This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses on the EU regulatory landscape for medical devices making use of AI with the introduction of the EU AI Act and the decision of the General Court on an action brought by Amazon against its classification by the European Commission as a Very Large Online Platform. In addition to this week, the Commission adopted implementing rules on geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the European Ombudsman concluded that the Commission committed maladministration due to procedural shortcomings in preparing legislative proposals it considered urgent, the Council of the EU announced that it reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament to revise the directive on package travel, the Commission adopted its second list of EU energy Projects of Common and Mutual Interest, adopted implementing regulation for carbon removals certification schemes and a new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy. The European Union Intellectual Property Office published the first EU-level study examining how social media influencers engage with intellectual property rights, the Commission launched a consultation on new EU climate resilience framework, published a draft implementing regulation establishing rules for the set-up and operation of AI regulatory sandboxes, received notifications from Apple on the EU Digital Market Act threshold compliance for Apple Ads and Apple Maps and the Parliament recommended a minimum age of 16 years for social media access.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis on AI companies facing civil liabilities over their AI models, the Council of the EU's notification of the EU's withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty and the European Council's nominations for key EU roles. Further, the European Commission has sent requests for information (RFIs) to Temu and Shein under the EU Digital Services Act (EU DSA) and has found Meta in breach of the EU Digital Markets Act (EU DMA) based on its 'pay or consent' model. This week, the EU Net Zero Industry Act, the EU Ecodesign Regulation, the reform of the EU electricity market, the EU Trans-European Transport Network Regulation have been published in Official Journal of the EU.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses on the European Commission’s revised draft on Merger Guidelines, a call for feedback on draft guidelines on trusted flaggers under the EU Digital Services Act, EU's plan to build carbon-storage market following major litigation, EU plan for telecom operators and satellite service providers to divide spectrum for government and commercial uses, EU probe on TikTok's addictive features could be resolved through stronger safeguards. In addition this week, the Commission issued formal notices to Member States for failure to transpose Directives, announced that from 28 May 2026, the use of four modules of the European Database on Medical Devices is mandatory under the Medical Devices Regulation and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation published a roadmap to phase out animal testing in chemical safety assessments, presented the European Technological Sovereignty Package, appointed a Scientific Panel and an Advisory Forum to support enforcement of the EU AI Act, issued a statement supporting the G7 digital and tech ministers' agreement to create a safer and more secure digital space for minors, the Council of the EU agreed its position on the ‘Omnibus X’ on food and feed safety reforms and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) published the NIS360 report on cybersecurity maturity.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis of the International Court of Justice’s first advisory opinion on climate change. In addition this week, leading AI companies have been presented with the preliminary findings of expert reports that will inform a voluntary EU code of practice on labelling AI-generated content under the EU AI Act, the European Commission launched consultations on an EU Electrification Action Plan, an EU Heating and Cooling Strategy, and implementing rules supplementing the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Regulation, and the Commission's Directorate-General for Climate Action published three reports examining the design of an EU-wide purchasing programme for permanent carbon dioxide removals. Finally, MedTech Europe has published a position paper proposing reforms to simplify EU digital legislation for medical devices and the Commission launched a new voluntary Code of Conduct for Online Ratings and Reviews for Tourism Accommodation.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis on HSBC losing its challenge to the €32m Euribor rigging fine. In addition, this week the Council of the EU adopted the EU Cyber Solidarity Act and an amendment to the EU Cybersecurity Act and approved conclusions to address labour and skills shortages, the European Data Protection Board approved the certification criteria for EU Data Protection Seal under EU GDPR, the European Commission introduced data specifications for alternative fuels infrastructure rollout, proposed common EV charging and hydrogen rules and opened consultations on implementing regulations for EUDI Wallets, and the European Central Bank published the second progress report on the preparation phase of the digital euro.