The upcoming EU Data Act introduces a user-centric approach to data generated by IoT devices, giving individuals and organizations unprecedented control over both personal and non-personal data. Discover what this paradigm shift means for data holders, business models, and the future of data sharing in the EU.
Continue Reading Action Required for Manufacturers of Connected Devices: Challenges Under the EU Data Act
The European Commission’s draft EU Space Act, published in June 2025, introduces supranational regulations for space service providers operating in the EU. This GT Alert discusses the Act’s extensive reach and outlines the process for non-EU providers to access the European market.
Continue Reading The EU Space Act: ‘Foreign’ Space Service Providers, Equivalence, and Registration
The EU AI Act marks the world’s first comprehensive legal framework for using and developing AI. Implementation may pose structural, technical, and governance-related challenges for companies, particularly in the area of general-purpose AI (GPAI).
Continue Reading EU AI Act: Key Compliance Considerations Ahead of August 2025
On Jan. 17, 2025, EU Regulation 2022/2554 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (DORA) became applicable in the EU.
DORA focusses on risk management and resilience testing, with a strong focus on vendor risk management, incident management and reporting, and resilience testing of key systems.
DORA applies to financial institutions that are authorized
On Aug. 1, 2024, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) entered into force and will gradually take effect over the next 36 months. This marks not only the end of yet another legislative saga within the European Union but also the beginning of a new era in AI regulation. The AI Act creates an
On 13 March 2024, the European Parliament adopted the AI Act. Since the EU Commission presented its first draft almost three years ago, the use of AI and general purpose AI models has increased significantly. Hence, the regulatory proposal was (and still is) the subject of hefty debate.
On 5 July 2017, the new German Data Protection Act (BDSG-new) was officially published in the Federal Gazette. BDSG-new will fully replace the current German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and is intended to adjust the German legal framework to the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Both BDSG-new and the GDPR will become