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Facebook decision: getting down to business with the GDPR

For years, the Data Protection Regulation has lacked certainty about what the wording of the law actually means. There are reasons for this – and yet the current case of Facebook, in particular, holds potential for lasting clarification. Because there is a lot at stake for the industry and for the supervisory authorities.

By Falk Steiner

Nature restoration: rapporteur wants higher targets

With the Nature Restoration Law, the EU wants to set a good example globally. But even after the success of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), the dispute over the design continues in Brussels. In his draft, rapporteur César Luena sets higher goals. The opposition was not long in coming.

By Timo Landenberger

What's cooking in Strasbourg?

On the menu is vegetable broth. Today is Friday, January 13. Will this date prove to be a good omen for the EU parliamentarians meeting in Strasbourg next week? Following the Christmas holidays' opulence comes the time of sobriety in culinary terms. The question is whether this also applies to politics.

By Claire Stam

Transparency in the EU Parliament: Metsola plans reform

Parliament President Metsola will present 14 proposals today to make the EP more transparent. It is an attempt to polish up the image of the Parliament after the corruption scandal surrounding Eva Kaili. Some of the proposals go a long way, but there are some loopholes.

By Charlotte Wirth