Bulletins & News

Introduction: Europe Declares War on Dirty Money Money laundering is not just a financial crime — it undermines democracy, fuels corruption, distorts markets, and finances terrorism. Over the past decade, the EU has faced repeated scandals: Danske Bank’s €200 billion laundering scheme, Swedbank and Nordea investigations, and systemic failures in several Member States to monitor banks adequately. In response, the EU launched a historic Anti-Money Laundering (AML) reform packag

Introduction: Europe’s Migration System Enters a New Era The 2015–2016 refugee crisis exposed deep structural weaknesses in the EU’s asylum and migration system. Unequal responsibility-sharing, slow procedures, secondary movements, and insufficient solidarity measures created political tension and humanitarian crises. In response, the European Commission proposed the New Pact on Migration and Asylum in 2020. After years of political negotiation, the Pact’s central legislative

Introduction: When Media Freedom Becomes a Legal Emergency Across Europe, independent journalism faces rising threats: state capture of media outlets, opaque ownership structures, political pressure on public broadcasters, and intimidation of journalists. At the same time, digital platforms have disrupted traditional business models, creating economic precarity for newsrooms. In response, the EU introduced the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)—a landmark regulation aimed at p

Introduction: Europe Responds to the Security Crisis in Connected Devices Europe is facing a new cybersecurity reality. As billions of devices—from smart thermostats to industrial machinery—connect to the internet, vulnerabilities in software and hardware have become a systemic threat. A single insecure camera, router, or open-source component can compromise entire networks. Recognizing this, the EU has adopted the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)—a groundbreaking regulation that e

Introduction: When Algorithms Compete — or Collude Artificial intelligence and machine learning are reshaping how businesses set prices, allocate resources, and compete. But they also raise a new and complex question: can algorithms collude? As digital markets evolve, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP) faces challenges unimaginable when EU competition law was codified decades ago. Traditional antitrust tools—built for human decision-makers

Introduction: The Search for a Fairer Tax System In today’s global economy, large multinational corporations can shift profits across borders with unprecedented ease. The result: billions of euros in lost public revenue each year, aggressive tax competition between Member States, and declining trust in the fairness of the single market. In response, the European Union has launched a series of ambitious tax reforms designed to modernize corporate taxation, close loopholes, and

Introduction: When Algorithms Become Employers Artificial intelligence is transforming the modern workplace. From CV screening to...

Introduction: Sanctions as Europe’s Foreign Policy Weapon The European Union is often described as a “normative power” in world...

Introduction: Europe’s Industrial Policy Meets Global Competition In an era of globalization, foreign companies often receive state...

Introduction: From Sustainability Marketing to Legal Accountability Across Europe, consumers are increasingly drawn to products marketed...

Introduction: From Voluntary ESG to Binding Law Over the last decade, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting has moved...

Introduction: Europe’s Monetary System Meets the Digital Age With the rise of private digital currencies, stablecoins, and crypto-assets,...

Introduction: Why Health Data Needs Its Own Legal Space The COVID-19 pandemic exposed both the power and fragility of digital health...

Introduction: Creators, Platforms, and the Law Collide As digital platforms have become the primary space for content consumption and...

Welcome to the June 2025 edition of EuroLaw Hub’s monthly roundup — your digest of key legal and policy developments across the European...

Introduction: Why the EU Needed a Stronger Cybersecurity Framework In the past decade, cybersecurity has evolved from a technical issue...

Introduction: Why Consumer Protection Had to Go Digital As shopping, contracts, and services increasingly move online, EU consumer law...

Introduction: The Tension Between Data Flows and Data Protection In today’s global economy, data flows are essential—to commerce,...

From sweeping climate reforms to trade tensions and digital identity tools, May 2025 was a month of high regulatory activity in the...

Introduction: From Principles to Pressure The European Union was built on shared values—democracy, the rule of law, human rights. But in...