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Germany The flames of recession have traveled to Germany. The German economy the 4th largest in Europe GDP has declined for the last two quarters. The problem now is that the rest of Europe is facing the same dilemma with recession looming on the horizon. Germany accounts for (30%) of…

Ever since the idea of self driving cars started to become reality, many people keeps asking the same question again and again — in case of irreversible car crash, will the car kill small child or an elderly woman? This question is basically just an interpretation of something known as…

In an exciting development for the cryptocurrency world, Bitpanda and Coinbase have joined forces in a landmark collaboration. This article explores the partnership between these two industry leaders and discusses crypto companies that have made significant strides in EU. …

Forget immigration statistics — the true number is much higher The release of immigration numbers by the Office for National Statistics will cause uproar — and quite rightly. However, these numbers only tell part of the story. In 2017 I researched and was the first to break the news about the number of National Insurance numbers that were being issued…

The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) asked me to write an article after Spain took over the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union. I decided to explore whether Spain had become one of the most anti-technology countries in the 26-member bloc. The article is entitled “Should We Expect…

The right to privacy is a cornerstone of any democracy worth the name. Intercepting telephone conversations requires a court order, and involves the use of relatively sophisticated technology. End-to-end encryption, or E2EE, is a system whereby only direct recipients can read messages. I emphasize the word only because the technology…

European Regulation (EU) 2022/858 on a pilot regime for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology (hereinafter “Pilot Regime”) entered into force on March 23, 2023. This pilot regime, with an initial duration of three years, which can be extended to six years, allows operators of market infrastructures already established…

As part of NSI’s year-long programming on smart innovation policy, we hosted our second event of a four-part series on US-EU partnership in technology innovation, “US-EU Tech Partnership: Promoting Values Abroad and Enhancing Trade, Security, and Economic Prosperity”. …

On May 22, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued a final decision on Meta’s violations of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The result was far harsher than the Irish DPC had intended, as their final decision was co-opted by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) when the DPC…