Belgium: International Trade & Investment

The European Union's new CRD VI directive fundamentally reshapes how US banks can conduct corporate lending across EU Member States, introducing mandatory branch licensing requirements that eliminate...

The European Commission's proposal to revise the EU Emission Trading System introduces a significant new element: the potential purchase of up to 260 million international carbon credits. This development, alongside parallel provisions in the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, signals a cautious but meaningful shift in how the EU approaches international carbon credits. Understanding these distinct treatment mechanisms has critical implications for ETS-covered operators, EU importers, and international tra

The European Union has unveiled its most comprehensive sanctions package against Russia to date, targeting 216 individuals and entities across energy, financial services, and cryptocurrency sectors. With unprecedented measures including shadow fleet vessel restrictions, crypto-asset service provider bans, and enhanced legal protections for EU operators, this 21st package represents a significant escalation in economic pressure designed to disrupt Russia's war economy and close circumvention channels through

On 21 August 2025, the European Union and the United States published a Joint Statement (JS) "on a United States-European framework on an agreement on reciprocal...

The deal reached between Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and US president Trump in Turnberry, Scotland on 27 July 2025 has been published by the European Commission in a Joint Statement of 21 August 2025.

As trade tensions resurface, use of the tool to protect EU interests could have a big impact on multinational businesses

Although Belgium is a relatively small country, it maintains the sixth position in the ranking of European countries for foreign direct investments (FDI) (2022).

Since the TBUs do not necessarily coincide with the legal entities or branches within the company (which is also true for the WC and CPPW), employers can - to a certain extent - influence what is considered one TBU.

On 1 March 2023, the EU's General Court delivered its judgment in Case T‑540/20, Jushi Egypt for Fiberglass Industry v Commission, ruling that the EU's anti-subsidy Regulation...