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The EU's Consumer Protection Cooperation Network, coordinated by the European Commission and led by authorities in Belgium, France, Ireland and the Netherlands, notified Shein on 26 May 2025 that practices on its platform, including fake discounts, breach EU consumer law. Shein was given one month to propose fixes.

The Council of the EU adopted Security Action for Europe (SAFE), which lets member states borrow up to EUR 150 billion in long-term EU loans for joint purchases of weapons and equipment, mostly sourced in the EU, EEA-EFTA states or Ukraine.

A 15% US baseline tariff on European Union goods, covering most EU-made fashion and leather goods among other categories, took effect under an executive order implementing the Trump administration's trade framework with the EU.

On 10 April 2026 the EU's biometric Entry/Exit System became fully operational at all Schengen border crossings, replacing passport stamping for non-EU short-stay visitors.

Prague jeweller ALO jewelry CZ asked the EU trademark office to invalidate four Alo Yoga trademarks, including its flagship EU "ALO" mark, answering Alo's own attempts to cancel the jeweller's registrations.

EU member states reached political agreement on 13 November 2025 to scrap the €150 customs-duty exemption for low-value parcels earlier than originally planned. The exemption ends and a flat customs duty on direct-to-consumer packages begins on 1 July 2026, targeting the flood of parcels shipped directly to EU shoppers by platforms such as Shein and Temu.

New European Union rules under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation banned large companies from destroying unsold apparel, clothing accessories and footwear, aiming to cut the 4-9% of unsold European textiles estimated to be destroyed each year.

The EU's Cyber Resilience Act reaches its first live phase: manufacturers of any product with digital elements sold in the EU must report actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents to ENISA and their national CSIRT - an early warning within 24 hours, a full notification within 72, and a final report within 14 days.

Ireland’s October 14 AI summit brings policymakers and industry leaders to the RDS in Dublin, opening a month of European AI events. The program connects AI adoption with infrastructure, science and safeguards.

The October 15–16 European Council meets in Brussels on energy costs, the next EU budget and support for Ukraine. Published previews describe negotiating positions; summit conclusions remain ahead.

Every obligation the Cyber Resilience Act carries comes into force: products with digital elements may only be placed on the EU market if they meet the Act's essential cybersecurity requirements, carry a conformity assessment and are supported with security updates for their declared support period.

The EU will not launch ETIAS, its EUR 20 pre-travel authorisation for visa-free visitors, in the last quarter of 2026 as planned; EU-Lisa now targets 2027 with no firm date.

EU member states must have mandatory extended-producer-responsibility schemes for textiles and footwear running by 16 April 2028, 30 months after the revised Waste Framework Directive entered into force. The schemes make clothing and footwear makers fund the collection, sorting and recycling of textile waste.