On 16 October 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a Final Report setting out revised Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) guidelines on the delay in the disclosure of inside information.
Background
The Final Report follows a consultation that
Since 27 September 2026, businesses selling to consumers in the European Union (“EU”) have been subject to new rules on environmental claims. The rules come from the EU’s Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (EU) 2024/825 (the “EmpCo
The EU’s targeted revision of the medical device and in vitro diagnostics framework has entered a more active phase, with nearly 800 amendments tabled in Parliament in July 2026 and the Council’s examination continuing in parallel. The revision would ease
The EU Inc. proposal of 18 March 2026 (COM(2026) 321 final) promised founders a single, harmonised corporate form covering aspects of corporate, insolvency, labour and tax law. Its most relevant feature for start-ups is the EU Employee Stock Option scheme (EU-ESO). Stock…
On 17 September 2026, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its final guidelines on the interplay between the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Digital Services Act (DSA) (available here). While the GDPR regulates the processing of personal
When does a “directions” button become a competition-law violation? When it points to Google Maps, according to the European Commission. A law meant to police search rankings is becoming a license to police the whole page.
On July 23, the
by Carlo M. Cantore*On 18 September 2026, the European Commission issued Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2088 “imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain alkyl phosphonic acids and their sodium salts originating
The following have been published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ):
The European Union’s recent proposal to make Canada its first associate member has sparked discussion about what a closer relationship between the two economies could look like and what it could mean for businesses operating across borders.
While there is
Companies planning a securities offering should review their prospectus templates against ESMA’s September package. The important point is that the documents are at different stages. Some contain final guidance, one contains proposed changes to technical standards and another is a
