Schedule for competitive procedures in 2019 and 2020 (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner and Nikoleta Nikolaou – Associate, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on August 5, 2019) Competitive procedure amendments In April 2019 the minister of environment and energy amended the competitive procedures for determining operating state...Read More

Brexit: Why Greece needs to introduce legislative measures (Article by Dr. Georgia Koutsoukou, published in the newspaper “Kathimerini” on August 5, 2019) The draft Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union was endorsed by the UK Government and the European Council on 25 November 2018. However, it has been voted...Read More

Energy News – 64th Issue-Legislative Acts Enacting the EU Clean Energy Package EU and EnCMarketƒLegislative Acts Enacting the EU Clean Energy PackageƒNational Energy Plans, Commission Comments, Increase of RES TargetsƒEnergy Charter Treaty ModernisationElectricityƒThe new Electricity Directive (EU) 2019/944 AdoptedƒThe New Electricity Market Regulation AdoptedƒEU Regulation on Risk-Preparedness of the Electricity SectorƒEU Regulation 2016/631 into Force...Read More

The book “The ‘Dematerialized’ Insurance’, Distance selling and Cyber Risks from an International Perspective”, by Professors P. Marano, I. Rokas, P. Kochenburger – Editors, is among the most downloaded eBooks in Springer’s respective 2018 Collection The book “The ‘Dematerialized’ Insurance”, Distance selling and Cyber Risks from an International Perspective”, edited by Professors P. Marano, I....Read More

Book-entry securities reform in Greece: National Law no 4569/2018 and CSDR (Article by Dr Christina Tarnanidou (Athens University of Economics and Business), Partner of Rokas Law Firm, published in Financial Regulation International, Volume 22, Issue 2, March 2019) Download: Book-entry securities reform in Greece_National Law no 4569_2018 and CSDRRead More

Participation of Rokas (Belgrade) energy expert Mr. Vuk Stankovic, at the RENEXPO International trade fair Energy, Waste & Water on 24 – 25 April 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia Rokas (Belgrade) energy expert and Vice president of the Serbian Energy Law Association Mr. Vuk Stankovic, successfully participated at the RENEXPO International trade fair Energy, Waste &...Read More

Energy News – 63d Issue-New Guidance on Environmental Protection in Oil and Gas Extraction EU and EnCMarketƒEU: Commission Adopts Recommendations on Cyber Security SectorƒEU: CEER Conclusions’ Paper on New Services and DSO InvolvementElectricityƒEnC: Policy Guidelines on Competition and Liquidity of Wholesale Electricity MarketƒEU: EEX Introduces New Products in Power, Freight and Emissions DerivativesOil & GasƒEU:...Read More

“Distribution of Insurance-Based Investment Products – the EU Regulation and the Liabilities”, by Professors P. Marano & I. Rokas – Editors, has been published by Springer Nature. The book examines a topic at the intersection of two heavily regulated sectors:  insurance and investment services. The first part of the book approaches the new standards applicable...Read More

Rokas (Athens) actively participated in the 20th Annual Conference “Insurance Law and Practice – Current Trends, Future Challenges” which took place in Belgrade, 12–14 April 2019 and was organised by the Association for Insurance Law of Serbia (AIDA Serbia) and the Association of Serbian Lawyers.Viktoria Chatzara – Senior Associate of the firm delivered a comprehensive...Read More

European Crowdfunding Network’s Conference The Impact of Alternative Finance on Start-up and SME Ecosystem Conference and Exhibition – hosted by RealMarket – took place on 11 April at the Startit Centar, Belgrade, Serbia. Rokas (Belgrade) lead lawyer, attorney-at-law, Mr. Vuk Stankovic moderated the panel discussion titled “Crowdfunding in Serbia: Legal and Regulatory Issues “. The...Read More