Eu Law

Wolves are set to have their protected status in the EU downgraded with effect from next March. A proposal to downgrade the status of wolves from "strictly protected" to "protected" has been approved by the standing committee of the Bern Convention, which governs the conservation of European wildlif

The European Commission has closed three in-depth state aid investigations following rulings by the EU courts. The Commission no longer believes that selective advantages were granted by Luxembourg to Fiat and Amazon and by the Netherlands to Starbucks.

The European Commission has opened infringement procedures against Ireland for failing to transpose the NI2 Directive. EU member states were required to transpose the NIS2 Directive, which aims to ensure a high level of cybersecurity across the EU, into national law by 17 October 2024.

The UK government has insisted its plans to create a "smokefree generation" will extend to Northern Ireland despite doubts over their compatibility with post-Brexit rules. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which had its second reading in the House of Commons yesterday, will raise the legal age of the purc

Bluesky has said it is seeking legal guidance on compliance with EU law after the European Commission said it was failing to comply with transparency rules. The social media platform does not yet have 45 million monthly users in the EU, which is the threshold for designation as a very large online p

The Central Bank of Ireland has imposed a fine of over €320,000 on a payments company which breached EU regulations. BlueSnap Payment Services Ireland Limited breached the requirements of the European Union (Payment Services) Regulations 2018 (the PSR 2018) between January 2021 and December 202

Data centre construction companies may be colluding in breach of EU law, the European Commission has said. The Commission is carrying out unannounced inspections at the premises of companies active in the data centre construction sector, and has also sent out formal requests for information to sever

Ireland has been accused of failing to comply with a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the adequate collection and treatment of urban waste water. The court ruled in March 2019 that Ireland does not comply with the EU's Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (Directive

Booking.com is now required to comply with strict obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) following its designation as a gatekeeper by the European Commission six months ago. Because so-called 'parity clauses' are prohibited by the DMA, hotels, car rentals and other service providers using B

Meta has been fined nearly €800 million by the European Commission for competition law breaches related to Facebook Marketplace. According to the Commission, Meta abused its dominant position in the market for personal social networks by tying Facebook Marketplace to Facebook.

Apple has been ordered to bring its geo-blocking practices in line with EU consumer law. The Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network of national consumer authorities and the European Commission have notified Apple of several potentially prohibited geo-blocking practices that the CPC Network ha

Chinese e-commerce giant Temu is facing enforcement action under EU consumer law, a week after separate proceedings were opened under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network of national consumer authorities and the European Commission today notified Temu of

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against Chinese e-commerce giant Temu under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The probe will assess whether Temu may have breached the DSA in areas linked to the sale of illegal products, the potentially addictive design of the service, the systems

Nine national public authorities have been given responsibility for protecting fundamental rights under the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. The public authorities are An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Coimisiún na Meán, the Data Protection Commission, the Environmental Protect

Technical discussions have concluded on an agreement which will allow for closer co-operation between the UK and EU's competition authorities. The proposed agreement will be a 'supplementing agreement' to the post-Brexit EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which explicitly foresaw the possi