Europe: Government, Public Sector

Lithuania’s Financial Crimes Investigation Service has issued a summary of its work for 2025, as well as a more detailed report (see pages 45-46) that includes the following...

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The EU's comprehensive Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing package introduces four legislative texts that harmonise and strengthen AML-CTF rules across member states...

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The Dutch government has prohibited a US IT company from acquiring Solvinity, the operator behind DigiD, the Netherlands' digital identity verification system. This decision raises important questions about how national security concerns intersect with foreign investment in critical telecommunications infrastructure and what legal mechanisms exist to protect public interests in the digital age.

The European Commission has proposed a new regulation to establish an EU-wide selection procedure for allocating licenses in the 2 GHz mobile satellite services band, with one-third reserved for governmental and defense use and two-thirds for commercial applications. The proposal aims to promote direct-to-device services and technological sovereignty once current authorizations expire in May 2027.

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The Spanish Supreme Court has annulled the Single Rental Registry procedure established by Royal Decree 1312/2024, ruling that it infringes upon regional competences in housing and tourism matters.

Söz konusu “süre” Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası’nın İhracat Genelgesi’nde açık şekilde belirlenmiştir. Genel kural olarak, fiili ihraç tarihinden itibaren ihracat bedelinin yurda getirilme süresi 180 günü geçemez; 180 gün azami süre olup, esas olan ithalatçının ödemesini müteakip bedelin doğrudan ve gecikmeksizin yurda getirilmesidir. İhracat sözleşmelerinde tahsil için fiili ihraç tarihinden itibaren 180 günden fazla vade öngörülmesi halinde ise, bedelin yurda getirilme süresi vade bitiminden itibaren 90 günü geçemeyecektir.

Turkish law has long required married women to take their husband's surname, but recent Constitutional Court rulings and individual applications have significantly transformed this practice.

Italy's Council of Ministers has approved a legislative decree establishing the Equality Authority, an independent body set to begin operations on January 1, 2027. This comprehensive reform consolidates the country's fragmented...

Cross-border parental responsibility disputes raise complex questions of jurisdiction, particularly where children have become settled in another country. The Cyprus Court of Appeal recently examined whether Cypriot courts had jurisdiction over four children who had relocated to Germany, where they were living, attending school, and integrating socially.