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Macron calls for faster EU Commission trade response to Chinese overcapacity

EU outlines slower industry decarbonization plan for carbon market

States say 25 million US children use Facebook, Instagram, as trial looms

EU order for Google search data draws concerns technical and political

Big Tech antitrust enforcement is driven by EU cooperation, Italy’s Iossa says

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US FERC Chair Laura Swett

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

July 16, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

FERC will maintain independence in wake of Slaughter decision, chair says
Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Trade

July 16, 2026 | Zack Budryk and Henrique Santiago

Latin America, North America

Unfair trade practices tariffs on Brazil signal new stage in relations with US

Financial Crime

July 16, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Swedbank fined by NY regulator for failing to disclose Panama Papers ties
FERC will maintain independence in wake of Slaughter decision, chair says
Unfair trade practices tariffs on Brazil signal new stage in relations with US
Swedbank fined by NY regulator for failing to disclose Panama Papers ties

Antitrust View More

EU cross-regulatory info-sharing lacks clear legal basis, EDPB says

July 17, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

EU privacy regulators still lack a clear legal basis to share confidential information with watchdogs of different competences, the European Data Protection Board said on Friday, urging the European Commission... (more story)

Brazil’s regulator opens sensitive info-sharing probe targeting fragrance market

July 17, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil’s competition agency has launched an administrative inquiry concerning fragrance makers Firmenich International, Givaudan Fragrances Corp. and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. The a... (more story)

Consumers need not fear Google’s DMA privacy claims, EU’s Ribera says

July 17, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Europe

The EU's competition boss Teresa Ribera has rebutted claims by tech giant Google that recent enforcement action under the EU’s law for digital “gatekeepers” will undermine Europeans’ privacy and security. “Con... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Franco-German AI security and development partnership announced

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: France and Germany will strengthen their cooperation regarding AI safety and development, the countries announced in a joint statement on Friday. Certain projects are already in the works to adva... (more story)

Emergence of AI agents needs close scrutiny, French antitrust enforcers say

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: France’s competition authority has highlighted a number of issues around AI assistants that require close monitoring by European enforcers, including Big Tech’s investments and partnerships with ... (more story)

China proposes global cooperation initiative for trusted, interoperable AI agents

July 17, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s Cyberspace Administration on Friday proposed a Global Cooperation Initiative on Mutual Trust, Connectivity and Interoperability for AI Agents at the main forum of the 2026 World Artificia... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

EU merger rules must do more to consider labor market impact, union group says

July 17, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

EU merger rules must go further in considering the impact on the labor market and be mindful of the risks of allowing consolidation in already concentrated industries, the umbrella association representing wor... (more story)

CADE publishes president’s acceptance of union into Copasa deal review

July 17, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil's competition authority published on Friday a decision by the authority’s interim president, Diogo Thomson de Andrade, supporting interested third party status for Sindágua-MG, the water a... (more story)

Merger of Euralis and Maïsadour approved by French competition regulators

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The tie-up between two agricultural collectives, Euralis and Maïsadour, has been approved subject to conditions by the French competition authority. The new entity, which will regroup 10,000 farm... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta loses bid to block US states’ damages expert ahead of social media trial

July 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US federal judge has cleared states’ expert Carl Saba to testify about Meta’s profits from teen users, time spent on Facebook and Instagram, billions of alleged harmful encounters and estimated... (more story)

Orange fined €100,000 in Romania for data breach after technical error

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Telecom provider Orange has been fined €100,000 in Romania for insufficient organization and security of customer details, which led to a large data breach. Due to a synchronization error, a cust... (more story)

Kickoff for cloud giants' new UK oversight regime spotlights its novel approach

July 17, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski

Europe

Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Oracle have, as expected, become the first cloud companies in the UK to be designated as “critical” by UK financial regulators, who are looking ever closer at t... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Senate confirms five USITC commissioners with agency now at full strength

July 17, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The US Senate confirmed five nominees to be commissioners of the US International Trade Commission on Thursday, bringing the agency to a full six members for the first time since 2022. Having a full complement... (more story)

Geoblocking in copyright protection spotlight as ECJ ruling changes landscape

July 17, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Companies publishing copyrighted material online face new challenges and opportunities following a significant recent decision by the EU’s highest court that puts geoblocking at the heart of copyright protection strategies.

