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Security Action For Europe (SAFE) Update—financial Assistance Tentative Allocation

On September 9, 2025 the European Commission (EC) adopted the tentative allocation of the EUR150 billion in long-term, competitively priced loans under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) Regulation.

European Union Government

AO

A&O Shearman

Navigating Luxembourg's Enhanced AML Framework For Funds

Luxembourg's investment funds sector is adapting to new enhancements to the anti-money laundering ("AML") and counter-terrorist financing...

Luxembourg Government

MG

Maples Group

Regulatory Insights - August 2025

Notification & passporting: Funds must submit core documents—such as the prospectus, KIID, and reports—to host NCAs before marketing; some jurisdictions allow marketing once an acknowledgment is received

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KPMG in Cyprus

Rearming German Industry: Restructuring In Times Of War

Businesses in Germany are currently facing unprecedented challenges. Growing concerns regarding de-industrialisation, evidenced by the daily announcements of job cuts...

Germany Government

IL

Ius Laboris

Нове Правове Регулювання У Сфері Вибухових Речовин І Боєприпасів В Україні

Czech Republic Government

K

Kinstellar

Public–private Partnership Reform In Ukraine

Czech Republic Government

K

Kinstellar

New Legal Framework For Explosives And Ammunition In Ukraine

Czech Republic Government

K

Kinstellar

The EU Space Act – Europe's Law For Space

European Union Government

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) Screening And Approval Requirement Coming To Cyprus

Cyprus Government

CD

Chrysses Demetriades & Co

Defense Readiness Omnibus: A Defesa Como Motor De Reindustrialização

Portugal Government

GG

Gama Glória

A Strategic Hub For Defense Investment Funds In The EU

Luxembourg Finance

B

BSP

GG Thinks: Defense Is A Driver For Reindustrialization

Portugal Government

GG

Gama Glória

Anti Money Laundering Comparative Guide

Luxembourg Government

LL

Loyens & Loeff

AMLA Signs MoUs With ECB-SSM And ESAs On Cooperation And Information Exchange In The Performance Of Their Respective Tasks

Germany Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

EU CryptoReg Roundup: August 2025

European Union Technology

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Walkers

An Update On The German LkSG For US-based Multinationals – Draft Amendments And A New Round Of Compliance Inquiries

Germany Commercial

RG

Ropes & Gray LLP

Charting The Course: Sustainability In Fund Finance Through LMA's Guidelines

Finland Finance

D

Dottir

Paris Court Of Appeal Clarifies Corporate Duty Of Vigilance In Landmark La Poste Case

France Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Ireland Moves To Enhance Its AIF Regime In Anticipation Of AIFMD 2.0

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

The Companies Act (Register Of Beneficial Owners) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025

On 9th July 2025, the Companies Act (Register of Beneficial Owners) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 (the "Regulations") were published in the Government Gazette as Legal Notice 127 of 2025.

Malta Commercial

GA

Ganado Advocates

Carve-outs In The Aerospace & Defence Sector (Part I)

Carve-outs - meaning the spin-off and possible sale of a part of a company - are becoming increasingly important in the aerospace and defence (A&D) sector.

Germany Government

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Carve-outs In The Aerospace & Defence Sector (Part II)

In addition to the regulatory framework, which we already analysed in Part I of our specialist article, the structuring and operational implementation of a carve-out in the A&D sector is highly complex.

Germany Government

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

The New Framework For Cyprus Direct Foreign Investment

Cyprus is getting one step closer to the establishment of a national mechanism for the screening of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

Cyprus Government

MK

Michael Kyprianou Law Firm

The Expanding Reach Of Italy's FDI Regime

Italy Government

AO

A&O Shearman

The EU Defence Readiness Omnibus New Investment Pathways For Private Capital

European Union Commercial

AO

A&O Shearman

Defence Sector Investments And Acquisitions – Key Facts About The Finnish FDI Regulation

Finland Government

CS

Castren & Snellman Attorneys

Expansion Of The Finnish FDI Screening Regime Expected

Finland Government

HS

Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd

Defence Readiness Omnibus – EUR 800 Billion To Be Spent On Defence In The Next Four Years

European Union Government

K

Kinstellar

Social Security Financing Bill For 2025

France Government

D

Dechert

AML Compliance In Malta

Malta Government

BD

BDO Malta

FIAU Publishes 2024 Annual Report: Focus Areas For Subject Persons

Malta Government

BD

BDO Malta

Denmark Introduces CER Act To Strengthen Resilience Of Critical Entities

P

Plesner

Investitionen in die Verteidigungsindustrie – Herausforderungen und Chancen in einem hochregulierten Bereich

Germany Government

N

Noerr

AML Compliance In Malta

Money laundering is the process whereby the proceeds of illegal activity are changed into seemingly legitimate funds. Sums of money are passed through various structures such as company structures, businesses, banks, and various other means, to obscure its origin.

