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EU under pressure to move on child social media curbs after UK announces ban

European Parliament backs EU-US trade agreement in final vote

US embargo reignites global sovereign AI push after Anthropic models shut down

UK plan for under-16s social media ban sees major groundwork for Ofcom

Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. cleared by US DOJ

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Hovis and Kingsmill bread lorries

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

June 16, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

ABF-Hovis deal's UK approval shows buyer-side failing-firm defense is viable

Intellectual Property

June 16, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Accord challenges Novartis blood pressure medicine patent in UK court
Young child looks at social media on a phone on a beach at night

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Technology

June 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Beside UK social media ban, platforms await design and feature restrictions
ABF-Hovis deal's UK approval shows buyer-side failing-firm defense is viable
Accord challenges Novartis blood pressure medicine patent in UK court
Beside UK social media ban, platforms await design and feature restrictions

Antitrust View More

Farm Action recommends more US competition enforcement to bring down beef prices

June 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Farm Action, a farmer-led organization targeting monopolies in agriculture markets, released a roadmap recommending US regulators continue to investigate meatpackers and associated retailers to b... (more story)

Public interest in competition a 'danger,' Germany's Mundt says

June 16, 2026 | Lewis Crofts, Anna Ferrari and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Taking public interest arguments into account in competition assessments represents a "huge danger," according to Germany's top antitrust enforcer. But the head of the Dutch competition authority disagreed, sa... (more story)

Interplay of EU merger rules, French law poses challenges, watchdog chief says

June 16, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Assessing the potential benefits of a merger poses particular problems in France where the government will still have the power to overrule deals on public interest grounds after revised EU guidelines are in p... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

EU lawmakers approve nudifier app ban in AI omnibus package

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers on Tuesday approved amendments to the bloc's AI Act that would ban AI systems used to create non-consensual intimate imagery and child sexual abuse material. The changes also postpon... (more story)

EU governments remain divided over plans to simplify digital rules

June 16, 2026 | Matthew Newman and Julia Tar

Europe

EU member states remain divided over plans to simplify the bloc's digital rules after all-day talks on Monday, with several countries saying the latest draft of the proposals doesn't go far enough in reducing ... (more story)

South Korea's AI Safety Institute, OpenAI sign MOU on AI safety in high-risk sectors

June 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s AI Safety Institute has signed a memorandum of understanding with OpenAI to strengthen cooperation on AI safety assessments in high-risk sectors. The Ministry of Science and ICT sai... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Politics, big business have ‘excessive’ sway over competition policy, Monti says

June 16, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

The power of large enterprises and political interests exerts too much influence over the enforcement of competition law, and more attention should be given to broader interests, Mario Monti said. The former I... (more story)

Whelan says new EU guidelines clarify ‘realm of possibilities’ for dealmakers

June 16, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Companies considering mergers are getting a clearer view of the possible ways to pitch their transactions and how they will be reviewed, without creating any new avenues for clearance, according to the EU’s to... (more story)

Tönnies fined €1.15m in Austria for illegal Ritzenhoff deal

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Tönnies Unternehmensbeteiligungen has been fined €1.15 million by Austria's cartel court for acquiring a 49 percent stake in German glassware and lifestyle products company Ritzenhoff without pri... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Index Exchange must face US claims over bulk data transfer rules, judge rules

June 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Index Exchange can be held liable for its employees' violation of the US Department of Justice's new Bulk Sensitive Data Rule, according to a federal judge. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly con... (more story)

France, Germany propose six-pillar framework for assessing EU digital sovereignty

June 16, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman

Europe

A six-pillar framework proposed by France and Germany would establish common EU criteria for digital sovereignty, across areas including legal control, technological capabilities, economic value creation, data... (more story)

Social media use linked to wellbeing concerns, EU says

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Social media use is linked to wellbeing concerns, the European Commission said on Tuesday, citing a survey issued by Eurobarometer. The statement came as the EU's expert panel on child safety onl... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

