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EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič

Trade

September 22, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello

Asia, Europe

EU trade chief in Indonesia with mission to finalize trade deal
Apple IPhone box with cables and earpods

Antitrust

September 22, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Apple rails at EU regulator's rejection of interoperability waiver request
Finger using a digital chatbot computer program.

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Technology

September 19, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo and Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Standalone AI chatbots test limits of European online child-protection regimes

Antitrust View More

Plaintiffs to file amended US antitrust claims against Hanna Holdings over broker fees

September 22, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Plaintiffs were granted leave to file a second amended complaint against Hanna Holdings over brokerage fees by a US federal judge. Plaintiffs intend to add allegations of a horizontal conspiracy,... (more story)

'Opt-out' collective actions must be protected, law firm tells UK government

September 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK's "opt-out" collective regime — allowing for mass actions with the class signed up from the outset — must be protected, law firm Hausfeld has said in a letter to the UK government. The fir... (more story)

Will the CMA’s panel shrink with fresh UK approach to merger reviews?

September 22, 2025 | Jon Menon

Europe

About a third of a key decision-making panel at the UK’s antitrust regulator is scheduled to leave next month, bringing the possibility that the departures may deliver an opportunity for deeper structural chan... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

AI-generated child sexual abuse material found on chatbots, UK foundation says

September 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: AI-generated child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, has been identified for the first time on AI chatbots, the Internet Watch Foundation said on Monday. Analysts at the group, a UK-based hotline f... (more story)

Leading EU lawmakers caution about upcoming AI Act amendments

September 22, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

Two leading EU lawmakers warned the European Commission against rushing amendments to the AI Act, urging instead a stronger centralized enforcement system. The two members of the European Parliament, who are s... (more story)

UK think tank calls for better-resourced regulators not new legislation for AI

September 22, 2025 | Frank Hersey

Europe

The UK government should strengthen its existing sectoral regulators for tackling AI and avoid an all-encompassing AI bill, said an influential think tank as its new polling shows 38 percent of respondents lac... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

BioNTech files CureVac acquisition for German approval

September 22, 2025 | Jean Comte

Europe, North America

German biotechnology company BioNTech has filed its intended acquisition of mRNA treatment designer CureVac for approval in Germany. The national competition authority has one month to decide on the deal. The ... (more story)

Kingspan received additional EU charges over Trimo deal submissions

September 22, 2025 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Kingspan received a new chargesheet from the EU's competition enforcer in a probe into the Irish company's submissions during the review of its abandoned acquisition of Trimo, MLex has learned. In March 2024, ... (more story)

Gildan Activewear-HanesBrands US antitrust waiting period set to expire Oct. 20

September 22, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Gildan Activewear and HanesBrands have filed paperwork with the US antitrust authorities for their $2.2 billion deal. The companies made a filing under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act on Sept. 18, setting up an Oct.... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta must face Facebook users' US claims over scammers, judge rules

September 22, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms failed to get full dismissal of US claims filed by Facebook users accusing the social network of helping scammers defraud users with deceptive advertising, breaching its legal and ... (more story)

Privacy-enhancing technologies cut risks but are no silver bullet, UK watchdog says

September 22, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo and Sachiko Sakamaki

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

Privacy-enhancing technologies can be a mitigating factor in data protection fines, but they are no "silver bullet" and could be weakened by developments in computing, the UK's chief privacy regulator told an ... (more story)

South Korea's Lotte Card faces PIPC probe into potential wider personal-data exposure

September 22, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: Lotte Card is under investigation by South Korea’s privacy watchdog after reporting a customer credit-information leak to financial authorities on Sept. 19. The Personal Information Protection Co... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Verizon founds 6G innovation alliance in bid to stay ahead of wireless rivals

September 22, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

Verizon announced Monday that it's partnering with smartphone manufacturers as well as leading wireless standards contributors to create a 6G innovation forum focused on furthering the development of the upcom... (more story)

Japan IP court limits doctrine of equivalents in Daiwa House damper case

September 22, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court has partly sided with Next Innovation in a patent fight against Daiwa House, finding limited infringement while narrowing how far claims can extend under the doctrine of equivalents.

