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The AI Digital Omnibus Regulation has been published, redefining deadlines and simplifying requirements for companies and developers
The new European regulation published in the OJEU will require many organizations to revisit their artificial intelligence (AI) compliance plans. While it introduces simplification measures and extends certain transition periods, it also modifies key aspects of the rules applicable to high-risk systems, transparency, data processing, and innovation, making it necessary to reassess the regulatory impact of ongoing AI projects.The European Union’s digital regulatory crossroads: simplification, increased flexibility, or deregulation?
The legislative process surrounding the Digital Omnibus and AI Omnibus packages has placed a fundamental issue at the heart of the European debate: how to reduce burdens and gain competitiveness without eroding the trust, legal certainty and rights on which the EU model is built.Data Economy, Privacy and Cybersecurity Newsletter - July 2026
In this newsletter we featured two articles: one on quantum computing and its impact on the data economy, privacy, and cybersecurity, and another on personal data regulation in Colombia. We also covered the latest developments, regulatory updates, and court decisions relating to the data economy, privacy, and cybersecurity.Limoges porcelain, Portuguese embroidery and Brittany granite: the first registrations of geographical indications for craft and industrial products
The first geographical indications for craft and industrial products are now a reality in the EU. From Limoges porcelain to Portuguese embroidery, this new framework creates fresh opportunities, as Spain moves forward with its first applications and works to avoid falling behind.Listing Act: The new regime for the disclosure of inside information enters into force from 5 June 2026
The reform of MAR introduced by the Listing Act eliminates the obligation to disclose intermediate steps in protracted processes and establishes a more objective criterion for delaying disclosure, based on the contrast with the issuer's previous public announcements.The European Union discontinues linked travel arrangements and reorganizes the legal framework governing package travel
The new European legislation on package travel enters into force, strengthening traveler protection and simplifying the legal framework for the tourism sector. Linked travel arrangements disappear and key obligations for traders are clarified.Data Economy, Privacy and Cybersecurity Newsletter - April 2026
In this newsletter, we offer the latest updates on everything related to the data economy, privacy, and cybersecurity. We cover the most recent rulings from relevant authorities and agencies, key court decisions, and the most important news in this field.EU strengthens water quality regulatory framework with new obligations on pollutants
Directive (EU) 2026/805 introduces relevant changes to European water regulations to update environmental quality standards, expand control over pollutants –including emerging pollutants– and strengthen monitoring and reporting mechanisms, in line with the European Green Deal and the Zero Pollution Action Plan.The CJEU outlines the forum of the 'anchor defendant' in actions for 'antitrust' damages directed against a plurality of defendants
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has specified the scope of Article 8.1 of the Brussels I Bis Regulation in actions for damages for infringements of competition law with multiple defendants. The judgment clarifies that the anchor defendant forum can be applied even if that defendant has not been the addressee of the sanctioning decision and confirms that the mere fact that the alleged harm occurred outside the European Economic Area (EEA) is not, in itself, sufficient to treat the claim as manifestly unfounded at the jurisdictional stage.