European Commission approves Greek state aid schemes (Article by Panagiota Maragkozoglou, Associate published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on June 12, 2023) European Commission approves Greek state aid schemes Rokas| Energy & Natural Resources – Greece IntroductionThe European Commission recently approved four different state aid schemes in Greece that, respectively,...Read More

Legal framework for increasing renewable energy in Greece (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides, Partner, and Panagiota Maragkozoglou, Associate published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on June 5, 2023) Introduction Over the past decade, Greece has made considerable efforts to achieve a green transition by increasing the number of renewable energy...Read More

Energy News – 78th Issue-Beginning of trading on the Albanian Energy Exchange Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Planning and Construction in Serbia New round of the “Green Photovoltaic House” program in Romania Beginning of trading on the Albanian Energy Exchange On 07 April 2023, the Energy Regulatory Body (ERE), following the previous...Read More

Cancellation of insurance policy on the grounds of unfair business-to-consumer commercial practice (Directive 05/29) by Xenia Kretsovali The CJEU in case number C-208/21 (preliminary ruling of 02.02.2023), ruled that the consumer is entitled to request the cancellation of insurance policy in accordance with the provision of Directive 05/29 on unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices. In the...Read More

Energy News – 77th Issue-Amendments to the levy imposed on gas–fired electricity producers 1. Editor’s note 2. Amendments to the levy imposed on gas–fired electricity producers On 2 March 2023, Law No. 5027/2023 was published in the Official Journal Α΄ 48/02.03.2023, introducing amendments to the Greek energy sector among other regulations. The Law amends the...Read More

“Ministry of Energy publishes decision on temporary mechanism for return of part of proceeds on intraday market” (Article by Athina Zoi, Associate published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on April 24, 2023) On 20 January 2023, a decision by the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy(1) was published in the...Read More

“Is strict liability of the driver of the damaging vehicle moving at a (very) low speed justifiable?” Contribution of our Senior Associate Kosmas Karanikolas to the 1st issue 2023 of the Greek legal journal “Commercial Law Review” (EΕμπΔ) Στην Ελλάδα η ρύθμιση, αφενός, της ευθύνης του οδηγού που προξενεί αυτοκινητικό ατύχημα, αφετέρου, της υποχρέωσής του...Read More

Greece: Mergers & Acquisitions 7th edition 2023 Chapter for Greece written by S. Getimi and K. Karanikolas, Senior Associates, published in The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides: Mergers & Acquisitions, 2023 What are the key rules/laws relevant to M&A and who are the key regulatory authorities? I Mergers. Law 4601/2019 “On Corporate Transformations” (Government Gazette...Read More

Our Firmhas been shortlisted for the CEE Legal Matters 2022 Deals of the Year awards, for advising MetLife in the sale of its Greek subsidiary to NN. The winners will be announced at the annual CEELM Deals of the Year Banquet scheduled for April 25, 2023 CEE Legal Matters is a print and online publication for and...Read More

Amendments to priorities for granting access to grid (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides, Partner, and Evangelia Gkana, Legal Trainee published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on April 3, 2023) Οn 20 January 2023, ministerial decision No. 7063/2023, amending the decision No. 84014/2022, was published in the Ocial Journal.(1) Decision No....Read More