Chinese solar rivals Longi, Jinko end global patent fight with cross-licensing deal

September 22, 2025 | MLex Staff

Asia

Longi Green Energy Technology and Jinko Solar, two of China’s leading photovoltaic companies, have settled their global patent disputes with a cross-licensing deal covering core solar technologies, bringing li... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US House panel on China seeks assurances from Paypal on Weixin Pay integration

September 22, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US House of Representatives Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has written to PayPal seeking assurances that its new integrations with Tencent’s Tenpay Global—the operator of Wei... (more story)

Polish ex-official facing 15 years in jail, UK extradition hearing told

September 22, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A former senior Polish state official accused of “secretly” helping award tens of millions of pounds' worth of government generator contracts faces 15 years in prison if convicted, prosecutors told a UK extrad... (more story)

US Democratic lawmakers want explanation for delay of anti-money laundering rule

September 19, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim, and Representative Maxine Waters, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent raising concerns about the department's decision to not only postpon... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK, US seek closer ties on digital assets

September 22, 2025

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The UK and the US are set to explore closer cooperation on digital assets, Britain's finance ministry said on Monday. UK finance minister Rachel Reeves and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hav... (more story)

UK banks asked about watchdog's plan to cut reporting requirements

September 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: UK banks have been asked for feedback on a proposal from the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Bank of England's regulatory arm, to delete 37 individual reporting templates. The watchdog said ... (more story)

South Korea's LG AI unveils financial AI agent in partnership with London Stock Exchange

September 22, 2025 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia, Europe

South Korea’s LG AI Research and the London Stock Exchange Group have launched a financial AI agent that analyzes data, forecasts stock performance and explains results without human intervention. The move hig... (more story)

Trade View More

Saudi, German hexamine dumped, Indian hexamine subsidied, US Commerce finds

September 22, 2025

Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has found that hexamine from Saudi Arabia and Germany is being dumped into the US, and hexamine from India is subsidized.

ByteDance commits to TikTok deal under China-US framework after Xi-Trump call

September 22, 2025 | MLex Staff

Asia, North America

ByteDance has pledged to move forward with a deal to ensure TikTok remains available to US users, easing pressure on the short-video app after years of political wrangling. The statement came Saturday, a day a... (more story)

South Korean president warns financial stability at stake in trade talks with US

September 22, 2025 | Jenny Lee

Asia, North America

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has cautioned that accepting US demands in ongoing trade talks without safeguards could expose Seoul to economic turbulence on the scale of its 1997 financial crisis, under... (more story)

State Aid View More

Ryanair to appeal EU decision on agreement with Carcassonne airport

September 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Irish budget airline Ryanair said today that it will turn to the EU courts to fight a European Commission decision deeming unlawful its agreement on airport charges with French regional airport C... (more story)

France must recover €1.8m in aid to Ryanair at Carcassonne airport, EU watchdog says

September 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Marketing and airport services agreements signed between the Carcassonne airport and Ryanair between 2001 and 2011 amounted to €1.8 million in incompatible state aid that must be recovered, the E... (more story)

German casino operator takes EU order to pay back aid to General Court

September 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Casino operator Merkur Spielbanken has filed an appeal at the EU's first-tier court to contest the European Commission's order for Germany to recoup a capital injection of €64.8 million euros in ... (more story)

Energy View More

EU lawmakers set to vote Oct. 16 on low-carbon hydrogen delegated act

September 22, 2025 | Eleonora Rinaldi

Europe

Lawmakers from the European Parliament’s energy committee are set to vote on the European Commission’s delegated act on low-carbon hydrogen greenhouse-gas emissions on Oct. 16, a Parliament official told MLex.... (more story)

National leaders, energy bodies call for a just clean energy transition

September 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: A group of national leaders and energy bodies have issued a joint call for a just and equitable clean energy transition ahead of the COP30 climate conference in Brazil in a joint letter published... (more story)

Nuclear fusion hopes lift as Eni, Commonwealth Fusion Systems agree $1bn deal

September 22, 2025 | Jackson Cooper and Eleonora Rinaldi

Europe, North America

The quest to realize commercial nuclear fusion energy has intensified with Italian energy giant Eni and America's Commonwealth Fusion Systems announcing a $1 billion power purchase agreement on Monday. The dea... (more story)

Technology View More

EU child safety rules in audiovisual media services to be discussed

September 22, 2025 | Júlia Tar and Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Audiovisual media services, such as Netflix, YouTube and television broadcasters, will be in focus on Wednesday when EU officials discuss how to strengthen child protection rules under the Audiovisual Media Se... (more story)

AI-related risks to news media sector highlighted by EU governments

September 22, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

Digital services, particularly AI, pose significant challenges for the news media sector, EU governments believe, pointing to a potential need to expand editorial responsibility to new actors. They urge the Eu... (more story)

China hits Kuaishou with dual actions as digital clampdown expands

September 22, 2025 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's State Administration for Market Regulation has launched a formal investigation into Kuaishou's e-commerce operations, delivering a one-two punch to the social-media giant that was simultaneously reprim... (more story)