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EU CryptoReg Roundup: June 2025

Welcome to our EU crypto update - a roundup of key Irish and EU legislative and regulatory developments shaping the crypto-assets sector.

European Union Technology

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Greece Adopts Its First Foreign Investment Screening Mechanism

A new Greek foreign investment law has established a mandatory, suspensory regime.

Greece Government

A&O Shearman

Further Progress Towards A Revised EU FDI Regulation As The European Council Sets Out Its Position

In last month's Antitrust in focus, we reported that the European Parliament had reached its negotiating position on revisions to the EU Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Regulation.

European Union Government

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Extreme Weather At Work: What's In The Forecast For Employers In Northern Ireland?

Ireland Employment

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From Principles To Practice: ESMA's Approach To Third-Party Risk Supervision

Ireland Finance

Arthur Cox

Europe: ESMA Issues Technical Advice To The Commission For Its Review Of The UCITS Eligible Assets Directive (EAD)

Ireland Technology

K&L Gates LLP

Firm But Fair: DPC Publishes 2024 Annual Report

Ireland Privacy

William Fry

Financial Services Regulator Fines Bank €600,000 For Sanctions Compliance Failings

France International

Duane Morris LLP

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Ireland Finance

Arthur Cox

G1/24 : la description d'un brevet doit être consultée pour interpréter les revendications… and so what ?

France IP

Regimbeau

Buying Property In Cyprus: What You Need To Know Before You Commit

Cyprus Real Estate

Phoebus, Christos Clerides & Associates LLC (Clerides Legal)

European Commission Consultation Shapes High-risk AI Classification For Life Sciences In The EU

European Union Healthcare

Osborne Clarke

EU Guidance Details How Technical And Clinical Standards Converge For AI In Medtech

European Union Healthcare

Osborne Clarke

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CSRD: Irish Government Announces Support For Omnibus As Stop-the-clock Is Approved By The European Parliament

There has been a number of significant recent updates related to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ("CSRD").

Ireland Commercial

Matheson

Cyprus Launches One-Stop Business Support Centre, For Large Investments

Cyprus has officially launched its Business Support Centre, a dedicated one-stop shop designed to support both Cypriot and foreign investors in establishing and expanding their operations on the island.

Cyprus Commercial

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European Commission Proposes Further Prohibitions Of Territorial Restrictions On Branded Products

European Union Anti-trust

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Malta Immigration

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The Trouble With Trading App Outages

Germany Finance

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Meta Platforms Ireland v Data Protection Commission – Importance Of Expediency In Challenges To Decisions Of Public Bodies

McCann Fitzgerald

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Cyprus Technology

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"Investment" And "Establishing A Newco" In Hungary

Hungary Tax

Miran Legal

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Germany IP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Looking Ahead: Irish Developments - Horizon Scanner: Finance, May 2025

Ireland Finance

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Germany Energy

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Hungary Tax

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Belgium Employment

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A Practical Guide On Debt Financing For A Luxembourg Holding Company: 10 Tax Situations To Monitor

Chevalier & Sciales

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Cyprus And The Schengen Area: What To Expect

Cyprus is on track to join the Schengen Area by 2026, with President Nikos Christodoulides confirming the country will be technically prepared by the end of this year.

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European Citizenship By Investment

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European Union Immigration

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Moving To Malta From The USA

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Malta Immigration

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Malta Immigration

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Cyprus Golden Visa: The Smart Way To Live, Invest & Thrive In Europe

Cyprus Visa Requirements (Video)

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The Digital Nomad Visa

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This article discusses a landmark case in which Neil and Donna Sands from Northern Ireland successfully sued the gossip website Tattle Life for defamation and harassment, winning £300,000 in damages.

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The Supreme Court Of Ireland Provides Welcome Clarification On Dismissing Proceedings For Delay

In its recent judgment in Brendan Kirwan -v- Marguerite Connors trading under the style of MJ O'Connor Solicitors & Ors, the Supreme Court of Ireland has clarified the law surrounding applications to dismiss proceedings for want of prosecution/delay.

Addleshaw Goddard

Court Of Appeal, June 26, 2025, Order Concerning Security Of Costs And Disposal Of An Action That Has Become Devoid Of Purpose

If an action becomes devoid of purpose because a party withdraws its main requests—having knowingly taken the risk that the urgent interest in those requests might lapse before a final decision...

Germany Litigation

Bardehle Pagenberg

Germany's Highest Court Upholds Validity Of Arbitration Agreement Which Excludes German T&C Law

Germany Litigation

Mayer Brown

Third Party Funding Considered By The Irish Supreme Court

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Malta Litigation

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French Class Action Reform: Key Changes Introduced By The Law Of April 30, 2025

France Litigation

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