This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the European Parliament and Council reaching an agreement on anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) (MLD6) regulation, EU Member States endorsing the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) provisional agreement, an analysis of the final draft of EU's AI Act which goes to governments for review as questions on source code, copyright linger, the Council of EU and European Parliament agreeing to lower CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) and European Commission proposing to extend transition period to apply In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR).

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the publication of the Data Protection Authorities’ AI framework statement, the first report on the cybersecurity and resilience of the EU’s telecommunications and electricity sectors, and the European Commission coordinating action by national consumer protection authorities against Meta on ‘pay or content’ model. The highlights also include analysis of the NIS2 draft Implementing Regulation on technical and methodological requirements and significant incidents, and news of the re-elected Commission President’s vision for her new mandate.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis on the European Parliament’s approval to the text of the Digital Omnibus on the AI proposal, the European Commission published a progress report on the simplification agenda, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament agreed on a provisional deal on e-declaration portal for posted workers, the European Consumer Organisation filed a greenwashing complaint against energy companies. In addition this week, the Commission welcomed the Parliament and Council agreement on sixth Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances Directive revision, launched biomethane mechanism to connect buyers and sellers, launched ADACities initiative to deploy autonomous vehicles in EU cities. The Parliament also adopted two-category regulation for new genomic techniques in plants, called for suspension of Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive EPR obligations, and gave final approval to new EU vehicle design and end-of-life vehicle Regulation.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis on the increasing scrutiny for risks on child-protection regimes on standalone AI chatbots. In addition this week, the European Commission requested to delay the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation by another year and asked for EU Digital Services Act compliance information from Apple, Booking.com, Google and Microsoft on financial scam controls, the Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs Committee proposed changes to the draft EU Traineeship Directive, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators approved amendments to the Harmonised Allocation Rules for long-term electricity transmission rights and published recommendations for revising the EU's legal framework for power grids, the Council of the EU adopted new rules to prevent plastic pellet losses and reduce microplastic pollution and the Commission published new Variations Guidelines to support pharma reform package.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses on the publication of the EU Sustainability Omnibus Directive in the Official Journal, the Court of Justice’s ruling that intellectual property owners cannot rely on earlier UK trade marks in European opposition proceedings that began before Brexit, that the EU is preparing a Chips Act 2.0 after its first semiconductor push three years ago failed to deliver major investments, the European Commission launched a consultation on a revised draft of the General Block Exemption Regulation, the Commission and the UK formally signed the EU-UK Competition Co-operation Agreement and published a summary of the responses received to its public consultation on the ongoing review of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation. In addition this week, the European Data Protection Board adopted a report on its Coordinated Enforcement Framework action, signed a Joint Statement on AI-Generated Imagery and the Protection of Privacy, the Commission adopted a Delegated Act exempting pallet wrapping and the Council adopted a regulation establishing a modernised policy framework to support the EU wine sector.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses that the top appeals board at the European Patent Office ruled that examiners must look at the description and drawings when interpreting patents, the Unified Patent Court ruled that Curio Bioscience's Seeker Spatial Mapping Kits infringed patents by 10x Genomics, an EU copyright licensing market for training AI technologies remains underdeveloped due to the reluctance of developers to engage in licensing negotiations, two consultations launched on the Digital Networks Act and considerations of the European Commission’s draft guidelines of the EU Digital Services Act outlining measures for online platforms to protect minors. In addition this week, the Commission has signalled its intention to withdraw the proposal for an EU Green Claims Directive, the Council of the EU agreed on its negotiating position on simplifying corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements, agreed its negotiating position for a new directive aimed at improving trainee working conditions and preventing false traineeships, approved a position to postpone battery due diligence obligation, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement to simplify and strengthen the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism, the Commission launched a public consultation on its upcoming EU sustainable tourism strategy, launched a call for evidence as part of its planned revision of the Standardisation Regulation and the Commission's Directorate-General for Energy launched a public consultation and call for evidence on the proposed Citizens Energy Package.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the publication of an interim climate target for 2040 in the Official Journal, the adoption of a joint opinion from the European Data Protection Board and the European Data Protection Supervisor on proposals for revisions to the EU Cybersecurity Act and amendments to the EU NIS 2 Directive, and the publication of guidance on the implementation of a ban on Russian gas imports. In addition this week, the European Data Protection Board has launched its Coordinated Enforcement Framework for 2026, a call for evidence opened on the possible revision of the EU Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, and the Commission reported its first EU Digital Services Act transparency reports under the disinformation code. These highlights also include an analysis on the argument that copyright rules may not need overhauling to address AI challenges, but instead require a focus on enforcement and licensing.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the publication of the Commission’s May infringement package, confirmation of the imminent enactment of the Better Enforcement and Modernisation Directive, the adoption of draft delegated acts on the regulatory framework for renewable hydrogen, and a proposed update to the Renewable Energy Directive to fast track permitting requirements for renewable energy projects. The Commission has started consultations on the Waste Framework Directive with a focus on food waste and the EU Benchmarks Regulation, MEPs have adopted a proposal to implement a global minimum corporate tax rate, Parliament’s AGRI committee chair has called for a derogation from CAP rules, and the Commission has proposed increased support for farmers in the face of the impact of the Ukraine conflict on food supplies. On the home affairs front, the Commission has published the State of Schengen 2022 report and set European integrated border management as a key policy objective, while the Council has confirmed a broadening of Europol’s mandate. The ECB warned UK banks that they may face supervisory action, and Commissioners have announced the launch of work on EU Global Health Strategy.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis on a Court of Justice decision which determined that travel in a third State constitutes an international element under Brussels I for the purposes of determining the jurisdiction over a consumer contract, the General Court’s dismissal of Google’s €1.49bn anti-trust fine, and on the scope of General Court's jurisdiction in assessing facts. In addition, this week the Council of the EU adopted its negotiating mandate on an updated alternative dispute resolution framework for consumers, the European Commission opened consultations on the flight labelling scheme methodology under the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation and on the draft rules to calculate efficiency of battery recycling, over one hundred companies signed the EU AI Pact, and measures were adopted by the Commission to restrict the use of PFAS substances.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses of the EU’s cookie-banner overhaul stalling amid competing interests and EU guidance laying out cost adjustments for carbon levy. In addition this week, the European Commission opened feedback on the proposed omnibus simplification of energy-efficient product legislation, outlined Digital Europe Programme-funded projects on data sharing and regulatory compliance, and published EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism guidance on verification and accreditation requirements and updated guidance on digital batteries passport preparations.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses on the impact of the Revised EU Product Liability Directive on the automated vehicles sector, what legal teams need to know about Deepseek AI, the challenges to designate AI models ‘with systemic risk’ under the EU AI Act and the integration of revised Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online into the framework of the Digital Services Act. In addition this week, the Commission published the first of its planned omnibus simplification packages, unveiled the Clean Industrial Deal and Affordable Energy Action Plan, launched calls for evidence evaluating the EU legislation on plant variety rights and the Cosmetic Products Regulation, and the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change published a report recommending actions to scale up carbon dioxide removals in the EU.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes an analysis on Apple's decision not to offer AI tools in the EU due to regulatory concerns, the Council of the EU opening accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, and the European Commission proposing the 2025 annual budget. The Council of the EU has further agreed its position on simplifying financial reporting requirements, revising the list of water pollutants, revisions to the European Works Council Directive, and adopted conclusions on the Health Union and cancer vaccines. In addition this week, the EU anti-money-laundering and terrorist financing (AML/TF) legislative package has been published in the Official Journal and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) and EFRAG have reported on correspondence between the European Sustainability Reporting Standards and the TNFD’s disclosure recommendations.