April 19, 2024 | Regulatory Governance in the European Union

Amazon vs European Union: How do European Lawmakers respond to Big Tech Threats

Introduction In the age of cybersecurity and cyberspace, the pivotal concern remains how private citizens and smaller businesses could be protected from the influence that bigger companies exert on the market. Antitrust and data protection laws and regulations have been implemented to combat big firms that have steered the market to their favor or in some instances were accused of stealing personal data of its users via the products they produce. Amazon is a clear example of such a firm. The tech giant has multiple suits filed against them throughout the years by the leading data protection manager and one...

EU's governance of financial markets

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EU’s Governance on financial markets Notoriously complex, grey hair inducing, yet quintessentially important – welcome to the blog on the European Union’s governance of financial markets! This blog will tackle the issues that usually are left out of the public domain. Issues can range from insufficient oversight to money-laundering schemes used by criminals. EU’s – and some cases the global – financial regulatory framework can be an ambiguous and a hazy mess. Nonetheless, this blog tries to shed light on the complex world of EU’s financial governance. Safe and sound financial system benefits every single citizen in the EU –...

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Apple, the EUs Digital Market Act, what is has fixed for us and what’s next

Photo by Aditya Joshi on Unsplash Allow me to guide you through how everything unfolded: In today’s world you barely have a couple of hours without seeing everyday people on their phones, listening to music, or taking pictures. And while there are many providers of such devices, one U.S. tech giant does stick out; Apple. This company has separated itself from its other competitors through its unique design and style but also its price. The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted stronger than before the influence and the consequent profit successes of big U.S. tech companies which exist in today’s world without being too strictly regulated....

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Feedback – reflecting on the group assignment

When we started this course nobody really knew what was ahead of us. ‘Writing a blog’ could entail so many things. Soon it became clear what had to be done; writing separate blogs about the same overarching topic and connecting these blogs with each other. This seemed like a difficult task. How do you actually write a blog? How about the technical aspect of this assignment? What should we even write about? This group would prove to be very good at making decisions. We thought it would be best to choose an overarching topic first. A decision was made very...