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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 -
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EU Pay Transparency: What You Might Have Missed

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There is less than one year to go to the deadline for implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive. With the clock ticking, we have summarised below some recent updates on national implementation that employers might have...more

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Carried Interest 2.0: Luxembourg Modernises Its Tax Treatment for Fund Managers

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On 24 July 2025, a draft bill (the Bill) proposing significant amendments to the law of 4 December 1967 on income tax and the law of 12 July 2013 on alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) was submitted to the Luxembourg...more

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EC Begins Public Consultation on Draft Act to Improve Chemical Recycling

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The European Commission (EC) began a public consultation on July 8, 2025, on a draft act that will establish rules for calculating, verifying, and reporting on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles....more

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EU & UK AI Round-up – July 2025

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Over the last few months, organisations have accelerated efforts to engage with the requirements of the EU AI Act as we fast approach the date for when rules relating to general purpose AI models (“GPAI models”) come into...more

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Medicines shortages under the EU pharma law package

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The proposed recast of European pharmaceutical law includes novel requirements to combat medicines shortages. Medicines shortages are a hot topic in the EU. Several stricter obligations for marketing authorization holders as...more

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European Commission tables proposals to cut red tape for defence industry

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On 17 June 2025, the European Commission issued the Defence Readiness Omnibus, through which it proposes to amend key pieces of EU legislation to remove regulatory obstacles for the EU defence market. The initiative is part...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in the Third Quarter of 2025 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving and emerging...more

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The EU’s New Cybersecurity Law for the Space Sector

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On 25 June 2025, the European Commission announced its proposal for a “Space Act” that would introduce a new regulatory framework for EU space activities. The proposed framework includes cyber-resilience obligations for EU...more

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EU Sustainability Reporting Unpacked: Latest Developments on the Omnibus Package and ISSB Interoperability

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The Omnibus Simplification Package, launched by the European Commission in February 2025, aims to substantially reduce the compliance burden for corporate sustainability in the EU. The package focuses on amending the...more

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AI Legal Watch: July 2

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The European Commission recently launched a public consultation on the implementation of the AI Act, primarily focused on the classification (and ultimate regulation) of “high risk” AI systems. The AI Act employs a risk-based...more

A&O Shearman

EU 2040 climate target and carbon credits—what’s changing?

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Today, the European Commission proposed an amendment to the EU Climate Law reviewing the 2040 climate targets that first enshrined climate neutrality by 2050—and with it, a structural shift in how climate action will be...more

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Council of EU adopts negotiating position on omnibus sustainability package

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The Council of the EU has announced it has adopted its negotiating mandate on the Omnibus I package which proposes targeted amendments to, amongst other things, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the...more

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On Hold: EU pulls the plug on Green Claims Directive

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What happened? The European Commission announced on Friday, 20 June 2025 that it is considering scrapping its proposed directive to introduce substantiation and certification requirements for environmental claims and labels,...more

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EU Commission Abandons Anti-Greenwashing Law

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On June 20, 2025, the EU Commission announced that, following pressure from conservative lawmakers, it would withdraw new legislation targeting greenwashing. Specifically, the Green Claims Directive--which would compel...more

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EU Space Act: What In-House Counsel Need to Know About the Potential Regulatory Framework for Space Activities in Europe

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On June 25, 2025, the European Commission published the long-anticipated draft EU Space Act (“Act”), a potentially landmark regulation that will apply to both EU and non-EU operators providing space services in Europe. The...more

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The Fine Print, June 2025 - The EU Makes Significant Changes to the Securitisation Regulations and Associated Prudential Rules

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The EU has now published its final proposal here (the “SecReg Proposal”) for a regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 (“SecReg”). This memo discusses the most notable changes from the 2017 version of SecReg, many of...more

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The Shape of EU CSRD and CSDDD to Come? A Look at the Omnibus Negotiating Mandate Approved by the Council

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After much back and forth, the European Council has approved its negotiating position on proposed changes to the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive...more

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Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update - June 2025

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Good Afternoon! The past couple of weeks in space policy news have been dominated by defense headlines. In the U.S., a “czar” was appointed to oversee the Golden Dome project and the Pentagon began looking into alternative...more

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HSE Begins Public Consultation on CLP Reform Proposal

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The United Kingdom’s (UK) Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has begun a public consultation on a legislative proposal to reform the Great Britain (GB) Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. HSE notes that GB...more

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The EU’s CSRD and CSDDD Compliance Playbook Is Being Rewritten (Again)

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European policy-makers are moving swiftly to scale back the scope and burden of corporate sustainability reporting. Specifically, in recent weeks, two parallel developments—one political, the other technical—have introduced...more

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Europe Proposes Relaxations for Liquidity Buffers Including Securitisation Positions

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The European Commission has published a draft Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61 on the eligibility conditions for securitisations in the liquidity buffer of credit institutions (the “Draft”)....more

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UK Bill Would Increase Cybersecurity Standards for Critical Infrastructure Operators

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Recent months have seen a spate of high-profile cyber incidents that have affected UK companies and disrupted supply chains, keeping cybersecurity on the front pages and at the top of UK companies’ agendas. In response to the...more

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Omnibus - EU Council Signs Off On Its CSRD And CSDDD Negotiating Position

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After a number of rounds of drafts, the EU Council has signed off on its position regarding the revisions to CSRD and CSDDD brought about by the Omnibus....more

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Council of the European Union Agrees Mandate to Streamline CSRD and CSDDD Requirements

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On 23 June 2025, the Council of the European Union (“Council”) endorsed its negotiating mandate on the European Commission’s Omnibus I proposal, which aims to streamline the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ((EU)...more

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Proposed Revisions to the EU Securitisation Framework

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On 17 June the European Commission published its long-awaited legislative proposals for reviving the European securitisation market (the proposals). This is a significant and wide-ranging package of reforms, aimed at reducing...more

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