Home / EU Law / TMT / Media

Legal News

Proposal on the transparency and targeting of political advertising

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Published on: 23 December 2022

Published by a LexisNexis EU Law expert

Table of contents

Why the Commission adopted a proposal on the transparency and targeting of political advertising?
How ‘political advertising’ is defined in the proposal?
Who will this proposal apply to and what are their key obligations?
How does this proposal complement the EU GDPR?
Which sanction will apply in case of non-compliance?
What are the next steps and the likely timeframes? Is there any transition period?
Has the UK taken a similar initiative, or could there be a potential divergence on this issue?

Article summary

EU Law analysis: Isaac Bedi and David Varney of Burges Salmon LLP analyse the European Commission’s proposal on the transparency and targeting of political advertising. They consider the definition of ‘political advertising’ under the proposal, who the proposal will apply to and their key obligations, and how the proposal interacts with other key EU legislation. They further consider which sanction will apply in case of non-compliance, what the next steps are, and if there could be a potential divergence EU/UK on this issue.

Popular documents

What is the difference between an appeal and a review?

What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a

If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the

If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some

If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal

If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit

Template for regulatory references given by SMCR firms and disclosure requirements

Template for regulatory references given by SMCR firms and disclosure requirements[Insert addressee details]Dear [insert name][It is our understanding that [insert name of prospective employee] [was an employee of yours between the dates of [insert dates as appropriate] OR is a current employee of