This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the publication of new Regulations governing F-gases and ozone depleting substances in the Official Journal and provisional political agreement being reached on the prolongation of an interim measure to tackle online child sexual abuse, revisions to the Ambient Air Quality Directive and on new EU carbon removals certification rules. In addition, the European Commission has opened its first in-depth investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 (the FSR), the European Artificial Intelligence Office (EAIO) has been formally established, and the European Association of Medical devices Notified Bodies (Team-NB) has released a position paper with its recommendations on the classification of devices intended to detect the presence or the exposure to SARS-CoV-2 post-pandemic. Notable decisions in the courts this week include rulings on Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 (the Air Passengers Rights Regulation) and the validity of a Lego toy brick design.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the publication of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council’s programme for the first half of 2026, publication of a new cybersecurity package aimed at addressing increasingly sophisticated cyber and hybrid threats facing the EU, and publication of a proposed EU Digital Networks Act to modernise, simplify and harmonise EU rules on electronic communications networks. In addition this week, the European Data Protection Board adopted a Joint Opinion on the Digital Omnibus on AI proposal, the European Parliament adopted its second-reading position on proposed changes to EU air passenger rights rules, the Council adopted an amendment to the Regulation governing the European High‑Performance Computing Joint Undertaking, and the European Parliament adopted their negotiating position on the proposed Critical Medicines Regulation. These highlights also include analyses on the Procedural Regulation on EU-wide procedural rules for the enforcement of the EU GDPR and Lego’s failure to persuade the General Court to reinstate design protections for one of its blocks.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the agreement of a new strategic partnership at the first UK-EU summit, the launch of the EU’s Single Market Strategy, and the publication of the third and fourth omnibus simplification packages, entailing changes to the Common Agricultural Policy and the introduction of a new ‘small mid-cap’ company category. In addition this week, the European Commission released a set of frequently asked questions on the EU Data Act, launched a public consultation on its Consumer Agenda, launched a public consultation on its Gender Equality Strategy, and launched a call for evidence regarding its planned European Business Wallet Regulation. Finally this week, amendments to the EU Benchmarks Regulation were published in the Official Journal, the EU Intellectual Property Office published a study examining the legal implications of using copyright-protected works to train generative AI systems, Russia launched a WTO dispute challenging the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism, and the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached provisional agreement on the revised the European Works Council Directive and the progressive introduction of the Entry/Exit System at the EU’s external borders.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses on the Court of Justice’s first-ever hearing on generative AI and copyright, the Unified Patent Court’s sharpened inventive-step approach in ventilation patent dispute, questions around enforcement of the EU's age-verification app and Google’s challenge to the European Commission over how users are counted in its Google Shopping service under the EU Digital Services Act. In addition this week, the European Data Protection Board launched a public consultation on Guidelines 1/2026 on processing of personal data, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity published version 2.0 of its national capabilities assessment framework, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators opened a public consultation on amendments to the Interoperability and Data Exchange network code, the Commission proposed the AccelerateEU initiative to address rising energy prices and reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, the Council of the EU adopted a regulation aimed at improving the quality, availability and traceability of forest reproductive material and adopted a regulation on genomic techniques establishing a framework aimed at supporting a more competitive and sustainable EU agricultural food sector.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes an overview of key EU developments in 2024 and what legislative and policy measures we’re expecting to see in 2025. These highlights also cover the publication of the EU Cyber Solidarity Act and the EU Packaging Regulation in the Official Journal, the publication of two new pieces of guidance by the European Data Protection Board on data protection and competition law interplay and on pseudonymisation for public consultation, a call for evidence on a European Oceans Pact, the Council of the EU’s adoption of the European Health Data Space Regulation, and the integration of a revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online into the EU Digital Services Act framework. In addition, these highlights include analyses of whether the EU Minimum Wage Directive lacks legal footing, how the Listing Act will impact EU capital markets, a Court of Justice ruling extending the definition of the concept of ‘producer’ under the EU Product Liability Directive, and how AI’s ‘intended purpose’ could define companies’ regulatory burden.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses of the Court of Justice ruling Google's commercial partnership review may void YouTube liability shield, the Court of Justice ruling publishers can claim author copyright share and AliExpress saying it will appeal record €550 million EU fine over unsafe, illegal goods. In addition this week, the European Commission published guidelines on AI Act transparency obligations, issued binding EU DMA specification measures to Google on Android AI interoperability and search data sharing, published an Electrification Action Plan, proposed revisions to EU Emissions Trading System and launched second-phase consultation on proposed Quality Jobs Act. Finally this week, the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union briefed European Parliament committees on priorities across 16 policy areas.