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EU Data Act

NEWS     17.09.2025 The EU Data Act in terms of Logistics   The EU Data Act, adopted in 2023 and effective from September 2025, changes how businesses access and use data from connected products in the EU. While it affects all industries, it’s particularly important...

EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement – New trade and investment

NEWS     27.08.2025 EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement - New trade and investment opportunities   After more than two decades of negotiations, the European Union (EU) and the Mercosur countries - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay - have finally reached an...

EU – Japan Economic Partnership Agreement

NEWS     16.09.2025 The EU – Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)   Trade between the European Union and Japan represents one of the most important bilateral economic relationships. Together, the EU and Japan account for nearly a quarter of global GDP and...

EU company law is going digital – Directive (EU) 2025/25

NEWS     27.08.2025 EU company law is going digital – Directive (EU) 2025/25   European company law has already made significant progress towards digitalization. Directive (EU) 2017/1132, later amended by Directive (EU) 2019/1151, enabled online company formation...

Sustainable Business – European Union Taxonomy 2025

NEWS     28.08.2025 Sustainable Business – European Union Taxonomy 2025   The European Union (EU) has established a legal framework that identifies which economic activities can be considered environmentally sustainable, also known as the EU Taxonomy. First...

EU corporate sustainability rules are changing – Omnibus I

NEWS     26.08.2025 EU corporate sustainability rules are changing – Omnibus I   In recent years, two European Union legislative acts - the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) – have...