In June 2021 there were few significant regulative changes after months of extensive regulative action. June was nevertheless eventful; two electricity markets became operational and long-awaited...

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has fined 17 construction supervision firms a total of KRW 23.7 billion (USD 17 million) for bid-rigging in 92 public tenders between 2019 and 2023.

The European Commission has fined Meta EUR 797.72 million for abusing its dominant position.

The French Competition Authority's 2024 annual report has confirmed it issued 11 antitrust decisions and imposed fines exceeding EUR 1.4 billion.

BBVA-Sabadell Sparks Regulatory Battle Between EU and Spain BBVA's hostile takeover bid for Banco Sabadell has triggered a regulatory and political tug of-war in Spain — and drawn the attention of Brussels.

The Turkish Competition Board (“TCB”) has launched a comprehensive sector inquiry into the cement industry. The cement sector has been a priority for the Turkish Competition Authority (“Authority”) since its inception, consistently attracting scrutiny due to high market concentration and the largely homogeneous nature of its products— characteristics that make it particularly susceptible to anticompetitive conduct.

On 20 December 2023, the Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA") held the "Workshop for the Preliminary Review of the Online Advertising Sector", which was initiated in April.

On 10 January 2024, the Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA") announced that US tech conglomerate Meta failed to fulfil the compliance measures attached to its previous abuse of dominance decision.

Meta is slapped with a fine for its data practices and asked to provide remedies – Dissenting opinion even calls for break up!

The "Financing Opportunities for Green Transition Goals" Report roadmaps Türkiye›s efforts to achieve its green transition objectives.

The scope of Türkiye Sustainability Reporting Standards ("TSRS") has been significantly narrowed by amendments which entered into force from accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024.

(4) Mevcut ortaklardan Eurocad S.a.r.l.'a ait 24.500.000 TL nominal değerli paylar ve Evon Yapı Proje İnşaat Mühendislik Bilgisayar Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ'ye ait 3.500.000 TL nominal değerli paylar olmak üzere toplam 28.000.000 TL nominal değerli (C) grubu paylar halka arza konu edilecektir.

The Constitutional Court ("Court") has issued a crucial decision that directly affects the real estate and tourism sectors, focusing on the licensing processes of accommodation and beach facilities.

On 19 November 2025, The European Commission has publicly announced the "Digital Omnibus" initiative, which includes proposed amendments to several core the Global Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") concepts.

On 18 August 2026, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), published its report “Facial recognition in law enforcement” alongside audits of five police forces in England and Wales, conducted between June 2025 and March 2026.

The Personal Data Protection Board, through its newly published principle decision, has ruled that hotels' practice of obtaining photocopies of guests' identity cards constitutes unlawful data processing.

Apple has filed a legal challenge in the UK against a secret government order demanding access to users' encrypted data, including content protected by its strongest privacy feature, Advanced Data Protection ("ADP").

The Turkish Data Protection Authority ("DPA") updated its "Guidelines on Issues to be Considered in the Processing of Biometric Data" in March 2025.

On 29 April 2026, EU lawmakers and Member States failed to reach an agreement on proposed amendments to the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”) following approximately twelve hours of negotiations conducted under the European Commission’s Digital Omnibus initiative. The discussions focused on postponing certain AI Act obligations, including rules applicable to high-risk AI systems, until December 2027

On January 20, 2026, the European Commission (the "Commission") introduced a new cybersecurity initiative to strengthen the EU's resilience and capabilities in response to growing threats.