The EU's naval operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini has conducted a second boarding operation in the Mediterranean, this time targeting the tanker Toa Payoh off the coast of Sicily. The vessel, traveling from Benin to Istanbul, was boarded to investigate its recently claimed flag status switch to Cameroon.

The European Commission has formally asked Italy to amend the VAT chapter of the tax amnesty scheme it has adopted.

The EU's naval operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini has conducted another boarding of a sanctioned oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea. An Italian naval vessel inspected the MV Sun south of Sicily to verify its flag status, marking the third such operation reported in recent weeks targeting vessels suspected of involvement in sanctions evasion.

It is being reported that the Estonian Prosecutor's office has successfully completed the extradition of suspect Ivan Anchevsky, after he was arrested in Italy.

Through vessel tracking, including the time and location of the vessel turning off its transponder, the Italian authorities allege that the vessel was loaded at the port of Novorossiysk.

It has been reported (here, behind a paywall), that CONSOB (the Italian stock exchange regulator)...

It has been reported (here and here), that in early June the Italian police conducted seizures in Milan against the "Iranian" company Irital Shipping Lines.

In what appears to be a major about turn it is being reported that Brussels has conceded and is now prepared to allow Britain to sign trade deals whilst the UK is still within the single market...

The Guardia di Finanza and Police in Italy have arrested nine people and seized over €8m in assets as part of an investigation into fundraising on behalf of sanctioned group Hamas.

The international financial stage is seeing a fundamental change in financial data and a major shift in existing economic blocs, together with the emergence of new economic blocs ...

Lithuania sought to provide aid for the purchase of a dredger for the Klaipeda State Seaport Authority as there are no dredging services offered on the Lithuanian market and is currently

The European Union has updated the legislation regulating the exports of the so-called "dual-use" goods and technologies, such as, for example, cybersurveillance tools...

It is well known that e-commerce has radically transformed international trade, making customs regulations increasingly central to the regulation of trade.

Terms such as internationalisation, transnational and global are often excessively used in books, the media and the Internet.

Novità all'orizzonte in ambito Food & Beverage vista l'ormai prossima entrata in vigore del EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement – CETA...

Il dodicesimo pacchetto di sanzioni imposto dall'Unione Europea alla Federazione Russa, in seguito all'aggressione militare in Ucraina, introdotto con il Regolamento UE n. 2878/2023...

As far as due diligence duties, loyalty and subordination are concerned, in the case of non compliance, employees may not only be facing disciplinary sanctions, but they might also have to face property liability...

Navigating the various regulations around "improper" exports is no easy feat in Italy. The current regulations raise doubts and do not comply with EU laws, as confirmed by a ruling of the European Court of Justice.

Given the depth of the Russian sanctions, some EU companies that are directly or indirectly owned by sanctioned entities have considered transferring the company's shares to a trust.