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A new proposal could eliminate the requirement for remote control regulation in solar power plants with a capacity of less than 5 megawatts (MW).

The latest DLA Piper GDPR Fines and Data Breach Survey provides a comprehensive overview of data protection enforcement trends across Europe, including the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region. CEE countries are in the mid-range in terms of total GDPR fines imposed since the regulation became applicable in 2018 and for last year, but enforcement activity is steadily increasing. Here are the latest trends and legal developments in Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia.

When discussing competition law, the Competition Authority and its powers are usually part of the business conversation, given that it is the key enforcer ensuring fair competition and penalizing those who try to distort it. However, for many undertakings, a decision by the Competition Authority isn’t always the end of their fight for justice – sometimes it’s just the beginning. Affected competitors often have to undertake significant efforts to seek compensation from those whose anti-competitive behaviour has harmed or even destroyed their business. In this article, we share our experience with the first-ever successful follow-on damages action in the Czech Republic and the challenges we encountered along the way.

On 11 February 2025, the Ukrainian Government adopted a resolution regulating various aspects of cloud and data center services (the "Services") provision and use. In particular, the resolution introduces:

Following the year-end legislative news, several changes affecting so-called "green taxes" came into force at the beginning of 2025. The most significant of these is the effective abolition of the dual obligations of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and the Environmental Product Charges (EPC), except for plastic carrier bags, and the introduction of the EPR penalty rates that have been expected since the introduction of the EPR. At the same time, there are also many changes to the EPR rules.

By judgment from 9 January 2025 in Case C‑394/23 the Court of Justice (CJEU) rules that the processing of personal data relating to the title of the customers of a transport undertaking is not necessary and might even be not legally grounded.

The Austrian Beneficial Owners Register Act (BORA) requires certain legal entities to report their ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) recurringly, at least once a year and whenever changes occur in an entity's UBO.

From 1 January 2025, third-country nationals will no longer be entitled to claim certain personal income tax (PIT) benefits. Third countries are non-EEA countries and countries that have not concluded a bilateral social security agreement with Hungary.

A new amendment to the ESG Act has entered into force, which, in addition to changes to the personal and material scope of the Act, contains provisions primarily aimed at easing the burden on businesses and the application of the Act. According to the proposal of the Act, the amendments are necessary in light of the experience gained in the practical application of the ESG Act since its entry into force. The changes entered into force on 19 January, except for the amendment on fines. The main amendments are summarised below, without being exhaustive.