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Luxembourg’s new Law of 19 December 2025 on setting a quantitative target for gender balance among directors of listed companies (New Law) introduces binding gender balance requirements for boards of listed companies,...more
As part of the EU’s measures to support consumers contracting with online retailers, it has introduced requirements that retailers make it easier for consumers to withdraw from online contracts, by providing clearer (and well...more
On January 9, 2026, Legislative Decree No. 210 of December 31, 2025 entered into force, amending and supplementing Legislative Decree No. 231/2007 (the “AML Decree”), the cornerstone of Italy’s anti-money-laundering and...more
AIFMD 2 introduces a new loan-origination regime, with general rules applicable to all AIFs that originate loans, and more stringent requirements applicable to AIFs that qualify as loan-originating AIFs....more
On January 9, 2026, Legislative Decree no. 211 of 30 December 2025 (the “Decree”) was published in the Official Italian Journal, implementing Directive (EU) 2024/1226 on the definition of offenses and penalties for the...more
May the European Union dictate how minimum wages are set in the member states? With its judgment of November 11, 2025 (C-19/23) on the EU Minimum Wage Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2041), the Court of Justice of the European...more
On 9 December 2025, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published on its website a set of seven consultation papers to support the implementation of the Insurance Recovery and Resolution...more
Do you advertise your company’s environmental commitment or the eco-friendliness of your products? If so, you now have less than a year to prepare for the upcoming changes to the legal framework for advertising with...more
In this article, we reflect on key trends in environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters over the second half of 2025 and look ahead at what to watch in the first half of 2026. We analyse the following material...more
On December 23, the European Commission announced a new package of measures to boost the “circular economy” and "strengthen Europe's plastic recycling.” The package includes a draft Commission Implementing Regulation setting...more
In 2025, the European Commission proposed a package of 10 “omnibus” initiatives aimed at reducing recurrent administrative burdens across EU legislation. Collectively, these proposals are expected to deliver administrative...more
Key Takeaways - What Happened: A targeted revision of the EU’s Waste Framework Directive (WFD) for textile waste took effect on October 16, 2025....more
The new European Works Councils Directive: Key changes and implications - The European works council was introduced in 1994. In multinationals, topics can have an impact on the workers in several EU member states, so it...more
German labour law is a complex system shaped by various legal sources, including federal legislation, collective bargaining agreements, works council agreements, and case law. This Client Note provides an overview of its...more
Fairly recently, Greek Parliament passed a Bill introducing serious changes to the representation powers of Greek CMOs in an effort to strengthen their position in the Greek market. These changes seriously affect direct...more
Ropes & Gray – in conjunction with leading law firms across Europe – has published a new update of its monthly CSRD Transposition Tracker. The Tracker describes Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive transposition and...more
The EU institutions have now concluded the first “Sustainability Omnibus” legislative package (“Omnibus I”) amending the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence...more
In response to a question posed by a Member of Parliament (MEP) back in October, and against a backdrop of uneven progress on national implementation, the European Commission has confirmed that it expects all Member States to...more
Following complex negotiations, the EU has agreed substantive changes to sustainability reporting and due diligence rules....more
December 2025 has brought a pivotal shakeup in European sustainability regulations. On December 9, 2025, European legislators reached a provisional agreement on the Omnibus I simplification package, amending both the...more
On December 16, 2025, the European Parliament formally adopted the final text of the legislative amendments simplifying the rules on sustainable finance reporting, sustainability due diligence, and taxonomy by revising the...more
On December 9, 2025, the European Parliament and the Council concluded a deal in the trilogue negotiations on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive...more
Just in time for the holiday rush, Poland is the first major economy in the region to carry out any portion of the European Directive (EU) 2023/970 on pay transparency (hereafter referred to as the “PTD”). Poland’s partial...more
The European Parliament and the Council (the co-legislators) reached political agreement on the proposed Directive harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law on 19 November 2025. The final compromise text was confirmed and...more
At DLA Piper’s Fourth Annual Product Liability Symposium, panelists shared key insights related to the new European Union Product Liability Directive (PLD), which will come into effect in December 2026....more