Belgium: Privacy

The European Union's One Europe, One Market Roadmap sets out a comprehensive legislative and policy agenda for 2026-2027, targeting regulatory simplification...

Foreign direct investment screening rules in Belgium and the EU create uncertainty for investors, particularly in technology deals. This analysis examines when asset transfers involving intellectual property...

The European Union has reached a provisional political agreement on amendments to the AI Act, introducing targeted changes aimed at reducing administrative burden while maintaining the regulatory framework's core architecture. The agreement extends compliance timelines for high-risk AI systems, strengthens governance through enhanced EU AI Office powers, and introduces new prohibited practices related to AI-generated content.

Who has never found themselves clicking on a huge green button underneath the privacy settings, convinced that this would validate their choices, only to realise that they had just, against all odds, accepted all the default settings?

In addition to the GDPR and national framework laws on the protection of personal data, many specific national laws impose or regulate certain data processing operations by public and private entities.

Recent bipartisan privacy and online safety initiatives reflect growing concern over youth mental health, online exploitation, and manipulative digital design.