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Busting net neutrality may amount to spying, says EU Register By OUT-LAW.COM • Get more from this author New EU laws on net neutrality may be necessary to stop internet service providers (ISPs) from infringing individuals' data protection and privacy rights, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has said ... See all stories on this topic »

New EU directives protect online shoppers Techwatch Member states in the EU have formally adopted new legislation designed to improve consumer rights in all EU countries, especially when shopping online. Governments in the 27 member countries will have two years from publication of the new directives to... See all stories on this topic » Techwatch

Advocate general opines on EU emissions trading scheme International Law Office Both directives have been transposed into UK law (for further details please see "New regulationson aviation emissions trading"). As the claimant's arguments required a ruling on the interpretation and validity of the directive, the High Court stayed ... See all stories on this topic »

EU balloon law is a load of hot air... Halifax Evening Courier Godfrey Bloom, UKIP Euro MP for Yorkshire, unearthed the new rulings under a mountain of paperwork and said implementing the new directive would push prices up. “I have to wonder if there is no area of our lives on which the EU does not want to imprint ... See all stories on this topic » Halifax Evening Courier

Off the hook: Sweden tries to deport EU sex workers RT This, according to the Migration Court in Gothenburg, is actually illegal, as theEuropean Union directive on free movement of its citizens clearly states every resident has the right to visit any country within the union for up to three months without ... See all stories on this topic » RT

ECJ rules against Ireland on Vhi Irish Medical Times Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent European Court of Justice Decision, which found that Ireland had failed to fulfill its obligations under relevant EU directives in not applying EUinsurance legislation to all insurance undertakings on a ... See all stories on this topic » Irish Medical Times

Uniform implementation of regulation is unlikely Financial Times The US has created a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the EU is re-examining Ucits (Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities), the main pan-European retail product law, and several other directives that touch on sales ... See all stories on this topic »