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The EU has listed three Colombian nationals operating an employment agency that recruited 350–380 retired Colombian soldiers, including drone operators and child soldiers' instructors, to fight for the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. The network has...
Parliament and Council have amended the HDV CO2 Regulation to allow truck manufacturers to generate more emission credits between 2025 and 2029 than the existing framework permitted. The 2030 targets remain unchanged; what changes is how...

EU Sends €15m to Senegal’s Navy through a Spanish Public Foundation

The Council has established a €15 million assistance measure to support the Senegalese National Navy with operational, educational, and mobility equipment, all non-lethal. The...

Finland Placed Under Excessive Deficit Procedure as Defence Escape Clause Falls Short

The Council has formally found an excessive deficit in Finland, with a 2024 general government deficit of 4.4% of GDP against the 3% Treaty...

Commission Fixes Maximum Timelines and Mandatory Cost Disclosure for Medical Device Certifiers

A new implementing regulation imposes binding maximum timelines and standardised quotation requirements on notified bodies certifying medical devices and IVDs under the MDR and...

New Round Of Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese Acid as European Industry Consolidates

Definitive anti-dumping duties of between 29.1% and 42.3% are now in force on imports of adipic acid from China, following a fourteen-month investigation. The...

Thirty Years On: What the EU–Uzbekistan EPCA Commits Both Sides To

The full 253-page text of the EU's most expansive bilateral agreement in Central Asia is now published. A close reading reveals an architecture built...

What the Commission’s Fourth FAQ Round on Taxonomy Changes

The Commission has published a fourth FAQ notice on Taxonomy disclosure, now incorporating the Omnibus Delegated Act simplifications. For financial undertakings in particular, the...

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...

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The 2022 delegated regulation that first imposed cybersecurity requirements on connected radio equipment is repealed with effect from 11 December 2027, right when the...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

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,...

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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