European Union: Technology

A recent Workplace Relations Commission decision highlights the risks of relying on AI-generated legal submissions in employment disputes, as an adjudicator dismissed a former Ryanair cabin crew member's claim after finding he failed to engage substantively with evidence. The case demonstrates how well-documented employer defenses can expose the limitations of AI-drafted claims that lack genuine engagement with contractual and evidential details.

The European Union's Cyber Resilience Act introduces mandatory cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements, with critical notification obligations taking effect in September 2026.

In this final episode of the 2026 World Retail Podcast series on Unlocking volume growth, Niamh Stone and Markus Schmid from AlixPartners interview Torsten Toeller, founder of Fressnapf, Europe's leading pet retail brand.

A European Patent Office Board of Appeal decision examines whether an interactive kiosk that randomly prints literary content based on user button presses constitutes a patentable technical invention.

The Irish Government has published the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026, establishing a comprehensive framework for supervising and enforcing the EU AI Act in Ireland. This legislation creates the AI Office of Ireland as an independent statutory body to coordinate AI regulation, introduces a distributed oversight model involving multiple sectoral authorities, and provides detailed procedures for adjudication and administrative sanctions. The Bill addresses critical questions about how Ireland

The European Patent Office refused to grant a patent for a method of developing rod patterns in nuclear reactors based on simulation, ruling that the claimed features do not produce a technical effect. This decision examines whether simulation results for reactor design constitute technical contributions when the rod patterns are not directly implemented in actual reactors and may have non-technical uses such as study purposes.

The European Commission's Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) proposes a radical restructuring of Europe's digital infrastructure landscape, introducing a four-tier sovereignty framework that could fundamentally...

The European Commission's Chips Act 2.0 proposes sweeping measures to strengthen Europe's semiconductor ecosystem through strategic project designations, regional excellence frameworks, and enhanced supply chain regulation.

Elias Neocleous, Managing Partner of Elias Neocleous & Co LLC, discusses the firm's strategic vision for 2026 in a Forbes interview, focusing on innovation through AI-driven legal solutions and international expansion. He addresses Cyprus's evolving role as an international business hub and the reforms needed to strengthen its competitive position in the global market.