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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fishing Expedition or Legitimate Dawn Raid? The Latest on European Commission’s Cartel Enforcement and Dawn Raids from the EU’s...

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On 9 July 2025, the General Court of the European Union delivered its judgment in Case T-188/24 Michelin, addressing the scope of the European Commission’s powers to conduct on-site inspections (so-called dawn raids) under EU...more

A&O Shearman

European Commission fines Alchem in first cartel case involving a pharmaceutical API

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On 4 July 2025, the EC fined Alchem and its subsidiary EUR 489,000 for their role in a long-running cartel concerning the active pharmaceutical ingredient SNBB, used in the production of Buscopan and its generics. This marks...more

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ESMA publishes technical advice on scope of CSDR settlement discipline regime

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report and press release, providing technical advice to the European Commission (EC) on narrowing the scope of the Central Securities Depositories...more

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Cyber Resilience Is Key: The Never-Ending Delays of NIS2 Implementation

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The European Union’s ("EU") NIS2 Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2555) capitalizes on the success of its predecessor, NIS, the first horizontal minimum harmonization cyber security and resilience frameworks at the EU level....more

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EU sanctions enforcement is on the rise

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A clear trend is emerging: Across the EU, authorities are intensifying the enforcement of EU sanctions, and it is anticipated that the prosecution of related criminal offenses will increase. As a result, the regulatory...more

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Beyond the Forest: Navigating the EU’s Deforestation Rules

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On 15 April 2025, the European Commission (the “Commission”) released new simplification measures relating to the EU Deforestation Regulation (“EUDR”) with the promise of ensuring a “simple, fair and cost-efficient...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Navigating the EU’s “NIS 2” Directive: Key Cybersecurity Compliance Points for Businesses Operating in the EU to Consider

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The NIS 2 Directive requires a wide range of in-scope organizations to adopt robust cybersecurity measures and incident response plans....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Quarterly Sanctions Update | Q3 2024

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Although the European Union and the United Kingdom did not introduce new sanctions against Russia over the summer, they extensively focused on the implementation of the existing measures and their enforcement. This week,...more

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Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: What Companies in Germany Need To Know

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The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or Directive) entered into force on July 25, 2024, establishing a framework for companies to address risks and adverse impacts on human rights and...more

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U.S. Implications of the EU AI Act

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The European Union (EU) is leading the global charge with AI regulations. U.S. companies are not beyond their regulatory reach, however, and should be preparing their AI risk mitigation efforts accordingly....more

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EU Ratifies Pioneering Artificial Intelligence Legislation

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On May 21, 2024, the European Union finalized the adoption of the groundbreaking EU Artificial Intelligence Act, a comprehensive and sector-agnostic legislation that extends globally. This 420-page Act aims to regulate the...more

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Series 1 - The World’s First AI Regulation Is Here

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Yesterday, March 13, 2024, the European Parliament approved the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”), a sweeping AI governance framework which presents the first comprehensive law in the world aimed at ensuring AI...more

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Teeth Can Bite: Towards Harmonized Rules on EU Sanctions Criminal Enforcement

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On March 12, 2023, the European Parliament ("EP") formally endorsed the adoption of a Directive defining criminal offences and penalties for the violation of European Union ("EU") restrictive measures, colloquially known as...more

K&L Gates LLP

Brussels Regulatory Brief: Winter 2023-2024

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Antitrust and Competition - The European Court of Justice Held Rules Set by Sports Governing Bodies Must Comply With EU Competition Law - On 21 December 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held in a preliminary ruling...more

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Political Deal on the EU AI Act: A Milestone but the Journey Continues

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A ground-breaking, first of its kind, sector agnostic, comprehensive law regulating Artificial Intelligence (AI) was agreed in the European Union on Friday, 8 December 2023, between the European Parliament, Commission and...more

King & Spalding

New European Batteries Regulation Has Been Adopted

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The European Union (EU) published its new Batteries Regulation on July 28, 2023. The long-awaited text, presented for the first time by the EU Commission in late 2020 and subject to negotiations since then, contains a...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Euro Vision on Corruption: All Singing from the Same Song-Sheet? Proposals for a New Anti-Corruption Legal Framework in the EU:...

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On 14 September 2022, the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen, announced the Commission’s commitment to “update the EU’s legislative framework on anti-corruption to better prevent and fight corruption...more

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Europe Seeks to Tame Artificial Intelligence with the World’s First Comprehensive Regulation

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In what could be a harbinger of the future regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States, the European Commission published its recent proposal for regulation of AI systems. The proposal is part of the...more

Bracewell LLP

EU Mandatory Environmental and Human Rights Due Diligence Law – What You Need To Know

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On Wednesday, March 10th, the European Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority for the adoption of a binding EU law that requires companies to conduct environmental and human rights due diligence along their full value...more

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Take Steps Now as EU Human Rights Diligence Requirements Take Form

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As promised just six months ago, the European Union has drafted a proposal to require companies to perform environmental and human rights due diligence in supply chains. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Regulation Round Up - August 2017

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2 August - The UK Competition and Markets Authority announced a consultation on proposed revisions to its published guidance on penalty setting in Competition Act 1998 cases....more

Foster Garvey PC

OTA & Travel Distribution Update - April 7th, 2017

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Below please find this week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending April 7, 2017. The recently released European Commission’s report on the hotel industry headlines this week’s Update. - European...more

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Regulation Round Up - February 2017

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The FCA and PRA announced changes to enforcement process with the aim of strengthening the transparency and effectiveness of enforcement decision-making processes. Some of the changes have already come into force, the rest...more

King & Spalding

Digesting the €13 Billion Apple-EU Tax Ruling

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King & Spalding experts assess what international businesses need to be aware of following the EC's ruling on State Aid in the Apple case - Partners in King & Spalding’s tax department have shared their perspectives and...more

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EU tax ruling levies €13 billion state aid penalty on Apple

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On 30 August 2016, Ireland was ordered by the EC to recover up to €13 billion from Apple on the basis that tax arrangements implemented between Apple and Ireland, originally in 1991, amounted to the provision of unlawful tax...more

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