1018 results The Foreign Subsidies Regulation – beware and get your data ready! Earlier this year, the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) entered into force to close a loophole in EU regulations aimed at creating a level playing field within the internal market. The Foreign Subsidies Regulation’s initial focus on China Although the text of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation is not aimed at specific countries, the European Commission’s initial enforcement actions appear to be targeting Chinese subsidies. Mayday, Mayday: Pay day! The Commission’s fight to avoid paying interest to Deutsche Telekom is over. The ECJ upheld the right of companies to receive interest on unduly collected antitrust fines, carrying a hefty price tag for the Commission. First trip around the sun: FSR – one year in review The Foreign Subsidies Regulation has celebrated one year of its application. Time for companies to take stock of the lessons learnt from key developments of this first year. However, ambiguities remain and more is yet to come. Watch this space! Stibbe advises RWE Stibbe advises RWE on the acquisition from Vattenfall of the state-of-the-art gas-fired power plant Magnum with a capacity of 1.4 gigawatt and a 5.6 megawatts solar plant at Eemshaven, the Netherlands. Belgian watchdog tackles bid rigging In recent cases in the fire protection and private security sectors, the Belgian Competition Authority has made the prosecution of bid-rigging one of its top priorities, imposing hefty fines on infringers for their participation in cartel schemes. Tax Alert: Update on VAT case law In this Tax Alert, we address recent case law relating to VAT. Senna Leentjens Associate London Florentine Snoeker Associate Amsterdam The Netherlands’ Budget Day 2024 On Tuesday 17 September 2024 (Budget Day; Prinsjesdag) the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2025 Tax Package (Pakket Belastingplan) including the 2025 Tax Plan (Belastingplan) and the 2025 Other Tax Measures (Overige Fiscale Maatregelen). The Draghi Report: a reality check for ESG regulation in the EU On 17 September 2024, former president of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi published his report to the European Commission with observations on Europe’s sustainable competitiveness and recommendations for Europe’s future. Stibbe ESG/Sustainable Finance seminar Op dinsdag 15 oktober vindt in Amsterdam het Stibbe ESG/Sustainable Finance seminar plaats. Tijdens het seminar worden de nieuwste ontwikkelingen in Sustainable Finance, Greenwashing, ESG-risico's en duurzaamheidsrapportages besproken. Investment screening in the Netherlands: still an open economy, but not at any price Duco de Boer and Roos Elemans contributed to Chambers with an article about Investment Screening in the Netherlands. Corporate and M&A Services & Experience Qualcomm falls prey to EU court’s predatory pricing ruling The EU General Court confirms that Qualcomm’s below-cost pricing strategy designed to eliminate competition was predatory. This judgment, the first of its kind in over a decade, provides useful guidance on predatory pricing practices. Max Joosten Junior Associate Brussels Frederik Van den Abeele Junior Associate Brussels Arnaud Bouteille Junior Associate Brussels Pagination Previous page Page 54 Page 55 Current page 56 Page 57 Next page
The Foreign Subsidies Regulation – beware and get your data ready! Earlier this year, the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) entered into force to close a loophole in EU regulations aimed at creating a level playing field within the internal market.
The Foreign Subsidies Regulation’s initial focus on China Although the text of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation is not aimed at specific countries, the European Commission’s initial enforcement actions appear to be targeting Chinese subsidies.
Mayday, Mayday: Pay day! The Commission’s fight to avoid paying interest to Deutsche Telekom is over. The ECJ upheld the right of companies to receive interest on unduly collected antitrust fines, carrying a hefty price tag for the Commission.
First trip around the sun: FSR – one year in review The Foreign Subsidies Regulation has celebrated one year of its application. Time for companies to take stock of the lessons learnt from key developments of this first year. However, ambiguities remain and more is yet to come. Watch this space!
Stibbe advises RWE Stibbe advises RWE on the acquisition from Vattenfall of the state-of-the-art gas-fired power plant Magnum with a capacity of 1.4 gigawatt and a 5.6 megawatts solar plant at Eemshaven, the Netherlands.
Belgian watchdog tackles bid rigging In recent cases in the fire protection and private security sectors, the Belgian Competition Authority has made the prosecution of bid-rigging one of its top priorities, imposing hefty fines on infringers for their participation in cartel schemes.
The Netherlands’ Budget Day 2024 On Tuesday 17 September 2024 (Budget Day; Prinsjesdag) the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2025 Tax Package (Pakket Belastingplan) including the 2025 Tax Plan (Belastingplan) and the 2025 Other Tax Measures (Overige Fiscale Maatregelen).
The Draghi Report: a reality check for ESG regulation in the EU On 17 September 2024, former president of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi published his report to the European Commission with observations on Europe’s sustainable competitiveness and recommendations for Europe’s future.
Stibbe ESG/Sustainable Finance seminar Op dinsdag 15 oktober vindt in Amsterdam het Stibbe ESG/Sustainable Finance seminar plaats. Tijdens het seminar worden de nieuwste ontwikkelingen in Sustainable Finance, Greenwashing, ESG-risico's en duurzaamheidsrapportages besproken.
Investment screening in the Netherlands: still an open economy, but not at any price Duco de Boer and Roos Elemans contributed to Chambers with an article about Investment Screening in the Netherlands.
Qualcomm falls prey to EU court’s predatory pricing ruling The EU General Court confirms that Qualcomm’s below-cost pricing strategy designed to eliminate competition was predatory. This judgment, the first of its kind in over a decade, provides useful guidance on predatory pricing practices.