Europe's diverse legal landscape offers a range of business structures tailored to different regulatory environments, economic contexts, and cultural norms. Understanding these structures is crucial for multinational corporations, startups, and legal professionals operating across borders. This article provides an overview of the most common legal entities in key European jurisdictions,
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Ireland’s €530M Fine Against TikTok: A Turning Point for Data Sovereignty & China’s Influence
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has handed TikTok a €530 million fine—the largest to date related to GDPR violations involving China. The decision stems from unlawful data transfers of EU users to Chinese servers and insufficient transparency around these practices. But this is more than just a privacy enforcement action; it’s
The Lawmakers of Europe: How the EU Drafts and Adopts Legislation
The European Union (EU), a unique political and economic union of 27 countries, crafts laws that shape not only Europe’s internal market but influence global standards in areas like data protection, competition, environment, and human rights. Yet the way the EU drafts and adopts its laws remains a complex, multi-layered process