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ARTICLE — 7 april 2022

The EU’s work on sustainable products must go hand-in-hand with strengthened European competitiveness

Swedish Enterprise’s preliminary comments on the European Commission’s Sustainable Product Initiative

ARTICLE — 5 april 2022

A solution for handling of transatlantic data flows is urgently required

The importance of economic relations between the US and EU has taken on an extra dimension following the onset of the war in Ukraine. Therefore, a new EU-US data transfer agreement must be concluded as early as possible.

ARTICLE — 1 april 2022

Will the Data Act guarantee competitiveness for European business?

The Data Act is a cornerstone of the European data strategy and will have a range of opportunities, implications, and challenges for companies and organisations.

ARTICLE — 30 mars 2022

Transatlantic relations and digital issues

How should Europe and the US best cooperate on digital issues? This is a question that will be discussed when ministers from Sweden and other “Digital Frontrunners” - the so-called D9+ countries - gather in Prague next week.

ARTICLE — 29 mars 2022

New framework for data flows between the EU and the US positive for transatlantic trade

EU and US are one step closer to introducing a new framework for free transatlantic data flows, which is a welcome development for transatlantic trade.

ARTICLE — 25 mars 2022

The Sustainable Product Initiative

On March 30 2022, the European Commission will present the Sustainable Products Initiative (SPI). The initiative is a flagship of the EU’s Green Deal and a key part of the European Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP).

ARTICLE — 23 mars 2022

Our main concerns with European Parliament report on CSRD

The European Commission’s proposal on sustainability reporting, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), is currently being discussed within the European Parliament. The Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) recently released its report on this file.

ARTICLE — 21 mars 2022

EU: state aid measures in response to the war in Ukraine

A new framework for limited state aid is an appropriate response to the current crisis. However, it is important that these measures do not become complicated and administratively costly to implement; crucially, general measures such as tax relief on energy and fuels should be considered.

ARTICLE — 11 mars 2022

Substances of Concern that hamper recycling

“Substances of Concern” has different meanings in different policy initiatives and legislation. This creates a lack of clarity and risks causing confusion.

ARTICLE — 2 mars 2022

European Chips Act: EU’s wide-ranging semiconductor initiative is problematic

In the wake of the shortage of semiconductors the European Commission has now published a raft of proposals to prevent similar shortfalls in the future. ”Unfortunately, several of the proposals risk leading to more unequal competition”, says Göran Grén, head of the Corporate Law Department.

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