In our earlier GT Alert, we highlighted that on 1 June 2023 the European Commission adopted the revised Research and Development Block Exemption Regulation (R&D BER) and Specialization Block
Continue Reading EU’s New HBER and Horizontal Guidelines: Main ChangesEU Sanctions Russia with Eleventh Package of Restrictive Measures
On June 23, 2023, the Council of the European Union adopted a new, eleventh package of restrictive measures (Package) to ensure that EU sanctions against Russia are better enforced and…
Continue Reading EU Sanctions Russia with Eleventh Package of Restrictive MeasuresEU Deadline Sharpens Contours of European Consumer Class Action Landscape
As of 25 June 2023, new rules apply protecting consumers’ collective interests in mass claims throughout Europe. The rules stem from the European Parliament and Council Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of…
Continue Reading EU Deadline Sharpens Contours of European Consumer Class Action LandscapeEuropean Commission guidance for EU competition-compliant possibilities for cooperation between competitors in realizing sustainability objectives
Companies often point out that there is a tension between sustainability and antitrust/competition. They argue that European Union (EU) – and EU Member States’ national – competition rules…
Continue Reading European Commission guidance for EU competition-compliant possibilities for cooperation between competitors in realizing sustainability objectivesProposal for an EU Green Claims Directive
Claiming to be “green” and “sustainable” has become a competitiveness perimeter in the EU, with green products registering greater growth than other products. However, not all products on the EU…
Continue Reading Proposal for an EU Green Claims DirectiveEU Green Bonds: One Step Closer to a New Standard for Sustainable Bonds
“Green bonds”[1] have seen a steady increase in recent years, with over $500 billion in green bonds issued in 2022. However, there is some debate over whether all of…
Continue Reading EU Green Bonds: One Step Closer to a New Standard for Sustainable BondsGT Newsletter | Competition Currents | March 2023
The March 2023 issue of Greenberg Traurig’s Competition Currents is out, highlighting significant developments in global antitrust and competition law for clients and colleagues.
Continue Reading GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | March 2023G7 Sanctions Enforcement Coordination Mechanism and Centralized EU Sanctions Watchdog Proposed
On Feb. 20, 2023, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra gave a speech titled “Building a secure European future” at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium…
Continue Reading G7 Sanctions Enforcement Coordination Mechanism and Centralized EU Sanctions Watchdog ProposedCompetition Currents | February 2023
The February issue of Greenberg Traurig’s Competition Currents is out, highlighting significant developments in global antitrust and competition law for clients and colleagues.
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Continue Reading Competition Currents | February 2023EU Criminalizes Violations of EU Sanctions, With a Focus on Russia
On Nov. 28, 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted a decision to add the violation of restrictive measures to the list of so-called “EU crimes” set out in…
Continue Reading EU Criminalizes Violations of EU Sanctions, With a Focus on Russia