EDPB adopts guidelines on processing personal data through blockchains and is ready to cooperate with AI office on guidelines on AI Act and EU data protection law

Brussels, 14 April – During its April 2025 plenary, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted guidelines on processing of personal data through blockchain technologies.  A blockchain is a distributed digital ledger system that can confirm transactions  and  establish  who  owned  a  digital  asset  (such  as cryptocurrency)  at  a  given  time. Blockchains can also … Leer más

Iberdrola These loans will finance works to improve the Valdecañas pumped-storage hydroelectric complex in Cáceres to secure energy supply and to integrate renewables. The project has received funding from the Regional Resilience Fund, which was set up by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise to invest a portion of the NextGenerationEU loans, predominantly … Leer más

Investigation Cuba: EPPO secures another conviction in €100 million VAT fraud involving Voice over IP

(Luxembourg, 14 April 2025) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich (Germany) has secured another conviction in an investigation into a large-scale VAT fraud involving the sales of Voice over IP (VoIP), with an estimated damage of €100 million. This is the third conviction in this investigation into a criminal network dedicated to fraudulent … Leer más

From Borders to Bridges: European Capitals of Culture 2025

Última actualización Sábado, 12/04/2025 Have you ever seen a border dissolve before your eyes? Not on a map, but in real life on streets that reconnect, in hearts that draw close again after years of separation? Have you ever felt the thrill of witnessing history unfold, of division turning into unity, of memory ceasing to … Leer más

Previsiones: 14 a 27 de abril de 2025

Síntesis de los principales temas y actos en el Consejo de la UE y en el Consejo Europeo durante la próxima quincena. No hay sesiones formales del Consejo en la segunda quincena de abril. La publicación de las previsiones se retomará el 2 de mayo de 2025. Consejo de Asuntos Exteriores, 14 de abril de … Leer más

Germany: Members of criminal organisation convicted for €24 million VAT fraud involving simulated export of cars

(Luxembourg, 11 April 2025) – Three perpetrators of a €24 million VAT fraud involving simulated exports of cars were convicted yesterday by the Hagen District Court in Germany, following an investigation carried out by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne.  The three, who were accused of being the ringleaders of a criminal organisation dedicated … Leer más

Arms traffickers arrested in international operation

Cooperation between authorities from France, Slovenia, Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the support from Eurojust and Europol, has resulted in the dismantling of an arms traffickers group. Actions taking place simultaneously in France, Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina led to the arrest of seven members of the criminal group. Investigations into the group started … Leer más

EIB EIB Board approves €3.6 billion in financing for clean transport, energy and innovation, as well as upgrading water and sanitation in Africa. EIB Board also backed broader support for Europe’s automotive sector, which has received more than €11bn EIB financing in the past five years. EIF Board approved investment in deep tech venture capital … Leer más