3/23/2026 1:07:02 PM UK, Finland and the Netherlands announce proposals for a joint defence financing mechanism: will it accelerate procurement cycles and fix market fragmentation? By Kate Gough Robert Colvin Last week Finland, the Netherlands and the UK jointly announced their aim to set up a financing mechanism “by 2027” to “strengthen...
3/19/2026 2:41:39 PM The Netherlands’ latest stance on EU Pay Transparency By Lotte Somers The European Pay Transparency Directive (EU 2023/970) (the Directive) is set to transform pay practices across Europe, and the...
3/6/2026 6:33:15 PM Unveiling AMLA’s Blueprint: A Snapshot of the 2026-2028 Work Programme and Key Regulatory Instruments By Eva Schneider Jan Struckmann Daphne van der Houwen The new EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) is one of the cornerstones of the EU AML Package (see our Navigator for an overview)....
3/2/2026 2:50:02 PM EU-UK Competition Cooperation Agreement: What it means for cross-Channel enforcement By Dominic Divivier Colin Raftery Andreas von Bonin Nick English Ole Schley +2 more... Show less The EU and the United Kingdom signed the EU-UK Competition Cooperation Agreement on 25 February 2026 (Agreement), establishing a formal...
2/19/2026 1:25:03 PM Private equity in insurance: EIOPA signals a new era of scrutiny By Priti Lancaster James Smethurst George Swan Private equity has become an increasingly important part of the European insurance market, particularly in life, run‑off and...
2/19/2026 10:03:06 AM Towards a “Military Schengen”: the EU Military Mobility Regulation as a catalyst for modernising the Continent’s critical transport infrastructure By Fabian Walden Barbara Richter Kristina Weiler Infrastructure owners, operators and developers – as well as financiers and contractors involved in the planning and delivery of...
2/18/2026 8:00:25 AM The ECJ’s latest decision on corporate fines under the AML Directive – same same, but different? By Christoph Werkmeister Florentine Schulte-Rudzio Louis Goral-Wood The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has confirmed its direction of travel. Ever since its landmark “Deutsche Wohnen” ruling, which opened...
2/5/2026 6:25:31 PM Life Sciences Enforcement Testing the Boundaries of Competition Law By Kaylynn Moss Sean Norick Long Life sciences is a high-stakes sector where antitrust enforcement is testing the boundaries of competition law. The focus differs sharply...
2/4/2026 11:36:32 AM Repair instead of replace: Germany moves to implement the EU Right to Repair Directive By Elisabeth Weber Stefanie Fay Anita Bell Arwen Rebholz +1 more... Show less Introduction The German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection has recently published a draft bill to implement the Right to...
1/20/2026 5:16:05 PM Greenland tariff threats – assessing the EU and UK responses and considering the US legal basis By Claire Harrop Martin McElwee Nabeel Yousef Lorand Bartels Ioana-Virginia Motoc +2 more... Show less On 17 January 2026, the President of the United States publicly threatened to impose tariffs (up to 10 percent on February 1, rising to...
1/13/2026 2:10:51 PM The year ahead in financial services: 12 trends to watch in 2026 By Christopher Bernard Sharon Grennan 2025 was another transformative year for the financial services industry. Geopolitical risks arising from conflicts in Ukraine and...
12/16/2025 11:29:57 AM Effectively managing Caporalato-related supply chain risk: Senior management priorities to contain risk and liability By Luca Capone Moritz Pellmann Federico Mercuri Cristina Hajek Gross +1 more... Show less Part 2 of a two-part series on effectively managing Caporalato-related supply chain risk Italy’s fight against labour exploitation in...