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At an ECOFIN press conference in Luxembourg, European Commissioner Dombrovskis acknowledged the political agreement reached on the Market Integration and Supervision Package.
Status unclear10 October 2026
The European Commission announced the selection of 46 new Strategic Projects across 16 Member States aimed at strengthening EU supply chains and diversifying critical raw material sources.
Status unclear9 October 2026
The European Commission released a Questions and Answers document in Brussels defining strategic projects that contribute to the European Union's security of supply of strategic raw materials.
Regulatory guidance9 October 2026
Hong Kong SAR government departments have detailed operational, transport, and boundary clearance arrangements for the opening of the redeveloped Huanggang Port at 6:30am on October 12, 2026, replacing passenger and vehicular clearance services at…
Regulatory guidance9 October 2026
The United Arab Emirates has acceded to the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, with accession effected on 8 October 2026.
Adopted legislation9 October 2026
On 9 October 2026, the European Commission issued a statement reaffirming the European Union's support for the International Criminal Court following an announcement by the United States regarding sanctions.
Status unclear9 October 2026
On 8 and 9 October 2026, Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič convened in Beijing for the second meeting of the EU-China Trade and Investment Consultations.
Status unclear9 October 2026
The Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council have issued guidelines containing 19 key measures across five core areas to accelerate new quality productive forces and support high-quality development in mainland…
Regulatory guidance9 October 2026
The European Commission has announced that the European Union is granting temporary trade preferences to support Armenian exports to the EU.
Status unclear9 October 2026
On 9 October 2026, Executive Vice-President Séjourné delivered opening remarks in Brussels concerning progress on EU raw materials policy and the second group of strategic projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act.
Status unclear9 October 2026
The European Banking Authority published its CRR3/CRD6 dashboard as of Q2 2026 for 129 EU/EEA banks, projecting an average CET1 ratio of 15.1% while reporting a higher estimated impact from the fully loaded output…
Regulatory guidance9 October 2026
A responsible officer of Hong Kong Blockchain Development Company Limited pleaded guilty to offences under the Employment Ordinance at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts. The officer was fined $51,000 and ordered to pay roughly $2,147,000…
Court judgment9 October 2026
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