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Spain has temporarily restored border checks on passengers from Italy. The 30-day measure covers air and maritime arrivals, creating additional mobility friction inside Schengen while excluding most freight and preserving EU free-movement rights.
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Germany’s investment push is colliding with rising domestic political risk. Berlin is courting global capital as high energy costs, industrial weakness, demographic strain, and the AfD’s rise complicate the competitiveness case.
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UK subsidy commitments more than doubled during the latest year. Long-term support reached £114bn in the year to March 2026, with major energy projects driving the increase and adding scrutiny to Britain’s post-Brexit subsidy-control framework.
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Britain has widened sanctions targeting Russian finance, shipping, and minerals. The new designations increase compliance requirements across banking, commodities, logistics, insurance, and international supply chains.
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Tesla’s European approval has reopened difficult questions over regulatory transparency. Dutch authorities say extensive testing supports FSD Supervised, while commercially sensitive safety evidence remains shielded as the system moves towards possible EU-wide consideration.
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New Martyn’s Law guidance clarifies notification deadlines for qualifying operators. Premises will generally have three months after commencement, while most qualifying events must notify the regulator within 14 days of publication.
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Government procurement reforms will prioritise jobs, skills, and domestic opportunity. The planned model would double their weighting on major contracts while reducing requirements affecting smaller suppliers.
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Ofcom’s new chair has launched a wide-ranging organisational review today. Sir Ian Cheshire will examine its structure, resources, and powers as online-safety enforcement expands the regulator’s workload.
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Corporate liability now reaches further into senior management. The Crime and Policing Act 2026 widens the circumstances in which companies can be prosecuted for offences committed by senior managers acting within their authority.
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AI is widening the meaning of operational resilience. techUK analysis of the Resilience Bill warns that agentic systems could create new supplier risk blind spots as vendors and outsourcers embed automation into critical business workflows.