Insurance & Reinsurance Law – Greece Published on Lexology In-Depth, June 3 The Greek insurance market has seen substantial growth and significant regulatory changes in 2023, as detailed in a recent Lexology In-Depth article by Dr. Dimitris Chatzimichael, Partner,  Xenia Lymperopoulou, Associate, and Xenia Kretsovali, Associate at Rokas Law Firm. The article distinguishes between life,...Read More

Rokas Law Firm Wins Key Case on Insurance Premium Adjustments Rokas Law Firm has successfully represented one of the leading insurance companies in Greece in a dispute concerning an action filed by an insured seeking reimbursement of the excess premiums paid in previous years up to the date of the initiation of the legal proceedings...Read More

Energy Newsflash,  84th Issue SouthEast Europe-Romania adopts offshore wind energy law Headlines 1. Editor’s note 2. The enactment of reforms in guarantees of origin international trade regime in Bulgaria 3. Romania adopts offshore wind energy law to get first megawatts in 2032 4. Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in Serbia 5. 300 MW Hybrid Photovoltaic Auction...Read More

On 15 March 2024, the law no. 5095/2024 (OJ A’ 40/2024) (the “Law”) adopted, by virtue of article 30, the measures proposed by the Ministry of Environment and Energy (YPEN) aiming at the reduction of the energy cost in the agricultural and industrial sector. Agricultural and industrial sector Within the framework of the necessity for...Read More

In our rapidly evolving payment landscape, consumers across the euro area are increasingly opting for electronic transactions over cash, using private payment service providers. As we navigate this digital transformation, safeguarding the integrity of public money becomes paramount. Therefore, the Digital Euro represents a crucial step in modernizing our financial systems, maintaining trust in our euro currency....Read More

  10th AIDA EUROPE Conference 30-31 May 2024  Athens, Greece THE GROWING CHALLENGE OF MEETING CUSTOMER NEEDS: QUO VADIS, INSURANCE MARKET? Conference Centre of ETHNIKI ASFALISTIKI (Ethniki Insurance Company SA) 103-105, Syngrou Avenue 11745 ATHENS Is the insurance market ready quickly and effectively to meet the needs of its customers, ranging from consumers to multinationals...Read More

The Legal 500: Mergers & Acquisitions Law Comparative Guide Chapter for Greece written by S. Getimi and K. Karanikolas, Senior Associates, published in The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides: Mergers & Acquisitions, 2024. The aim of this guide is to provide its readers with a pragmatic overview of Merger & Acquisitions laws and regulations across...Read More

Energy News – 83rd Issue-Hydrogen and Alternative fuels Funding of hydrogen and alternative fuels infrastructure projects in the EU HydrogenOn 23 November 2023, the European Commission launched the very first (pilot) auctionunder the European Hydrogen Bank for the facilitation of the production of renewablehydrogen throughout Europe via the deployment of innovative technologies (for a certainvolume...Read More

“Enhancing Consumer Protection in Greece through the Enactment of Directive 2020/1828” (Contribution by Polyxeni Kretsovali, Associate and Kosmas Karanikolas, Senior Associate at Rokas Athens, published in Lexology, April 5, 2024). Directive 2020/1828 regarding representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers has been enacted into Greek legislation via Law No. 5019/2023, which...Read More

Τhomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence: Securities & Banking (Contribution by Jelena Pejovic and Suzana Pavlovic, Attorneys at Law in Rokas Belgrade, published in Thomson Reuters, Regulatory Intelligence, Country update – Serbia: Securities & Banking, March 2024). INTRODUCTIONHaving undergone a significant transformation in the past few decades, Serbia is now widely recognised as an attractive destinationfor investment...Read More