Malta Government

BD

BDO Malta

FIAU Publishes 2024 Annual Report: Focus Areas For Subject Persons

The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) has released its 2024 Annual Report, setting out developments that directly impact subject persons operating under Malta's AML and CFT framework.

Malta Government

BD

BDO Malta

Denmark Introduces CER Act To Strengthen Resilience Of Critical Entities

On 1 July 2025, Denmark's Act on the Resilience of Critical Entities (the "CER Act") enters into force. The Act transposes the CER Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2557) and introduces...

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Plesner

Investitionen in die Verteidigungsindustrie – Herausforderungen und Chancen in einem hochregulierten Bereich

Aus heutiger Sicht der europäischen Rüstungsindustrie zeigen sich neue Chancen: Die geopolitische Neufokussierung...

Germany Government

N

Noerr

New AML Directive From The Central Bank Of Cyprus

Cyprus Government

I. Frangos & Associates LLC

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

The European Union ("EU") Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") package adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on May 31, 2024, represents a major shift in the fight against money laundering...

European Union Government

JD

Jones Day

Implementation Of NIS2 Into Maltese Law

On 8 April 2025, the Maltese Government published Legal Notice 71 of 2025, entitled "Measures for a High Common Level of Cybersecurity Across the European Union (Malta) Order, 2025" (Order)...

Malta Government

GA

GVZH Advocates

French Attorney-client Privilege: Threats On The Horizon?

On March 11, the Criminal Chamber of the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) handed down four rulings that drastically narrow the scope of French legal privilege.

France Litigation

AO

A&O Shearman

Navigating The New EU AML Regulation: Key Changes And Implications For Compliance

This article is based on the AML Regulation Factsheet by Accountancy Europe, which outlines the latest changes introduced by the European Union's Anti-Money Laundering (AML) reform.

Cyprus Government

MK

Michael Kyprianou Law Firm

AED Expands AML/CFT Reporting Obligations For Unregulated AIFs

Luxembourg Government

MG

Maples Group

Viel Wille, wenig Wucht: Verteidigungspolitik im Koalitionsvertrag bleibt vage

Germany Government

OP

Oppenhoff

Critical Infrastructure Resilience: Implementation Of The Directive In Portugal

Portugal Technology

P

PLMJ

Landmark Ruling In AML/CFT: Criminal Proceedings Declared Inadmissible Following CSSF Sanction

Luxembourg Government

AM

Arendt & Medernach

Person Arrested On Suspicion Of Terrorist Sanctions Breaches

Netherlands International

DM

Duane Morris LLP

Wetsvoorstel ‘Wet transparantie en tegengaan ondermijning door maatschappelijke organisaties' is aangenomen door Tweede Kamer

Netherlands Government

LL

Loyens & Loeff

Industrial Cooperation (Offsets) Requirements Under Danish Defence Equipment Tenders And Acquisitions

Denmark Government

P

Plesner

Global Terrorism Index 2025 – Key Global Trends And Patterns In Terrorism

Worldwide Government

MK

Michael Kyprianou Law Firm

AML-CTF Package: Gear Up Now! (Video)

Luxembourg Government

CL

CMS Luxembourg

The New Money Laundering Package - What You Need To Know

Denmark Government

CA

Clemens Advokatfirma

New European Anti-Money Laundering Regulation

Greece Government

KG

Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm

Wzmożone Środki Bezpieczeństwa Finansowego – Podwyższone Ryzyko Przy AML

Poland Government

KHG Hupajlo Grzegorczyk & Partners

Key Modifications To Luxembourg RBE And RCS Laws

Luxembourg Government

AM

Arendt & Medernach

Rządowa Agencja Rezerw Strategicznych

Poland Government

PK

Prokurent

Hosting Service Providers & Their Duties Regarding The Spread Of Terrorist Content Online

European Union Government

EN

Elias Neocleous & Co LLC

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FDI And National Security Reviews (Video)

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright

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

AC

Arthur Cox

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