Mastodawn

Michael Stelzer HoU of the @EUCommission's DG FISMA.E.5 describes the conditions around invoking the Council’s blocking statute that would prevent European companies from complying with extraterritorial sanctions (I found this, haven’t read it in detail yet: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/could-the-eu-blocking-statute-protect-the-icc-from-us-sanctions/)

Could the EU 'blocking statute' protect the ICC from US sanctions?

The new US sanctions targeting ICC personnel could severely disrupt the Court’s operations—particularly if Dutch banks suspend financial services to the ICC out of fear of violating US sanctions.

Atlantic Council

Michal Jan 27

📢 Excited to be speaking at University of St Andrews on EU #DigitalSovereignty
Join us on 11 March 2026 for a talk on the #EU’s digital rulebook, transatlantic friction & the geopolitics of online governance with insights from the #DSA, #GDPR, #AIAct & more https://events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/digital-sovereignty-in-the-european-union

Michal Dec 10

Verfassungsblog Dec 4

A new Declaration for European Digital Sovereignty, signed by all EU Member States, seeks to boost Europe’s technological capabilities.

MICHAL CZERNIAWSKI welcomes this step but warns that the Declaration remains silent on effective enforcement and human rights.

https://verfassungsblog.de/digital-sovereignty-and-the-rights/

Michal Jul 5, 2025

Last week I had an opportunity to discuss extraterritorial enforcement of the GDPR at #CNIL

Michal Oct 1, 2024

What is the role of #adequacy decisions? This, the functioning of the Article 93 Committee and the need for a new approach to the EU data transfers are among the issues discussed in my latest article, just published in MUJLT https://journals.muni.cz/mujlt/article/view/37545 #GDPR #datatransfers #comitology

Could the EU 'blocking statute' protect the ICC from US sanctions?

Shrouded in secrecy – does the comitology procedure for GDPR adequacy decisions fit its purpose? | Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology