02 July 2019
Navigating an exceptionally diverse European landscape
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/navigating-an-exceptionally-diverse-european-landscape

Senior Public Affairs Manager, Francine Cunningham, outlines 9 things to look out for as the newly elected Members arrive for the first plenary session of the ninth term of the European Parliament

06 April 2020
Implementing traffic management measures to tackle network congestion
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We are all currently working from home and having video conferences with our colleagues, while our children are receiving distance teaching and in the evening we fall asleep on the couch watching video-streaming ...

29 September 2020
CBD UK Regulations Explained – Myths vs. Reality
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/cbd-uk-regulations-explained-myths-vs-reality

Cannabidiol ('CBD') has had an increasing consumer interest over recent years due to the range of CBD-based products that are now available and the purported benefits these products give to the consumer's health and ...

30 April 2020
COVID-19 has shifted the dynamic between EU regulators and 'Big Tech'
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At the beginning of 2020, online platforms were facing a future filled with regulatory risks in the shape of the forthcoming EU Digital Services Act, which is expected to review aspects of the e-Commerce Directive and ...

07 January 2020
EU top court rules out possibility to create second-hand marketplaces for digital content
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/eu-top-court-rules-out-possibility-to-create-second-hand-marketplaces-for-digital-content

In a much-anticipated judgment delivered last month (Tom Kabinet, C-263/18), the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’), that is the highest EU court, ruled that the provision – over the internet – of e-books ...

03 June 2020
Foreign direct investment in the EU
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/foreign-direct-investment-in-the-eu

Member States rush in new FDI regulation with focus on tech, telecoms and health sectors.

16 March 2018
Practical Law Digital Business Global Guide in Association with Bird & Bird
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Technology has revolutionised the way the modern world does business.

23 December 2020
European Commission publishes sweeping new rulebook for online platforms offering services in Europe
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/european-commission-publishes-sweeping-new-rulebook-for-online-platforms-offering-services-in-europe

In a bid to achieve "technological sovereignty", the European Commission has unveiled a wide-ranging package of proposals that will provide a new rulebook for online platforms offering goods and services in Europe.

15 September 2020
Background on EU Trade Commissioner-designate, Valdis Dombrovskis
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/background-on-eu-trade-commissioner-designate-valdis-dombroskis

This update is to provide you with some background information on the new European Trade Commissioner-designate, Valdis Dombrovskis, following his nomination this week. Mr Dombrovskis (49), a former Prime Minister of ...

12 June 2019
EU Regulatory Initiatives and Competition Policy in the Digital Era: What has been completed and what to expect in the next mandate
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This International Bar Association paper prepared under the leadership of Bird & Bird experts Hein Hobbelen, Francine Cunningham & Baptist Vleeshouwers, takes stock of EU Digital Single Market initiatives and ...