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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 -

From ecocide to social fraud: key trends in Belgian white-collar crime enforcement

A&O Shearman on 1/28/2025

In Belgium we have seen a rise in prosecutions of environmental issues, inappropriate behaviour at work, social fraud, social dumping (where companies employ cheaper labour from other countries to undercut local wages), and...more

Political Changes Are Unlikely To Fundamentally Alter Key Sanctions

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/20/2025

Key Points - - Political transitions in the West notwithstanding, we expect economic sanctions to remain a key response to geopolitical issues. - Current sanctions policy priorities are unlikely to shift markedly in...more

The Sanctions Puzzle: Key Areas To Watch in 2025 and Beyond

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/13/2024

The past weeks and months have brought about tremendous political change in the West, as we move toward a new U.S. administration, a new College of Commissioners in Brussels and a new Polish presidency of the Council of the...more

[Webinar] What does the EU Whistleblowing Directive mean for your business? - October 24th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CEST

Ius Laboris on 10/13/2023

Though many were delayed in doing so, 25 of 27 EU member states have now implemented the EU Whistleblowing Directive. Organisations with between 50 and 250 employees have been left with little time to comply with the new...more

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

McDermott Will & Emery on 6/14/2023

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

The New German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (With a View Across the Border)

McDermott Will & Emery on 7/13/2021

On 11 June 2021, the German Federal Parliament approved the draft bill on corporate due diligence in supply chains (Supply Chain Due Diligence Act), which was approved by the German Federal Council without any changes on 25...more

Major Changes to Slovak Whistleblowing Rules as of March 1, 2019

White & Case LLP on 4/6/2019

A new act on whistleblowing (Act No. 54/2019 Coll., on the Protection of Whistleblowers) (the "Act on Whistleblowing", or the "Act") has been adopted with effect as of March 1, 2019, which replaces the former Act No. 307/2014...more

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