The energy transition received a transformative boost when European Union lawmakers approved new voluntary standards for companies that wish to issue "green" bonds. The European Green Bond Standard, which will be finalized on...more
On 10 May 2023, the Council of the European Union (the "Council") submitted a draft for a European Green Bonds Regulation (the "Draft EuGB Regulation") to the European Parliament for review and approval....more
9/26/2023
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EU ,
European Commission ,
European Parliament ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Green Bonds ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities ,
Sustainability ,
Transparency
The Directive (EU) 2021/2167 sets out a harmonized regulatory framework for services in relation to non-performing loans and has to be implemented by Member States by 29 December 2023. In Germany, the draft bill of the Credit...more
8/4/2023
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Creditors ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Germany ,
Loan Servicer ,
Member State ,
Regulatory Requirements
"It can‘t go on like this!" This statement is not only made by the young people who pass by the windows of our office every Friday morning. In fact, this statement was already made binding by the Paris Climate Change...more
10/4/2021
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Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Central Bank ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Paris Agreement ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UCITS
Last Friday, in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the German government announced various measures described as a big "bazooka" to avert a crisis in the Eurozone's largest economy. The German...more
3/22/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Entrepreneurs ,
European Commission ,
European Investment Bank (EIB) ,
Germany ,
Liquidity ,
Member State ,
Multinationals ,
Relief Measures ,
Small Business Loans ,
Startups ,
State Aid ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
Since the financial crisis of 2008, numerous emerging and developed countries experienced a substantial increase to their government gross debt-to-GDP ratio (sovereign debt). In addition, there were significant increases in...more