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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 -

Adoption of Directive (Ue) 2024/1226 on Criminalisation of Violations of EU Sanctions: What Are the Stakes Involved in Transposing...

BCLP on 6/5/2024

On 19 May, Directive (EU) 2024/1226 on the definition of criminal offences and sanctions for breaches of EU restrictive measures, adopted by the EU Council on 24 April, entered into force. By harmonizing the laws of the...more

The European Economic Security Package

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/7/2024

Building on the European Security Strategy of June 2023, the European Commission on January 24, 2024, adopted a package of five initiatives aiming to enhance the EU’s economic security. The package contains a far-reaching...more

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - January 2023

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/10/2023

To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

Foreign direct investment reviews 2019: A global perspective: European Union

White & Case LLP on 12/31/2019

A new European Foreign Direct Investment regulation harmonizing investment controls came into force . In response to increased foreign direct investments (FDI) into European technology assets and an increased call for the...more

Blowing the whistle on inadequate protections: How does the new EU Whistleblower Directive improve on existing legislation?

White & Case LLP on 11/27/2019

'Whistleblower' is a widely used term. However, what it means and the protections a whistleblower might receive are by no means universal. Whistleblowers have been a regular presence in the news over recent years, from...more

Chapter 17: Issues subject to national law – Unlocking the EU General Data Protection Regulation

White & Case LLP on 4/25/2019

Why does this topic matter to organisations? Although a key aim of the GDPR is to harmonise data protection law across the EU, there are a number of areas in which the GDPR leaves it to Member States to adopt their own...more

Restructuring across Europe – a new era?

White & Case LLP on 1/28/2019

All three institutions of the European Union have now approved the EU Preventive Restructuring Framework Directive. This is the EU's first attempt to "harmonise" insolvency laws across the Member States, that have disparate...more

New EU Foreign Direct Investment Regulation—Initial Steps towards Harmonized European Investment Controls

White & Case LLP on 1/8/2019

Following completion of the Trilogue process, the three main EU institutions have agreed on a compromise for a new Regulation that gives the EU a largely procedural and coordinating function in connection with foreign direct...more

EBA launches harmonisation of European covered bonds rules

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/5/2017

On 20 December 2016, the European Banking Authority (the "EBA") published the final version of a report entitled "EBA Report on Covered Bonds - Recommendations on Harmonisation of Covered Bond Frameworks in the EU" (the...more

EBA avvia un processo europeo di armonizzazione della disciplina dei Covered Bonds

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/3/2017

Il 20 dicembre 2016, la European Banking Authority ("EBA") ha pubblicato la propria relazione finale dal titolo "EBA report on covered bonds – Recommendations on harmonization of covered bond frameworks in the EU" (di seguito...more

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