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Financial Crime

June 17, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace

Europe

Former Nigerian oil minister Alison-Madueke cleared of UK bribery charges

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

June 17, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

New Canadian privacy legislation would be sea change toward stronger enforcement

Financial Services

June 16, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US sports bets fall under state purview, former CFTC Chair Gensler says

Antitrust View More

Vehicle tire manufacturers fined in Turkey for cartel conduct

June 17, 2026

Middle East

MLex Summary: Several vehicle tire manufacturers have been fined a combined 3.6 billion lira ($78.4 million) in Turkey for cartel conduct, including exchanging competitively sensitive information and running "... (more story)

EU interim-measure threat made companies change behavior, Guersent says

June 17, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Companies have dropped potentially illegal behavior because the European Commission was moving to impose interim injunctions, according to the EU's former top competition official. Olivier Guersent said he'd f... (more story)

‘Gatekeeper creep’ infecting EU digital laws, Booking’s lawyer warns

June 17, 2026 | Anna Ferrari and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

The largest digital platforms face an expanding rulebook in the EU as new legislative proposals impose additional duties or bans on companies designated as "gatekeepers" under the Digital Markets Act, Booking.... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

ETSI chief eyes larger AI role as EU grapples with standards gap

June 17, 2026 | Inbar Preiss and Matthew Newman

Europe

Europe’s AI rules will only succeed if they're translated into practical standards that companies can use to build and test products, according to Jan Ellsberger, who heads a major European standards body. Whi... (more story)

G7 leaders urge financial regulator coordination to tackle AI risks

June 17, 2026

Asia, Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Risks posed by frontier AI models require information sharing and coordination between financial regulators, banks and tech companies, the leaders of the Group of Seven nations said in a statemen... (more story)

G7 leaders call for prioritization of online safety for children

June 17, 2026

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

MLex Summary: Children's safety online should be a priority for governments, digital service providers, and other stakeholders, leaders of the Group of Seven nations said during their summit on Wednesday. The ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Proposed Charter settlements in Calif. vague, inadequate, Utility Reform Network says

June 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Proposed settlements between Charter Communications, Cox Communications, the California Emerging Technology Fund and Cal Advocates contain vague language, are inadequate to address harms associat... (more story)

Proposed Charter-Cox settlement enforceable, California Emerging Technology Fund says

June 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The proposed settlement between Charter Communications, Cox Communications and the California Emerging Technology Fund is concrete, enforceable and reasonable in light of the whole record, accord... (more story)

Charter, Cox say non-settling intervenors show no reason to reject settlements

June 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Charter Communications and Cox Communications say non-settling intervenors don't demonstrate any reason to reject or modify the companies' proposed settlements and they asked the California Publi... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta, TikTok set for back-to-back DC trials in 2027 on harm to youths

June 17, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Meta Platforms and TikTok will have back-to-back trials in Washington, DC, next summer into the early fall after DC Superior Court Judge Yvonne Williams on Wednesday set July and September trial dates for the ... (more story)

Preserve privacy safeguards in Digital Omnibus, EU lawmakers say

June 17, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

Preserving existing privacy, business and consumer safeguards — by reversing some of the European Commission's digital simplification measures — is the aim of amendments proposed by lawmakers in the European P... (more story)

UK social media ban faces technical, enforcement challenges, Ofcom says

June 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Enforcing a social media ban for under-16s will require additional resources and presents significant technical challenges, online safety regulator Ofcom has told the UK government. In a letter, ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Ericsson denied injunction against Asustek by the UPC

June 17, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Ericsson has been denied an injunction against Asustek over alleged infringement of video coding patents. The application, which would have prevented Asustek from marketing a range of computers and other hardw... (more story)

EU Commission holds back on videogames legislation, citing IP concerns

June 17, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Inbar Preiss

Europe

The European Commission has said it won't legislate to force videogame publishers to keep titles playable after ending online support, citing IP, trade secret and business concerns. EU officials will instead l... (more story)

Jockey wins Delhi court injunction against alleged copycat brands on Meesho

June 17, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

US apparel manufacturer Jockey International has secured an interim court order against Indian online sellers accused of trademark infringement. The Delhi High Court also ordered Indian e-commerce platform Mee... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US Republican lawmakers urge FinCEN to 'modernize' anti-money laundering rules

