This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis on the Unified Patent Court’s decision on its jurisdiction over claims involving UK patents. In addition this week, the European Commission announced the creation of three new European Partnerships under Horizon Europe, launched a consultation on a draft delegated regulation specifying how EU-based oil and gas producers will contribute to the carbon storage target, launched a call for evidence on its proposed Life Sciences strategy, the European Data Protection Board adopted a new document on updating procedures for approving Binding Corporate Rules under the General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators opened a consultation to assess the impact of developing peak-shaving products on the EU electricity market, and the Council of the EU adopted new regulations to enhance labour market statistics on businesses across EU Member States.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes an analysis of the Commission’s Digital Omnibus proposal on re-writing the EU's digital rulebook, the adoption of the EU 2026 budget, and the presentation of the Digital Justice package for 2030. In addition this week, the Parliament and Council adopted their negotiating positions on revisions to the EU Deforestation Regulation, the Commission published proposed revisions to the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, the Commission published guidelines on obligations under the EU General Product Safety Regulation, and the Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development approved a provisional agreement to simplify the CAP. In addition this week, the Commission launched a whistleblower tool to support enforcement of the EU AI Act, the Council agreed its position on a Regulation to prevent online child sexual abuse, and two new Regulations tackling microplastic pollution and setting a methodology for assessing emissions from low carbon fuels were published in the Official Journal.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses before the Court of Justice on the fundamental requirements of protection for EU designs underscored by Advocate General Emiliou, businesses in Britain to take stock of their trade mark portfolios to ensure they do not lose EU-wide protection, the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs published a draft report recommending that the Commission initiate the legislative process for an EU Directive on algorithmic management in the workplace and a Belgian court ruling on key mechanism used to preserve privacy in relation to targeted online advertising. In addition this week, the European Commission launched a call for evidence seeking feedback on ecodesign requirements for electric motors and variable speed drives, launched a call for evidence as part of its mandatory review of the EU Digital Markets Act, published an updated competition policy timeline, launched a call for evidence on the revision of rescue and restructuring State aid guidelines and the European Chemicals Agency published an update confirming that its scientific committees for Risk Assessment and Socio-Economic Analysis aim to deliver final opinions on the proposed restriction of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the Council of the EU's final adoption of the new European Media Freedom Act, a new Environmental Crime Directive, revisions to the European digital identity (eID) framework, a new Geographical Indications (GI) Regulation and revisions to the Waste Shipment Regulation. In addition this week, the Interoperable Europe Act has been published in the Official Journal of the EU, the Court of Justice has rejected the order to suspend Amazon's obligations under the EU Digital Services Act (EU DSA), and the European Commission has launched an investigation into five gatekeepers under the EU Digital Markets Act (EU DMA).

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis on expected compromise proposals on EU cybersecurity rules. In addition this week, the European Commission launched a call for evidence on a proposed Citizens Omnibus Initiative, published its third annual report on the implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act, issued guidance on the effective implementation of EU water laws, opened a consultation on proposed ecodesign requirements for iron and steel products, and proposed a regulation on 2 GHz mobile satellite services authorisation beyond 2027. The NIS2 Cooperation Group also adopted common templates for cyber incident reporting and the revised EU Waste Shipment Regulation started to apply.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the finalisation of the EU’s budget for 2025 and the final approval of Ursula von der Leyen’s second Commission. In addition, this week, revisions to the EU CLP Regulation and a recast of the Ambient Air Quality Directive were published in the Official Journal, the European Chemicals Agency published a progress report on the proposal for a sweeping PFAS restriction, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity released a report on cybersecurity investments under the NIS 2 Directive, and the Commission initiated a review of the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation and mandated risk reports from the 19 major online platforms designated under the EU Digital Services Act. These highlights also include analyses on importer requirements under the EU Methane Regulation, the Court of Justice decision on harmonising EU copyright protection for non-EU designs, the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) first main action decision on a standard essential patent, and the relationship between the EU AI Act and Medical Devices Regulations.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis of the impact of the Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence on regulating gender-based violence online and the enforcement of EU’s bans on unacceptable AI uses under the EU AI Act. In addition, the Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber €290m for breaches of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, EU and China commenced discussions under the Cross-Border Data Flow Communication Mechanism, and the European Banking Authority updated the 13 systemic importance indicators for Global Systematically Important Institutions.