The European Commission published draft implementing regulation Ares(2026)9589403 on 12 October 2026 and opened a consultation on it. The draft sets practical arrangements for access to the file and negotiated disclosure under Article 75d(2)–(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, and specific…
Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/2279 of 12 October 2026 amends Decision 2014/145/CFSP by adding 826 entities and 743 persons to the Annex of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures. The entities appear on a list recently established by the…
On 12 October 2026 the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2026/2279 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP, designating 1,569 individuals and entities (826 Russian companies and 743 CEOs) that supply components for missiles, UAVs and aircraft. The measures impose an asset freeze, a prohibition…
On October 8 to 9, 2026, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Šefčovič co-chaired the second regular meeting of the China-EU Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism in Beijing and issued a joint statement…
Authors at Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH and ASML Netherlands B.V. present a concept for an EUV scanner with a numerical aperture of at least 0.75, named hyper NA, as a successor to scanners at NA 0.55. The paper is a…
On 6 October 2026 in Brussels the European Commission registered the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Creation of a European Digital Space (.IA) for Sovereign AI Governance’ as legally admissible under the European Citizens’ Initiative Regulation (IP/26/2064). Registration is a formal check…
Mistral on October 6, 2026 launched a public preview of Mistral Large 4, also called ML4 and “le Chonk,” and said the weights will be released by the end of the month. The post describes it as a 1 trillion-parameter…
On 5 October 2026 the Dutch Jetten Cabinet sent the Rijksbrede Quantumstrategie to the Tweede Kamer. Minister Heleen Herbert (Economische Zaken en Klimaat) and State Secretary Willemijn Aerdts (Digitale Economie en Soevereiniteit) transmitted it; the ministerraad had agreed the text,…
MOFCOM opened an anti-dumping investigation into p-nitrotoluene originating in the European Union, effective 3 October 2026, under Announcement No. 44 of 2026. The notice imposes no duty and publishes no dumping margin. Exposure is to EU-origin shipments of this intermediate…
MOFCOM’s spokesperson, in a Q&A published 6 October 2026 by the Ministry’s News Office, said China had noted media reports that on 5 October France and Germany submitted an informal document to the European Commission asking the EU to strengthen…