In recent weeks, negotiations over the Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (AI Act) filled the news that finally led a hard-won political deal. However, this is not the only legislative topic that seems to be coming to an agreement at EU level. A political agreement was reached between the…

Regulation concerning artificial intelligence is in the spotlight, as the Executive Order of the President of the United States on AI was published on October 30, and the text of the AI Act is being finalized in the EU in the framework of negotiations (trilogue) between the Parliament, the Council…

Another milestone was reached yesterday in EU legislation on "data law". The European Parliament adopted the Data Act, which, once formally approved also by the Council, could be published in the Official Journal of the EU and enter into force on the 20th day following publication. (The text adopted…

In mid-May, a new version of the draft AI Act was published in the form of a compromise text adopted by the European Parliament's committees (IMCO, LIBE). The European Parliament's plenary will vote on the draft in mid-June, after which negotiations with the Council may start on the AI Act. The…

Now, as we are approaching the 5th anniversary of GDPR´s applicability, it is worth remembering another significant anniversary: on May 11, 1973, exactly 50 years ago, the Swedish Parliament adopted the Swedish Data Protection Act (Datalagen), which was the first national data protection legislation…