UK begins direct resilience oversight of four major cloud providers
The UK has brought Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Oracle under direct resilience oversight for the systemic services they provide to the financial sector.
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From 13 July 2026, the UK designates AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Oracle as Critical Third Parties, activating direct oversight of their systemic services to the financial sector.
EU ended the low-value customs duty exemption and began a temporary €3 charge on low-value imports
From 1 July 2026, the EU removed the customs duty exemption for consignments valued at €150 or less and began applying a temporary fixed €3 customs duty under Council Regulation (EU) 2026/382 while it prepares the Customs Data Hub.
EU began applying interim €3 customs duty on low-value imports from 1 July
As of 1 July 2026, the EU has been applying a temporary €3 customs duty to low-value consignments of up to €150 imported from outside the bloc, ending the previous duty exemption and putting an interim regime in place until 1 July 2028 unless extended.
EU began applying temporary €3 duties on low-value imports from outside the bloc
From 1 July 2026, the EU began applying a temporary €3 customs duty on low-value consignments from outside the bloc, ending the previous duty exemption for shipments valued at up to €150 as an interim step before the next customs-reform stage in 2028.
EU temporary €3 duty on low-value imports took effect on 1 July under customs reform
The EU's temporary flat €3 customs duty entered into force on 1 July 2026 for low-value consignments of up to €150 arriving from outside the bloc, as an interim step within the wider customs reform.
EU finalized targeted AI Act delays and new deepfake bans pending Official Journal publication
On 29 June, the EU Council gave final approval to an omnibus AI regulation that delayed key high-risk AI compliance dates, shortened the deadline for some transparency measures, and added new prohibitions on certain sexual deepfake and AI-generated child sexual abuse practices.
EU published revised foreign investment screening regulation after June adoption, with staged application ahead
The EU’s revised foreign investment screening regulation was published on 26 June after adoption on 8 June and signature on 17 June, setting a tighter Union-wide baseline for national screening systems but applying on a staged timeline rather than immediately.
EU started the implementation clock for updated foreign investment screening rules after Official Journal publication
After the Council adopted the revised regulation on 8 June, the European Commission said on 26 June that the updated EU foreign investment screening rules had been published in the Official Journal, starting a framework that will require screening mechanisms in all member states and broaden reviews to sensitive sectors, indirect investments and EU-based investors under ultimate non-EU control.
European Commission advanced its DMA cloud case with a preliminary view that AWS and Microsoft Azure should be designated as gatekeepers
On 25 June 2026, the European Commission said it had informed Amazon and Microsoft of its preliminary view that AWS and Microsoft Azure should be designated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act, moving the cloud cases beyond investigation but stopping short of a final designation.
EU advanced its DMA cloud case with a preliminary view that AWS and Azure should be designated gatekeepers
As of 28 June 2026, the European Commission had not yet made a final Digital Markets Act designation but had moved its cloud case forward by telling Amazon and Microsoft that AWS and Azure should preliminarily be treated as gatekeepers.
EU advanced DMA cloud case with preliminary gatekeeper view on AWS and Azure
On 25 June 2026, the European Commission said preliminarily that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act, moving the cloud case from investigation to adverse preliminary assessment but not yet to a final decision.
EU advanced cloud DMA case with preliminary gatekeeper view on AWS and Azure
As of 27 June 2026, the European Commission had reached a preliminary view that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as gatekeepers for cloud computing under the Digital Markets Act, escalating a cloud-sector case opened in November 2025 without yet making a final designation decision.
EU advanced a possible DMA gatekeeper designation for AWS and Microsoft Azure
On 25 June 2026, the European Commission said it had reached a preliminary view that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act, advancing a cloud-sector case opened in November 2025 but stopping short of a final designation.
EU advanced AWS and Azure toward possible DMA gatekeeper designation
As of 26 June 2026, the European Commission had moved AWS and Microsoft Azure into a more advanced Digital Markets Act procedure by notifying Amazon and Microsoft of its preliminary view that the cloud services should be designated as gatekeepers, without making a final designation yet.
EU advanced toward DMA gatekeeper designation for AWS and Microsoft Azure
On 25 June 2026, the European Commission said it had reached a preliminary view that AWS and Microsoft Azure should be designated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act, moving the cloud cases from investigation toward possible designation but not yet imposing final obligations.
European Commission said AWS and Microsoft Azure should be designated as DMA gatekeepers in a preliminary step
The European Commission said on 25 June that it had reached a preliminary position that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as gatekeepers under the EU Digital Markets Act, advancing a cloud-sector process opened in November 2025 into a more substantive compliance track.