Writer: Sara Fornasiero

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22 Sep, 2026

What does the EU's new KIDS Act mean for businesses?

Last week, the European Commission published the KIDS Act, the most ambitious piece of child safety regulation the EU has produced to date. It introduces a minimum age of 15 for most social media accounts and bans “addictive design” features that keep young users scrolling. But while this “social media ban” has grabbed many a headline, the KIDS Act sets out a political vision for a childproofed digital world – in which […]
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26 Mar, 2026

The 28th Regime: The Missing Piece in Europe’s Competitiveness Puzzle? 

The EU has spent decades building and trying to complete a Single Market, yet fragmentation persists. Confronted with a patchwork of national legislation and varying administrative processes, European startups are at a systemic competitive disadvantage. The absence of a single, recognisable EU-wide company form has long been one of the missing foundations in Europe’s ability […]
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21 Aug, 2025

Will the upcoming Digital Fairness Act rewrite the rules of online commerce?

On 17 July, the European Commission launched its public consultation on the Digital Fairness Act, firing the starting gun on what is shaping up to be the most consequential piece of EU digital legislation in President von der Leyen’s second mandate. This upcoming law will seek to update European consumer protection law for the digital […]
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