G7 finance ministers have agreed to exclude US MNEs from certain aspects of the Pillar 2 global minimum tax rules. Read more.
TaxESMA proposes wide ranging changes to the UCITS landscape as part of its technical advice on the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive review. Read more.
Asset Management & Investment FundsThe Unshell Directive, as initially proposed, is not moving forward, with the Council opting to address its objectives through existing legislative instruments and a broader simplification agenda. Read more.
TaxThe Capital Requirements Directive, as recently amended, introduces new obligations for the management bodies of EU credit institutions. They must now develop and oversee detailed plans to address financial risks linked to ESG factors.
ESG & SustainabilityThe European Commission is currently revisiting its guidelines on merger control. This reflects changes in the nature of European markets and a shift in European Union policy around specific areas such as digitalisation, market power, and sustainability.
ESG & SustainabilityThe countdown is on to the commencement of the European Union Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EU) 2023/1115 (the Regulation). The Regulation will apply to large and medium-sized undertakings across the EU from 30 December 2025, and to micro and small entities from 30 June 2026.
ESG & SustainabilityOn 28 May 2025, new regulations were published to implement the EU’s Gender Balance on Boards Directive. These rules introduce gender quotas to improve board diversity in listed companies.
ESG & SustainabilityThe EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) became operational today, 1 July 2025. It was established in 2024 under the European Commission’s anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) package.
Financial Regulation AdvisoryOn 24 June 2025, Ireland's National Cyber Security Centre published a set of proposed Risk Management Measures and launched Cyber Fundamentals, a framework designed to assist organisations to comply with the EU’s Directive (EU) 2022/2555.
TechnologyIrish local authorities are due to have made all of their decisions on this year’s Residential Zoned Land Tax maps by 1 July.
Environmental & PlanningOn 14 February 2025, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) issued a significant decision in Paul Lingard v Randridge International Ltd (In Examinership) concerning the employment status of a construction / civil works manager and his entitlement to unpaid wages under the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 (the Act).
EmploymentThe European Commission has formally approved proposals to sign and conclude an EU-UK Competition Cooperation Agreement.
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