2/12/2025 3:07:35 PM German Election #3: How Germany’s vote could reshape the EU By Alex Schmidtke Natalie Pettinger Kearney Lea Bareil Germany’s upcoming election isn’t just about who governs in Berlin – it’s about the direction Europe will take. On 23 February 2025,...
2/12/2025 3:06:50 PM German Election #1: Dedicated Briefings and Overviews By Alex Schmidtke On 23 February 2025, almost 60 million German voters will elect a new federal parliament in snap elections after the collapse of the...
1/27/2025 7:48:38 PM Life sciences – what to watch in 2025 By Adam Golden Kristen Riemenschneider Madeleine Tavcar We asked more than 200 Freshfields lawyers – across geographies and practice areas: what are the 1-2 issues top of mind for you and your...
1/21/2025 9:26:03 PM Preparing for Political Risk in 2025: Contempt, Coordination, and Congressional Investigations in 2025 By Andrew Dockham Austin Evers Beth George Jessica Heller Loren Terry +2 more... Show less The second Trump administration begins with Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and a conservative Supreme Court majority....
12/20/2024 1:09:34 PM Von der Leyen II and Ribera I – What is in store for State aid policy? By Andreas von Bonin Aurélie Morreale The new European Commission officially took office on 1 December 2024. After significant political manoeuvring and some last-minute...
10/31/2024 6:25:23 PM Autumn Budget 2024: delivering difficult decisions By Alison Dickie Laura Western In the first Budget delivered by the Labour Party since 2010 (and the first given by a female Chancellor since the role came into...
10/31/2024 2:33:06 PM Autumn Budget 2024 - what are the key points from a People & Reward perspective? By Dawn Heath David Mendel Jane Wolstenholme Anika Prasad +1 more... Show less Yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, unveiled this year’s Autumn Budget. Announcing a package of reforms aiming to...
10/30/2024 3:05:46 PM What’s in store for EU taxation policy in the 2024-2029 mandate? By Nikolaas Van Robbroeck Lea Bareil After being re-elected for a second mandate in July 2024, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has now announced the...
10/11/2024 1:33:00 PM Employment Rights Bill explained By Holly Insley David Mendel Anika Prasad In the nick of time before the expiry of its first 100 days, the government yesterday unveiled its long-awaited Employment Rights Bill....
9/24/2024 1:35:31 PM Draghi's blueprint: sector strategies to secure Europe's competitiveness By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Lea Bareil Kieran Watkins Victor Garcia Lopez +1 more... Show less The European Commission’s report on ‘The Future of European Competitiveness,’ authored by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi,...
9/24/2024 1:34:07 PM Will the Draghi report boost European competitiveness? By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Lea Bareil Kieran Watkins Victor Garcia Lopez +1 more... Show less The European Commission unveiled the much-anticipated report on ‘The Future of European Competitiveness’ this week, authored by Mario...
9/18/2024 6:57:55 AM The von der Leyen II Commission’s guiding star – competitiveness in the twin transition By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Victor Garcia Lopez Lea Bareil Jimena Gonzalez +1 more... Show less How the newly unveiled structure could deliver Europe’s next 5-year political ambitions The wait, at least for now, is finally over....