Japan court overturns patent rejection after JPO changes rejection grounds on appeal

July 17, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan's Intellectual Property High Court has overturned the patent office's rejection of an application filed by the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, ruling that the patent regulator d... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former US coal sales exec cites Supreme Court decision in move to vacate verdict

July 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A former coal sales executive pointed to a little-noticed recent US Supreme Court decision concerning the rights of criminal defendants as a potential reason to vacate his conviction over his role in a scheme ... (more story)

Former US coal exec asks to introduce new argument for acquittal in bribery case

July 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Charles Hunter Hobson, a former vice president of sales at Corsa Coal, asked a US judge for permission to allow his new defense team to make a new argument for post-trial acquittal after he was f... (more story)

Smartmatic cofounder cites DOJ official's Adani letter in vindictiveness claim

July 16, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Roger Alejandro Pinate Martinez, the cofounder of Smartmatic who faces charges of corruption, pointed to a senior US Justice Department official's letter seeking dismissal for Indian billionaire ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Rules on bank mergers, asset transfers published by EU banking watchdog

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Banking Authority has issued final draft rules for major acquisitions, asset transfers, mergers and divisions that involve banks and financial holding companies. The rules set common... (more story)

EU banking strategy outlined by the European Commission

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission's banking competitiveness report published on July 17 outlines highly anticipated plans for lenders, including freer flow of capital and liquidity for cross-border banking... (more story)

Indonesia online lending cartel appeal tests regulator's trade association guidance

July 17, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

Indonesia's largest cartel case is testing whether the Indonesian Competition Commission, or KPPU, can hold businesses liable for conduct carried out through trade associations without first defining when such... (more story)

Trade View More

US Commerce initiates duty order investigations into choline salts from China

July 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Commerce has initiated antidumping and antisubsidy duty order investigations into choline salts from China.

Chinese businesses call for further ‘improvements’ to EU subsidy rules

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: China’s chamber of commerce in Europe has welcomed the European Commission’s intention to make its foreign subsidy rules more “simplified,” including by raising merger notification thresholds. Bu... (more story)

EU developing-country tariff scheme to shrink as beneficiaries get wealthier

July 17, 2026 | Yuqing Yang

Europe

The number of countries benefiting from the EU's preferential tariff scheme for developing countries is set to decline from next year as economies move to higher income status or conclude free trade agreements... (more story)

State Aid View More

State aid guidance on ‘carbon contracts for difference’ projects published by EU

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s state aid regulator has published guidance on how it will assess programs concerning “carbon contracts for difference” – where member states support manufacturers to reduce emissions by ... (more story)

Valentino starts work as new head of Italian competition regulator

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Saverio Valentino has taken office as the new head of the AGCM, Italy's competition authority. Valentino, a lawyer, has served as one of two commissioners at the AGCM since June 2023.

China opposes British Steel nationalization, vows strong measures

July 17, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce said Friday that it expressed strong opposition to the UK government’s decision to nationalize British Steel and would take strong measures to protect the interests o... (more story)

Energy View More

Tomas Anker Christensen named EU energy unit's global clean transition adviser

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission appointed Tomas Anker Christensen as principal adviser for the global clean transition in its energy department. Christensen, a Danish national who joined the commission i... (more story)

Industry, transportation and buildings targeted in EU electrification drive

July 17, 2026 | Helena Freitas

Europe

Electricity should account for 46 percent of final energy consumption by 2040, according to plans the European Commission presented Friday. In addition, the EU executive also presented measures that would impa... (more story)

EU plan aims for 2040 electrification target of 46%, carbon-market overhaul

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has outlined plans for electricity to meet 46 percent of EU energy demand by 2040 to help cut the bloc's fossil fuel import bill by €260 billion per year, and boost invest... (more story)

Technology View More

EU lawmakers to discuss trade, security, AI during China visit

July 17, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee will travel to China on Tuesday for meetings with senior officials, including Foreign Minister Wang Yi, to discuss trade and economic imbalance... (more story)

Australian regulator says Big Tech falling short on countering sexual extortion

July 17, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia's online-safety regulator says major technology companies are failing to fully deploy tools that could detect and prevent sexual extortion and child sexual abuse, despite increasing reports of sexual... (more story)

On Google Play injunction, US judge takes 'proactive' approach to oversight

July 16, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Chris May

North America

Google will be required to submit monthly quantitative reports detailing the implementation of a court-ordered injunction requiring changes to the Play Store, a California federal judge said Thursday as he pus... (more story)