ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation Expected to Enter into Force by Mid-2023 - On 28 November 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), which granted the...more
12/27/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Digital Services ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Online Platforms ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sustainability
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The General Court of The EU Squashes the Commission's Inspection Decisions to Raid the French Mass Retail Sector - The European Commission (Commission), if it has reason to suspect a company is...more
On 29 January, the European Commission (“the Commission”) adopted its 2020 Work Programme, which sets out the most important initiatives the new Commission intends to undertake in its first year of office....more
On 10 May 2017, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its final report (“Report”) concluding a wide-ranging two-year long inquiry into e-commerce (“Inquiry”). During the Inquiry – which was conceived as part of the...more
7/7/2017
/ Capital Markets Union ,
Central Counterparties ,
Competition ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Digital Single Market ,
E-Commerce ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Geo-Blocking ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Member State
On 16 March, the European Commission (“Commission”) announced it had launched a new tool in its fight against cartels and other anti-competitive practices. The Commission unveiled a new whistleblowing tool, which would allow...more
The European Commission’s action plan builds on the results of its green paper on retail financial services published for public consultation in December 2015.
In the framework of the Capital Markets Union (CMU)...more
On 13 March 2017, it was announced that a United States (“U.S.”) chipmaker will acquire an autonomous vehicle technology company based in Israel for approximately USD 15.3 billion. This transaction may provide an interesting...more
On 1 January 2017, the torch of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (“EU”) was passed from Slovakia to Malta. The Presidency rotates every six months between the EU Member States, but continuity is guaranteed...more
2/6/2017
/ Brussels Regulation ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Single Market ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
FSB ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
UK
The European Commission (“Commission”) has recently published statistics concerning the European Union (“EU”) merger control review process. Typically, the Commission examines larger mergers with an EU dimension, meaning that...more
11/23/2016
/ Broadcasting ,
Capital Markets Union ,
CETA ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
NCAs ,
Online Platforms ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Telecommunications ,
TLAC ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
TTIP
The European Commission (“Commission”) has recently imposed a record fine of EUR 2.93 billion on some of the largest truck producers for their involvement in a cartel lasting 14 years and covering the entire European Economic...more
Since the Action Plan for a Capital Markets Union (“CMU”) was launched on 30 September 2015, the European Commission (“the Commission”) has initiated a number of CMU initiatives. Notably, building on the CMU’s initial...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) has recently clarified how participation in cartels can be presumed under EU competition rules. An online booking system used for package holidays had sent to travel agents...more
2/19/2016
/ Banks ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Cartels ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
Italy ,
Loans ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Unfair Competition
On 11 September, TeliaSonera and Telenor have abandoned the proposed merger of their business units in Denmark. The contemplated transaction would have resulted in the establishment of a joint venture active in the provision...more
11/2/2015
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Biofuel ,
Broadband ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Denmark ,
Diesel Fuel ,
Digital Media ,
Edward Snowden ,
Energy Sector ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Germany ,
International Data Transfers ,
Investment ,
Ireland ,
Merger Agreements ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Right to Privacy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Startups ,
Telecommunications ,
Umbrella Agreement ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unfair Pricing ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework ,
Wireless Industry
On 30 September, the European Commission released its Action Plan for a Capital Markets Union (the “Action Plan”). The Capital Markets Union (“CMU”) is one of the key elements of the broader Investment Plan for Europe...more
10/8/2015
/ Capital Markets ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Crowdfunding ,
Economic Action Plan ,
ELTIF ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
EuVECA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financing ,
Innovation ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Securitization ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Solvency II ,
Startups
The 2008 credit crisis was the beginning of an era of unprecedented government management of the capital markets. July 21, 2015 marked the fifth anniversary of the hallmark congressional response, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...more
8/19/2015
/ Capital Markets ,
Capital Markets Union ,
CFTC ,
Clawbacks ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Derivatives ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EU ,
EURIBOR ,
European Commission ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FSB ,
FSOC ,
G-SIFI ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Investors ,
IOSCO ,
Libor ,
Liquidity Coverage Ratio ,
Nonbank Firms ,
Obama Administration ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
Popular ,
Proxy Access Rule ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Security-Based Swaps