Connected – April 2024
Written By
Of Counsel
Netherlands
I am a Principal Regulatory Counsel in our Regulatory & Public Affairs practice in the Netherlands and Brussels. I have a focus on tech and comms and digital markets regulation, drawing on in-depth business knowledge and extensive experience in TMT and public administration.
This issue has been edited by Feyo Sickinghe with contributions from the Regulatory & Public Affairs team.
At the close of the mandate and looking forward to the European elections, so far, it has been an exciting year in terms of European regulatory developments. In this edition, we take stock of the Commission’s work programme 2020-2024 and what was achieved. We dive into the outcome of thse political agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act and share some observations on the agreement and the insights from the in-person AI event held at the Bird & Bird Offices in Brussels on 19 March. We also look into the eIDAS regulation reform, a Dutch Telecoms Digest, the EU Space Law initiative and how the EP and Council reached a provisional agreement on the European Health Data Space.
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Analysing the impact of the EU AI Act vote on businesses
In a pivotal move, the European Parliament conducted a plenary vote on the proposed Artificial Intelligence Act today, as indicated in the updated draft agenda. Following the final vote, the AI Act is set to come into force 20 days after its publication in the official journal.
For more information, please contact Oliver Belitz, Dr. Simon Hembt, Dr. Nils Lölfing, Shima Abbady, Feyo Sickinghe, Nora Santalu.
One step closer to the final publication of the eIDAS regulation reform
On 29 February 2024, the European Parliament approved the proposal to amend the eIDAS Regulation, with the Council’s approval expected to be in March.
For more information, please contact Marta Breschi, Gian Marco Rinaldi.
Your gateway to the future: ACM decisions and radio broadcasting licenses
In this feature, we will discuss several decisions taken by the Dutch telecommunications regulator (Authority for Consumers and Markets, ACM) and new legislation and legislative proposals.
