News & Analysis as of October 19, 2024

Member State

+ Follow

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 -

EU Methane Regulation: A problem for the LNG industry?

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 9/4/2024

On 15 July 2024, “Regulation (EU) 2024/1787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on the reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942” (the “EU Methane...more

Is the CSDDD Really Setting a Level Playing Field for Human Rights Due Diligence?

Paul Hastings LLP on 7/16/2024

With calm being restored after the frenzied effort in the EU to pass the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), it may be time to evaluate the extent to which the law as adopted has met its original...more

Spotlight on political laws - Brief overview of recent developments and upcoming changes in Germany

A&O Shearman on 6/10/2024

The regulatory environment for influencing and funding political players in Germany has been changing rapidly in recent months. On 1 March 2024, the revised Federal Lobbying Register Act (Lobbyregistergesetz; LobbyRG),...more

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - February 2024

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/5/2024

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 digital regulatory and compliance...more

Almost there: The European Parliament passes the EU Data Act, with new rules for data access, switching cloud providers and...

WilmerHale on 11/16/2023

On November 9, 2023, the European Parliament adopted the EU Data Act, a new regulation providing harmonized rules on access to data, switching cloud providers and interoperability requirements across the EU. It is widely...more

OECD Updates Corporate Due Diligence Guidelines

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/27/2023

The Guidelines build on current social, environmental, and technological issues facing businesses following the last update in 2011. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released updated...more

Court of Justice of the European Union’s Decision on Beneficial Owners

Conyers on 12/7/2022

In a judgment handed down on 22 November 2022, the European Court, sitting as the Grand Chamber, held an anti-money-laundering directive to be invalid which required Member States under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of...more

New Amendments to ICSID Rules Come into Effect July 1, 2022

McDermott Will & Emery on 6/28/2022

On July 1, 2022, the amended Regulations and Rules of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) (the 2022 Rules) will come into effect after being approved by the Member States on March 21,...more

EU Moves Forward with Broad Regulations on Online Services that Impose Fines up to 6% of a Company’s Annual Gross Revenue

Benesch on 5/6/2022

The proposed Digital Services Act will require online services (including social media platforms, search engines, and marketplaces) to implement policies and procedures aimed at increasing transparency and combatting illegal...more

European Commission Releases First Annual Report on FDI Screening in the EU

White & Case LLP on 11/29/2021

The European Commission (EC) issued its first Annual Report pursuant to Article 5(3) of the Screening Regulation on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the EU on 23 November 2021. The Report provides transparency around the...more

New Horizons: European Commission Proposes Measures to Regulate AI

Goodwin on 4/27/2021

On 21 April 2021, the European Commission unveiled a proposal for an EU Artificial Intelligence Regulation (“Proposal”). The Proposal recognizes that AI offers significant benefits and opportunities for the EU market, but...more

The Share Trading Obligations – A New Year’s Mess

BCLP on 12/23/2020

Diverging approaches to Share Trading Obligations from the FCA and ESMA pose challenges for investment firms in a post-Brexit Europe. With 1 January 2021 creeping closer and the hope of securing an effective Brexit deal...more

European Data Protection Supervisor Issues Opinion on Conducting Research Involving European Personal Data

McDermott Will & Emery on 1/24/2020

The European Data Protection Supervisor, the independent European Union authority responsible for data protection regulatory oversight, issued a preliminary opinion on data protection and scientific research. The Opinion...more

The European Strategy of Regulation on Artificial Intelligence

White & Case LLP on 8/30/2019

On 12 February 2019, the European Parliament adopted a Resolution on a comprehensive European industrial policy on artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. After describing AI as "one of the strategic technologies of the...more

ADG Insights | Foreign investment control in the European Union and its Member States

Hogan Lovells on 8/2/2019

In recent years, several European Union (EU) Member States, as well as the EU itself, have reconsidered their approaches to foreign direct investment (FDI). An increasing number of European jurisdictions have introduced rules...more

Financial Regulatory Observer – June 2019: No-deal Brexit: Challenges for trading venues and their participants

White & Case LLP on 7/1/2019

There is no silver bullet for maintaining cross-border trading if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. The date of Brexit has been delayed until (at least) October 31, 2019, but there is little sign that financial...more

Financial Regulatory Observer – March 2019: FRO in-depth: The future of cryptoassets regulation

White & Case LLP on 4/1/2019

Partners Julia Smithers Excell and Stuart Willey, and associate Laura Kitchen of global law firm White & Case take a deep dive on the latest publications from EU and UK regulators aimed at providing supervisory clarity on the...more

New EU Rules On Foreign Investments: All You Need To Know About The New Screening Mechanism

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/6/2019

The Council of the European Union (EU) has adopted a new regulation “establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union” (the Regulation). This is the first time the EU is equipping itself...more

New EU and UK Anti-Money Laundering Rules: The Fifth AML Directive Extends to Cryptocurrencies

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 9/17/2018

The Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (MLD5) entered into force in July 2018. MLD5 updates the legal framework under the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (MLD4) and must be implemented by the EU member states by...more

Your daily dose of financial news - The Brief – 7.5.16

Robins Kaplan LLP on 7/5/2016

Even with US markets shrugging off the Brexit [maybe?] by the end of last week, the effects of the split are FAR from over. One recent ripple: Standard Life Investments UK Real Estate mutual fund—which invests in high-end...more

20 Results

View per page

Page: of 1

European Union › Transparency › Member State

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"