New Greek state aid scheme for electricity RES production approved (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides, Partner and Konstantinos Ntallas, Associate, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on Feb 14, 2022) On 24 November 2021, under EU state aid rules, the European Commission (the Commission) gave the green light to a...Read More

Ανακοινώνουμε ότι εγκρίθηκε η ανανέωση για το 2022 των δύο Σεμιναρίων Επανεκπαίδευσης για τη Διανομή Ασφαλιστικών Προϊόντων, ΑΚΤΙΝΑ Ι και ΑΚΤΙΝΑ ΙΙ (ΠΕΕ 200/2/25.01.2022) Η Ρόκας Δικηγορική Εταιρία προσφέρει δύο καινοτόμα Σεμινάρια Επανεκπαίδευσης για τη δραστηριότητα διανομής (αντ)ασφαλιστικών προϊόντων με τη μορφή e-learning, σε συνεργασία με την εταιρία Compact A.E. η οποία εξειδικεύεται στην ηλεκτρονική...Read More

Country update – Serbia: Securities & Banking (Annual contribution by Aleksandar Mladenovic, Attorney at Law in Serbia (Mladenovic & Stankovic in cooperation with Rokas), published in Thomson Reuters, Regulatory Intelligence, Country update – Serbia: Securities & Banking, February 2022) Securities — regulators Securities Commission Primary regulator in the area of securities is the Securities Commission,...Read More

Amendments regarding energy communities (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides, Partner, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on Feb 7, 2022) On 20 October 2021, Law No. 4843/2021, regulating numerous issues relating to energy markets in Greece, was published in the Official Journal. Among other things, it amends certain provisions of...Read More

The 2019/790 Directive on the Digital Single Market Speech of Dr Dr Konstantinos Christodoulou, Professor of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA) and of-counsel of Rokas Law Firm within the online event organized by the Association of Civil Law Professionals (ENAS): “The 2019/790 Directive on the Digital Single Market”.Read More

Legal commitments to enforce competition in electricity market (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides, Partner, and Semina Saliagka, Associate, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on Jan 31, 2022) On 20 October 2021, Law 4843/2021(1) on “the amendment of the Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency” was published. Among other provisions, this...Read More

Romanian employees working remotely from other countries: from theory to practice Article by Roxana Tureac – Radu, Partner Rokas Romania, published in Lexology on Jan 27, 2022 Working remotely for Romanian employees (contracted with a Romanian employer) from abroad is regulated mainly by Law no 81/ 2018 and is in theory possible, but is it...Read More

Commitments approved to increase access to electricity for PPC’s competitors approved (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides, Partner, and Victoria Chatzara, Junior Partner, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on Jan 24, 2022) On 10 September 2021, the European Commission (the Commission) published its decision on Case No. AT.38700. This made...Read More

New law regulating agreements on feed-in-premiums, hybrid plants, connection to grid and direct lines (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides, Partner, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on Jan 17, 2022) On 20 October 2021, Law No. 4843/2021 regulating numerous issues about energy markets in Greece was published in the Official...Read More

Amendments on day-ahead and intraday markets trading rulebook (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides, Partner and Konstantinos Ntallas, Associate, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on Jan 3, 2022) On 18 August 2021, the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) published Decision 610/2021 in the Official Journal. In order to complete the...Read More