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Two Years Of FDI Screening In Belgium: What's New?

The Federal Public Service of Economy ("Federale Overheidsdienst Economie" / "Service public fédéral Economie") has published its second annual report on the Belgian Foreign Direct Investment...

Belgium Government

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Simont Braun

EU Court Clarifies Limitations On Modifications To Ongoing Concessions

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently addressed key legal questions in the joint cases Anib and Play Game (C-728/22), concerning Italian legislation extending...

Belgium Government

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Loyens & Loeff

100 Deals, Zero Rejections: What Belgium's FDI Report For 2024-2025 Reveals

The Belgian Interfederal Screening Commission (ISC) has released its Annual Report on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Screening 2024–2025, providing valuable insights into how the country...

Belgium Government

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Altius

The Belgian FDI Screening Mechanism Blows Out Its Second Birthday Candle

As Belgium's foreign direct investment (FDI) screening mechanism enters its third year, the Federal Public Service (FPS) Economy has published its second annual report...

Belgium Government

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Loyens & Loeff

The Future Of Defence Procurement: Analysing The Proposed Amendments To European Directive 2009/81/EC

European Union Government

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Altius

Procurement Of Medical Devices: New Measures Between The EU And China

Belgium Government

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Altius

European Court Of Justice Strengthens Requirement For Contractual Clarity In Public Procurement

European Union Government

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Loyens & Loeff

Towards A Smarter EU Foreign Investment Screening Mechanism

Belgium Government

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Loyens & Loeff

New European Anti-Money Laundering Authority Will Have Broad Normative Powers

European Union Government

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Jones Day

The European Commission's Clean Industrial Deal: Reconciling Competitiveness And Decarbonization

European Union Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Competitive Tendering Obligations Beyond Public Procurement Contracts

European Union Government

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Loyens & Loeff

European Commission Proposes New PPP Labelling Requirements

Belgium Government

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Altius

Human Rights Obligations Of Companies: International Regulation And Shifts In Focus

Belgium Government

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Stibbe

Updates On Foreign Direct Investments: The European Commission Publishes Its Fourth Annual Report On The Screening Of Foreign Direct Investments In The European Union And Plans To Revise The EU FDI Screening Regulation

European Union Government

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K&L Gates LLP

PEPPOL To Become Compulsory & The Use Of AI: New Points Of Law To Consider

Belgium Technology

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Monard Law

Important Changes In Sales Law: What You Need To Know

Belgium Commercial

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Monard Law

New Rules For European Works Councils Have Been Adopted

European Union Employment

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Ius Laboris

Evolving Case Law On Online Copyright Infringement

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Liedekerke

The EU's Defense Readiness Roadmap And Omnibus: What Are The Competition Law Implications?

Belgium Anti-trust

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Crowell & Moring LLP

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Two Years Of FDI Screening In Belgium: What's New?

The Federal Public Service of Economy ("Federale Overheidsdienst Economie" / "Service public fédéral Economie") has published its second annual report on the Belgian Foreign Direct Investment...

Belgium Government

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Simont Braun

Brussels Regulatory Brief: September/October 2025

On 12 September 2025, the European Commission (Commission) accepted legally binding commitments offered by a tech company to address concerns related to a possible abuse of dominant position...

European Union Anti-trust

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K&L Gates LLP

100 Deals, Zero Rejections: What Belgium's FDI Report For 2024-2025 Reveals

The Belgian Interfederal Screening Commission (ISC) has released its Annual Report on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Screening 2024–2025, providing valuable insights into how the country...

Belgium Government

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Altius

The Belgian FDI Screening Mechanism Blows Out Its Second Birthday Candle

Belgium Government

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Loyens & Loeff

Towards A Smarter EU Foreign Investment Screening Mechanism

Belgium Government

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Loyens & Loeff

Brussels Regulatory Brief: November 2024

European Union Anti-trust

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K&L Gates LLP

Updates On Foreign Direct Investments: The European Commission Publishes Its Fourth Annual Report On The Screening Of Foreign Direct Investments In The European Union And Plans To Revise The EU FDI Screening Regulation

European Union Government

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K&L Gates LLP

The Belgian FDI Screening Mechanism Marks Its First Year

Belgium Government

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Loyens & Loeff

New Guidelines For The Belgian Rules On Foreign Direct Investment

Belgium Government

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Altius

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Constitutional & Administrative Law

Municipalities And Provinces No Longer Authorised To Make Decisions Regarding Their Own Projects That Require An Environmental Impact Assessment Screening

The Constitutional Court has now annulled that regulation in its judgment of 18 September 2025 (no. 122/2025).

