This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis on the Unified Patent Court’s Court of Appeal remitting Meril’s request to stay patent infringement proceedings pending the outcome of the European Patent Office opposition against its patent, the Court of Justice clarifying limits on national restrictions for plant-based food labelling, the European Data Protection Board’s opinion on AI models' compliance with EU GDPR principles and Case T-352/22 in which the Commission had to pay damages over illegal transfer of personal data to the US. In addition, Member States agreed to new offshore renewable energy targets, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators updated its REMIT and LNG reporting guidance to align with new regulation and issued an opinion on rules for European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen, the European Chemicals Agency raised environmental concerns over aromatic brominated flame retardants and added 40 hazardous chemicals to the PIC Regulation, and the European Commission published its second draft of the General Purpose AI Code, banned Bisphenol A in food contact materials and finalised the comprehensive EU-Switzerland agreement.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses of the EU design reform and EU-US data transfers facing new pressure after US Supreme Court ruling. In addition this week, the European Commission released July 2026 infringement package, published EU Action Plan on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, sought views on the proposed Cloud and AI Development Act and EU Chips Act 2.0, and adopted revised sustainability reporting standards. The European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee also approved Parliamentary position on European Grids Package and its Environment, Climate and Food Safety Committee adopted position on changes to the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Finally this week, the European Parliament approved revised social security coordination rules for EU mobile workers and revised EU air passenger rights rules.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes MEPs testing waters before commencing motion of censure against the Commission, EU Regulation on European data governance being published in the Official Journal, the Council of the EU and European Parliament agreeing on provisional law for minimum wages and ACER initiating the drafting of new framework guidelines on demand response. The highlights further include ECON publishing draft reports on CRR III and CRD VI proposals, the EU General Court dismissing an application to annul the Banco Popular resolution scheme, the Court of Justice decision in HEITEC AG v HEITECH Promotion GmbH and the EU reviewing the anti-dumping measures of tungsten carbide, fused tungsten carbide and tungsten carbide from China.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes an analysis of OpenAI being subject to EU GDPR complaints, the Council of the EU adopting two Directives to strengthen the role of equality bodies across the EU and EU agencies jointly publishing a One Health task force framework for action. In addition, the Single work and stay permit for third-country nationals Directive, the Recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, the Euro 7 Regulation, the EU Gigabit Infrastructure Act and the Regulations on definitive countervailing duty and anti-dumping duty on imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat (SSCR) have been published in the Official Journal.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis of a case in which a major soft drinks company committed to correcting its recycling claims under EU law. In addition this week, the European Commission published the October 2025 infringement package, published guidance on the transparency and targeting of political advertising, launched the AI Act Service Desk and Single Information Platform to support the implementation of the EU AI Act, launched two strategies to advance the adoption of AI across the public sector and scientific research in Europe, and launched a public consultation on upcoming legislation covering carbon dioxide markets and infrastructure in the EU. The Council of the EU adopted its position on amendments updating the Measuring Instruments Directive, the European Parliament approved legislation reforming the EU visa suspension mechanism, adopted its negotiating mandate for new rules aimed at strengthening farmers' positions in the agri-food supply chain, adopted a negotiating position on the Common Agricultural Policy simplification package and endorsed its mandate to improve trainee working conditions.

EU Law analysis: This News Analysis provides a round-up of key developments in the EU in 2025 and looks ahead to what’s coming up in 2026.

EU Law analysis: This News Analysis discusses the key legislative and policy developments in EU Law in 2024, focusing on those that impact the Banking and finance, Commercial, Data protection and cybersecurity, Employment, Financial services, Energy, Environment, IP, Life sciences, and TMT areas and looks ahead to what’s coming up in those areas in 2025. More details on future initiatives will be provided when the 2025 Work Programme of the European Commission is published.

This new starter guide provides an introduction to EU law and it is aimed at those who are new to EU law. This guide provides an overview of the EU Law Practice Area, introducing core subjects and principles, and includes links to other LexisNexis® sources and materials. It covers: • An introduction to EU law • Key topics in EU Law • Further reading materials • Key external links for EU law This guide is intended to help you make the most of the LexisNexis® EU Law materials by explaining how to find them and how to sign up for email alerts. Where something is not covered by this basic guide, use the Topics tab or Topics dropdown menu to browse further Practice Area content. To view new starter guides across other Practice Areas, see: New starter collection. An introduction to EU law The EU is a supranational polity. It is neither a country nor a federation like the United States or an organisation for cooperation between governments, like the United Nations. It is,

Life sciences analysis: This News Analysis provides a round-up of key developments in the EU for the life sciences sector from 2025 and looks ahead to what’s coming in 2026.

Ireland-Banking & Financial Services analysis: This article was written by A&L Goodbody’s Corporate and M&A team. It examines the final amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the Prospectus Regulation (the PR)), and Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)), under Regulation (EU) 2024/2809 (the EU Listing Act). It outlines changes to prospectus disclosure requirements and exemption thresholds, reforms to the delayed disclosure regime for inside information, updates relating to managers' transactions, and the status of associated delegated acts and European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) guidance, together with the practical implications for issuers preparing for implementation of the new regime.

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This Practice Note focuses on the transaction reporting regime introduced by the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2014/65/EU) (MiFID II) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (Regulation (EU) 600/2014) (MiFIR). The aim of the transaction reporting regime is to enable competent authorities to detect and investigate potential instances of market abuse, and to monitor the fair and orderly functioning of markets and investment firms’ activities. Regulation (EU) 2024/791 (the MiFIR Review) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 8 March 2024 and includes amendments to the transaction reporting regime. The MiFIR Review entered into force on 28 March 2024 but, as explained in Date of application of certain provisions of the MiFIR Review below, certain provisions MiFIR which have been amended by the MiFIR Review, including the transaction reporting regime set out in Article 26 of MiFIR, continue to apply for a transitional period. This Practice Note sets out the MiFIR transaction reporting regime as it continues to apply during the transitional period, and includes in Amendments