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NEWS     2.03.2026 EU Inc. - The Proposed 28th Corporate Law Regime The European Union is developing one of the most significant corporate law initiatives of recent years, EU Incorporated (EU Inc.), also known as the “28th Regime”. On March 18th, the European...

NEWS     18.03.2026 European Union Right to Repair Directive    Product compliance in the European Union (EU) is no longer limited to placing goods on the single market. It now extends to how products are maintained and supported throughout their lifecycle. The EU...

NEWS     27.02.2026 Equal Pay for Equal Work in the European Union On 10 May 2023, the European Union (EU) adopted Directive (EU) 2023/970 (Directive) with the objective of improving the practical application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of...

News     11.12.2025 Exporting goods to India: The most important regulatory first steps The Indian market has started showing increasing demand for goods imports, and EU companies have started stepping in to meet those demands. In order to get a product onto the...

News     19.11.2025 Strengths of the European Steel Industry Steel is one of the most important crude metals for the global economy. It’s essential in supporting the enormous global construction industry, the automotive industry and the wider transportation sector, as...

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 close to...

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 and...

NEWS     23.03.2026 Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)    In 2024, the European Union adopted a new law that will change the way many products are designed, manufactured, and sold on the European Union (EU) market: the Ecodesign for Sustainable...

NEWS     16.03.2026 Electronic Freight Transport Information – Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 For many years, operators transporting goods across the European Union (EU) have been required to present paper documents during roadside inspections or administrative checks....

News 01.02.2026 The EU–Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement We have previously informed on the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Mercosur countries - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. An agreement on the framework was reached on December...

News     10.12.2025 Protection of the environment through criminal law Environmental crime has become one of the fastest-growing and most profitable types of international crime. Illegal waste shipments, unlawful trade in wildlife, serious breaches of environmental...

News     13.11.2025 Denmark’s Claim against the Minimum Wage Directive Dismissed by the CJEU   In 2023, Denmark challenged the validity of Directive (EU) 2022/2041 on Adequate Minimum Wages (“Directive”) before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)....

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 adopted in...

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 become...

NEWS     2.03.2026 Ukraine - EU Rail Integration: Legal Aspects, Infrastructure Alignment, and Recent Developments Ukraine has started to bring its railway system closer to the European network. The process focuses on aligning legal, technical and safety frameworks...

NEWS     16.03.2026 EU-India Free Trade Agreement: Political Agreement Reached In January 2026 the European Union (EU) and India announced that they had reached a political agreement on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Negotiations began in 2007 but were suspended in...

News 02.01.2026 The legislative start of Data Protection in India In a technologically developing world, perhaps no legal topic is as variously covered as data protection. Traditionally the European Union is seen as being the strictest legislator on data protection,...

News     24.11.2025 The European High Speed Rail Plan The European Commission unveiled its most ambitious high-speed rail plan to connect Europe in a unified high speed rail system by 2040. The most shared map of this plan highlights the proposed significantly...

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...

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...