Author: Javier Iglesias

Javier Iglesias holds an MA in International Studies and a BA in History, graduating with Honours from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. He has previously worked in Brussels, at the International Office of the CEU Foundation, where he worked parallel to the work of the Union's institutions, most notably parliament. He also worked at the Spanish Embassy in Ankara, where he was involved in regulatory and political monitoring and reporting. He founded The Union Report in January 2026 while preparing for the Spanish diplomatic corps entrance examination, originally as a structured way to build and organise his own knowledge of EU regulatory output. What began as personal study notes has since grown into a publication open to anyone, including students, legal practitioners, or simply citizens trying to make sense of what Brussels actually produces.

Court of Auditors Raises Questions on the Decarbonisation Fund’s Revenues

The European Court of Auditors has assessed the Commission's proposal for a Temporary Decarbonisation Fund, finding that projected revenues of €632 million substantially exceed...

EU Opens Agricultural Quotas on the Mercosur Deal

Commission Implementing Regulation 2026/996 creates and amends tariff-rate quotas for agricultural imports from Mercosur countries with provisional application of the Interim Trade Agreement from...

Brussels Races to Fix an Environmental Law That Would Actually Worsen the Environment

A Commission proposal published today seeks to carve Switzerland out of a waste export ban that, if applied, would push 200,000 tonnes of border-region...

Hookah Tobacco Loophole Has Just Been Closed as Tobacco Must Undergo a Significant Transformation before being Smokable to avoid Duties

The General Court ruled that raw tobacco scrap processable at home into hookah tobacco falls within EU tobacco excise law, even when preparation involves...

Cyber Resilience Act Consolidates Radio Equipment Cybersecurity Rules

The 2022 delegated regulation that first imposed cybersecurity requirements on connected radio equipment is repealed with effect from 11 December 2027, right when the...

Road Transport Working Time Reporting Gets a New Standard Form After Nine Years

A new standard form for Member State compliance reports on mobile workers' working time replaces the 2017 predecessor. It is more granular on monitoring...

Russia Sanctions: Konov Loses Alrosa Argument as Court Sets a High Bar for Sanctions Departure

Dmitry Konov, former head of Russia's largest petrochemical company, failed to convince the General Court that he left the Alrosa diamond board in April...

Euro Inflation at 1.2%: Council Calls for Defence Ramp-Up Without Blowing the Fiscal Envelope

The Council's annual euro area economic policy recommendation sets a narrow course: fund significantly higher defence spending, complete the Savings and Investment Union, advance...

Nine Synthetic Drug Precursors Move to Category 1 of EU Scheduled Substances List

Precursors of mephedrone, clophedrone, and amphetamine, including one used in the antidepressant bupropion, move to the strictest EU control category from 18 September 2026,...

EESC Backs EU Funding for Abortion Access, Considers Denial as Gender-Based Violence

The European Economic and Social Committee adopted an own-initiative opinion calling on the Commission to propose EU financial support for Member States where abortion...

Cosmetics Regulation: Triphenyl Phosphate Banned, Aluminium Capped, Three Hair Dyes Authorised

A sweeping update to EU cosmetics law restricts or bans eleven substances and newly permits three hair dye compounds, with compliance deadlines running from...

New Provisional Anti-Dumping Duties Imposed on Chinese Pea Protein

Provisional duties of up to 67.4% on Chinese pea protein imports take effect immediately, targeting a market where Chinese producers hold nearly 60% share...

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