The European Commission and European consumer authorities announced that on April 30, 2024, they sent letters to 20 airlines alleging potentially misleading green claims and asking them to conform to EU consumer law within 30...more
The European Union’s controversial and intensely debated Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (commonly referred to as the CS3D) received final approval by the EU Parliament on April 24, putting an end to the...more
Just months after its first investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation of Chinese train maker CRRC Corp. (see our LawFlash here), the European Commission has targeted two more companies participating in an EU...more
The European Commission launched its first investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation against a Chinese company participating in an EU tender.
On February 16, 2024, the European Commission (EC) launched its first...more
After lengthy negotiations, representatives of the EU Council, European Parliament, and European Commission have reached a compromise in principle on rules for the use of artificial intelligence (AI), ushering in new...more
As of October 12, 2023, notification obligations under the European Union’s (EU’s) groundbreaking Foreign Subsidies Regulation No. 2022/2560 (FSR) have started to apply, with wide-ranging implications for businesses operating...more
The European Commission (EC) recently adopted a package of measures with the aim of further simplifying its procedures for reviewing concentrations under the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR). The new rules entered into force on...more
Following a public consultation period, the European Commission has published the Regulation implementing its Digital Markets Act, with two major text changes from the original act....more
The European Union’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), published on December 23, 2022, entered into force on January 12, 2023. The FSR will apply with most of its provisions six months after its entry into force—i.e., on...more
One of the European Union’s major pieces of legislation in the digital era, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), entered into force on 1 November 2022. It introduces ex-ante regulation—setting the ground rules for what is and is...more
The European Union’s ongoing debate on how best to adequately frame and safeguard the secure implementation of 5G technology in EU and EU member state domestic legislation has reached the countries applying for accession to...more
The European Commission is opening multiple fronts to adapt and increase regulatory oversight of digital players in the EU Internal Market. At the same time, EU member states such as Germany and France on the one hand, as...more
The European Commission has published a White Paper proposing to grant the Commission new enforcement powers to address competition distortions caused by companies operating in, or entering into, the European Union’s Internal...more
The European Commission (EC) is currently working on legislative proposals (the White Paper) that would grant the EC new enforcement powers to address potential competition distortions caused by companies operating in or...more
The European Commission published its first comfort letter in nearly 20 years on April 29, in an effort to foster cooperation among businesses during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. ...more
The European Commission on March 25 issued guidelines addressed to its member states outlining an EU-wide approach for foreign direct investment screening. The guidelines seek to protect EU companies as well as critical...more