Spain
The European Council gives the green light to the directive on companies’ obligations in relation to the human rights and environmental impacts of their activities
At a Competitiveness Council meeting held on May 24, the European Council gave final approval to the corporate sustainability due diligence directive which lays down responsibilities for companies and requires them to adopt and implement a climate change transition plan.Finally approved the accumulation of lactation leave, the application priority of regional collective bargaining agreements and unemployment assistance protection
After the previous royal decree-law that introduced these novelties was not validated, which was derogated, Royal Decree-Law 2/2024 has been published, which approves them again with certain changes, such as the possibility of extending the application priority to provincial collective bargaining agreements.Criminal proceedings and the right to be forgotten: until when can the personal data of convicted persons be published?
A person involved in criminal proceedings may acquire what has come to be known as "supervening notoriety" and have to accept that his or her identity will be disseminated. However, after a number of years, the question arises as to the possible removal of this negative informationThis is the Artificial Intelligence Strategy in the Strategic Plan of the Spanish Tax Agency
El Plan Estratégico de la Agencia Tributaria española establece los principios que deberán guiar el uso de la inteligencia artificial para la prevención y lucha contra el fraude fiscal. Se echan de menos, no obstante, referencias expresas a derechos de los contribuyentes y principios (como los de transparencia y proporcionalidad, o el de no discriminación) ampliamente reconocidos y cuya protección resulta esencial en este ámbito.European Parliament gives green light to Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
The directive regulates companies’ obligations relating to actual and potential adverse human rights and environmental impacts, liability for breaching such obligations and the requirement that companies adopt and put into effect a transition plan to mitigate climate change.