The European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is expected to significantly reshape how companies manage packaging throughout its life cycle. From sustainability requirements and conformity assessments to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), the new rules are relevant to a wide range of businesses and are likely to affect virtually any company that uses, manufactures, imports, distributes or places packaging on the market.
Department of Homeland Security Released a proposed rule which would eliminate the 60-day grace period after U.S. employment ends.
The probability of AI extinguishing humanity in the upcoming decade amounts to 10 % – according to an AI researcher at Anthropic. Consequently, Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei called for slowing down the pace of development. His three-step approach includes external audits of security practices, cooperation amongst AI developers and global regulation through international cooperation. Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, and Elon Musk agreed with the proposal. But Amodei’s recommendations have also set off antitrust alarms in the US Federal Trade Commission.
On the third Tuesday of September, known as Budget Day or Prinsjesdag, the Dutch Ministry of Finance traditionally presents the Budget, which includes the Ministry’s tax plans for the upcoming year. The draft bills presented on Budget Day will be discussed by the Dutch Parliament. During this legislative process, these bills may be amended. We have outlined the main proposals below. Unless otherwise noted, these proposals are expected to come into effect on 1 January 2027.
On 15 September 2026, Budget Day, the Dutch government presented the Tax Plans 2027. The proposals are broadly in line with the measures previously announced and contain no notable changes. However, as the government does not hold a parliamentary majority, additional tax measures could emerge during the legislative process as part of broader political negotiations. Subject to parliamentary approval, the proposals will enter into force as of 1 January 2027, unless indicated otherwise.
August inflation data out of the US did nothing to allay fears that the Fed’s inflation target is still out of reach, triggering investors to price in a near certainty of a hike this week.
There is still significant uncertainty, of course, as Fed officials cannot make pronouncements on monetary policy this close to the meeting, while Chair Warsh has severely cut back the Fed’s guidance to markets. We now expect a hike, however, and with futures pricing in a 90% chance of a 25 basis point move, failure to follow through would send shockwaves through markets and probably add fuel to the sell-off in long-term rates. Whether the FOMC validates aggressive markets bets for rate increases beyond then remains an open question.
The House and Senate return to Washington this week after their August and Labor Day week recesses – although this will be the House’s final working week before the midterm elections.
This week, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio began a tour of three Latin American countries: Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. These state visits are intended to negotiate trade agreements and strengthen strategic influence, which appear to be key priorities on Washington’s agenda.
The Central Bank of Brazil has approved BCB Resolution No. 575, expanding the possibilities for opening and using foreign-currency deposit accounts for certain categories of legal entities.
In our previous blog post, we introduced the NIS2 Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2555) as the EU’s landmark legislation for strengthening cybersecurity across Europe. We outlined its key features, the differences from NIS1, and provided an overview of the transposition progress in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Since then, all three Benelux countries have completed their transposition with the Netherlands being most recent; the Dutch Cybersecurity Act (Cyberbeveiligingswet, “Cbw”) entered into force on 15 August 2026. Belgium and Luxembourg transposed the NIS2 Directive earlier, through the Belgium NIS2 law of 26 April 2024 (in force since 18 October 2024) and the Luxembourg NIS2 law of 5 May 2026 (in force since 10 May 2026).
