Die Europäische Kommission hat ein umfassendes Legislativpaket zur Einführung der EU Inc vorgelegt – einer optionalen, EU-weit einheitlichen Gesellschaftsrechtsform als 28. Regime. Für Finanzdienstleister wirft dieser Vorschlag grundlegende Fragen zur Bankfähigkeit, Investierbarkeit und Marktinfrastrukturkompatibilität auf und berührt die gesamte Finanzierungskette von der Gründung bis zur Insolvenz.

The month of March marked a key deadline in the compulsory -- but gradual -- transition from the use of private to public security forces in Afghanistan.

This survey is a special interim report to highlight changes in the Silicon Valley venture capital environment through July 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group has published an Exposure Draft proposing sustainability reporting standards for certain non-EU undertakings under Article 40a of the Accounting Directive. A key development allows in-scope non-EU groups to limit reporting to EU-related impacts for all sustainability topics except climate change, which must still be reported globally. This mixed approach aims to narrow the reporting boundary while maintaining comprehensive disclosure of material impacts linked

The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation introduces new regulatory scrutiny for non-EU companies investing in Europe, with particular implications for Middle Eastern state-linked entities and sovereign wealth funds. The first major FSR merger investigation involving UAE-based e& and PPF Telecom reveals how the Commission applies this regime to government-backed investors from the Gulf region.

On April 21, 2026, the Council of the European Union gave its final approval to the so-called “Anti‑Corruption Directive”, completing the European Union’s first comprehensive and binding criminal law framework...

The European Commission has proposed EU Inc, a harmonized corporate legal framework allowing companies to incorporate under a single European company-law form across all 27 Member States. This initiative aims to reduce legal fragmentation and transaction costs that currently discourage companies from scaling within the Single Market, addressing Europe's challenge of converting startups into unicorns at scale comparable to the United States. The proposal represents not merely a company-law simplification but

The European Commission's Industrial Accelerator Act introduces sweeping changes to the automotive sector, establishing new "Made in the EU" requirements for electric vehicles and imposing conditions on foreign investments in battery manufacturing and critical raw materials.

On June 8, 2026, a new EU regulation was adopted to replace the 2019 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Screening Regulation.

The European Banking Authority and European Securities and Markets Authority have launched a joint consultation on revised Guidelines for suitability assessment of management body members and key function holders in banks and investment firms, implementing CRD VI amendments that substantially strengthen the EU's harmonised fit-and-proper framework. Running until 25 May 2026, the consultation introduces expanded scope to key function holders, enhanced ESG and ICT competence requirements, and new ex ante asse