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The Digital Fairness Act (DFA) is a legislative proposal by the European Commission. [1] [2] Michael McGrath will be responsible for this legislation under Ursula von der Leyen's second Commission if he is successfully designated as EU Commissioner. [3] The legislation will tackle dark patterns and influencer marketing. [4] [5] [6]
Handyside v United Kingdom (5493/72) was a case decided by the European Court of Human Rights in 1976. Its conclusion contains the famous phrase that: Freedom of expression ... is applicable not only to 'information' or 'ideas' that are favourably received or regarded as inoffensive or as a matter of indifference, but also to those that offend, shock or disturb the State or any sector of the ...
The European Dream by Jeremy Rifkin (2009) ISBN 978-1-58542-345-3; In de loopgraven van Brussel: de slag om een transparant Europa by Paul van Buitenen (2004) Ten Have, ISBN 978-90-259-5422-2; The Imminent Crisis: Greek Debt and the Collapse of the European Monetary Union by Grant Wonders (2010) Cambridge: GW Publishing; CreateSpace.
A proposal banning straight bananas and other misshapen fruits was brought before the European Parliament in 2008 and defeated. [24] On 29 July 2008, the European Commission held a preliminary vote towards repealing certain regulations relating to other fruit and vegetables but not bananas.
The European Commission proposed this be extended to 95 years and following this suggestion the European Parliament passed legislation to increase the term to 70 years. Where a work enjoyed a longer period of protection under national law on 1 July 1995, its period of protection is not shortened.
The European Commission organized a video conference of world leaders on 4 May 2020 to raise funds for COVID-19 vaccine development. US$8 billion was raised. [98] The European Commission issued a new multi-year data plan in February 2020 pushing the digitalization of all aspects of EU society for the benefit of civic and economic growth.
On 3 May 2010, the European Commission swore a solemn declaration at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, pledging to respect the EU Treaties and to be completely independent in carrying out their duties during their mandate. For the first time, the Commissioners also explicitly pledged to respect the new Charter of Fundamental Rights. [9]
The European Book Prize (French: Le Prix du Livre Européen) is a European Union literary award established in 2007. It is organized by the association Esprit d'Europe in Paris. It seeks to promote European values, and to contribute to European citizens' better understanding of the European Union as a cultural entity.