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RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers across risk, scientific, technical, medical, legal and exhibitions sectors.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Antti Timonen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

9 Dec 2025 · Exchange on artificial intelligence, research and research data

Meeting with Maria Cristina Russo (Director Research and Innovation) and

1 Dec 2025 · European Research Area and the use of AI in scientific research

Meeting with Ioan-Dragos Tudorache (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

1 Dec 2025 · Research – Innovation and Competitiveness – Economic Security

Meeting with Marion Walsmann (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Nov 2025 · intellectual property rights

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

5 Nov 2025 · Event on copyright and generative AI

Meeting with Michael Arentoft (Head of Unit Research and Innovation) and Federation of European Publishers and French Publishers Association (Syndicat National de l'Edition)

5 Nov 2025 · Copyright and academic freedom in the context of research

Meeting with Ekaterina Zaharieva (Commissioner) and

4 Nov 2025 · Exchange of views on ongoing initiatives related to research, innovation, and the European Research Area

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Commissioner) and

28 Oct 2025 · Priorities of the EU’s trade agenda

Meeting with Nicolás Pascual De La Parte (Member of the European Parliament) and FTI Consulting Belgium and

22 Oct 2025 · Meeting with BritCham Delegation

Meeting with Andi Cristea (Member of the European Parliament) and Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft and

22 Oct 2025 · EU-UK relations

Response to European Research Area (ERA) Act

10 Sept 2025

We recognise that an ERA that is future proof and fit for purpose will be a vital foundation for a competitive Europe and its leadership in science. We welcome an ERA Act that can help achieve this. Elsevier, headquartered in Amsterdam, is a leading research publishing and information analytics provider, and is part of RELX plc, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for clients across diverse sectors. Our purpose is to advance science, healthcare and human progress. We are committed to playing our part in helping to deliver scientific integrity, expertise and excellence in Europe. From research conducted using our own data sets we see how public funding of research creates and sustains positive impacts for the economy and society. Hence we support the ERA goal of a benchmark share of 3% GDP for science in Europe as an important signal of the EUs continuous commitment to a strong science sector. We note that the EU27 is the most prolific producer of research outputs in Life Sciences & Medicine, while at the member state level there are pockets of excellence, for example in patents (Germany), policy citations (Nordic countries), and health (Italy). We will publish a detailed report on Europe as a Science Innovator in November. We align closely with the ERA policy agenda goal to coordinate a European approach to ethics and integrity in research and development and the related policy focus on scientific openness. We see reliable, reproducible and trusted research as central to ERAs success. This is also a critical focus for publishers, and we invest heavily to maintain a high quality and validated scholarly record. Our industry is well-placed to address recent integrity issues, such as papermills and image manipulation, to help combat fake science and misinformation. Alongside peer review and specialist curation, we have invested in advanced technology and tools to aid in pre- and post-publication fraud detection. Moreover, we support the ERA goal to convene European networks on these topics. Relatedly, publishers have been working at the forefront of responsible innovation, and identifying the challenges and opportunities arising from widespread use of AI. This aligns with ERA commitments to facilitate and accelerate responsible AI use in science. Elsevier would be delighted to share details of this work as well as to leverage our own networks to support a dialogue across these vital areas. We support ERAs vision for free circulation of knowledge and realisation of the fifth freedom. Commensurately, Elsevier works to enable Open Science across EU member states, with gold open access (OA) now being widely adopted across Europe. This is a well-established and sustainable mechanism that recompenses publishers for the substantial value-added investments that ensure the quality, integrity, discoverability, and accessibility of research in perpetuity. Read & Publish (Transformative) agreements are a key driver of the OA transition; we expect almost 90% of our European renewals to be of this form this year. The transition to OA has had a significant impact on scholarly communication over the past two decades and continues to gain traction. It is important to recognise and build on these sustainable mechanisms which are known to work at scale. Conversely, approaches that are unsustainable risk undermining scientific integrity and the viability of the scholarly communications sector underpinning it. Any proposals to explore alternative approaches, such as an EU-wide Secondary Publishing Right (SPR), should be very carefully considered. We would urge a dialogue with all key stakeholders, including publishers, to scope and understand different models for SPR, so as to ensure they safeguard research integrity and sustainability. We look forward to sharing our insights and data evidence across the ERA policy agenda areas we have highlighted, to support European leadership in science.
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RELX urges EU to prioritize existing laws over new rules

18 Jul 2025
Topic — Consultation on a strategy to streamline data sharing and legal frameworks across Europe.
Message — Focus on enforcing current laws rather than creating new data legislation. Harmonize definitions across rules and introduce recognized legitimate interests to simplify sharing.123
Why — Clearer rules would reduce regulatory uncertainty and lower the costs of compliance.45
Impact — Criminals lose their ability to exploit gaps between fragmented national data systems.6
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Response to Digital services for simplifying business operations and reducing administrative costs – the business wallet

12 Jun 2025

LexisNexis Risk Solutions (LNRS) welcomes the European Commissions European Business Wallet initiative, supporting its aims to reduce administrative burdens and enhance cross-border digital interactions. LNRS is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. RELX is headquartered in London and operates in all 27 EU Member States, with significant presence in the Netherlands, France, and Germany. Our 10,000+ European employees serve customers in over 180 countries. LNRS is a leading technology provider in the identity and verification ecosystem, delivering comprehensive solutions across the entire identity lifecycle. We specialise in identity establishment and secure identification services, enabling organisations to verify and authenticate individuals and entities with confidence. Our advanced remote verification and anti-deepfake technologies enhance digital identity security. Through our Digital Identity Network (DIN), we enable secure data sharing and fraud prevention, connecting identity providers and relying parties across sectors. LNRS bridges traditional and digital identity needs, supporting financial services, government, healthcare, and other regulated industries in compliance and operational efficiency. Based upon our expertise, we would like to submit the following recommendations: 1. Co-create Policy with Trusted Identity Experts The European Business Wallet should build on existing economic crime technology and expertise. The EU should collaborate with trusted identity providers to ensure the Initiative complements, rather than duplicates, current anti-financial crime infrastructure. Leveraging industry insights will help avoid disruptions and legal uncertainty. 2. Integrate Fraud Prevention with Simplification While the Wallet can streamline processes, it could also become a target for fraud. We recommend embedding robust, multi-layered authentication and real-time fraud monitoring from the outset, alongside regular security assessments. Centralising business credentials increases risk, so protective measures must address sophisticated threats, drawing on financial services security lessons. LNRS is keen to contribute expertise in fraud threat management. 3. Guarantee Global Interoperability Alignment with global standards is vital for EU businesses with international operations. The EU should consider approaches from other jurisdictions, particularly the UK's work on corporate digital identities, which demonstrate the benefits of verified identification and coordinated anti-fraud measures. The European Business Wallet Initiative should be interoperable with global trust frameworks (e.g., GLEIFs Legal Entity Identifier) to reduce complexity and maintain high security and trust for cross-border operations. 4. Drive Innovation through Data Standardization The initiative should promote standardised data protocols and advanced data mapping to ensure consistency and integration with compliance systems. Developing unique reference systems and data linking methodologies will enhance financial crime detection and prevention. High-quality, well-structured data is crucial for effective analytics, especially for Know Your Business (KYB) and customer due diligence (CDD) processes. The initiative should focus on data formatting and utilisation to support analytics-driven risk identification and align with existing crime prevention systems. Conclusion LexisNexis Risk Solutions supports the European Business Wallet and encourages the Commission to draw on identity and verification expertise. Co-creation with trusted providers, robust fraud prevention, global interoperability, and innovative data approaches are essential for a secure, effective, and widely adopted solution. We remain available for further consultation as the initiative develops. Please find attached a more detailed version of the response.
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Elsevier Urges EU to Prioritize Research Integrity in AI

5 Jun 2025
Topic — The initiative establishes a comprehensive policy approach for AI adoption in European science.
Message — RELX suggests a multistakeholder process to prevent the misuse of scientific research. They recommend integrating AI literacy programs within research organizations to support transparency. They also propose an EU-wide strategy to develop middleware infrastructure.123
Why — Transparency requirements for training data would unlock the potential of Elsevier's licensing market.45
Impact — Generative AI providers would face mandatory transparency requirements for their training data.67
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Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Google and

6 May 2025 · Copyright and generative AI

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

3 Apr 2025 · Artificial intelligence

Meeting with Sandro Ruotolo (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Mar 2025 · AI code of practice

Meeting with Svenja Hahn (Member of the European Parliament) and Microsoft Corporation and

14 Feb 2025 · Exchange on upcoming digital EU legislation

Meeting with Eric Ducoulombier (Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union) and Afore Consulting

13 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on the topic of fraud in the context of the Payment Services package and new Commission Work Program.

Meeting with Alice Guedel (Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque), Philippe Thill (Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque)

5 Feb 2025 · Exchange with LexisNexis Risk Solutions on tools to facilitate sanctions and AML/CFT compliance

Meeting with Dimitri Lorenzani (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

15 Jun 2023 · Preparation of Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)/ELSEVIER dinner event on Open strategic Autonomy.

Meeting with Marc Lemaitre (Director-General Research and Innovation)

14 Jun 2023 · Excellence and Experimentation in assessment and evaluation Trustworthy research for Society Equality and sustainability in research

Meeting with Dragoş Tudorache (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union

14 Mar 2023 · Artificial Intelligence

Meeting with Paul Tang (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

14 Mar 2023 · Staff Level: 6th Anti-money Laundering Directive

Meeting with Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders), Isabelle Perignon (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders)

16 Nov 2022 · Development of an Eye witness and atrocities app

Meeting with Andrey Kovatchev (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

20 Oct 2022 · European Health Data Space priorities

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

12 Jul 2022 · Bring some fresh insights on matters such as tech policy, the EU-US Trade and Technology Council, the war in Ukraine, collaborative research, and intellectual property rights.

Meeting with Pilar Del Castillo Vera (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Cisco Systems Inc. and

6 Jul 2022 · Data Act

Meeting with Alin Mituța (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

5 Jul 2022 · Data Act

RELX seeks clearer rules to protect its processed data assets

12 May 2022
Topic — European Commission proposal to regulate how businesses share and access digital data.
Message — RELX requests clearer definitions for which products and actors must share data under the new rules. They want to ensure that complex mixed datasets and existing business contracts remain protected from mandatory disclosure requirements.12
Why — This would prevent the forced sharing of their high-value, processed information tools.34
Impact — Public authorities may face greater hurdles when attempting to access private sector data.56
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Response to A New European Innovation Agenda

10 May 2022

Elsevier welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Call for Evidence for A New European Innovation Agenda. Research and innovation are societal imperatives. It is crucial that the EU moves forward in the twin green and digital transitions. In certain cases, this can be achieved with a smarter implementation of existing policies. In others, it requires more ambitious decisions or brand-new initiatives. Elsevier, head-quartered in Amsterdam, is the world’s leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information. Elsevier is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. From its roots in publishing, Elsevier has supported the work of its research and health partners for more than 140 years. It helps them advance science and improve health outcomes by combining quality information and data sets with analytical tools to facilitate insights and critical decision-making. On addressing the scale-up gap we would like to stress the need to strengthen the valuation of IP rights. Patents are an important economic indicator that can be tracked and benchmarked to measure innovation performance. The best way to guarantee innovation and foster economic growth is by promoting a policy of strong IP rights, including copyright. This incentive and reward system has generally served the public well, notably in science by motivating new discoveries and innovations. According to a recent report from ECIPE, IP-intensive industries constitute almost half of the EU’s GDP and drive investments in the EU economy. On addressing the scope for more pro-innovation regulation we advocate the approach that “regulators learn from real world practice” and believe that this should be further encouraged. We support the encouragement of industry-led standards and innovation friendly measures including the establishment of regulatory sandboxes, living labs and test beds. Any potential policy framework should be dynamic as the research ecosystem evolves over time. EU policy should build on and strengthen already existing developments. For instance, for the AI Act this means taking into account the AI field labs (ELSA , ICAI) in the Netherlands that provide a way to “test and learn” various ethical and legal issues as well as acceptance of AI across many different societal actors. On the importance of innovation performance and better connecting innovation ecosystems, we would like to stress the importance of collaboration between public and private entities. Research is essential to the success of the clean energy transition. Our recent report on How can research help the world hit net zero by 2050?, highlights the state of play in clean energy research over the last 20 years and shows that the transition of research to the deployment of near or mid-term technologies relies heavily on the corporate sector. On talent & diversity, we believe that education and training need to be fit for the new technology era to ensure consistent pipeline of talent – for more information, see our reports on Research Futures and Clinician of the Future. Our experience shows that attracting diverse talent is critical for science, innovation and society. We actively support this through a variety of initiatives, for example, investing in early career women researchers through partnerships with organisations across the globe. We strongly support the development of standards, best practices, and evidence-based initiatives to improve inclusion & diversity in the workforce and in career progression. We encourage the European Commission to develop supportive policies to foster the discovery and nurture of diverse talent across the EU. One specific idea that could be further explored is the idea of an EU-wide innovation visa that could be used to provide additional incentives in a targeted and effective manner. Please find attached a pdf version of our submission which includes a list with references.
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Meeting with Alfred Sant (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Apr 2022 · AML package

Meeting with Ramona Strugariu (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

21 Mar 2022 · Anti-money laundering package

Meeting with Pedro Marques (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

28 Jan 2022 · AMLA

Response to EU Anti-money laundering supervisor

18 Nov 2021

RELX is a global provider of information and analytics employing over 33.000 staff worldwide and serving customers in over 180 countries. Although RELX is not itself a financial institution or obliged entity, through our LexisNexis Legal & Professional and LexisNexis Risk Solutions businesses we support obliged entities and other organisations globally with a range of financial crime prevention and compliance data services and software that help them comply with applicable national regulations. RELX fully support the European Commission's proposals to further harmonise AML rules and establish an EU single rulebook that helps to create greater clarity for all stakeholders, not least obliged entities. As a service provider for thousands of regulated entities, we know that to adequately respond to the ever-changing and global nature of threats, a certain level of flexibility is necessary to ensure an effective and future-proof AML framework. Considering the ever-changing globalised and increasingly digitalised financial sector, all AML stakeholders require effective, agile collaboration and the ability to fully deploy all data-driven tools and technologies available, to counter the increasing ingenuity and digital capabilities of organised financial crime. Considering the key role data and software providers play in the AML/CTF cycle, RELX stresses the need for a role for industry in the development process of guidance/guidelines. In addition, RELX would welcome a role for AMLA in connecting Member States’ registries of beneficial owners. Detecting suspicious activity can only be done with the right data. We believe the most important source of activity is customer due diligence (CDD) as this allows you to identify red flags and suspicious activity before they may lead to risks (of financial crime) rather than after. The CDD process requires close collaboration between OEs, regulators and (data-driven) technology service providers in setting clear and feasible rules and standards that take into account the global nature of financial crime and money-laundering. RELX supports further harmonisation on CDD and welcomes the proposal to empower AMLA to draw up draft regulatory technical standards and AMLA guidelines on the risk variables and risk factors to be taken into account by obliged entities when entering into business relationships or carrying out occasional transactions. Guidelines on the performance by third parties should allow for sufficient consultation of experts and service providers to ensure proposed measures and procedures are adequate and proportional. Effective management of PEP risk requires accurate PEP data. Efficient PEP screening will depend on access to accurate, complete and up-to-date information on individual PEPs in the countries where the relevant financial institution has business operations. It is important to avoid a ‘one size fits all approach’ which risks denying individuals access to financial services. PEPs should not be denied financial services, but many unnecessarily go through a level of scrutiny which is not necessary for their role in the network of the PEP in post. There is a need for further global harmonization and alignment on the definition of PEPs. OEs need to follow international (FATF) guidelines and comply with local laws where there is an individual country-level PEP list. RELX welcomes the proposed power for AMLA to issue guidelines on assessing the level of risks associated with a particular category of politically exposed persons, their family members, or persons known to be close associates and stresses the need for a role for experts and industry representatives in the development process in order to ensure they adequately reflect the technical processes.
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Response to Revision of EU rules on Anti-Money Laundering (new instrument)

18 Nov 2021

RELX is a global provider of information and analytics employing over 33.000 staff worldwide and serving customers in over 180 countries. Through our LexisNexis Legal & Professional and LexisNexis Risk Solutions businesses we support obliged entities (OEs) and other organisations with a range of financial crime prevention and compliance data services and software. We support efforts to further harmonise rules to create greater clarity for OEs. As a service provider for thousands of regulated entities, we know that a certain level of flexibility is necessary to ensure an effective and future-proof AML framework. Considering the ever-changing globalised and increasingly digitalised financial sector, all AML stakeholders require effective, agile collaboration and the ability to fully deploy all data-driven tools and technologies available, to counter the increasing ingenuity and digital capabilities of organised financial crime. Obliged entities operating in multiple, cross-national jurisdictions need to share information across their enterprises to produce good reports. As such, data and solution providers need the flexibility to collect data globally. RELX welcomes the provisions that permit the lawful processing of personal data as the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing is rightfully recognised as an important public interest ground by all Member States. To ensure effective implementation it is vital to maintain this balance between enabling data processing and protecting fundamental rights. There is a need for creating legal certainty about which rules apply to enable a uniform interpretation of the provisions. RELX would welcome more clarity on the interplay between GDPR and AML legislation in the use of AML/CFT risk data. To ensure effective AML compliance, the use of relevant publicly available information is crucial. However, the national implementation of the GDPR is not always explicit that such use is authorised. We propose that this be clarified in the AML Regulation. We also seek clarity onhow to treat public and publicly available information on enforcement activities. Detecting suspicious activity can only be done with the right data. We believe the most important source of activity is customer due diligence (CDD). The CDD process requires close collaboration between OEs, regulators and service providers in setting clear and feasible rules and standards that take into account the global nature of financial crime. We welcome the proposal to empower AMLA to draft technical standards and guidelines on the risk variables and factors to be taken into account by OEs. RELX is concerned about some of the provisions on outsourcing and considers the need for further clarification of the difference between OEs that purchase standardized AML/CFT solutions (e.g. screening tools & watchlist data), from those that outsource the actual performance of the AML/CFT requirements. In the current proposal, Article 40 could prevent OEs from making use of some essential (decision-making) tools and therefore undermine the primary political objective of the AML package of preventing and addressing organised financial crime. Effective management of PEP risk requires accurate PEP data. The current PEP definition is too prescriptive and not consistent with international FATF standards to specify a baseline list of functions. This ‘capped approach’ can lead to serious operational and legal problems for both OEs and their service providers. The risk profile of PEPs and how this relates to different official functions can differ greatly depending on the national and local context and require the possibility for OEs to differentiate in the level of due diligence applied. We recommend taking a ‘baseline approach’ by which a list of PEP categories is specified, but with room for adding national specificities.
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Response to Revision of EU rules on Anti-Money Laundering (recast)

18 Nov 2021

RELX is a global provider of information and analytics employing over 33.000 staff worldwide and serving customers in over 180 countries. Although RELX is not itself a financial institution or obliged entity, through our LexisNexis Legal & Professional and LexisNexis Risk Solutions businesses we support obliged entities and other organisations globally with a range of financial crime prevention and compliance data services and software that help them comply with applicable national regulations. RELX fully support the European Commission's proposals to further harmonise AML rules and establish an EU single rulebook that helps to create greater clarity for all stakeholders, not least obliged entities. As a service provider for thousands of regulated entities, we know that to adequately respond to the ever-changing and global nature of threats, a certain level of flexibility is necessary to ensure an effective and future-proof AML framework. Considering the ever-changing globalised and increasingly digitalised financial sector, all AML stakeholders require effective, agile collaboration and the ability to fully deploy all data-driven tools and technologies available, to counter the increasing ingenuity and digital capabilities of organised financial crime. AML operations are global by nature. Obliged entities operating in multiple, cross-national jurisdictions need to be able to share information across their enterprises to adequately map financial crime and produce good reports to authorities. As such, data and solution providers such as RELX, need the flexibility to collect data globally and not be limited by EU or national level interpretations and constraints. RELX believes that further harmonisation should lead to the development of common data standards to make the registries of beneficial owners interoperable. RELX welcomes the provisions that permit the lawful processing of personal data as the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing is rightfully recognised as an important public interest ground by all Member States. To ensure effective implementation it is vital to maintain this balance between enabling data processing and protecting fundamental rights. There is a need for creating legal certainty about which rules apply to enable a uniform interpretation of the provisions. Detecting suspicious activity can only be done with the right data. We believe the most important source of activity is customer due diligence (CDD) as this allows you to identify red flags and suspicious activity before they may lead to risks (of financial crime) rather than after. The CDD process requires close collaboration between OEs, regulators and (data-driven) technology service providers in setting clear and feasible rules and standards that take into account the global nature of financial crime and money-laundering. Effective management of PEP risk requires accurate PEP data. The current PEP definition is too prescriptive and not consistent with international FATF standards to specify a baseline list of functions. This ‘capped approach’ can lead to serious operational and legal problems for both OEs and their service providers. The risk profile of PEPs and how this relates to different official functions can differ greatly depending on the national and local context and require the possibility for OEs to differentiate in the level of due diligence applied. We recommend taking a ‘baseline approach’ by which a list of PEP categories is specified, but with room for adding national specificities.
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Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament) and Siemens Healthineers AG

17 Nov 2021 · Artificial Intelligence

Meeting with Kim Van Sparrentak (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Sept 2021 · Artificial Intelligence

Response to Requirements for Artificial Intelligence

5 Aug 2021

RELX welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the European Commission’s proposed regulation on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The regulation sets out how the Commission wishes to develop harmonised rules on AI and will have a significant impact on the future development and use of AI systems in Europe. It marks the world’s first specific piece of legislation targeted at regulating the use of AI. The regulation is an opportunity to strengthen the EU’s position as a first mover on responsible technology oversight. AI is a central issue to the global digital economy and will likely be at the heart of future economic transformation across the globe. Global competitiveness in AI is high and the development of effective AI is a priority for countries around the world. The US, UK and China are all direct competitors to the EU in both the academic and commercial sectors and are looking to lead in AI development. This regulation is therefore an important milestone in the EU’s bid to be a leader in responsible AI. RELX supports the approach the Commission has taken, not trying to regulate the technology itself but rather applying a risk-based approach and limiting its application to high-risk AI use cases. That said, it is important that where there are overlaps with other EU regulations, such as financial regulation, sector-specific regulation, and GDPR, this regulation should be without prejudice. We support the encouragement of industry-led standards and innovation friendly measures including sandboxes. RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers across a range of sectors, including financial services, legal, agriculture, science, technology, medical, healthcare and energy. We employ 33,000 people worldwide and support customers in 180 countries. We utilise technology and data to help our customers improve their decision making across the sectors we serve. We help scientists make new discoveries, doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients, lawyers win cases, prevent online fraud and money laundering and insurance companies evaluate and predict risk. AI is a key interest for RELX’s businesses. RELX is both a significant consumer and developer of the latest technologies, investing annually approximately €1.2 billion in technology and employing over 9,000 technologists. Some of these techniques fall within the broad definition of Artificial Intelligence. Our technology is developed across the world, with a significant number of our data scientists and developers in Europe, with tech hubs in London and Amsterdam. As a matter of best practice and corporate mission, RELX focuses on the responsible application of AI and aims for fair and transparent application of these approaches. The position paper attached, outlines RELX’s initial views on the Commission’s proposed regulation, ahead of further discussion with the EU institutions. Our goal is to support innovative technologies that benefit society while ensuring that those technologies respect an individual’s fundamental rights. RELX looks forward to working with the EU institutions to finalise this important Act.
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Response to Digital Services Act: deepening the Internal Market and clarifying responsibilities for digital services

31 Mar 2021

RELX is a data and analytics company, created in Europe, rooted in Europe, with 33,000 employees operating globally. We provide information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. We help scientists make new discoveries, doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients and lawyers win cases. We prevent online fraud and money laundering, and help insurance companies evaluate and predict risk. In short, we enable our customers to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive. RELX welcomes the opportunity to set out our initial views on the Proposal for a Regulation on the Digital Services Act [2020/0361/COD] (the DSA). As an international company delivering information-based analytic and decision tools, the development of regulation on the liability of intermediary service providers for illegal content online is of fundamental importance to us. We fully support the European Commission’s objective of strengthening the existing framework through clearer, more stringent and harmonised rules for the responsibilities and liabilities of intermediary services. At the same time RELX supports the objectives of protecting fundamental rights, promoting innovation and ensuring online safety. We are committed to helping strike the right balance between these objectives while strengthening the EU’s internal market. RELX congratulates the Commission on a comprehensive and structured proposal which seeks to provide clarity in a number of important areas. While we believe that some further amplifications and improvements are required to strengthen the proposals and to close certain gaps, we welcome the overall approach to (i) clarify the framework for conditional exemption of liability for intermediary services providers; (ii) introduce due diligence obligations on a proportional basis to different categories of such providers; and, (iii) establish rules on the implementation and enforcement of the proposed Regulation. We look forward to working with the Commission and the co-legislators to reach a balanced and workable outcome. RELX comments relate to the following issues: - Scope - Liability - Due Diligence Obligations - Enforcement Please see attached our position paper on the above.
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Response to Digital Operational Resilience of Financial Services (DORFS) Act

15 Feb 2021

RELX welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the European Commission’s proposal for a Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers across a range of sectors, including financial services, science, technology, medical, healthcare and energy. We employ 33,000 people worldwide and support customers in 180 countries. We utilise technology and data to help our customers improve their decision making across the sectors we serve. We help scientists make new discoveries, doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients, lawyers win cases, prevent online fraud and money laundering and insurance companies evaluate and predict risk. It is clearly vital that critical service providers to the financial services industry have systems that are robust and resilient to internal and external threats. Given the importance of financial services to developed economies such as those in the European Union it is essential that regulation such as DORA is carefully crafted by the European co-legislators and then swiftly implemented at national level. RELX therefore supports enhancing the operational resilience of the financial services sector through a risk-based approach. We stand ready to support the Commission in achieving a regulatory solution that is effective and workable. With this in mind, RELX would like to flag the following key considerations to further clarify DORA about: • Designation of Critical Service Provider & Supervision • Digital Innovation • ICT Multi-jurisdictional Regulation & Supervision • Reportable Incidents • Timeliness of Reporting As a data and analytics company rooted in Europe and servicing many of the world’s largest financial entities, RELX supports any policy interventions that enable a resilient and robust European financial sector. We remain committed to continuing the dialogue with EU policy makers to help achieve these common goals set out by the European Commission in its proposal for a Digital Operational Resilience Act. Please find a more detailed response attached.
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Response to Legislative framework for the governance of common European data spaces

4 Feb 2021

RELX welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the European Commission’s proposal for a Data Governance Act. RELX welcomes the Commission’s call on public authorities to adopt policies that encourage and enable greater sharing of public sector data. RELX supports the Commission’s view that public authorities should make available a broader range of data which has significant potential for re-use and can benefit the general interest. The greater the offer of open public sector data, the better it is for Europe’s data economy. RELX’s main recommendations for the proposal for a Data Governance Act could be summarised as follows: o A clear definition for ‘data intermediaries’, in line with Recital 22, should be added to Article 2 o The proposal should avoid data localisation language where possible as this hampers increased data sharing o The European Data Innovation Board would benefit from including industry representation Please find attached a more elaborate paper on the Data Governance Act proposal.
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Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)

