11 Germany’s shortage of affordable housing in urban centers remains one of the country’s biggest challenges. After successive federal governments set ambitious nationwide construction targets – culminating in pledges of up...more
11/10/2025
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Building Codes ,
Construction Industry ,
Exemptions ,
Germany ,
Multi-Family Housing ,
Municipalities ,
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Noise Control Ordinances ,
Real Estate Development ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Zoning Laws
Germany has unveiled an EUR 6 billion funding initiative that expands climate protection contracts to include carbon capture and storage (CCS), adjusts renewable energy deployment, and introduces regulatory relief for...more
Implementing the NIS-2 Directive (EU 2022/2555) and the Critical Entities Resilience ("CER") Directive (EU 2022/2557) into national law, Germany is reinforcing the security and resilience of its critical infrastructure,...more
10/8/2025
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Cybersecurity ,
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Incident Response Plans ,
Information Technology ,
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Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management
The German government has taken a significant step to accelerate the hydrogen economy with the recent approval by the Federal Cabinet of the Hydrogen Acceleration Act (Wasserstoff-Beschleungigungsgesetz). This new legislation...more
10/3/2025
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Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Reform ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Infrastructure ,
New Legislation ,
Permits ,
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Renewable Energy
The Situation: The European Parliament and Council approved the Gigabit Infrastructure Act ("GIA") on 29 April 2024. The GIA replaces Directive 2014/61/EU. The GIA is a regulation which is directly applicable and binding in...more
Germany has launched a massive EUR 50 billion funding program to support energy-intensive industries such as steel, chemical, and cement to become climate-neutral. The program offers considerable financial support for...more
New PFAS threshold values applicable to soil testing will start on August 1, 2023.
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) constitute a group of thousands of synthetic chemicals that are widely used in various consumer...more