The Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), the Chinese equivalent of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will enter into force at the beginning of November this year. While it resembles the GDPR in many ways, there are also a number of significant differences proving the goals of the Chinese law are broader than mere protection of personal data…

The key conclusion from a new report published by the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers today: the Polish policy on immigration ought to be based on a quota system and should provide for an easy path to obtain permanent residence and legal employment…

The emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) cannot be regarded as functioning in accordance with the idea of a free market since the underlying mechanisms artificially limit the supply of allowances. In the ETS there are two groups of buyers. First, installations, that need allowances to conduct their business activities. Second, investors, that can substitute allowances for pretty much any other financial instrument. Investors face little to no risk, while installations have to buy EU allowances (EUA) at any price…