Tag: European Court of Justice
Federal data protection officer Kelber speaks out in favor of “Quick Freeze”.
Federal Data Protection Commissioner Ulrich Kelber The Federal Data Protection Commissioner considers Quick Freeze to be the “less intrusive” variant than storing IP addresses without cause. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The…
EU Commission declares data protection in the USA to be sufficient
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Von der Leyen and US President Joe Biden announced an agreement in principle on data protection issues in spring 2022. (Photo: dpa) Brussels…
CSU toll plan costs taxpayers 243 million euros
Andreas Scheuer (CSU) The transport minister at the time was apparently certain that his toll plans would withstand an examination by the ECJ. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The infrastructure tax that…
CSU toll plan costs taxpayers 243 million euros
Car toll The toll should primarily ask foreign drivers to pay. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The infrastructure tax that failed in 2019, also known as the “foreigners’ toll”, is costing taxpayers…
Why electricity consumers in the north pay more than 300 euros more
power pole In regions where many wind farms or large open-space photovoltaic systems are connected to the grid, electricity consumers pay correspondingly high grid fees. (Photo: IMAGO/Action Pictures) Berlin The…
Liberalization of the legal market: money for law firms
Justice, goddess of justice Financial investors are currently not allowed to invest in law firms in Germany, but abroad they are. (Photo: Photodisc/Getty Images) Frankfurt So far, lawyers in Germany…
Liberalization of the legal market: money for law firms
Justice, goddess of justice Financial investors are currently not allowed to invest in law firms in Germany, but abroad they are. (Photo: Photodisc/Getty Images) Frankfurt So far, lawyers in Germany…
Dax & dates in the daily stock market report
Dusseldorf A quiet trading day is emerging on the German stock market. In several federal states, Thursday is a public holiday due to Corpus Christi. Before the market, the Dax…
Federal Network Agency grants network operators higher returns
Electricity Electricity grid fees have risen continuously in recent years. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Good news for the more than 800 electricity network operators and around 700 gas network operators in…
Federal Network Agency grants electricity and gas network operators higher returns – consumers pay more
Electricity Electricity grid fees have risen continuously in recent years. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Good news for the more than 800 electricity network operators and around 700 gas network operators in…
Federal Network Agency grants electricity and gas network operators higher returns – consumers pay more
Electricity Electricity grid fees have risen continuously in recent years. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Good news for the more than 800 electricity network operators and around 700 gas network operators in…
The ECB is going into the cloud – also with US corporations, and that is causing discussions
ECB headquarters The central bank wants to move more applications to the cloud. (Photo: Blatterspiel/Jan Huebner) Brussels, Dusseldorf When modernizing its IT, the European Central Bank (ECB) wants to move…
German economy warns to hurry up with the new EU-US data agreement
Facebook parent company Meta The Irish data protection regulator has imposed a record fine on the US company. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Leading German business associations have warned of delays in…
“Tesla is facing a mountain of tasks”
Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide A large amount of data is believed to have leaked from the carmaker. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Mr. Wybitul, a huge amount of data is believed to…
Federal Labor Court confirms lower wages for temporary workers
Employees in a logistics center The EU Temporary Employment Directive stipulates that collective agreements may deviate from the principle of equal pay if the “overall protection” of temporary workers is…
Data protectionists warn German companies of the high risk of fines
US cloud provider German companies face the risk of high fines for data protection violations. (Photo: Getty [M]) Brussels, Dusseldorf, Berlin After the record fine against Meta for violations of…
Data protectionists warn German companies of the high risk of fines
Dusseldorf, Berlin After the record fine against Meta for violations of data protection, the risk of high fines is also increasing for German companies. Data protectionists see the decision as…
EU penalties like Meta also threaten German companies
Brussels The EU record fine against the Facebook group Meta is causing unrest in the German economy. The decision is “a wake-up call for German companies too,” says Rebekka Weiß,…
Higher returns for power grid operators? Netzagentur President Müller gives hope
power poles Electricity grid fees have risen continuously in recent years. (Photo: IMAGO/Countrypixel) Berlin, Dusseldorf Federal Network Agency President Klaus Müller is open to demands that operators of electricity grids…
Meta is facing a record fine in the EU data protection dispute
Meta Central in Melo Park According to the EU, the Californian company has violated European data protection. (Photo: Bloomberg) Brussels Meta is set to face a record EU data breach…