This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis of the Advocate General’s opinion on the EU Intellectual Property Office and the potential conflicts with UK trademarks when considering applications filed before Brexit. In addition this week, Directive (EU) 2025/794, the ‘Stop the Clock’ Directive postponing the application of sustainability rules was published in the Official Journal of the EU, the European Data Protection Board adopted guidelines addressing personal data processing through blockchain technologies, the European Commission launched a consultation on the revision of the EU Cybersecurity Act, launched a call for evidence to assess investment needs in the EU nuclear power sector, opened a public consultation on the EU Emissions Trading System and Market Stability Reserve, aims to simplify EU Deforestation Regulation implementation with new guidance, updated harmonised standards for medical devices. It also includes the launch by the Commission of a consultation on its new European Strategy for AI in science, the publication of the second version of the Commission’s guidelines on responsible use of generative AI in research, the provisional agreement of the European Parliament and the Council on a new Toy Safety Regulation and on a new EU Soil Monitoring Act.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the publication of the finalised General-Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice, the publication of a Parliamentary study examining the legal implications of using copyright-protected works to train generative AI systems, and the publication of Commission guidelines on the protection of minors under the EU Digital Services Act. In addition this week, the Commission launched a consultation on the New Legislative Framework for EU product legislation, launched a consultation on its review of the General Block Exemption Regulation, proposed ‘quick fix’ amendments to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards to benefit Wave 1 companies reporting under the EU CSRD, launched a public consultation on draft rules for calculating recycled content in single-use plastic beverage bottles, and launched an EU stockpiling strategy and medical countermeasures strategy. These highlights also analyses on two trademark court decisions, the first rejecting a toy company's attempt to rekindle its 3D Rubik's Cube trade mark on the grounds that its shape is entirely functional and the second overturning a decision to void Ferrari’s protections over its ‘Testarossa’ sports car brand.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes an analysis of the Court of Justice decision that competitors are entitled to bring an injunction claim based on infringement of the EU GDPR and on the European Commission’s talks with individual Chinese EV makers on alternative to duties solutions. In addition, this week the Council of the EU has adopted its final position on the Cyber Resilience Act, updates to EU product liability rules, the Platform Work Directive, revisions to the EU CLP Regulation, a recast Directive of the Ambient Air Quality Directives, and a new designs protection legislation package. The Council has also agreed to extend the application timeline for the EU Deforestation Regulation and published its conclusions on the EU’s negotiating positions for COP29 and COP 16. Further this week, the European Securities and Markets Authority issued the first consolidated report on sanctions, and the European Medicines Agency opened a consultation on revisions to its policy on handling competing interests among scientific committee members and experts.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the delivery of the Commission President’s 2026 State of the Union Address, the announcement of plans for a new European Innovation Act, and the adoption of a Fair Labour Mobility legislation package. In addition this week, Parliamentary Committee MEPs adopted their position on revisions to the EU SFDR, the Commission called for global agreement on controls over advanced AI models, and reporting duties imposed by the EU Cyber Resilience Act began to apply. Finally this week, the European Parliament adopted its positions on changes to the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism and linked Temporary Decarbonisation Fund, the revision of the TEN-E Regulation governing European energy infrastructure, and on changes to the ETS II market stability reserve.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the publication of the Directive on Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP), European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) and the Regulation on imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on alkyl phosphate esters originating in the People's Republic of China in the Official Journal. In addition, the Council of the EU has endorsed the revised Single Permit Directive and the Euro 7 Regulation, the European Parliament has approved the gas and hydrogen markets package, has reached a provisional agreement on new rules to curb methane emissions in the energy sector and has adopted its position on the new Soil Monitoring Law and Urban Waste Water Directive. Further, the Interoperable Europe Act has entered into force and the European Commission has obtained support for the new European Solar Charter.

