The November issue of our newsletter, put together by our Bucharest Employment and Labour law team, provides overview of new related regulations and developments in Romania, namely...

On 10 April 2020, as part of a wider package of economic measures aimed at mitigating the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Serbian government adopted the "Decree on Determining the Program of Financial Support for Commercial Entities.

The Code replaces the Act of Ukraine on Renewal of Debtor's Solvency or Declaring It Bankrupt dated 14 May 1992 that applied previously.

The Law on Personal Data ("Law") No. ZRU-547 was signed by the President on 2 July 2019. It will come into force on 1 October 2019.

On 9 May 2025, the Bulgarian State Gazette published important amendments to the Bulgarian Whistleblowing Act, further aligning the national legal framework with Directive (EU) 2019/1937...

16 липня 2025 року Уряд України ухвалив Постанову No. 902, якою затверджено Порядок виробництk

The OECD's Subject to Tax Rule (STTR) is being implemented through a Multilateral Convention, allowing source countries to impose additional taxation on cross-border payments between related parties when taxed below 9%. This treaty-based mechanism will reshape international financing, licensing, and service arrangements for multinational groups.

While market's attention has been drawn to the new pre-emption rights and the like introduced by the government to curtail sales of agricultural land, a far more ominous legislative change...

Order 827/2026 issued by Romania’s National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) approves a new procedure—including detailed application requirements—for issuing and amending Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs).

September 2025 – The Romanian government has adopted GEO No. 22/2025 introducing significant amendments to Romanian VAT legislation and directly affecting small enterprises and VAT registration procedures.

June 2018 – The current Serbian privatisation framework was established in August 2014 through the adoption of a new privatisation law ("Privatisation Law") ...

On 19 April 2023, the President of Uzbekistan signed law No. ЗРУ-831, which came into force on 20 April 2023 and introduced changes to the law "[o]n banks and banking activities" (the "Amended Banking Law").

February 2021 – The Czech parliament has recently passed a new Act on UBO Register, no. 37/2021 Coll. (the "New UBO Act") effective from 1 June 2021

On September 14, 2021, the President of Uzbekistan signed the Decree No. УП-6313 "[o]n fundamental improvements in contractual relations" (the "Decree"). According to the Decree...

The Communication outlines the need for a REPowerEU plan meant to address the EU's need for energy independence, given the current geo-political context.

Since its establishment, the AIFC has generated significant interest by developing its financial services sector, particularly in banking.

As noted in our previous recap, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decided to block Microsoft's USD 68.7 billion acquisition of US video game holding company Activision Blizzard...

Alternative distribution models based on direct sales to consumers can be carried out with the varied involvement of traditional dealers.

April 2025 – On 24 April 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") announced that it had imposed fines...

In the first quarter of 2025, the Romanian Competition Council ("RCC") published several significant decisions, launched new investigations, and imposed fines...