European Union: Industry Updates & Analysis

Die neue EU-Verpackungsverordnung (PPWR) ist seit dem 12. August 2026 geltendes Recht und betrifft alle Unternehmen, die mit Verpackungen oder verpackten Produkten arbeiten. Während viele Verantwortliche im Sommerurlaub waren, veröffentlichte die Europäische Kommission eine Woche vor Anwendungsbeginn praxisrelevante FAQ, die neue Anforderungen an Konformitätserklärungen, Lieferantenmanagement und Dokumentationspflichten mit sich bringen. Unternehmen stehen nun vor der Herausforderun

Germany is positioning itself to become Europe's dominant military power through an extensive defense modernization program that will run through 2039. With defense spending more than doubling since 2020 and investments spanning space, AI, drones, and long-range capabilities, Berlin's military ascendance creates both opportunities and tensions with traditional European defense leaders like France and Poland.

In this final episode of the 2026 World Retail Podcast series on Unlocking volume growth, Niamh Stone and Markus Schmid from AlixPartners interview Torsten Toeller, founder of Fressnapf, Europe's leading pet retail brand.

In this episode, Lea Carina Uhd Frederiksen, a journalist who founded Fantombryg, discusses her unconventional path into the beverage industry with our host, Hanane Fathi Roswall.

Finance leaders across Europe are now focused on controlling costs. Cost-cutting is back on every CFO agenda, but many organisations are doing it in ways that quietly weaken their ability to grow.

BUREN's Spain/LatAm Practice team delivers the seventeenth edition of their quarterly newsletter, providing essential updates on business developments and tax guidance for clients operating across Spain and Latin America. This edition offers insights tailored to the unique legal landscape and cultural practices of these regions.

Circularity is emerging as more than just a sustainability initiative—it's a strategic lever for building resilience, optimizing costs, and staying ahead of regulatory changes. This whitepaper from AlixPartners explores how circular value chains enable companies to move beyond traditional linear models and unlock concrete business value, while addressing critical implementation challenges including operational complexity, upfront investments, ecosystem coordination, and customer adoption.

Τα ετήσια στοιχεία Εθνικών Λογαριασμών σε τρέχουσες τιμές, για το έτος 2025, έχουν επικαιροποιηθεί λόγω αλλαγών στα Δημόσια Οικονομικά και στα στοιχεία του Ισοζυγίου Πληρωμών. Οι αλλαγές στα στοιχεία σ&#

It has certainly been an eventful start to the year from a financial perspective – it’s never dull for long, that’s for sure, in economics and in financial planning.