E-commerce has revolutionized global retail, offering both opportunities and challenges for businesses and consumers alike. However, the increasing volume of direct-to-consumer imports within the European Union (EU) has highlighted significant legal, environmental, and market fairness challenges. To address these concerns, the…
Between Scylla and Charybdis: the virtual or the real world
by Mónika Mercz Our society hinges on continuous progress, evidenced by the fact that in the last few decades, innovation has sped up to an unprecedented degree. This technological boom has brought with itself the spread of digitalization, and ultimately, the…
Spain’s Proposal for Extended Collective Licensing in AI Development
by Dávid Ujhelyi In December 2024, the Spanish Ministry of Culture unveiled a groundbreaking legislative proposal aimed at introducing extended collective licensing (ECL) for the development of general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) models. The “Draft Royal Decree to regulate the granting of…
The Future of AI Liability in the EU: Key Insights from the New Product Liability Directive
by Luca Farkas The new EU Directive on Liability for Defective Products (“PLD”)[1] was published on 18 November 2024, replacing the existing EU Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC. The new PLD aims to modernize the EU’s consumer protection laws in response to technological…
The United Nations takes a stand against cybercrime
by Mónika Mercz The United Nations (UN) Ad Hoc Committee (AHC) meeting in New York reached an agreement on the “Draft United Nations convention against cybercrime; strengthening international cooperation for combating certain crimes committed by means of information and communications technology…
Towards connectivity: The Gigabit Infrastructure Act
by Mónika Mercz The Digital Decade initiative of the European Union involves a pledge to reach 100% of 5G and fiber coverage by 2030 for EU citizens, and to ensure that new players have sufficient access to innovative business-to-business and business-to-consumer…
UN Global Digital Compact Fourth Revision
by István Kopácsi Following the adoption of the political declaration during the United Nations’ 75th anniversary in September 2020, the Secretary-General released his report, Our Common Agenda, in September 2021, proposing a Global Digital Compact (GDC) to be agreed upon at the Summit…
Country report from Kyrgyzstan – The Digital Contracting in the Kyrgyz Republic. What can we learn from EU Law?
by Dzhusupov Akylbek Embracing digital contracts can streamline business processes, reduce transaction costs, and attract foreign investment, thereby contributing to economic prosperity. Therefore, it is vital to choose the model law which will facilitate the Kyrgyz Republic’s economic integration into the global…
The EU’s Digital Decade
by Mónika Mercz Despite the significant initiatives undertaken, according to the report on the Digital Decade, key goals are not expected to be fulfilled by 2030 at the current rate of development due to the low level of private investments.[1] Digital…
Consensus on AI governance?
by Martin Milán Csirszki The first international declaration on artificial intelligence has been made at the AI Safety Summit on 1-2 November. The signatories include global superpowers, such as the United States, China and the European Union. According to experts, the…