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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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A breakdown of the latest EU and UK antitrust M&A news

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In a parallel push to modernize antitrust oversight, key European regulators, including the European Commission (EC) and the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), are simultaneously reforming their merger...more

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Sustainability Obligations for Spanish Data Centers

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The draft Royal Decree on the sustainability and energy efficiency of data centers will be subject to public consultation until 15 September 2025. ...more

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EBA Consults on Revised Guidelines on Internal Governance Under CRD VI

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a consultation on proposed revisions to its guidelines on internal governance under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD). The revisions form part of the EBA's broader roadmap...more

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Summer of CSRD Redux: An In-depth Look at EFRAG’s Proposed Changes to the ESRS 1 General Requirements Standard

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As many of our readers will remember, during summer 2023, we published a 10+-part series that examined the requirements of ESRS 1, which is the cross-cutting standard that contains the general requirements for reporting under...more

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EC Begins Public Consultation on Biotech Act

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The European Commission (EC) began a public consultation on August 4, 2025, on the European Biotech Act in the form of an online questionnaire. According to the EC, the aim is to gather evidence and views from stakeholders...more

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EC consults on the treatment of equity exposures under legislative programmes

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The European Commission has published a targeted consultation, accompanied by a press release, on a draft communication regarding the prudential treatment of equity investments by banks under legislative programmes in Article...more

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Northern Ireland: Gender Pay Gap Reporting

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In February 2025, the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland closed a public consultation that began late last year on the proposed introduction of a requirement for Northern Ireland employers to report on their...more

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EFRAG Launches Public Consultation on European Sustainability Reporting Standards Revisions

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In connection with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Omnibus proposals, the European Commission indicated it will trim and make other changes to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards requirements. The...more

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European Commission Unveils Plan Aimed at Strengthening Economic Security

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The Development: On January 24, 2024, the European Commission ("EC") unveiled a package of five fresh initiatives aimed at strengthening the European Union's ("EU") economic security (the "Package"). This will likely increase...more

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European Reporting Standards Published in the Official Journal of the EU

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For in scope companies, disclosures may be required as early as the reporting period for the 2024 financial year. On 22 December 2023, the Commission Delegated Regulation specifying the first set of European...more

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Green Taxonomy Developments in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Following the lead of the European Union's taxonomy, Latin American and Caribbean ("LAC") countries are developing their own green taxonomies, seeking facilitation of capital flows toward sustainable activities and assets and...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in Q4 2023 and Beyond

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

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Bank of Italy consults on control and administration system guidelines for crowdfunding service providers

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On 17 May, the Bank of Italy published a public consultation on the supervisory guidelines for  crowdfunding service providers to implement EU Regulation 2020/1503 on European crowdfunding service providers (“CSP”) for...more

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European Commission Launches Consultation on EU Climate Targets for 2040

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The European Commission has launched a public consultation and a call for evidence seeking opinions on the EU’s intermediary climate targets for 2040. This is a scheduled step in the EU’s ambition to reach net-zero emissions...more

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Public consultation on binding rules for phone marketing – Spanish update

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The Spanish Data Protection Authority has opened a public consultation process to obtain comments for an incoming decision establishing the rules for commercial communications via telephone. This decision will be binding upon...more

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UK Government Proposes New AI Regulatory Regime

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The UK government (the “Government”) has published proposals for a new regulatory framework for artificial intelligence (the “White Paper”). Its goal is to “provide a clear, pro-innovation regulatory environment” to make...more

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UK Opens Consultation on Policy Responses to Carbon Leakage

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On 30 March 2023, the United Kingdom Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNEZ) and the UK Treasury opened a public consultation on policies to reduce carbon leakage risk and support decarbonisation, especially in...more

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OECD Launches Public Consultation on Updates to its Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

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Key Points - On January 13, 2023, the OECD launched a public consultation process to gather comments from stakeholders regarding potential changes to its Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Stakeholders wishing to...more

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UK VAT Treatment of Fund Management Review Announced

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As part of the Edinburgh Reforms announced by the UK Government (link back to “UK FS Reforms”), the UK Government has launched a public consultation on the VAT treatment of fund management. The consultation, published on 9...more

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Spain leads the race on regulating loot boxes in the EU

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The Spanish government published last week the pre-draft bill of law on randomized reward mechanisms associated with interactive software products for entertainment (a subtle and technical way of referring to loot boxes in...more

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European Commission Consultation on EU-wide Withholding Tax System

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The European Commission has launched a public consultation on its proposal to introduce a new common EU-wide system for withholding tax on dividend or interest payments. The consultation period will end on 26 June 2022....more

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Public Consultation on a Common EU-Wide System for Withholding Tax Claims on Dividend and Interest Payment

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The EU Commission published a public consultation based on its initiative to introduce a common EU-wide system for withholding tax on dividend or interest payments, which includes a system for tax authorities to exchange...more

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European Commission Launches Call for Evidence on Revisions to Key EU Environmental Frameworks

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The consultations invite stakeholders’ views on the Environmental Liability Directive and the Waste Framework Directive. In May 2022, the European Commission (Commission) issued public consultations in relation to the...more

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Strengthening toy safety in Europe: Consultation on revisions to the Toy Safety Directive

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The European Commission (“EC”) gets started with its plans to improve toy safety in Europe with a Public Consultation leading the way to a new legislative proposal envisaged for Q4 2022. The new legislation is expected to put...more

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French DPA opened public consultation on standards for Early Access and Compassionate Access

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The healthcare sector is a current focus of the French data protection authority (CNIL) which just published two draft standards regarding processing of personal data in the context of Early Access and Compassionate Access....more

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