Tag: the EU

EU agrees on stricter cybersecurity measures for critical sector firms

The European Parliament and the EU’s member states have agreed to implement stricter cybersecurity measures for entities that are in critical sectors.

US and the EU sign data transfer deal to abate privacy...

The European Union and the US have signed an agreement that will help pave the way for the personal information of Europeans to be stored in the US.

EU Parliament forms committee to probe use of Pegasus spyware

The European Parliament has created a ‘committee of inquiry’ in order to probe accusations of the use of Pegasus spyware by governments in the grouping.

EU initiates cyber response team to aid Ukraine in Russia conflict

The European Union is set to activate an EU cyber response team to help Ukraine as the country faces the threat of a war with Russia.

EU set to ban trading in Russian state bonds in new...

The European Union is getting closer to agreeing sanctions on Russia that would ban trading on Russian state bonds amongst other things.

EBA unveils new central database for AML and CFT

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched EuReCA, a new central database for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing.

Zilch and Mastercard widen partnership to launch BNPL card in Europe

FinTech company Zilch has revealed it has expended its partnership with Mastercard to help bring the former’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) card digital card to Europe.

Europol to delete data not crime-related following EU watchdog demand

Europol has been ordered by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) to remove any information related to people with no link to crime.

New EU legislation set to provide more independence to national regulators

The European Commission has proposed legislative changes that would ensure national regulators have a more independent role in their supervision of the financial industry.

EU and China publish sustainable finance common taxonomy

The European Commission and China have completed the initial phase of a project to create a common taxonomy for sustainable finance.

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