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In Germany, the Federal Minister of the Interior, Nancy Faeser, considered two amendments to the Constitution as part of an ambitious plan to strengthen cyber security across the nation.

Germany's financial regulator Bafin is undertaking a major structural reorganization to intensify supervision of anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, and cyber risks across the financial sector. The authority is creating a new specialized Anti-Financial-Crime division and reallocating approximately 30 additional positions to high-risk areas, signaling heightened scrutiny for financial institutions. What does this mean for compliance frameworks and audit preparedness in the German banking sect

By judgement dated 20 September 2022 (docket No. C-793/19, C-794/19), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the German regulations on the preventative storage of location...

Niall Hearty of Rahman Ravelli details the decision-making process that led to the German city becoming the base for AMLA.

The European Commission has proposed a new regulation to establish an EU-wide selection procedure for allocating licenses in the 2 GHz mobile satellite services band, with one-third reserved for governmental and defense use and two-thirds for commercial applications. The proposal aims to promote direct-to-device services and technological sovereignty once current authorizations expire in May 2027.

On July 18, 2017, the German government enacted changes to the Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance ("AWV") that significantly expand the scope of the law.

Carve-outs - meaning the spin-off and possible sale of a part of a company - are becoming increasingly important in the aerospace and defence (A&D) sector.

Both transactions were prevented based on concerns of risk to public order and national security.

As Announced In January, BLOMSTEIN Is Publishing A Series Of Briefings Introducing Into European And German Legal Defence Matters.

Businesses in Germany are currently facing unprecedented challenges. Growing concerns regarding de-industrialisation, evidenced by the daily announcements of job cuts...

In a rare move, the German Federal Ministry of Defense (BMVG) has published guidance on how it evaluates foreign investments in the security and defense sector.

Drei Jahre nach Beginn der Pandemie stehen die Zeichen in der Aerospace und Defense Industrie auf Wachstum. Die Nachfrage in der kommerziellen Luftfahrt wächst, sowohl bei Fluggesellschaften...

The term "Hansa" has re-emerged in modern geopolitical discourse, most notably through the 2026 Germany-Norway defence cooperation framework. This article examines how the principles of the medieval Hanseatic League—flexible coordination, shared standards, and mutual benefit without centralization—are being adapted to address contemporary challenges in defence, security, and cross-border collaboration.

The German Federal Government enacted a Regulation amending the German Foreign Trade Ordinance on 12 July 2017.

On 7 May 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published three sets of final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) and one set of final draft implementing technical standards ..

In addition to the regulatory framework, which we already analysed in Part I of our specialist article, the structuring and operational implementation of a carve-out in the A&D sector is highly complex.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled on the scope of EU sanctions prohibiting the broadcasting of content from listed Russian media outlets, addressing whether the term 'operator' extends beyond commercial entities to include donation-funded platforms and individuals. The judgment clarifies critical questions about personal liability under Regulation 833/2014 and the relevance of broadcast duration in determining compliance obligations.

"The 21st century will be the century of space." With these words, Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space, presented the draft for an EU Space Act on 25 June 2025.