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2026 AML/CFT Consultations - Unpacking AMLA's New Draft RTS: Key Takeaways For The Financial And Non‑Financial Sectors

After the European Banking Authority (EBA) handed over its anti-money laundering functions to the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) on 31 December 2025...

Germany Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Germany To Consolidate FDI Screening Rules: New Draft Investment Screening Act Expected By Mid-2026

On January 28, 2026, the German government announced its intention to present a draft of a consolidated Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Screening Act (Draft FDI Act) by mid-2026.

Germany Government

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A&O Shearman

Bundestag beschließt BwPBBG: Beschleunigte Planung und Beschaffung für die Bundeswehr

Der Bundestag hat am 15. Januar 2026 das BwPBBG beschlossen. Der vom Bundestag angenommene Entwurf entspricht bis auf wenige Anpassungen dem Referentenentwurf.

Germany Government

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Oppenhoff

Navigating The Future Of AML/CFT – Update Of EBA'S Draft RTS

On 30 October 2025, the European Banking Authority (EBA) responded to the European Commission's Call for Advice, addressing key elements of the EU's evolving Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing...

European Union Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Rearming German Industry: Restructuring In Times Of War

Germany Government

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Ius Laboris

The EU Space Act – Europe's Law For Space

European Union Government

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Carve-Outs In The Aerospace & Defence Sector (Part III)

Germany Government

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Accelerated Bundeswehr Procurement 2.0

Germany Government

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

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

Germany Government

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

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

Germany Government

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

New Market, New Opportunities: What Companies Should Consider When Entering The Defence Sector

Germany Government

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

"Rapid Increase In Capabilities": Cabinet Decides On Draft Law For Accelerated Bundeswehr Procurement

Germany Government

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Oppenhoff

„Rascher Fähigkeitenzuwachs": Kabinett entscheidet über Gesetzesentwurf für beschleunigte Bundeswehrvergaben

Germany Government

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Oppenhoff

Navigating German FDI Rules

Germany Government

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A&O Shearman

New Approval And Notification Requirements For Transactions By CRR Credit Institutions And (Mixed) Financial Holding Companies

Germany Commercial

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Mayer Brown

BaFin Publishes Its 2026 Risks In Focus

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

German Federal Court Of Justice Sets The Bar: New Evidence Standards When Limiting EU Freedoms In Civil Cases

Germany Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Are Company Directors Liable For Patent Infringements? (2025) (Video)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Labor Law Elements In The Coalition Agreement

Germany Employment

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McDermott Will & Schulte

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Inward/ Foreign Investment

Germany To Consolidate FDI Screening Rules: New Draft Investment Screening Act Expected By Mid-2026

On January 28, 2026, the German government announced its intention to present a draft of a consolidated Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Screening Act (Draft FDI Act) by mid-2026.

Germany Government

AO

A&O Shearman

Doing Transatlantic M&A: Differences And Best Practices

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) – particularly between Europe and the United States – play a central role in the global economy. Together, the regions account for approximately one third of global GDP...

Worldwide Commercial

GGI Global Alliance

Carve-Outs In The Aerospace & Defence Sector (Part III)

In view of the large number of stumbling blocks and special issues in A&D carve-outs, which we have already dealt with in Part I (regulatory hurdles) and Part II (structuring of the transaction and operative unbundling), careful preparation is the key to success

Germany Government

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

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

Germany Government

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Navigating German FDI Rules

Germany Government

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A&O Shearman

2024: Doing Business In Germany

Germany Government

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World Law Group

Potential Of The Energy Transition For Investors In Germany – Noerr Insight No 8: Reappraisal After Coalition Collapses

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Noerr

The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone: A Game Changer For Both Countries

Germany Commercial

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Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

BUREN | German Desk Newsletter | March 2024

Germany Commercial

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Buren

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Constitutional & Administrative Law

Frankfurt Administrative Court: BaFin's Obligation To Repay Bank Levies For 2011–2014

On September 16, 2025, the Administrative Court of Frankfurt am Main (Ref. 7 K 3685/24.F; 7 K 3686/24.F; 7 K 3705/24.F) that the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority...

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

EU: Revision Of European Works Councils Directive Nears Final Approval

On 28 May 2025, the European Parliament, Council and Commission reached a political agreement on the long-anticipated revision of Directive 2009/38/EC (the Current Directive) on European Works Councils (EWCs).

European Union Employment

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A&O Shearman

The New German Government's Agenda On Compliance

On May 5, 2025, the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU) entered into a coalition agreement (Coalition Agreement) with the Social Democratic Party of Germany...

Germany Government

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WilmerHale

The 2024 US Election: Key Expectations For Companies In The USA

Germany Government

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Littler

No Ban On Seizing Documents From Internal Investigations

Germany Government

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Noerr

German Federal Government Breaks-up – New Elections Ahead

Germany Government

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A&O Shearman

Germany Tightens Federal Lobbying Act: Overview And Evaluation Of Upcoming Changes Based On Two Years Experience

Germany Government

AO

A&O Shearman

Decision Day: Grid Fee Exemption In Customer Systems And Energy Price Brake Put To The Test

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Projections And Future Perspectives Of TCTF And IRA In A Political Context

Worldwide Government

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PwC Legal Germany

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Terrorism, Homeland Security & Defence

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

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Ius Laboris

The EU Space Act – Europe's Law For Space

"The 21st century will be the century of space." With these words, Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space, presented the draft for an EU Space Act on 25 June 2025.

European Union Government

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

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

On 27 June 2025, the EU's new Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Central Bank (ECB)...

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

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

Germany Government

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

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

Germany Government

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

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

Germany Government

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Noerr

Investing In The Defence Industry – Challenges And Opportunities In A Highly Regulated Sector

Germany Government

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Noerr

Viel Wille, wenig Wucht: Verteidigungspolitik im Koalitionsvertrag bleibt vage

Germany Government

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Oppenhoff

EU Anti Money Laundering Authority – FAQs Outline Its Role In Relation To Sanctions Implementation

European Union Government

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Michael Kyprianou Law Firm

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Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

EU Commission Publishes Final Guidelines On The Application Of EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR)

On 9 January 2026, the European Commission published its final guidelines (the ‘Guidelines') on the application of certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies...

Germany Anti-trust

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PwC Legal Germany

Bundestag beschließt BwPBBG: Beschleunigte Planung und Beschaffung für die Bundeswehr

Der Bundestag hat am 15. Januar 2026 das BwPBBG beschlossen. Der vom Bundestag angenommene Entwurf entspricht bis auf wenige Anpassungen dem Referentenentwurf.

Germany Government

OP

Oppenhoff

Raids And Five Arrested As Part Of Alleged Russian Procurement Network

Germany's Federal Prosecutor's Office has issued a press release detailing that the German authorities this morning have arrested 5 individuals as part of raids on premises in Lübeck, Frankfurt am Main, and Nuremberg.

Germany International

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Duane Morris LLP

Distribution System Operators In Germany: Investment And Financing Structures

Germany Finance

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A&O Shearman

EU Pay Transparency Countdown In Germany

Germany Employment

AO

A&O Shearman

Rearming German Industry: Restructuring In Times Of War

Germany Government

IL

Ius Laboris

Accelerated Bundeswehr Procurement 2.0

Germany Government

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

New Market, New Opportunities: What Companies Should Consider When Entering The Defence Sector

Germany Government

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

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

Germany Government

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

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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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WH Partners

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