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes an analysis of the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act and copyright related rights, updates on the Court of Justice of the EU's new transparency and workload management measures and the Council of the EU's adoption of Instant Payments Regulation. In addition, this week the European Parliament has approved updated rules on the Waste Shipment Directive, Environmental Crime Directive, the Regulation on geographical indications (GIs) on products, and Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and proposed a new rules for the music streaming sector.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses on the European Commission’s proceedings to clarify Google’s compliance with the EU Digital Markets Act obligations, EU regulators welcoming new principles to guide the use of AI in drug development, the Court of Justice’s judgement on the reimbursement of the cost of an air ticket in the event of flight cancellation, what X’s Grok deepfake scandal means for the enforcement of the EU digital rulebook and President Donald Trump saying that he would impose a 10% tariff on several countries in the EU beginning 1 February 2026. In addition this week, the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee adopted proposals aimed at simplifying and digitalising EU product compliance rules, the European Data Protection Board published updated guidance on the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators published guidance on the voluntary submission of information to support the monitoring of cybersecurity-related operational reliability performance indicators in the electricity sector, the Commission formally designated WhatsApp as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the EU Digital Services Act (EU DSA), opened EU DSA investigation into X over Grok AI and content risks and announced the conclusion of EU-India free trade agreement negotiations.

This week's edition of EU weekly highlights covers the approval of major revisions to the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (EU CBAM) by the European Parliament and Council of the EU, the launch of a call for evidence on an EU Digital Justice strategy for 2025–2030, the Commission’s adoption of identification and calculation rules for European oil and gas producers to deliver new CO2 storage solutions and a series of secondary legislation to implement the EU Net-Zero Industry Act, and the Commission initiating formal proceedings against Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos under the EU Digital Services Act for suspected breaches regarding protection of minors. In addition this week, the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network and Commission’s notified SHEIN of several practices on its platform that contravene EU consumer protection laws, the European Ombudswoman opened an inquiry into the Commission’s preparation of the omnibus package of simplification measures, the Data Protection Commission engaged with technology companies regarding the use of personal data to train large language models in the EU/EEA, the Council of the EU adopted its position on the Regulation designed to facilitate the e-declaration of posted workers and the European Labour Authority supported fair labour mobility and enforced EU labour and social security.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis on the Court of Justice’s judgment clarifying the scope of Data Subject Access Requests in the context of automated decision-making, the European Commission's delay in deciding on binding regulations for AI in the workplace, the Unified Patent Court addressed its authority to hear claims involving UK patents, the Advocate General’s opinion to uphold €60m Teva pay-for-delay fine, the Court of Justice’s decision on the applicability of medicines advertising legislation to discounts and the impact of the Product Liability Directive on tech and AI. In addition this week, the Council of the EU and European Parliament voted on the postponement of corporate sustainability rules, the Commission sent formal notices to Member States over failure to transpose EU directives, published an Explanatory Guide to support implementation of the REACH microplastics restriction, launched a Call for Input on industry co-operation in critical raw materials procurement and recycling, launched a call for evidence on its new circular bioeconomy initiative, opened consultation on geographical indication implementation rules and the European Parliament voted on the 'one substance, one assessment' package.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the publication of the programme for the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU for 1 July to 31 December 2025, the adoption of a new State aid framework for the clean industrial transition, the announcement of plans to introduce an EU Quantum Act in 2026, and the launch of a consultation on the extension of the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism to downstream products. In addition this week, the Parliamentary Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection adopted proposed measures to address the rise in substandard goods entering the EU via e-commerce and proposed reforms to the EU Package Travel Directive, the Council and the Parliament reached political agreement on changes to EU alternative dispute resolution rules, the Commission launched parallel consultations on an EU Industrial Maritime Strategy and EU Ports Strategy, and a delegated act has been published under the EU Digital Services Act establishing rules for researcher access to internal data from very large online platforms and search engines. Finally, this weeks highlights include an analysis of the interplay between the Medical Devices Regulation/In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation and the EU AI Act and an analysis of an Advocate-General opinion considering the pastiche exception under the EU InfoSoc Directive.