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Antitrust
February 05, 2026 | Alex Wilts
North America
Trade
February 05, 2026 | Zack Budryk
North America
DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions
February 04, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski
Europe, North America
Antitrust View More
February 06, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Sugar refiner Raffinerie Tirlemontoise and its parent company Südzucker have received a statement of objections from the Belgian competition authority accusing them of a possible "abuse of econom... (more story)
February 06, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The Greek competition authority has sent a charge sheet to four companies that provide property surveying services for the creation of a national property register. The companies — Iris Consultin... (more story)
February 06, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: National Railway Company CFR, the manager of the railway infrastructure in Romania, and its power-supplying unit Electrificare CFR, have received surprise visits from Romanian antitrust officials... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
February 06, 2026 | Yonnex Li
Asia
China's State Administration for Market Regulation has imposed fines on companies mimicking popular artificial intelligence services like DeepSeek and ChatGPT. The actions follow Beijing's push to promote the ... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | Hoa Dinh
Asia
Vietnam has released a draft decree to guide implementation of its AI law, which is due to take effect on March 1. The draft sets out risk-based obligations for AI system providers, including requirements to c... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
Chinese AI startup Moonshot is exploring ways to adapt its systems to domestic chips as a computing-power crunch deepens, a move that could point to wider experimentation by Chinese companies with homegrown ar... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
February 06, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Stonepeak Partners saw the European Commission release the text of its earlier decision clearing the US investment company's purchase of Global Sea Containers, or Seaco. In November, the EU merge... (more story)
February 06, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Danish company DSV saw the European Commission release the text of its earlier decision to clear the freight forwarder's acquisition of Deutsche Bahn's logistics arm Schenker. In April, the EU m... (more story)
February 06, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Tibnor’s planned acquisition of Ovako Metals is now being probed in full by the Finnish competition authority. The watchdog said the deal could have adverse effects on competition in the market f... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
February 06, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: TikTok is suspected of being in breach of the Digital Services Act due to the addictive design of its platform, the European Commission said Friday as it released preliminary findings of a probe.... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | Júlia Tar
Europe
TikTok may need to change the basic design of its service as its features violate the EU’s Digital Services Act, the European Commission said on Friday, concluding in preliminary findings that the platform’s a... (more story)
February 06, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Chinese short-video app Kuaishou on Friday said it will implement corrective measures after receiving a 119.1 million yuan ($17.1 million) fine from Beijing regulators over cybersecurity and cont... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
February 06, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
In a landmark case, China’s highest court has upheld a 120-million-yuan ($17 million) patent-infringement award to an individual inventor, underscoring the judiciary’s strict stance toward so-called “engineeri... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | Nick Robertson
North America
A lapse in congressional authorization for two Small Business Administration programs has cut off federal support for innovation, including defense technologies and drug development. Advocates warn that prolon... (more story)
February 05, 2026 | Amy Miller
North America
A proposed class of authors suing Meta Platforms for allegedly distributing pirated books wants to add a new infringement claim to their complaint, but US District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco was ske... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
February 05, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Former Goldman Sachs partner Tim Leissner must report to US prison Friday after a federal judge denied his latest request to push off his surrender date.
February 05, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada imposed an administrative monetary penalty on Commerciale I.C. - Pacific, a money services business, in Montréal, Quebec, for fail... (more story)
February 05, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
Two men linked to collapsed UK funeral-plan provider Safe Hands Plans appeared at a London court on Thursday following charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office. The men didn't enter pleas to fraud charges a... (more story)
Financial Services View More
February 05, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he hopes Congress can pass legislation to create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies by spring. The bill is bottled up in the Senate Banking Committee due to a ... (more story)
February 05, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
US Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran, the most aggressive pro-Trump dissenter on the 12-member rate-setting Board, resigned as a top White House economic advisor to work full-time at the Fed. He can remai... (more story)
February 05, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Europe’s insurance and pensions watchdog plans to focus on more consistent supervision across the EU, stronger protection for consumers and greater resilience to shocks, according to its 2026-202... (more story)
Trade View More
February 06, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet
Europe
A group of Northern European countries has warned that Brussels' plans to push for "Made in Europe" rules could have a negative impact on the EU’s simplification efforts, according to a note seen by MLex. The ... (more story)
February 06, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Imports of ceramic table and kitchenware from China into the EU will be subject to an increased country-wide dumping duty of 79 percent, the European Commission said Friday. Following a 2024 part... (more story)
February 06, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Imports of prepared or preserved sweetkorn in kernels from China will be subject to dumping duties ranging between 31 and 54.3 percent at EU borders, the European Commission said in a formal noti... (more story)
State Aid View More
February 05, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Estonia has won European Commission state aid approval for its methodology for calculating counter-guarantee premiums on new short-term banking guarantees, as well as guarantees on new loans to c... (more story)
February 05, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Germany has secured approval for a €3 billion aid plan to back investments that contribute to clean technology manufacturing capacity. The measure, which involves grants and tax advantages, aims ... (more story)
February 05, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Parties interested in the European Commission's in-depth probe into whether Poland's €26 million investment aid in favor of MAN Trucks is in line with the bloc's state aid rules now have the chan... (more story)
Energy View More
February 05, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US State Department said the Trump administration has signed 11 new bilateral critical minerals frameworks, with Argentina, the Cook Islands, Ecuador, Guinea, Morocco, Paraguay, Peru, the Phi... (more story)
February 05, 2026 | Louis de Briant
Europe
EU member states will be able to access up to €3 billion funding before the bloc's new ETS2 emissions trading system starts in 2028 following approval by the European Investment Bank, or EIB, the European Comm... (more story)
February 05, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission has said that EU member states will be able to access funding and pre-finance programs before the new Emissions Trading System starts in 2028, after the European Investmen... (more story)
Technology View More
February 06, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Guidelines to help the largest online platforms, as designated under the Digital Services Act, implement the European Media Freedom Act were released by the European Commission on Friday. The gui... (more story)
February 06, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: The internet regulator in Beijing slapped a hefty fine of 119.1 million yuan ($17.1 million) on Chinese short-video app Kuaishou Friday for failing to meet cybersecurity obligations, address syst... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | Matthew Newman
Europe
The European Commission’s proposed changes to the definition of personal data in the digital simplification package — dubbed the Digital Omnibus — should be addressed in a broader debate along with an impact a... (more story)