As explained in our previous blog, the European Commission is working on a legislative proposal to ensure European businesses, consumers and governments fully benefit from the free flow of data and are empowered to make better-informed decisions. This initiative, known as the Data Act, will not only regulate data sharing among companies (business-to-business, B2B), but will also specify in which cases and under which conditions companies must share data with governments (business-to-government, B2G). This blog analyses the EU’s plans for the B2G data sharing and identifies outstanding issues for businesses.
Angeliki Tsanta

Recent Posts
Regulating the data economy (Part II): how will the Data Act regulate government access to data?
Written by Angeliki Tsanta on 03 Feb 2022
Regulating short-term rentals: the case for an EU-level intervention
Written by Angeliki Tsanta on 17 Nov 2021
The European Commission is planning to regulate short-term rental services across the EU to address existing market imbalances, legal uncertainty, and fragmentation. This blog investigates the policy options and considers their impact on the competing interests of European cities, professional and non-professional (peer) short-term rental providers and online platforms.
Nine European policy initiatives for the tech sector in December 2020
Written by Angeliki Tsanta on 02 Dec 2020
The European Commission will launch several ambitious policy and legislative initiatives in December 2020, to deliver on its political priorities for this legislative term. In this briefing, we outline nine initiatives that will affect the tech sector.
What's next for international data transfers, post-Schrems II?
Written by Angeliki Tsanta on 22 Oct 2020
On 16 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the EU-US international data transfer framework - known as the Privacy Shield - bringing personal data protection and international data transfers to the forefront of current discussions on digital policy. In this brief we look at the options for data transfers between the EU and other countries in the light of the Court's conclusions.