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.

First Mercosur Quotas Open as Trade Deal Takes Effect on May

Infant formula, rum, and Paraguayan biodiesel are among the first products to benefit from the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, with quotas opening on May 1st...

EU Renews the Technology Licensing Safe Harbour, Locking In Rules for IP Deals Until 2038

A new regulation replaces the expired Technology Transfer Block Exemption, giving companies a clear framework to license patents and know-how without antitrust risk until...

Banking Crisis? New Resolution Rules Drafted on Who Pays It

When a bank collapses, the EU has decided taxpayers should be last in line, not a firstone. A sweeping overhaul of resolution rules rewrites...

The Biotech Act: An Even Field for Biotechnology

While Europe's scientists lead the world in biomedical research, its investors, regulators, and manufacturers certainly do not. The Biotech Act is the Commission's attempt...

New Harmonized Rules on Emergency Slaughter of Farm Animals Outside the Abattoir

A delegated amendment to the EU's food hygiene framework replaces ambiguous eligibility criteria for emergency slaughter with a clearer, transport-fitness-based standard ending years of...

Despite Parliament Objections, the Commission Pushes Through With New Certification Rules for Industrial Carbon Removal

The new Delegated Regulation 2026/285 establishes the first binding EU methodologies for certifying permanent carbon removals via direct air capture, biogenic capture, and biochar,...

€21.5 Million Released for Farmers in Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary

Droughts, heatwaves, and abnormal cold during the 2025 growing season caused severe production losses across multiple agricultural sectors, triggering an exceptional Commission response under...

New Rules on How Veterinary Medicine Repackagers Must Store Product Samples

Companies that repackage animal medicines for parallel trade across EU borders now face specific retention requirements for packaging materials and finished product samples April 17th,...

Chinese Tinplate Producer Just Won A Lower Anti-Dumping Duty Rate

Linqing Hengtai Metal Materials passes the EU's new exporter review and drops from a 62.3% blanket rate to 24.6%, after proving it never sold...

EU Publishes Updated Health Certificates That Make the New Pet Travel Rules Official

The new certificate templates for dogs, cats, ferrets, and other carnivores will apply from 22 April 2026 April 16th, 2026 - Following this week's regulation...

Commission Explores EU-Wide Database Cross-Check for Cross-Border Criminal Prosecutions

A call for evidence published today signals the Commission's intention to propose a regulation creating a shared IT mechanism allowing national prosecutors to check...

Middle East Crisis Triggers Emergency Support for Fisheries and Aquaculture

The Strait of Hormuz closure and attacks on energy infrastructure since late February are now formally recognised as causing significant market disruption, triggering EMFAF...

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