The 28th regime corporate legal framework
The 28th regime aims to facilitate cross-border registration and operations to small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) with additional specifics to meet innovation companies needs.
Briefings
European biotech act [EU Legislation in Progress]
On 16 December 2025, the European Commission proposed a package of measures to improve the health of EU citizens, while ensuring the long-term resilience and competitiveness of the EU health sector. The package includes a proposal for a ‘European Biotech Act’ setting out a comprehensive framework at EU level to strengthen the competitiveness of the health biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector in the EU by simplifying regulatory processes, promoting innovation, boosting EU-based biomanufacturing with new incentives and support tools, facilitating access to finance while maintaining the highest standards of safety, ethics and sustainability.
Understanding the dark web
The dark web is the hidden part of the internet with the ominous name and threatening reputation. It can be a tool for good, providing a sanctuary for journalists and activists who use it to circumvent restrictive or repressive governments. But it is can also be a haven for criminality and illicit content, a concealed corner of the internet where illegal material and services can be acquired.
EU automotive omnibus [EU Legislation in Progress]
On 16 December 2025, the European Commission published the automotive omnibus as part of a broader automotive package aimed at supporting the sector in the transition to clean mobility.
Ukraine’s veterans policy
Re-integration of war veterans into civilian live is both a significant challenge for Ukraine and an opportunity for reconstruction of Ukrainian economy. Veterans are facing several difficulties in their reintegration into civilian life, depending on their educational background, military role, access to health care, including psychological assistance, gender as well as access to housing.
Understanding EU action on Roma inclusion
The Roma are Europe’s largest ethnic minority, which often live in very poor socio-economic conditions. The two last decades have seen major progress in the establishment of EU policies for Roma inclusion. A new EU Roma Strategic Framework for equality, inclusion and participation for 2020-2030 was adopted on 7 October 2020 followed by a Council Recommendation in March 2021. Parliament has been advocating for Roma inclusion since the 1990s.
Strengthening EU economic security – From crisis response to proactive anticipation: Joining the dots for a resilient economy
In a changing world, the European Union’s new economic security approach attempts to connect the many tools available to the EU to shift up a gear, from crisis management to proactive anticipation of challenges and risks. By embedding economic security in key policies it seeks to reduce vulnerabilities and build on strengths to create a resilient economy.
European political parties
European political parties, established by EU law as essential components of the EU’s democratic framework, strive to connect national politics with decisionmaking in the European Parliament. Nevertheless, they have operated primarily as loose federations of often divergent national political parties, rather than as unified, mass-membership organisations. This briefing examines their distinctive characteristics as sui generis political actors.
Safe third country concept in the EU pact on migration and asylum
The new Asylum Procedure Regulation aims to speed up the processing of claims of asylum applicants arriving from safe third countries.
Renewable energy in the EU
Ensuring a rapid growth of renewables is central to Europe’s climate ambition, achieving energy security and increasing competitiveness.