The European Commission has adopted OceanEye, an initiative designed to expand and strengthen the EU’s role in ocean observation and intelligence by contributing to 35% of the global ocean observing system by 2035 and securing 35% of the market for ocean observation technologies. OceanEye is structured around four pillars: (1) improving governance for a more unified approach to ocean observation; (2) strengthening global leadership through an international alliance and partnerships; (3) supporting the European Digital Twin of the Ocean, which is expected to be fully operational by 2030, alongside innovation and industry growth and (4) engaging society and building skills. The Commission will invest €92 million from the Horizon Europe programme to support the rollout of the initiative, including €50 million to strengthen the EU’s contribution to the Global Ocean Observing System, €12 million to support resilient global ocean data systems and €30 million to support innovation through the European Innovation Council. OceanEye is one of the deliverables of the European Ocean Pact, adopted by the Commission in June 2025.

The European Commission has formally adopted new rules on REcovered Nitrogen from manURE (RENURE) through an amendment to Council Directive 91/676/EEC (the Nitrates Directive). The rules enable Member States to authorise the use of RENURE fertilising products derived from processed livestock manure above existing legal limits for manure application. The amendment follows a vote by Member States' representatives in the Nitrates Committee on 19 September 2025 to amend Annex III of the Nitrates Directive, followed by scrutiny by the European Parliament and Council under the comitology procedure. Implementation is optional and applies only to Member States that choose to authorise RENURE, who must then transpose the amendment into national law.

The European Commission adopted the RESourceEU Action Plan, accompanied by proposed amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1252). The plan aims to mobilise €3bn over 12 months to reduce the EU’s dependency on critical raw materials imports. It also establishes a European Critical Raw Materials Centre by early 2026 and introduces export restrictions on permanent magnet waste. Additionally, the Commission will revise the Water Framework Directive in Q2 2026 and integrate Strategic Projects under the Foreign Direct Investment Regulation.

The European Commission has adopted a Commission Delegated Regulation amending the regulatory technical standards (RTS) laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/815 as regards the 2024 update of the taxonomy for the single electronic reporting format.

The European Commission has adopted a delegated regulation supplementing the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) with regard to regulatory technical standards (RTS) for the contractual recognition of write down and conversion powers under Article 55 of BRRD, as amended by Directive (EU) 2019/879 (BRRD II).

The European Commission has adopted two Commission Delegated Regulations supplementing the Capital Requirements Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (EU CRR) with regards to regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the assessment methodology under which competent authorities verify an institution’s compliance with the requirements to use internal models for market risk, and RTS specifying the conditions under which institutions are allowed to calculate KIRB in relation to the underlying exposures of a securitisation transaction.

The European Commission has adopted a Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing the Investment Firms Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 (IFR) with regards to regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying the details of the scope and methods for prudential consolidation of an investment firm group.

EU Law analysis: The European Commission has adopted an implementing regulation laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 31 March 2024 until 29 June 2024 in accordance with Solvency II.

The European Commission has adopted a new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy to accelerate the transition to a circular, decarbonised and resilient European economy. The Strategy sets out how EU institutions, industry and primary producers will expand the sustainable use of biological resources from land and sea while safeguarding environmental limits. It aims to strengthen competitiveness, reduce dependence on fossil imports and support economic growth by scaling up bio-based sectors such as agriculture, forestry, fisheries, aquaculture, biomanufacturing and biotechnologies.

The European Commission has adopted an implementing decision confirming that Brazil ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the European Union under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)). The decision concludes that Brazil’s legal framework, in particular the General Data Protection Law (LGPD), provides a level of protection for personal data that is essentially equivalent to that guaranteed within the EU, including enforceable rights for data subjects, effective oversight by an independent supervisory authority, and safeguards on access to data by public authorities. As a result, transfers of personal data from controllers and processors in the EU to controllers and processors in Brazil may take place without the need for additional authorisation under Chapter V of the GDPR. The decision is binding on Member States and will be subject to periodic review.

The European Commission has adopted revised rules for its agri-food promotion policy, aimed at reducing administrative and financial requirements for both beneficiaries and Member States. The amendments extend the deadline for concluding contracts from 90 to 180 days, increase the maximum pre-financing rate to 30% and simplify reporting requirements for simple programmes by limiting them to a single final notification. The amending Regulation will enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the EU. A transitional provision specifies that the new rules will not apply to contracts for simple programmes concluded before 1 December 2026.

The European Commission has adopted Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) …/... of 28.1.2025 amending the regulatory technical standards laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/931 as regards the specification of the formula for calculating the supervisory delta of call and put options mapped to the commodity risk category.