InterDigital wins UPC injunction against Disney over video patent

June 16, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

InterDigital has won a UPC injunction in 11 countries against Disney over video-encoding technology used in Disney+ streaming services. The judges in Mannheim found infringement, upheld the patent, rejected Di... (more story)

Japanese court ties private-label sake trademark damages to restaurant sales

June 16, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

A major Japanese sushi restaurant-chain operator and its sake supplier were ordered to stop using the name of a private-label sake and pay 31 million yen ($200,000) to a smaller trademark owner, after the Osak... (more story)

Crocs loses appeal in China over clog design trade-dress dispute

June 16, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A Chinese court has dismissed a trade-dress claim by US footwear brand Crocs, finding that the company failed to show that its iconic foam-clog design serves as a source identifier for consumers.

Financial Crime View More

‘Putney Pusher’ likely to face UK regulatory sanction if he is a banker

June 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace

Europe

If the man suspected of being the so-called Putney Pusher turns out to be a banker, he will face a ban from the UK’s financial service industry if convicted — even though the alleged offense occurred long befo... (more story)

UK wealth manager Rathbones halts new high-risk clients after regulatory review

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK wealth manager Rathbones has paused onboarding of new clients that require enhanced due diligence, or EDD, a procedure required by anti-money laundering regulations for high-risk clients. The ... (more story)

US moves to dismiss sanctions charges against Greek shipping firm

June 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Greek shipping firm Empire Navigation has complied with the terms of a deferred-prosecution agreement over sanctions violations and the charges should be dismissed, prosecutors said in a court filing.

Financial Services View More

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)

Plans to simplify EU bank capital rules set out by European Banking Authority

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Further proposals designed to simplify EU bank capital rules and make them more efficient have been set out by the European Banking Authority. The recommendations include plans to streamline supe... (more story)

Digital euro Parliament draft compromise tightens safeguards, oversight

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Stronger safeguards and greater parliamentary scrutiny underline the European Parliament’s draft compromise texts on the single currency package. The package includes a regulation on the digital ... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade commission ends dumping investigation into Canadian van trailers

June 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission has terminated a countervailing duty investigation into Canadian imports of van-type trailers and subassemblies after the May 27 withdrawal of a countervaili... (more story)

US bars Serbia Zijin Copper products from entering US over forced-labor allegations

June 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Customs and Border Protection has barred Serbian copper and copper products manufactured by Serbia Zijin Copper D.O.O. from entering the US, citing indications of forced labor in the supply ch... (more story)

Feedback sought on sustainability issues in EU’s upcoming Gulf trade agreements

June 16, 2026

Europe, Middle East

MLex Summary: The European Commission has opened a consultation to gather feedback on potential sustainability-related challenges of upcoming trade agreements with Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Comments ... (more story)

State Aid View More

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)

Japan's Rapidus, UK Semiconductor Centre sign MOU on chip technology partnership

June 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan’s chipmaker Rapidus said on Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UK Semiconductor Centre to support cooperation on semiconductor technology and manufacturing for... (more story)

Cheese maker Zanetti wins EU approval for €11.9m state aid

June 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Zanetti, a maker of traditional Protected Designation of Origin cheeses including Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano, has secured EU approval for €11.9 million in Italian state aid. The Europea... (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)

US DOJ says shutting down xAI's gas turbines in Mississippi threatens national security

June 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice told a federal judge that the NAACP’s lawsuit against X Corp. over its operation of dozens of gas turbines in Mississippi to power its Colossus 2 data center threaten... (more story)

Technology View More

IP rules prevent new law to protect video games’ playability — for now — EU says

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU legislation that would ensure video games are playable even after their commercial support ends can’t be proposed at this stage due to intellectual property rights, the European Commission sai... (more story)

UK invests £10m in quantum tech coordination board

June 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A new coordination board will oversee compliance of UK quantum developers’ products with internationally recognized standards, according to an announcement published on Tuesday. Backed by a £10 m... (more story)

EU states may impose age checks on foreign-based porn sites on case-by-case basis (update*)

June 16, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

The EU Court of Justice has ruled that porn websites established in other EU member states may be required to comply with national age-verification requirements — provided those obligations are imposed through... (more story)