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Europe recalibrates: AI copyright and GDPR scope under pressure

March 2026 – Two parallel developments suggest that Europe is drawing clearer boundaries around both AI ownership and data protection. One comes from the Council and the other from a German court, and both signal a more cautious approach toward redefining...

Europe’s AI rulebook is taking shape, but the technology is not waiting

February 2026 – Artificial intelligence is entering a decisive phase in Europe. Despite the EU’s ambitious AI Act framework, key guidance remains pending while enforcement scrutiny intensifies and AI adoption accelerates.

The year of digitalisation and AI in Kazakhstan: New regulations

February 2026 – On 6 January 2026, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan signed a Decree declaring 2026 the Year of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence. At present, the legislative framework in this area is actively being developed. For...

AI automation: The buzzword behind the layoff waive?

December 2025 – Layoffs have reached historic highs this year, and the AI arms race could be partly to blame. In the United States, over one million jobs were cut between January and October, up 65% from the same period in 2024, according to a report...

New pressure, new delays: the EU’s double move on AI

December 2025 – Europe has just introduced two significant developments that will directly affect how companies build, deploy, and oversee AI in 2026. One strengthens reporting. The other reshapes key compliance deadlines.

ISS & Glass Lewis – The end of standardised proxy voting recommendations?

December 2025 – For years, proxy advisors Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”) have shaped voting behaviour at annual general meetings (“AGMs”) of publicly listed companies, including in Austria...

A sector under the spotlight: what recent cases in Romania and at the EU level signal for pharma compliance

November 2025 – Competition and regulatory authorities across Europe are showing renewed vigilance toward the pharmaceutical sector—a field shaped by the intersection of competition law, regulatory frameworks, consumer protection, and IP. Recent cases...

GDPR x AI: When privacy meets machine intelligence

November 2025 – As Europe moves ahead with the AI Act, the European Commission has made clear that there will be “no stop the clock, no grace period, and no pause”, despite calls from major tech players such as Google, Meta, Mistral, and ASML to...

The automotive industry is rapidly transforming through digital technologies

July 2025 – This shift introduces complex legal and compliance challenges under EU law, particularly around data collection, processing, and sharing.

Amendment to the Slovak Act on Information Technologies in Public Administration

May 2025 – The Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic has submitted a proposal to amend the Act on Information Technologies in Public Administration. Its aim is to strengthen the management of the state's...