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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 -

Navigating the Accessibility Improvement Act: Germany's Implementation of the European Accessibility Act

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 7/2/2025

On June 28, 2025 the Accessibility Improvement Act (Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz ("BFSG")), Germany's implementing act of the European Accessibility Act ("EAA"), will come into force, imposing a whole range of new...more

Gearing up for enhanced consumer protection: the impact of the EU's new rules

Hogan Lovells on 2/27/2020

On 7 January 2020, Directive (EU) 2019/2161 (the "Directive") came into force, setting into motion a swathe of measures aimed at modernizing the existing consumer protection rules, bolstering the level of protection available...more

Is Brexit spurring a .EU domain exit?

Hogan Lovells on 12/21/2018

EURid, the Registry responsible for running the .EU namespace, has recently released its Quarter 3, 2018 Progress Report, covering the .EU and .ЕЮ extensions and this revealed a drop in the overall number of registrations....more

European Commission issues important notice on the impact of Brexit on .EU domain names

Hogan Lovells on 5/2/2018

On 28 March 2018, the European Commission’s (EC) Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology released an important notice to stakeholders (the “Notice”) on the impact of Brexit on. ...more

The impact of the Geo-blocking Regulation after Brexit

Hogan Lovells on 4/16/2018

In anticipation of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, the European Commission has released a Notice to Stakeholders on the impact of Brexit on the incoming rules on geo-blocking (the “Notice“)....more

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