Law Requires Corporate Due Diligence In Germany
June 14, 2021
In a shift to mandatory compliance, the German Parliament passed a law requiring large and medium-sized businesses to do their due diligence in combating human rights violations along their supply chain with fines being up to 2% of their international revenue and exclusion from public procurement for up to three years.
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France Plans to Revive the Use of the French Language during EU Presidency
June 09, 2021
France will take over the EU’s rotating Council presidency this year and the French government is making plans to use the occasion to revive the use of the french language including earmarking money to offer more French classes to EU civil servants, potential French-language debates, and key meetings of the Council conducted in French.
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New EU Rules on Removing Terrorist Content Online Enter Into Force
June 09, 2021
In an effort to help counter the spread of extremist ideologies online, new European Union rules on addressing the spreading of terrorist content online entered into force requiring platforms to remove terrorist content referred by member states' authorities within one hour.
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European Courts Face a Rising Tide of Climate Litigation
June 09, 2021
As the climate change movement gains traction, both Union level and the Member State level European courts are being faced with an increasing number of climate litigation cases.
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Google will Change Advertising Practices as France imposes $268 Million Fine
June 08, 2021
Google has agreed to change its global advertising practices after the French Competition Authority fined Google 220 million euros ($268 million) for abusing its market power in the online advertising industry by sending business to its own services and discriminating against competition.
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