Archive

Year: 2016

  • Will geo-blocking become the new cookie law?

    February 16, 2016

    “This website uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. For more details about cookies and how to manage them, see our cookie policy”. In 2007, the European Commission decided that people should be protected from spyware and other tracking software being planted in their devices without their knowledge. This led to the ‘cookie law’, designed to give people ‘clear and comprehensive’ information about what was being...

  • Surging LNG trade: How U.S. exports will benefit European gas supply diversity, security and competition

    February 15, 2016

    On 22 February 2016, FleishmanHillard will host a lunch roundtable to launch the Atlantic Council Eurasian Energy Future Initiatives recent report on the impact of U.S. LNG exports on the global and European gas supply. Bud Coote, resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and former Chief Energy Analyst at the C.I.A., and author of the report, will present the main findings. Mr. Coote will be joined by Richard Morningstar, former U.S. Ambassador to the...

  • When European trade associations go social

    February 11, 2016

    Update (13 March 2015): Thanks to the 70+ EU trade association communicators and public affairs professionals who joined us over two days to talk about what works and what doesn't when it comes to social. We learned, we laughed and we shared horror stories...let's do it again soon. Here's the slide deck in case you couldn't make it. https://www.slideshare.net/BrettKobie/when-eu-trade-associations-go-social European trade bodies serve as the central mouthpiece on the A-Z of an industry and their...

  • Will Spain be saved by the Digital Single Market (DSM)?

    February 9, 2016

    If you are reading this sentence then you must be curious to see how a country that is currently racked with political uncertainty, multiple regions seeking independence, a financial crisis, and both high public debt and unemployment can resolve its issues in the near future. Spain is suffering from ‘jobless growth’ and social and territorial cohesion cracking along the seams. While the DSM will not be the solution to resolve these issues, the future is...

  • 4 things to watch for in the Brussels bubble Twittersphere this year

    February 7, 2016

    Brussels can feel it and surveys have confirmed it: Twitter has truly come of age in EU policy circles. We’ve now reached a point where it seems strange not use it –either as content creators or silent listeners. Flip through this quick deck, then come back to read the details. https://www.slideshare.net/BrettKobie/four-things-to-look-for-in-2016-in-the-brussels-twittersphere   (For a hi-res pdf, sign up for the FleishmanHillard Digital, Social & Creative Team's occasional text-only newsletter) 1. Video will be everywhere, but only the...

  • Article 29 Working Party Reacts to the EU-US Privacy Shield

    February 3, 2016

    EU data protection authorities have hinted at more uncertainty for companies when it comes to EU-US data transfers, at least until April. So what do we know? Companies which are still relying on the Safe Harbor framework to transfer data between the EU and the US could be investigated by national data protection authorities in the EU, said the chair of the Article 29 Working Party in Brussels today. Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin heads the group, which...

  • Safe Harbour: D-Day approaches – what to expect?

    January 29, 2016

    Talk about the calm before the storm!  The silence is deafening as both Brussels and Washington DC holds its breath days before the February 1st deadline for an agreement on a new Safe Harbor framework. At the moment both sides of the Atlantic continue to stare hard at each other waiting for the other side to blink. Senior level negotiations occurred behind closed doors during Davos but very little was revealed. The EU is standing...

  • FH leads discussion on the future of banking in the EU

    January 27, 2016

    The Financial Services Practice held a roundtable with Mario Nava, Director of the 'Regulation and Prudential Supervision of Financial Institutions' unit of the European Commission’s DG FISMA.   The first of many interesting FH roundtables for this year led to an open discussion between Mr. Nava and the stakeholders present on the future of banking in the EU.   The lunch time event took place at FleishmanHillard’s Brussels offices on 27 Jan 16...

  • A rich agenda for transport in 2016

    January 20, 2016

    How better to start a year full of transport policy initiatives than with some Dutch pragmatism? Transport is a practical sector itself as it inevitably links to one of the most basic needs of the economy: moving goods and people. 2016 looks to be an important year for transport and we have two keywords: competitiveness and sustainability. In certain people’s eyes, the focus on these two main driving forces, competitiveness and sustainability, risks creating a...

  • The Digital Single Market – are the Dutch up for the challenge?

    January 12, 2016

    The Netherlands is facing Europe’s toughest stress test for Member States - the EU Presidency. The task of the Netherlands Presidency is to give Europe its mojo back, as the continent is faced with a refugee crisis, internal security issues, a looming Brexit, remnants of an economic crisis and an ongoing problem in Greece. Generally speaking, EU presidencies are memorable when they manage to conclude difficult or valuable dossiers, to overcome barriers in advancing legislation...

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