Talks (Koalitionsverhandlungen) between the centre-right CDU/CSU and centre-left SPD to form a new German government concluded in a coalition agreement reached on April 9, 2025.
In our previous coverage of the German...more
4/14/2025
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In June 2023 the European Union (“EU”) adopted its definition of green hydrogen and derivatives (known as “renewable fuels of non-biological origin”, or “RFNBO”). See our previous client alert summarising the key aspects of...more
On May 30, 2024, the council of ministers of the German Federal Government adopted a draft bill (Bundesrats-Drucksache 266/24) allowing permanent storage of carbon dioxide (Gesetz zur Demonstration der dauerhaften Speicherung...more
Die Energiewende erreicht nun auch die Fondsindustrie (?) -
Das Bundesministerium der Finanzen hat am 21. Mai 2024 einen Diskussionsentwurf für ein Gesetz zur Förderung von Investitionen von Fonds in erneuerbare Energien...more
BaFin veröffentlicht einen FAQ zur überarbeiteten ELTIF-Verordnung -
Am 1. Februar 2024 hat die Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) ein FAQ zur am 10. Januar 2024 in Kraft getretenen, überarbeiteten...more
2/7/2024
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The European Commission recently released the heavily anticipated terms and conditions for its initial European Hydrogen Bank (EHB) auction. The structure of this subsidy scheme is of great interest to green hydrogen...more
9/26/2023
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Key drivers for the increased relevance of the so-called “Co-Ownership Funds” are the current uncertainties of an upcoming reform of the German law on partnerships ("MoPeG") as of 2024 for German real estate transfer tax...more
On June 20, 2023, the European Commission (the Commission) published the EU’s definition of green hydrogen in the Official Journal. This completes the legislative process for these two long-awaited and highly controversial...more
Erneute Lockerung der Insolvenzantragspflicht durch das SanInsKG -
Mit dem „Gesetz zur vorübergehenden Anpassung sanierungs- und insolvenzrechtlicher Vorschriften zur Abmilderung von Krisenfolgen“ (kurz: Sanierungs- und...more
Bereits im Römischen Reich galt als wichtiger kaufmännischer Grundsatz „caveat emptor“, also „Augen auf vor Kauf“ und damit ´Käufer sieh dich vor´. Dieser seit Jahrhunderten gültige Grundsatz hielt in den deutschen...more
Based on the information available as of today, please find below an update regarding the exceptional tax measures implemented in France, Germany, United-Kingdom and United-States to support companies and business in the...more
On 5 December 2017, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) determined a list of 17 non-cooperative jurisdictions, which included Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This list was established based on...more
Der für das Gewerberaummietrecht zuständige 12. Zivilsenat des Bundesgerichtshofs („BGH“) hat am 27.09.2017 mit einem Paukenschlag die hier beigefügte Entscheidung verkündet, in welchem er zu der seit einigen Jahren...more
The EC concludes that Luxembourg provided illegal tax benefits to Amazon of €250 million and refers Ireland to the European Court for failure to recover illegal tax benefits from Apple of €13 billion -
On 4 October 2017,...more