On 5 May 2021, the European Commission published its proposal for a Regulation ‘on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market’, which is expected to affect EU acquisitions by foreign state-backed entities and their participation in EU public tenders. Axon’s experts analyse the EC’s proposal and provide a snapshot of this new screening mechanism and howContinue reading “State-backed investors in the EU: the new rules of the game”
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The European Commission’s proposed AI Act: a global regulatory paradigm?
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in business is increasingly prevalent and disruptive. According to a recent study, up to 7% of all SMEs and 24% of all large companies in the EU were using some form of AI in 2020. This is a vast number of businesses and will only increase as the technologyContinue reading “The European Commission’s proposed AI Act: a global regulatory paradigm?”