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis of the Commission’s new ‘Cybersecurity Package’ consisting of a proposed Regulation referred to as ‘Cybersecurity Act 2’ of the ‘Revised EU Cybersecurity Act’. In addition this week, the Commission published the January 2026 infringement package, launched a public consultation to evaluate the Whistleblowing Directive, Accountancy Europe published factsheets that analyse the Omnibus Directive, which amends both the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, the Commission adopted the EU Visa Strategy and recommendation on attracting talent for innovation, adopted the first set of voluntary certification methodologies under the carbon removals and carbon farming Regulation, published a mid-term review of the EU’s Zero Pollution Action Plan, alongside a study examining the societal costs of pollution caused by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) adopted proposals that mandate transparency and fair remuneration for copyrighted work used by generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses of the Court of Justice’s judgments on Malta’s investor citizenship scheme and right to rectification of personal data related to gender identity. In addition this week, the European Commission has published its proposal for the 2026 EU budget, adopted the European Water Resilience Initiative, proposed a two-year delay for the due diligence provisions of the Sustainable Batteries Regulation, launched a call for evidence on political advertising transparency, launched a public consultation to inform the forthcoming Data Union Strategy, published guidance on anticipatory investments in EU electricity grids, launched a call for evidence to inform the development of an EU strategy for nuclear fusion energy, the European Union Intellectual Property Office extended its mediation services and the Council of the EU agreed its position on the ‘pharma package’.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the approval of Omnibus IV simplification rules for small mid caps by Committee MEPs, the adoption of a legislative proposal for an EU Industrial Accelerator Act, the Council of the EU’s approval of conclusions guiding the implementation of the 2030 Consumer Agenda, and the launch of a consultation on guidance on the EU Cyber Resilience Act. In addition this week, the European Chemicals Agency’s Risk Assessment Committee adopted its opinion on the proposed universal restriction on PFAS, the Commission adopted its EU Industrial Maritime Strategy and Ports Strategies, the Council of the EU adopted the codified EU Design Regulation, and the European Parliament approved an opinion on the impact of social media and the wider online environment on young people.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses of the impact of the June 2024 European Parliament elections and the Court of Justice’s ruling that the European Commission had no authority to investigate Illumina's US$8bn acquisition of Grail. In addition, this week, EU Member States endorsed changes to the EU Emissions Trading System monitoring rules, the Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Clearview AI €30.5m for violations of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, the European Commission opened a consultation on the evaluation of the National Emission Reduction Commitments Directive and published a Q&A guidance document for compliance with the Clinical Trials Regulation, and the European Fund Classification expanded its coverage to almost 180,000 fund share classes.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses of the Court of Justice’s ruling that Italy's 'anticipatory' intellectual property injunctions no longer guarantee indefinite protection, the European Commission weighing using critical raw materials amendments to establish hub, and Meta and Amazon breaching EU transparency rules via AI 'doctors' on Instagram. In addition this week, the Commission announced enforcement of AI Act rules and new transparency requirements from 2 August 2026, published a factsheet setting out EU legislation milestones for 1 August-15 September 2026 and adopted targeted Common Agricultural Policy adjustments to support farmers amid the fertiliser price crisis. Finally this week, the EU Right to Repair Directive entered into application and the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group opened consultation on draft sustainability reporting standards applicable to non-EU entities.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis on the European Data Protection Board’s Opinion on the processing of personal data in the context of AI models and the Court of Justice’s judgment on the lawfulness of mandatory collecting of customers’ titles and gender identity when booking a train ticket. In addition, this week, the EU AI Act started to apply, the European Commission published guidelines on prohibited AI practices under the EU AI Act, the January 2025 infringement package, initiated a comprehensive review of the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation, published a five-year report on the European Green Deal, announced public consultations on a proposed Critical Medicines Act and the future of the European automotive industry, the European Court of Human Rights handed down a judgment stating that environmental inaction violates the right to life, the European Parliament and Council of the EU finalised their review of the Benchmarks Regulation, the EU AI Office launched a repository of AI literacy practices, and the European Medicines Agency launched a fully operational medicines shortage reporting platform.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the Council of the EU's final adoption of the Directive establishing a right of repair, a Regulation to ban and restrict use of mercury products, a Regulation revising medical devices law and the EU Capital Requirements Regulation III proposal. In addition, McDonald's has lost its EU trade mark Big Mac in respect of poultry products following a judgment of the General Court, the European Commission has designated Temu as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the EU Digital Services Act (EU DSA), the European Parliament has approved the EU's withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and the EU and Japan have increased their cooperation in hydrogen business and technology development. Finally this week, the template for a recall notice under EU General Product Safety Regulation, the Network Code on cybersecurity for electric networks, and two Delegated Regulations under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) have been published in Official Journal of the EU.