In new guidance published on 22 January 2026, the Competition and Markets Authority set out detailed expectations for how consumer protection law applies to green claims across complex supply chains. The overall message is that environmental claims must be accurate, verifiable, and clear to consumers and responsibility does not stop at the point where a claim was first made.
The European Commission has opened two formal proceedings aimed at clarifying how Google must meet its obligations under the Digital Markets Act, sharpening the focus on how the company runs Android and Google Search at a moment when AI is rapidly reshaping both.
Sweden’s privacy regulator has fined Sportadmin roughly $560,000 (SEK 6 million) after concluding that the company failed to implement adequate IT security measures ahead of a major cyberattack that exposed personal data on more than 2.1 million people.
Hong Kong’s push to position itself as a hub for sustainable finance took another step forward this week, as the Hong Kong Monetary Authority published Phase 2A of the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.
Italy’s competition watchdog has opened a first-of-its-kind antitrust investigation into alleged collusion in the labour market, turning its attention to a cluster of companies operating at the heart of the country’s automated packaging industry.
The Malta Financial Services Authority has set out a clearer line on what it expects from those steering Malta’s financial institutions, publishing a new General Code of Conduct for Decision Makers in the Financial Services Industry aimed squarely at governance, culture, and leadership behavior.
Europe’s new anti-money laundering authority is taking another step toward its future role as a frontline supervisor, as Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) prepares to launch a data collection exercise aimed at stress-testing the risk models it will rely on to oversee the financial sector.