This week’s edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the publication of updated compliance documents on product safety by the Commission, the approval of Polish economic support measures under the Temporary Crisis Framework for State aid, the publication of an Article 65 EU GPDR binding decision by the European Data Protection Board concerning the calculation of fines, initial feedback from energy transmission and distribution system operators on the draft Framework Guidelines on Demand Response, and the publication of amendments to the rules for comparing heavy duty vehicles’ emissions and fuel consumption in the Official Journal. The highlights further include the adoption of three delegated regulations with regard to amending regulatory technical standards, two which supplement the EU Capital Requirements Regulation and one of which supplements the EU Payment Services Directive respectively, and the launch of new consultations variously seeking views on amending the collection of EU statistics, the reclassification of products without intended medical purpose, and updating EU rules on harmonised information services for river transport.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the European Parliament’s final endorsement of changes to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Directives as part of the sustainability omnibus package, the publication of proposals for a EU Biotech Act and new GMO Directive, and the release of the December 2025 infringement package. In addition this week, the Commission launched a dedicated legal helpdesk for the EU Data Act, presented new legislative omnibus packages for the automotive and food and feed safety sectors, published legislation supplementing the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) to expand its scope and introduce anti-circumvention measures, published the first draft of the Code of Practice on marking and labelling of AI-generated content, and launched a consultation on draft EU battery labelling rules. These highlights also cover the European Parliament’s adoption of changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation, new legislation to phase out Russian fossil fuels, and new Common Agricultural Policy simplification rules.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis on the revision of the EU Package Travel Directive and the status of EU countries' gazettes as data controllers. In addition, this week the European Data Act entered into force, the European Parliament adopted the Directive on greenwashing and misleading product information, approved new rules to reduce emissions from ozone-depleting substances and hydrofluorocarbons, and published a briefing paper on the proposed revision of the EU legislation on design protection, while the European Commission was called upon to regularly assess the adequacy of existing rules and legal instruments in relation to virtual worlds.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the publication of the EU AI Act, the hydrogen and gas markets legislative reform package, revisions to the Industrial Emissions Directive, and a new Regulation on controlling methane emissions in the Official Journal. In addition, the Council has agreed its position on the 2025 budget, the Commission has informed X of a preliminary finding of breach under the EU DSA, the EBA has published a report on gender-neutral remuneration policies in the financial sector, and the Commission has clarified rules for energy labelling in visual advertising. The highlights also include in depth analyses of the anti-SLAPP directive, a Court of Justice ruling on access and retention of IP addresses for the purpose of combating copyright infringements online, and possible legislative action relating to the use of AI to automate contracting.

This week’s edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes, the European Commission opened a consultation on guidelines under the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and adopted a recommendation on PFAS monitoring in feed. The Council of the EU and the European Parliament also reached provisional agreements on the ETS2 market stability reserve, Chemicals Omnibus simplification measures, plant reproductive material rules and revised air passenger rights rules. In addition, the Parliament approved new rules to strengthen farmers' contractual position and the text of the Digital Omnibus on AI proposal amending the EU AI Act, as provisionally agreed with the Council. The Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU also published its programme, and the European Data Protection Board published a common template for personal data breach notifications for public consultation.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights covers the entry into application of the EU Data Act, the launch of a call for evidence on the forthcoming Digital Omnibus package, the publication of new guidelines to assist Member States in implementing the EU Critical Entities Resilience Directive, and the launch of a call for evidence on the planned revision of the EU energy security framework. In addition this week, the European Data Protection Board opened a public consultation on its draft Guidelines on interplay between the EU Digital Services Act and the General Data Protection Regulation, the Commission launched a consultation on draft revisions to the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation, the Commission adopted technical standards for European Green Bond external reviewers, the European Investment Bank launched a €17.5bn financing initiative to support SMEs in making energy efficiency improvements, and the European Parliament adopted its position on reforms to the Package Travel Directive. Finally this week’s highlights include an analysis of decisions by the French data protection authority to fine Google and Shein for cookie rule violations.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the publication of the EU Forced Labour Regulation, EU ESG Ratings Regulation, recast Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, and EU Construction Products Regulation in the Official Journal and the commencement of application of the EU General Product Safety Regulation. In addition, this week, the Council of the EU adopted its position on the revised Package Travel Directive, a new Regulation governing plastic pellet loss, and the new Regulation on packaging and packaging waste, the European Banking Authority issued the final Guidelines on MiCA reporting requirements, the Council of the EU and European Parliament reached a provisional deal on benchmark reform, ESMA launched a consultation on the use of the European Single Electronic Format for sustainability reporting, and the European Commission launched a consultation on medical devices legislation and launched proceedings under the Digital Services Act against TikTok over election risks. The highlights also include analyses of a Court of Justice ruling which held that promotions for valuation and purchase of gold from consumers fall within the scope of the EU Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, emerging trends at the Unified Patent Court, voluntary guidance on EU’s AI literacy obligation, and examples of upcoming EU AI Act bans.