On 18 March 2026, the European Commission presented its proposal for "EU Inc". This proposal is part of the Commission's drive to improve the EU's competitiveness, avoid losing ground to the U.S., China and other markets and to make it easier for companies to scale up faster in Europe.

The Omnibus 1 Directive (EU) 2026/470 (Omnibus 1 Directive) was published in the Official Journal on 26 February 2026.

A series of EU consumer law developments are being proposed to protect consumers among these are consumer rights under the Digital Fairness Act (DFA).

A series of EU consumer law developments are being proposed to shape consumer digital contracts in 2026 included among these are online withdrawal rights for consumers.

The High Court’s decision in Globoforce Group Plc, trading as Workhuman v Luxembourg Investment Company 276 SARL & Others [2026] IEHC 397 clarifies the Irish law position with regard to the so-called ‘shareholder rule’, confirming that a company may assert legal advice privilege against its own shareholders.

Two significant European laws have recently come into force which have a significant impact on how bidders from outside the EU, or subsidised by third countries, participate in public procurement processes within the EU.

On 22 November 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its decision in WM and Sovim SA v Luxembourg Business Registers (joined Cases C‑37/20 and C‑601/20) (Decision), which affects European Union Member States' national beneficial ownership registers.

Two EU legislative acts relating to digital operational resilience in the financial industry were recently published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This article explains Ireland's experience with requests for judicial cooperation from the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO).