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On 8 November 2007 the Deutscher Bundestag, the German parliament, passed an act (the Amendment Act) amending the German Investment Act (the Investment Act).

At the start of July 2025, AMLA - the EU's new "Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism" published its Annual Work Programme (AWP) for 2025.

On 17 February 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) imposed a total fine of EUR 1,374,000 on REGIS-TR S.A. for seven infringements under Regulation...

What should a venture capital financed high-tech start-up do on the patent field to become a strong company. Is it worth spending money on patents? (You might guess that the answer is yes, the author is a patent attorney, but wait!) Is it of strategic importance or is it more a marketing tool on the investment market? Do patents have any influence on turnover and profit?

Investment needs of German DSOs are increasing rapidly due to the energy transition, electrification, and digitalization. Municipalities and their utilities (Stadtwerke) face the challenge...

On May 31, 2017, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), which is an EU-wide European Supervisory Authority (ESA), released a legal instrument ...

As explored in an earlier Client Alert,Show Footnote the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its annual work programme (AWP) for 2025 on 1 October 2024.

Like the financial services firms they supervise most financial services supervisory authorities, whether it is the national competent authorities (NCAs) or the European Central Bank (ECB)...

Another part of the package following the introduction of Regulation (EC) 1/2003<SUP>1</SUP> ("<B>Regulation 1/2003</B>") is the Draft Notice on the Handling of Complaints<SUP>2</SUP> ("<B>Complaints Notice</B>").

On 28 June 2023, the European Commission (the Commission) published a package of legislative proposals to propel payments and the wider financial services sector further into the digital age.

Every year, usually during the fourth quarter, EU-level authorities such as the European Banking Authority (EBA) publish their Annual Work Programmes (AWPs)...

On 18 February 2020, the Council of the European Union (the Council) adopted a legislative package consisting of Directive 2020/284/EU[Available here.]...

As we enter 2026, it has become increasingly clear that EU financial regulation is no longer evolving in isolation. Instead, it is increasingly evident that the global financial system is no longer adjusting to temporary disruption but is instead operating within a structurally altered geopolitical, economic and regulatory environment.

German Tax and Legal News from PwC.

Central banks provide credit funding to financial institutions on specific legal terms and in return for receiving eligible collateralization as security against that funding. In the Eurozone...