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the Council of the EU's final approval of the Cybersecurity Solidarity Act, the EU AI Act, the new hydrogen and gas Regulation and Directive, the EU electricity market reforms and the Regulation on CO2 emission standards for heavy duty vehicles. In addition, the Council of Europe has adopted the Framework Convention on AI, the European Commission opens formal proceedings against Meta and sends requests for generative AI information from Microsoft under the EU Digital Services Act (EU DSA) and the European Patent Office (EPO) and the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have published the 2024—2025 work plan to enhance the European IP system. This week, the Regulation establishing sustainability rating scheme for data centres and the Regulation on the Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (EU REACH) have also been published in Official Journal.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes news on the European Commission’s adoption of the revised REACH Fee Regulation with new small and medium-sized enterprises requirements, the European Parliament adopted its position on corporate sustainability reporting directive amendments, rejected the committee’s position on sustainability omnibus and delayed vote, the European Data Protection Board adopted opinions on the UK data adequacy extensions, the Commission adopted its 2026 Work Programme, published the evaluation of 2014 EU Public Procurement Directives. In addition this week, the Commission and the High Representative presented a new international strategy for securing Europe’s place in global markets titled EU global climate and energy vision, the Commission proposed a partial delay and amendments to the EU Deforestation Regulation, the Parliament adopted the ‘one substance, one assessment’ package to streamline EU chemicals rules and enhance transparency on chemical safety data, rejected the Commission’s proposal to establish a monitoring framework for resilient European forests, the Parliament’s Committee called for stricter online protection measures for minors and the Joint Research Centre released six scientific studies on the EU AI Act implementation for GPAI models.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses on the decision of the EU court for privacy activist Lisa Ballmann to access files in the Meta case, the EU trade mark dispute on Iceland foods which lost over link to nation's name, the Commission’s guidelines on the EU AI Act’s rules for general-purpose AI models, the final version of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, the country's first national collective database to be licensed for training AI formed by a group of Dutch media outlets, the Commission’s guidelines for the protection of minors online and a Market Insights Trend Report’s analysis on the sustainability disclosures and climate transition plans. In addition this week, the Commission proposed a new Multiannual Financial Framework, published the July 2025 infringement package, initiated procedures to adopt new adequacy decisions for EU-UK personal data transfers, initiated a call for evidence seeking input on a future omnibus package to simplify environmental legislation, published an Explanatory Notice and Template to guide providers of General Purpose AI models and launched a consultation for its proposed Digital Fairness Act. Further, the Council of the EU adopted a regulation modifying the Entry/Exit System implementation framework, adopted a regulation postponing the application of due diligence obligations under the EU Batteries Regulation and adopted amendments to extend the gas storage regulation by two years beyond its current 2025 expiry date.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes news that the European Commission adopted implementing regulation on the NIS2 Directive, digital identity verification became mandatory for suppliers registering their product models in the European Product Registry for Energy Labelling, and MedTech Europe proposed three areas of reform for the medical technology regulations. In addition, this week the European Parliament published the adopted texts of the proposed Solvency II amending Directive and the Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive, the Commission opened a consultation on rules to set up an AI scientific advisory panel, and COP16 commenced in Colombia.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the publication of revisions to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards and a new voluntary sustainability reporting standard in the Official Journal, the Commission’s adoption of an EU KIDS Act to strengthen children’s online safety, and the launch of the Commission’s proposed data centre energy efficiency package. In addition this week, amendments to the scope of the EU Deforestation Regulation were published in the Official Journal, the EDPB finalised guidelines on the interaction between the EU Digital Services Act and the EU GDPR, and the EU customs reform framework entered into force.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the adoption by the European Parliament of the Directive on 'right to repair rules', the Platform Work Directive, the Regulation to reuse, reduce and recycle packaging, the revised ecodesign framework and the reformed Schengen Borders Code. In addition, this week the Parliament consented to the EU withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), approved of the EU Health Data Space agreement and the text proposing for an EU Gigabit Infrastructure Act. In other developments, the Corrigenda to the EU AI Act has been passed and the revisions to the EU REMIT Regulation, the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) 'daisy chain' Directive, the new rules for products impacting drinking water and the EU Benchmarks Regulation have been published in the Official Journal.