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European Parliament | Digital Euro: MEPs Want to Ensure Sovereignty, Privacy and Financial Stability

  Secure, private and free-to-use means of payment, both online and offline Privacy safeguards built in Limits to individual holding, pilot testing and coordinated public awareness campaigns The digital euro would offer citizens and businesses a private, secure and innovative way to pay, while reducing reliance on non-EU providers. On Tuesday, the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee adopted its position on the single currency package, consisting of three files. The one on the establishment of the digital euro was adopted by 43 votes to...
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ECB | AI and the US Labour Market: Effects on Employment Growth

As firms around the world adopt AI tools, the impact of AI on labour markets is being widely discussed. While AI’s potential to disrupt job markets could be significant, its effects on aggregate employment appear to be muted so far. Still, there is growing evidence that AI is negatively affecting employment for specific occupational sub-groups, particularly junior workers in highly exposed occupations. This box analyses the effects of AI on employment growth in recent years, focusing on the United States, where...
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IMF | The Energy Shock Is Testing Government Budgets

Blog | New policy tracker shows many governments pursuing costly responses to fuel and food price hikes, leaving less room to address future challenges. As governments move quickly to shield people and businesses from the energy shock caused by the war in the Middle East, early evidence suggests many countries are resorting to untargeted and potentially expensive policies amid tight budgets. If the recent peace talks lead to a quick normalization of trade and oil flows, and prices go back...
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World Bank | Coal’s Unexpected Comeback: Middle East Conflict Drives a Return to Coal Power

Blog | This blog post is part of a special series based on the April 2026 Commodity Markets Outlook, a flagship report published by the World Bank. This series features concise summaries of commodity-specific sections extracted from the report. Australian thermal coal prices reached $150/mt in early June, fueled by supply disruptions in China, export uncertainty in Indonesia, and rising summer electricity demand, before retreating sharply after the announcement of an end to military operations in the Middle East. Earlier in March,...
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European Commission | 2026 State of the Digital Decade Report Shows Progress but Urges Closing Structural Gaps to Reach 2030 Goals

The European Commission published the fourth State of the Digital Decade report, showing that Europe has made progress on its 2030 digital transformation targets, such as secure and sustainable digital infrastructures and the digitalisation of public services – but the challenge now is delivering results at scale, speed and consistency. The report comes as the Commission published the last Special Eurobarometer, showing that an overwhelming majority of Europeans rank digital policy as a top EU priority, firmly backing a more autonomous European digital future. The...
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European Parliament | EU-US Trade: Parliament Gives its Green Light to Tariff Legislation

On Tuesday, MEPs gave their final approval to two pieces of legislation implementing EU tariff commitments under the August 2025 EU-US joint statement. Sunset clause: tariff preferences set to expire on 31 December 2029, unless renewed Clear conditions set on tariff reductions on steel and aluminium derivatives Safeguard mechanism to protect EU industry and agricultural sector Sunset clause The main regulation on industrial and agri-food imports will expire on 31 December 2029. By 30 June 2029, the Commission will make a...

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      Osborne Clarke | Planning, AI and Cyber Rule Changes Bring New Risks for UK and EU Data Center Development

      Operators, investors and advisers are contending with legal and regulatory uncertainty as data centre demand rises At a glance Large-scale data centres can now seek consent as nationally significant infrastructure, opening a new planning route in England. Grid access remains a significant constraint for AI Growth Zones in the UK, with a circular eligibility problem yet to be resolved. AI copyright disputes and tightening cyber resilience rules are creating new contractual and regulatory risk for operators across Europe. Data centre capacity...
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      ING | Eurozone Activity Remains Lacklustre as Price Pressures Ease

      The composite PMI increased from 48.5 to 49.5 in June. This still marks sluggish economic activity for the bloc, but the easing of price pressures indicated by the survey is encouraging. The combination of sluggish growth and fading inflation concerns marks a dovish reading for the ECB Despite most survey responses coming in before the Middle East deal was signed, the PMI had already ticked up a bit. But the increase to 49.5 would still indicate slightly declining activity according...
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      Bannockburn Capital Markets | Sterling Proves Resilient as Starmer Says Good Bye

      Conflicting news from the Middle East initially lifted oil prices and weighed om risk-taking appetites, but US-Iran negotiations continue and both sides report progress. Oil prices have come back off. The dollar is mostly firmer but so far has held above last week’s lows against the euro and sterling. The yen snapped a five-day slide ahead of the weekend but is softer today, and the greenback is knocking against the recent high (~JPY161.80). The Canadian dollar is extending is slide...
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      Wilson Sonsini | EU Data Act September 2026 Deadline: What Businesses Need to Know

      Starting September 12, 2026, connected products sold in the EU must be built with data access functionality. This alert discusses the new access-by-design obligation and provides practical steps for compliance. The New Access-by-Design Obligation The EU Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2854) became applicable on September 12, 2025. Among other things, it requires data holders to provide users, upon request, with access to certain product data and related service data generated by connected products and related services. From September 12, 2026, an additional obligation will apply....
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      Houthoff | EU Listing Act: Key Changes Taking Effect on 5 June 2026

      The EU Listing Act is a legislative package aimed at simplifying listing requirements and making EU capital markets more attractive, particularly for SMEs and innovative scale-ups. Key amendments affect the EU Prospectus Regulation and the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The Act was published on 14 November 2024, and the changes are introduced on a staggered timeline. Some changes already took effect on 4 December 2024 and 5 March 2026. This contribution highlights the notable amendments becoming applicable on 5 June 2026. Key changes to the...
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      Manay CPA | Your R&E Spending From 2022–2024 Could Mean a Refund — But the Clock Is Ticking

      If your business spent money developing products, software, or processes between 2022 and 2024, there may be a refund waiting for you — and for some taxpayers, the window to claim it could close as early as July 6, 2026. Here’s what changed, who qualifies, and why moving quickly matters. The Section 174 Trap That Started It All How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Reopened the Door Who Qualifies? Two Paths to the Money Why July 6, 2026 Matters ...

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      New Micropodcast Series: What’s Happening Across the Atlantic

      The EACCNY is happy to announce the launch of its “What’s Happening Across the Atlantic” series, an initiative that aims to offer our members and wider audience hands-on updates on current affairs and policy developments on both sides of the pond. In these 3-5 minute segments, EU and US policy makers and experts along with a select group of EACCNY members will answer a single timely question: What’s Happening Across the Atlantic” focusing on a specific topic that is relevant to our audience.

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      Sprintax specializes in helping nonresidents with their tax compliance. Specifically Sprintax Dividends helps individuals (investor or employee) and organizations who receive dividends from foreign stocks, to claim a refund of the excess DWT deducted from their dividend. Sprintax Calculus helps US organizations to tax nonresidents employees correctly and manage the organizations IRS withholding and reporting. Sprintax Returns assists nonresidents with their US federal and state tax returns.

       

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