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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 -

Client Alert: The EU Regulation Banning Products Made with Forced Labour: Key Provisions to Note

Jenner & Block on 5/1/2024

On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the much-anticipated regulation banning products made with forced labour from entering the EU market (the ‘Forced Labour Ban’). The approved text builds on the provisions of...more

Updata: Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update - January to March 2023

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 5/11/2023

Welcome to the latest edition of Updata! Updata is an international report produced by Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team – it provides you with a compilation of key privacy and cybersecurity...more

[Event] European Forum on Global Economic Sanctions - June 1st - 2nd, Berlin, Germany

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 5/1/2023

Hosted by C5 Group, the European Forum on Global Economic Sanctions is recognized as Europe's Premier, longstanding gathering for financial institutions and global exporters. The industry across Europe is confronting an...more

Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective

White & Case LLP on 3/22/2023

Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more

Arming for a Trade War: The EU Proposes an Unprecedented Anti-Coercion Regulation

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/15/2022

Scope of the Proposed Regulation - The Regulation would apply where a third country interferes in the legitimate sovereign choices of the Union or a Member State, by applying or threatening to apply measures affecting...more

[Webinar] Navigating new challenges of cross-border merger reviews - September 30th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Hogan Lovells on 9/2/2021

Join the Hogan Lovells Antitrust and Competition team on Thursday, September 30, 2021 where we will discuss the new challenges of cross-border merger reviews, including heightened scrutiny across a number of regimes. -...more

The European Commission starts two new studies into the mobile payment sector

White & Case LLP on 10/31/2020

The mobile payments sector is on regulatory tenterhooks following the increase in the use of mobile wallets and the entry of new competitors, including tech companies, in the sector. The European Commission ("EC") just...more

EU designates nine persons for malicious cyber-attacks threatening the EU or its Member States

White & Case LLP on 8/10/2020

On 30 July 2020, the EU designated the first individuals and entities under its 2019 sanctions framework targeting parties involved in cyber-attacks that undermine the EU’s integrity, security and economic competitiveness....more

The Tension Between Competition and Tech Are Gaining Global Attention

Epiq on 7/15/2020

Antitrust concerns with big tech companies are gaining global attention. Antitrust laws protect consumers by promoting fair competition and preventing businesses from taking over or manipulating a market. In the digital...more

COVID-19 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) – An Overview of Restrictions in Western Europe and the CEE

White & Case LLP on 5/29/2020

Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there had been a growing and global trend of established Western economies increasingly scrutinising foreign investment in key sectors. FDI restrictions have been on the...more

EU sets out restrictions on export of certain personal protective equipment

Hogan Lovells on 3/16/2020

The EU has imposed restrictions on exports of certain personal protective equipment (PPE), whether originating or not in the European Union, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak....more

The Foreign Investment Regulation Review Seventh Edition - EU Overview

Hogan Lovells on 10/21/2019

Foreign investment continues to garner a great deal of attention. This trend is expected to continue as the global economy further integrates, the number of cross-border and international transactions keeps increasing, and...more

Germany Tightens Rules on Foreign Direct Investment

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/4/2019

• On 19 December 2018, the German government adopted the 12th regulation for the amendment of the German Foreign Trade Regulation. The amendment, which came into force on 29 December 2018, expands the ability of the German...more

EU and Germany Move to Further Tighten FDI Screening Process

WilmerHale on 12/21/2018

The past two weeks have seen two major developments in relation to the screening of foreign direct investment in the European Union (“EU”) for national security or public order reasons. First, on December 10, 2018, the EU...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - October 2018

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/1/2018

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Data Protection Board's published opinions on data protection impact assessments, an Ohio court's ruling that bitcoin is covered insured...more

EU Seeks to Contain the Impacts of U.S. Reimposition of Extra-Territorial Sanctions on Iran

Dechert LLP on 8/9/2018

The U.S. yesterday commenced the phased re-introduction of its pre-JCPOA extra-territorial sanctions in relation to Iran – with some measures applying immediately, and others from 5 November. The EU has condemned U.S....more

EU to Establish a Framework for Screening Foreign Direct Investment

WilmerHale on 10/26/2017

On September 13, 2017, the European Commission issued a proposal for a Regulation establishing a framework for screening foreign direct investment (“FDI”) in the European Union (the “Proposal” or “Proposed Regulation”). The...more

International News: Focus on International Dispute Resolution

McDermott Will & Emery on 12/5/2016

Overview of the Proposed Reforms of the EU Merger Control Regime - In October 2016, the European Commission launched a public consultation to continue the process of identifying possible areas of the EU Merger Regulation...more

Your daily dose of financial news - The Brief – 7.14.16

Robins Kaplan LLP on 7/14/2016

The German bund broke new ground yesterday by going negative—the first 10-year debt offering in the Eurozone to do so—and still going like gangbusters. Germany sold $5.3 billion in the bonds....more

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