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In Germany, a new administration is about to come into office following the 2025 federal elections. Friedrich Merz, leader of the...
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Until recently, most EU businesses importing products from the US have not had to worry about the intricacies of EU customs law, as EU...
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In recent years, competition authorities around the world have begun to focus on labour markets. They now treat agreements between...
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The recent escalation of US tariffs on imports from around the world, and tariff retaliation from (so far) China and Canada, and...
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On April 9, 2025, the CDU, CSU, and SPD parties unveiled their coalition agreement, setting out the plans of the new government for the...
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The EU’s new Product Liability Directive (PLD), effective as of 8 December 2024, brings significant updates to the 1985 product liability...
Open banking promises to unlock innovation and empower customers by enabling financial information to be shared between traditional banks...
Introduction In recent years, multinational corporations have been under growing regulatory pressure to manage the risks which arise from...
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the EU has drastically tightened sanctions against Russia. Preventing the circumvention...
After the collapse of the German government last year and snap elections on 23 February 2025, a new government now appears somewhat...
The 2025 German federal election, held on 23 February 2025, has changed the political landscape of Europe’s largest economy. The...
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What specific impacts of geopolitical tensions are companies facing today? How should governments balance free trade with the protection...