Belgium Environment

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Monard Law

Towards A Smarter EU Foreign Investment Screening Mechanism

The EU's foreign direct investment (FDI) screening rules aim to enable the Union to identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks to security or public order...

Belgium Government

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Loyens & Loeff

Important Reform Social Criminal Code: Bill Adopted

On May 8th, 2024, the House of Representatives approved the Bill amending the Social Criminal Code and various labour law provisions.

Belgium Criminal

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Lydian

Elections sociales 2024 - Formalités à respecter après le jour Y

Belgium Government

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Claeys & Engels

Retour Sur Les Décret Et Ordonnance Conjoints Relatifs À La Transition Numérique En Région De Bruxelles-Capitale

Belgium Government

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Xirius

Reform Of The Social Penal Code Takes Shape

European Union Criminal

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Van Olmen & Wynant

En Belgique, Il N'y A Pas De Citoyens De Second Ordre

Belgium Government

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Xirius

Het stikstofdecreet is goedgekeurd in het Vlaams Parlement ondanks de bezwaren van de Raad van State

Belgium Government

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Xirius

La Répartition Des Compétences Fait-elle Obstacle À L'incrimination De L'écocide Par Le Législateur Fédéral ?

Belgium Government

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Xirius

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Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

PEPPOL To Become Compulsory & The Use Of AI: New Points Of Law To Consider

We always set out to inform you about new initiatives with which Belgium's lawmakers are once more taking major steps forward regarding the digitalisation of the business sector and public sector.

Belgium Technology

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Monard Law

PEPPOL-Verplichting & AI-Gebruik: Nieuwe Juridische Aandachtspunten

Graag informeren we u over nieuwe initiatieven waarmee de Belgische wetgever opnieuw belangrijke stappen zet in de digitalisering van het bedrijfsleven én de publieke sector.

Belgium Technology

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Monard Law

EU Court Clarifies Limitations On Modifications To Ongoing Concessions

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently addressed key legal questions in the joint cases Anib and Play Game (C-728/22), concerning Italian legislation extending...

Belgium Government

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Loyens & Loeff

Remedies Under The Pay Transparency Directive

European Union Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

The New EU "Pharma Package": Interplay With The Critical Medicines Act And Other Shortage Initiatives

European Union Healthcare

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

The Future Of Defence Procurement: Analysing The Proposed Amendments To European Directive 2009/81/EC

European Union Government

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Altius

Procurement Of Medical Devices: New Measures Between The EU And China

Belgium Government

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Altius

European Court Of Justice Strengthens Requirement For Contractual Clarity In Public Procurement

European Union Government

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Loyens & Loeff

Regulatory Pulse Pharma And Medical Devices Newsletter: Issue #3

European Union Healthcare

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Steptoe LLP

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Human Rights

Human Rights Obligations Of Companies: International Regulation And Shifts In Focus

In recent decades, the relationship between businesses and human rights has shifted significantly, emphasizing shared responsibilities between states and businesses.

Belgium Government

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Stibbe

European Commission Issues Guidelines For Cyber-Surveillance Exporters

The European Commission on October 16 released a Recommendation on guidelines to help exporters comply with Article 5 of Regulation 2021/821 setting up a Union regime for the control of exports...

European Union International

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Cassidy Levy Kent

Nieuwe CS3D-richtlijn Voor Grote Ondernemingen

Milieu en mensenrechten zijn belangrijker dan ooit. Dit is bevestigd door de Europese Unie, die (zeer) grote ondernemingen in het middelpunt heeft geplaatst van de strijd voor duurzaamheid die al enkele jaren wordt gevoerd...

Belgium Commercial

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Claeys & Engels

Nouvelle Directive CS3D Pour Les Grandes Entreprises

Belgium Commercial

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Claeys & Engels

Navigating Compliance: Preparing For The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

European Union Commercial

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Crowell & Moring LLP

EU Takes Important Step On Supply Chain Due Diligence

European Union International

IL

Ius Laboris

Did You Know That IP Rights Are Recognized As Human Rights?

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Gevers

Prohibiting Trade In Forced Labour Goods In The EU

European Union Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Sustainable Due Diligence Requirements: A New EU Proposal

European Union Commercial

IL

Ius Laboris

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Latest Videos

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Maltese Easter Traditions

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Attard Baldacchino

FDI And National Security Reviews (Video)

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Competition And Regulated Markets - What's Another Year 2024 (Video)

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Arthur Cox

Explainer Video: The Impact Of Foreign Direct Investment Screening (Video)

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Loyens & Loeff

How To Conduct An Internal AML/CFT Audit (Video)

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