Insurance and Reinsurance 2016 Chapter on Greece Article by Alkistis Christofilou – Partner, and Viktoria Chatzara, Associate, which appeared in the 2016 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Insurance & Reinsurance published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London. (www.iclg.co.uk) 1.1. Which government bodies/agencies regulate insurance (and reinsurance) companies? In Greece, the taking-up and...Read More

Energy News – 33rd Issue-Decision Imposing Levy for Licensed Production Capacities not Connected to the Grid ENERGY MARKETS EU: Commission Proposed New Rules on Intergovernmental Agreements other news: EU: ACER Publishes Regional Initiatives Status Review Report for 2015 ŒMontenegro: New Law on Energy Adopted Albania: Reforms in the Energy Sector Bulgaria: MoU on Energy Signed...Read More

Energy News – 32nd Issue-Decision Introduces Model PPA for Hybrid Power Plants at the Non-Interconnected Islands ENERGY MARKETS EU: Study on Economic Impact of Competition Policies Enforcement other news: EU: Consultation on Streamlining of Planning and Reporting Obligations as Part of the Energy Union Governance EU: European Council Conclusions on Energy and Climate Policy EU:...Read More

Energy News – 31st Issue-Certification of TAP AG ENERGY MARKETS EU: ACER/CEER Publish Market Monitoring Report for 2014 other news: EU: Energy Council Adopts Conclusions on Energy Union Governance EU: European Parliament Adopts Resolution on European Energy Union EnC: EU Parliament Holds the Energy Community an Integral Part of the Energy Union FYRoM: Proposed Amendments...Read More

Arbitration News – Concept of public policy in domestic arbitration reconsidered (Article by Dr. A. Tsavdaridis, published in the Arbitration & ADR Newsletter of the ILO on November 19, 2015) The Supreme Court recently settled a longstanding debate over public policy as it relates to arbitration, holding that the concept of public policy as grounds...Read More

Capital Markets & Financial Regulation News – November 2015-Capital Markets Union Capital Markets Union:Towards new vital sources of funding for SMEs? SMEs financing vehicles:The role of the European Union Venture Capital Funds Regulation(EuVECA) Capital Markets Union The European Commission has recently launched its ambitious plan towards a true single market for capital in Europe, a...Read More

Energy News – 30th Issue-Revision of Commitments of the Incumbent Gas Supplier ENERGY MARKETS EU: Commission Adopts First State of the Energy Union Report other news: EU: Priority Lists for 2016 for Network Codes and Guidelines EU: Energy Community Contracting Parties in EU Energy Statistics EU: Commission Publishes Annual Progress Reports for SEE countries EnC:...Read More

Updated edition of “Maritime Law” published by Professor Dr. I. Rokas and Dr. G. Theocharidis The new and updated edition of “Maritime Law” by Professor Dr. I. Rokas (author of the first edition) and Dr. G. Theocharidis, Associate Professor – The World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö, has now been published. The book covers concisely,...Read More

The European Commission published an Action Plan on building a Capital Markets Union On 30 September 2015 the European Commission published its Action Plan on building a Capital Markets Union (CMU). The Action Plan describes the benefits of such CMU, the main axes on which its actions towards achieving the CMU will be focused, and...Read More

Energy News – 29th Issue-Self-Supply ENERGY MARKETS EU: Responses to Consultation on a New Energy Market Designother news Energy Community: Annual Implementation Repor EU: CEER Publishes a Position Paper on Well-Functioning Retail Energy Markets EU: ACER Updates REMIT Related Documents and Starts Receiving Data under REMIT EU: Commission Publishes Energy Statistical Pocketbook for 2015 EU:...Read More