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Rossen Jeliazkov: Transport connections between Bulgaria and Turkey are key for economic development even in times of pandemic

The new lane for transport of refrigerated goods at Kapitan Andreevo-Kapıkule border checkpoint should be launched as soon as possible, and the fees for Turkish carriers entering Bulgaria or transiting through the country should be abolished.

Energy-efficient Cloud Computing Technologies and Policies for an Eco-friendly Cloud Market

Energy-efficient Cloud Computing Technologies and Policies for an Eco-friendly Cloud Market

 

The European Commission published a study addresses the issue of growing energy consumption due to the expansion of cloud services in Europe.

The topic of energy-efficient cloud computing has become a priority on the EU political agenda and the European Digital Strategy sets the goal of achieving climate-neutral, highly energy-efficient and sustainable data centres by no later than 2030.

 

The study’s main findings are:

Free flow of non-personal data in EU

Free flow of non-personal data in EU

Regulation (EU) 2018/1807 (FFD Regulation) — on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union of 14 November 2018  entered into force since December 2018 and applied since 28 May 2019. The aim of the Regulation is to achieve a more competitive and integrated EU market for data storage and processing services and activities.

The Regulation: