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US and EU Agree on Trade Framework Agreement – Implications for ESG/CSR Compliance

Ropes & Gray LLP on 8/26/2025

On August 21, the US and EU announced that they have agreed on a Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade. The Framework Agreement expands upon earlier official statements on the US-EU trade deal and...more

The US and EU Reach A Trade Deal—EU Goods Subject to 15% Tariff

Husch Blackwell LLP on 7/29/2025

On July 27, 2025, President Trump announced that the U.S. and European Union (“EU”) have reached a trade deal. Pursuant to the Fact Sheet released by the White House on July 28th, the U.S. will impose a 15% tariff on all EU...more

Week Twenty-Six in Trade

Husch Blackwell LLP on 7/28/2025

On July 24, 2025 the European Commission voted to impose retaliatory tariffs of €93 billion on U.S. goods if a trade deal is not reached between the United States and European Union. The tariffs will be effective August 7,...more

European Commission Seeks Input on Future Trade Measures to Protect EU Steel Industry

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/21/2025

On 18 July 2025, the European Commission (EC) launched a public consultation on future measures to protect the European Union (EU) steel sector from unfair trade practices. The deadline to provide input is 18 August 2025....more

Next Steps in European Defense

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 6/20/2025

The United States and Europe are at a critical juncture with increasing demands on their defense industrial bases in the face of ongoing threats. Both sides of the Atlantic are focused on increasing defense spending,...more

EU reconsiders its free trade agreement with Israel due to the war in Gaza

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 6/4/2025

EU foreign ministers have decided to explore the possibility of cancelling the EU-Israel Association Agreement due to allegations that the war in Gaza is raising doubts concerning Israel’s commitment to the safeguarding of...more

Europe Daily News, 14 April 2025

Mayer Brown on 4/14/2025

COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11949 - Invesco / Mitel) - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11840 - Sodecia / Huk Holding / HUF Hülsbeck & Fürst / Huf - Industrieverwaltung)...more

Europe Daily News, 11 April 2025

Mayer Brown on 4/11/2025

COMPETITION - Summary of Commission Decision of 23 October 2024 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 of the TFEU (Case AT.40401 - Second-hand Rolling Stock) - Opinion of the advisory committee onrestrictive practices...more

Europe Daily News, 27 March 2025

Mayer Brown on 4/8/2025

COMPETITION - Opinion of Advocate General Rantos of 27 March 2025 in Case C-2/24 P; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Cephalon Inc. Vs. European Commission...more

Europe Daily News, 25 March 2025

Mayer Brown on 4/1/2025

COMPETITION - Commission clears acquisition of SURU by GROHE and VKB (M.11897) - Midday Express...more

Europe Daily News, 01 April 2025

Mayer Brown on 4/1/2025

COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11889 - Amcor / Berry)... Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11933 - PAI Partners / Motel One)...more

Europe Daily News, 28 February 2025

Mayer Brown on 3/10/2025

COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11786 - Mondi / Schumacker Packaging (German & Dutch & UK Business)) Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11867 - Daikin / Copeland / C-D Compression...more

Europe Daily News, 04 March 2025

Mayer Brown on 3/10/2025

COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11888 - HIG Capital / Heller)... Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11862 - PSS / Maccaferri / JV)...more

Europe Daily News, 31 January 2025

Mayer Brown on 2/6/2025

COMPETITION - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11836 - CDPQ / OTPP / Connexa) - Commission launches a Public consultation and a Call for evidence on the revision of EU competition rules on technology...more

Europe Daily News, 29 January 2025

Mayer Brown on 2/3/2025

COMPETITION - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11772 - Nippon Express / SH) - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11853 - Novo Holdings / TA Associates / Biocomposites)....more

2025 Key Dates for EU Trade and Regulatory Developments

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/14/2025

This year will be an active one for trade and regulatory developments in the European Union (EU). During the 2019–2024 term of the European Commission, the EU introduced a wide range of regulations impacting various sectors....more

Europe Daily News, 20 December 2024

Mayer Brown on 12/24/2024

COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11772 - Nippon Express / SH)- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11783 - Luxshare / Pierer / Leoni)...more

The UK-EU Competition Cooperation Agreement: Closer Apart?

WilmerHale on 11/14/2024

At the end of 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) signed the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which both parties then ratified in 2021. As to antitrust cooperation, the agreement emphasized...more

European Commission President Unveils Proposed New Team of EU Commissioners and Political Priorities

Jones Day on 9/27/2024

The Situation: On September 17, 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her new proposed College of Commissioners and announced key European Union ("EU") policy priorities for the next five years....more

EU raising the bar for next EU GSP?

White & Case LLP on 10/14/2021

The European Commission has unveiled its newly proposed Generalised Scheme of Preferences ("GSP") for the period 2024-2034 – aiming at a more effective system which delivers benefits to where they are needed, and at the same...more

Brexit: Fresh Perspectives - Update

White & Case LLP on 8/3/2021

The UK has left the EU but there remains a vast array of operational and legal issues for businesses to address. See below for our perspectives on the key challenges and opportunities that Brexit presents for different...more

BCLP Global Data Privacy FAQs: What EU transfer options remain for international data transfers after Schrems II?

BCLP on 6/16/2021

On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated in “Schrems II” the EU–U.S. Privacy Shield framework, while upholding the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) as a valid mechanism for...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: January 2021

K&L Gates LLP on 2/4/2021

ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission Consults on New EU Competition Rules for Distribution Agreements - The Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and its accompanying Vertical Guidelines (VGL) are designed...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: November 2020

K&L Gates LLP on 12/14/2020

ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The Court of Justice of the European Union Reinforces the European Commission’s Strict Approach on Parental Liability for Antitrust Breaches of Subsidiaries - On 28 October 2020, the Court of...more

November 2020 Trade Law Update

Husch Blackwell LLP on 12/2/2020

In Husch Blackwell’s November 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •The EU imposed tariffs on the U.S. following a WTO decision on Boeing...more

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