June 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Representatives French Hill and Warren Davidson, both Republicans on the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, sent a letter to US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Directo... (more story)

US judge signs nolle prosequi in Halkbank sanctions case

June 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: At a brief hearing in New York federal court, US District Judge Richard Berman signed a nolle prosequi filed by the government that resolves a long-running sanctions violations case against Halkb... (more story)

Halkbank sanctions case formally dismissed by US judge at prosecutors’ request

June 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A US federal judge formally dismissed criminal charges against Halkbank after the Trump administration reached a deal with the Turkish state-owned bank to resolve the long-running sanctions violations case. Th... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Criminals are ‘stealing a march’ on UK FCA, official says

June 17, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Enforcers need to adapt to close the gap and shut down innovative criminals from gaming the system, according to a senior official at the UK's Financial Conduct Authority. “The threats we face are more complex... (more story)

Green bond reviewers face new EU rules on compliance, governance

June 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: New rules governing external reviewers of green bonds — independent companies that assess whether the bonds meet sustainability requirements — have been published in the EU's Official Journal. Th... (more story)

US CFTC seeks information on streamlining regulation for fintechs

June 16, 2026

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

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a request for information to assist in identifying regulations, guidance documents, orders, no-action letters, and other items that may “unduly ... (more story)

Trade View More

US GAO recommends State Department, USAID assess Chinese-influence program results

June 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Government Accountability Office recommended that the State Department and the US Agency for International Development fully assess the overall results of its projects, worth $1.2 billion,... (more story)

G7 sets minerals alliance, eyes trade tools to cut China reliance

June 17, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Asia, Europe, North America

Leaders of the G7 economies have agreed to set up a critical-minerals alliance aimed at reducing dependency on a single non-G7 supplier for rare earths and permanent magnets to under 60 percent by 2030. The st... (more story)

Japan's Rapidus expands European semiconductor ties with Italian partner

June 17, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan’s semiconductor manufacturer Rapidus said Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding with Italy’s Fondazione Chips-IT to collaborate on semiconductor research and future manufacturing,... (more story)

State Aid View More

Iveco expects Tata Motors merger to close by third quarter of 2026

June 17, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: Iveco Group said that its planned sale to Tata Motors is expected to close by the third quarter of 2026, aligning with comments from Tata last month. The €3.8 billion deal was cleared by the EU m... (more story)

Slovakia’s €1bn aid for clean manufacturing wins EU approval

June 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Slovakia’s plan to grant €1 billion of state funding to support clean energy manufacturing capacity has received EU approval. The program comprises grants and income tax relief for companies carr... (more story)

Strong competition enforcement needed for energy transition, EU's Gauer says

June 16, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Active competition enforcers are crucial to ensuring the benefits of the clean energy transition flow to the right parts of society and the economy, according to the new head of the European Commission’s energ... (more story)

Energy View More

EU ETS reform set to include more free allowances for fallback-benchmark sectors

June 16, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Free EU Emissions Trading System allowances could increase for energy-intensive sectors relying on fallback benchmarks under a legislative proposal planned to accompany the upcoming ETS review, according to a ... (more story)

Fallback-benchmark sectors could gain more free EU ETS allowances

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Free allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System could increase for energy-intensive sectors covered by fallback benchmarks, under a separate legislative proposal in the upcoming ETS review.... (more story)

UK, EU leaders to hold summit in Brussels in July

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK and EU leaders will hold a summit in Brussels on July 22, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Council President António Costa said in social-media posts. The meeting is expected to cov... (more story)

Technology View More

EU digital rules risk becoming 'unmanageable,' say Booking, Zalando, Idealo

June 17, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Booking.com, Zalando and Idealo have warned that the EU's expanding digital rulebook risks becoming too complex and disproportionate for companies to navigate, with more legislation expected, including a Digit... (more story)

EU satellite spectrum authorizations should be national concern, key body says

June 17, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

European satellite spectrum authorizations should remain in national hands rather than the European Commission's proposal for a harmonized EU-level licensing framework, a key EU advisory body on radio spectrum... (more story)

Plan for EU-wide spectrum licensing in telecom law opposed by advisory body

June 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Radio Spectrum Policy Group, which advises the European Commission on spectrum policy, backed the Digital Network Act's objective of European and global spectrum harmonization, but said spect... (more story)