Archive for EP News
Tackling VAT fraud related to e-commerce
Changes to the value added tax (VAT) regulatory framework for e-commerce introduced the destination principle for cross-border business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions. Identification of the online businesses supplying goods and services…
European Commission Considers New Laws Over Facial Recognition
As more organisations consider or deploy facial recognition systems in public places, the European Commission is considering laws that would give citizens rights over their facial recognition data. There…
New EU anti-money laundering blacklist in October
The European Union will reveal a new methodology for its anti-money laundering blacklist of third countries by October. A previous blacklist was blocked by EU governments after a diplomatic…
Detecting and protecting victims of trafficking in hotspots
Trafficking in human beings occurs in every country in the world, and has strong gender dimensions. In Europe, sexual exploitation is the most widespread form of trafficking, followed by forced labour. Women…
Towards unified representation for the euro area within the IMF
Looking back on 20 years of the euro, it is widely acknowledged that it has proved successful as the common currency of the euro area, and that it has…
Economic impacts of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence plays an increasingly important role in our lives and economy and is already having an impact on our world in many ways. Worldwide competition to reap its benefits is…
Human rights in EU trade agreements
The practice of linking human rights with trade liberalization has gained ground among many trade partners. Not only the EU, but also other important trade powers, such as the US and Canada,…
A strategic agenda for the new EU leadership
The next presidents of the European Commission, Council and Parliament will inherit a relatively healthy European economy, but will face three formidable challenges in the next five years. First, the…
Cohesion funds alone won’t fix EU ‘brain drain’
Internal movement will cause a radical reshuffling of the EU population by 2060 unless trends moderate. Using various demographic scenarios, a three-year investigation by the European Commission and scientific…
Lack of EU action is criminalising solidarity
After the arrest of Carola Rackete, the captain of rescue ship Sea Watch 3, was broadcast worldwide, citizens across Europe quickly raised over €1m for Sea Watch's legal defence funds and over…