26 Nov 2020 · Meeting with Elsevier CEO on the Novel Coronavirus Centre and gender diversity in research

Response to Requirements for Artificial Intelligence

10 Sept 2020

RELX welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the European Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment (IIA) for a legislative initiative on artificial intelligence (AI). Below are our comments on the legislative options outlined in the IIA. Option 0 / baseline Before any new policy intervention on AI, a thorough review and assessment of existing legislation will likely clarify that in most regards AI is already covered by current legislation and addressing new AI specific concerns could be best done through tweaks, rather than fundamental changes, to the current ecosystem. Approaching new legislative requirements through amending the existing framework would have the added benefit of avoiding duplication and the creation of legal uncertainty. Option 1 / soft-law The benefits of industry-led interventions are i) the speed in which such solutions are implemented, leading to quicker and greater uptake of AI and ii) a soft-law approach often adapts quickest to nascent technologies. Option 2 / voluntary labelling There could be advantages to voluntary labelling schemes, with industry involvement to ensure its uptake, and thus are worth exploring further. Option 3b / mandatory requirements for “high-risk” AI applications RELX supports the distinction between high and low risk AI-applications and would highlight the importance of the context within which an AI-system is regulated. RELX believes that if mandatory requirements are necessary the Commission is right to take a risk-based approach and target any requirements at high-risk AI applications. Determining what constitutes high-risk will need to be thought through carefully, ensuring due consideration is given to the specific context of an AI application. Option 3c / mandatory requirements to cover all AI-applications RELX would caution against this option as it completely negates the risk-based approach, which would lead to targeted fixes rather than a blanket overhaul. Option 4 / combination RELX sees this as the most viable way forward to mitigate any potential risks stemming from AI-systems. We feel that a combination of Options 1 and 3b would be most effective in achieving the Commission’s policy goals to “ensure the development and uptake of lawful and trustworthy AI across the Single Market through the creation of an ecosystem of trust.” Please find attached a more elaborate reflection on the IIA. RELX stands ready to further engage with the European Commission on the important topic of AI.
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Response to Intellectual Property Action Plan

12 Aug 2020

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers across a range of sectors, including financial services, science, technology, medical, healthcare and energy. We welcome the opportunity to respond to the Commission’s Roadmap for an Intellectual Property Action Plan.
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Response to Legislative framework for the governance of common European data spaces

31 Jul 2020

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers across a range of sectors, including financial services, science, technology, medical, healthcare and energy. We welcome the opportunity to respond to the Commission’s inception impact assessment of the governance framework of common European data spaces and remain committed to continuing the dialogue with EU policy makers on this topic. Please find attached our more detailed considerations.
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Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

21 Jul 2020 · AI Civil Liability

Response to Report on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation

29 Apr 2020

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. RELX welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Commission’s report on the application of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which you will find attached in this submission.
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Response to Action Plan on anti-money laundering

11 Mar 2020

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. We welcome the opportunity to provide feedback to the Commission's Roadmap on anti-money laundering (AML) ahead of the presentation of the Commission's AML Action Plan. Please find attached our submission of feedback.
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Meeting with Neil Kerr (Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli)

19 Feb 2020 · Presentation of RELX' activities in the field of diversity & inclusion

Meeting with Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders), Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders)

6 Feb 2020 · General presentation of the activities of the Group

Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner) and

15 Oct 2018 · Science and Innovation Policy

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)

10 Jul 2018 · Artificial intelligence in healthcare

Meeting with Vladimir Sucha (Director-General Joint Research Centre)

28 Feb 2018 · Meeting with ELSEVIER to exchange views on the different approaches of knowledge and data management and the role of technologies to facilitate it

Meeting with Andrea Almeida Cordero (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

14 Dec 2017 · Gender equality

Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

18 Oct 2017 · Copyright

Meeting with Keith Sequeira (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

9 Nov 2016 · Open Science

Meeting with Robert Schröder (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

5 Sept 2016 · presentation of the company

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

19 Nov 2015 · Copyright

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

28 Oct 2015 · Copyright, text and data mining

Meeting with Robert Madelin (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and European Publishers Council and International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers

13 Jul 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

4 Jun 2015 · DSM, Copyright reform, text and data mining

Meeting with Robert Madelin (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union and

3 Jun 2015 · New College and Better Regulation

Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

3 Jun 2015 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Lee Foulger (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

12 May 2015 · Benchmark regulation

Meeting with Adrienn Kiraly (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics) and European Publishers Council

25 Mar 2015 · Digital Single Market and Copyright

Meeting with Robert Madelin (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

3 Feb 2015 · Digital Single Market