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What’s on the agenda next week?

What’s on the agenda next week?

On 20 June 2018, the Committee on Legal Affairs will vote on the report on copyright in the digital single market. The EU Copyright Directive intends to protect the intellectual property rights of those who upload their works on the internet. However, it sparks huge controversary.

On 11 June 2018, the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council will focus on three legislative proposals under the clean energy package: the Renewable Energy Directive, the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Governance of the Energy Union Regulation.

Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council on E-privacy, re-use of public sector data, cyber security

On 29 May, the European Parliament will vote on the revision of the posting of workers directive. The new rules introduce the principle of “equal pay for equal work”, ensuring that all workers are treated the same way across the EU. The same working conditions and wages will apply to both local and posted workers who are temporarily sent to another member state. After 18 months, all of the host country’s labour rules woud apply to posted workers.

On 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) finally comes into force, after a two-year implementation period. This, the most important change in data privacy in 20 years, applies to all companies operating in the EU, regardless of where they are based.