by EuroCentrum | Jul 6, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The OECD's new MAGIC database reveals industrial subsidies at their highest level relative to revenue since the 2008-09 financial crisis - concentrated in semiconductors, renewables, steel, shipbuilding, EVs, and advanced batteries. Subsidies are...
by EuroCentrum | Jun 2, 2026
ECTM INSIGHT | ENFORCEMENT & CUSTOMS June 2026 | Eurocentrum Consultants Illicit Tobacco: Why Global ‘Efforts’ Are Not Stopping the €10 Billion Black Market Seizure statistics tell one story. The market tells another. ECTM examines what the official reports leave out....
by EuroCentrum | Jun 2, 2026
ECTM INSIGHT | REGULATORY STRATEGY June 2026 | Eurocentrum Consultants The New Compliance Reality When AI, Customs, Cybersecurity and Data Protection Start Colliding For years, it was possible to treat the major compliance disciplines as parallel tracks. Customs sat...
by EuroCentrum | May 27, 2026
Negotiations for the EU–Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) concluded on 24 March 2026. After eight years of talks, this is a significant moment. But it is important to be precise about what “concluded” actually means - and what it does not. The deal is not yet in...
by EuroCentrum | May 26, 2026
In March 2026, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament agreed on what has been described as the most significant reform of the EU Customs Union since 1968. This is not a technical update. It is a structural redesign of how trade oversight will...
by EuroCentrum | May 13, 2026
The UK announced on 5 May 2026 new sanctions against 35 people and companies tied to Russia’s drone war effort and to human trafficking networks[1][2]. These designations mark the first use of London’s world‑first Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking sanctions...
