Platform work: deal on new rules on employment status

Commission releases €3.7 million to support 836 dismissed workers in Austria and BelgiumThis article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. First ever EU-rules on algorithmic management in the workplacePresumption of an employment relationship triggered by two out of five indicatorsWorkers cannot be dismissed by automated systems Negotiators from Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on Wednesday morning on a bill to improve the […]

Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Insurance Ireland for restricting access to a data sharing platform

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has informed Insurance Ireland, an association of Irish insurers, of its preliminary view that it breached EU antitrust rules by restricting competition in the Irish motor vehicle insurance market. The Commission takes issue with certain conditions of access to the Insurance Link […]

Commission launches open access publishing platform for scientific papers

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission launched Open Research Europe, a publishing platform for scientific papers that will be accessible to everyone. The platform will present the results of research funded by Horizon Europe, the EU research and innovation programme for 2021-2027, and its predecessor, Horizon […]

Why the answer to a more sustainable future could lie within the platform economy

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gillian Tans, Chairwoman, Booking.com There is growing public urgency on issues such as climate change and calls for more sustainable solutions to secure a more positive future. Whilst legislators are mired in considerations of political practicality, sometimes unable to […]
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