The Government of the Republic of Serbia recently adopted a Decree on Additional Requirements for Placing on the Market Products Containing Palm Oil, Palm Fat, or Other Vegetable Oils and Fats ("Official Gazette of RS", No. 47/2025), which entered into force on 7 June 2025 (“the Decree”).

Greenberg Traurig has represented Animex Foods and Agri Plus on the sale of part of their goose processing business to Cedrob.

The Commission for Protection of the Competition of North Macedonia (CPC) has significantly intensified its enforcement activities in the food retail sector, signalling a stricter regulatory approach toward potential anti-competitive behaviour.

Injac Attorneys has advised Build Your Dreams on its market entry into Serbia and Montenegro.

JPM Partners has advised MFI Flex Credit on obtaining a license to operate as a microcredit financial institution from the Central Bank of Montenegro.

EY Law has advised Bybit on the successful completion of the crypto-asset service provider licensing procedure for Bybit EU GmbH in Austria under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation framework. 

Jasinski has successfully represented TF Bank in a case resulting in a final and binding court judgment confirming the bank’s full compliance with information disclosure obligations under the Polish Consumer Credit Act.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Operator Gazociagow Przesylowych GAZ-System on securing PLN 2.2 billion in financing for the development of the Gdansk–Gustorzyn gas pipeline from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego. Bird & Bird advised the Lender.

Bernitsas has advised Georg Duncker on its acquisition of Fortius Risk Solutions and National Insurance Brokers.

Moravcevic, Vojnovic, and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr has advised UniCredit Bank Serbia on the issuance of a mini-bond in Serbia.

Sorainen has advised Nordspace on its EUR 6 million bond offering and listing on the Nasdaq First North alternative market.

Kyriakides Georgopoulos has advised Piraeus Bank as the listing advisor on the EUR 68.3 million share capital increase of Europe Holdings.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised PJSC Stalkanat on initializing a sunset review of anti-dumping measures applied to imports of cables and ropes originating from China.

The below reforms are designed to support Ukraine’s commitments under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and aim to improve legal clarity, transparency, and accountability for the use of state aid.

On 1 May 2025, it was four years since the Czech Act on the Screening of Foreign Investments came into force.

The Government of the Republic of Serbia recently adopted a Decree on Additional Requirements for Placing on the Market Products Containing Palm Oil, Palm Fat, or Other Vegetable Oils and Fats ("Official Gazette of RS", No. 47/2025), which entered into force on 7 June 2025 (“the Decree”).

David Vucinic has joined MaxBet, a member of Flutter Entertainment, as its new Compliance and AML Officer.

The National Labour Inspectorate's report on the status of equality and discrimination in employment relations for the year 2024 shows that discrimination in the workplace is a hot topic.

CMS has advised Bitdefender on its agreement to acquire Mesh Security Limited.

Act Legal Romania, working with Lexelians Avocats, has advised Groupe Genoyer on the sale of its Romanian subsidiary Vilmar to Special Flanges. Kinstellar, working with Skadden, advised Special Flanges.

CMS has advised Eleport on its market entry into Croatia and Slovenia.

CMS has advised Eleport on its market entry into Croatia and Slovenia.

Schoenherr has advised Okoenergie Beteiligungs on the repowering and expansion of the Pillichsdorf III wind farm in Lower Austria.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Operator Gazociagow Przesylowych GAZ-System on securing PLN 2.2 billion in financing for the development of the Gdansk–Gustorzyn gas pipeline from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego. Bird & Bird advised the Lender.

Musat & Asociatii has won an appeal before the High Court of Cassation and Justice against a prior decision by the Bucharest Court of Appeal, allowing the retrial of the review application in the case concerning the torturers of Romanian anti-communist dissident Gheorghe Ursu.

Ellex has offered pro bono representation in a same-sex parenthood case before the national courts in Lithuania, resulting in the first-ever recognition of same-sex parents.

On April 22, 2024, Everlegal announced it had been appointed to provide legal support to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – the UN Refugee Agency – for its activities in Ukraine.

Lambadarios has advised the four systemic Greek banks Alpha Bank, Eurobank, Piraeus Bank, and the National Bank of Greece on the EUR 1.3 billion financing of the new Northern Road Axis of Crete. Marinos Petroulias advised the developer, GEK Terna.

Wardynski & Partners has advised ICEYE on the contract to supply a MicroSAR Satellite Earth Observation System to the Polish Armed Forces.

PPPs represent a long-term collaboration between the public and private sectors, enabling more efficient construction, maintenance, and management of infrastructure, with an optimal distribution of risks and financial obligations.

Pohla & Hallmagi has successfully represented Rein Valk and Luite Arendus OU before the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Estonia against Harju Infra OU in a case concerning limitation periods applicable to claims between companies and shareholders.

Mihaj, Ilic & Milanovic has promoted Jelena Papic and Bojan Jankovic to Partner.

Austria continues to experience a wave of significant insolvencies, stretching court resources and prompting comparisons to past recessions. Recent legal frameworks have introduced new possibilities for restructuring, though so far with limited uptake. Taylor Wessing Counsel & Head of Insolvency Andreas Howadt examines both the immediate pressures – rising liabilities, high-profile failures, and logistical strains – and the evolving legal environment looking ahead to 2025.

On 14 June 2025, amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On the Organisation of Labour Relations under Martial Law” came into effect. Please note that the provisions of this law apply during the period of martial law.

The so-called “flexinovela” amendment of the Labour Code (CZ) effective from 1 June 2025 brings a number of fundamental changes, especially in terminating employment. For employers intending to issue a notice to an employee for breach of duty or to terminate employment immediately, the statutory time limits for doing so have been extended. This amendment addresses the practical needs of employers who have previously struggled to thoroughly investigate cases within the existing time frames. In this post, we will take a closer look at these revised time limits for issuing notices and immediate terminations. Generally speaking - what kind of time limits do we have and why are they important

The National Labour Inspectorate's report on the status of equality and discrimination in employment relations for the year 2024 shows that discrimination in the workplace is a hot topic.

Schoenherr has advised Accession Capital Partners on its EUR 30 million growth capital investment into Vetti Group. Savoric & Partners advised Vetti Group.

Kocian Solc Balastik has advised Ivan Mikes on the sale of mcePharma to the Brenntag Group. Pierstone reportedly advised Brenntag.

Gessel has advised the ArKa family foundation on the sale of a 75% stake in Centrum Medyczne Med-Gastr to Tar Heel Capital. Sobczynscy i Partnerzy reportedly advised Tar Heel Capital.

Jasinski has successfully represented TF Bank in a case resulting in a final and binding court judgment confirming the bank’s full compliance with information disclosure obligations under the Polish Consumer Credit Act.

The Ministry of Economic Development has conducted a public consultation on the draft Law on Class Actions. The primary reason for adopting a special law which regulates matters related to the collective protection of consumers is, above all, the harmonization of Montenegrin legislation with EU law, specifically with Directive (EU) 2020/1828 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers and repealing Directive 2009/22/EC. The goal is to prevent and sanction mass violations of consumer rights by traders in the market, while also ensuring fair compensation for harmed consumers. In this text, we briefly present the most important amendments and innovations introduced by the draft Law on Class Actions.

Pohla & Hallmagi has successfully represented Rein Valk and Luite Arendus OU before the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Estonia against Harju Infra OU in a case concerning limitation periods applicable to claims between companies and shareholders.

CMS has advised REICO Long Lease on its acquisition of the LPP Distribution Center logistics facility in Bydgoszcz. Greenberg Traurig advised the unidentified sellers.

DLP Duch / Lisicki & Partners has advised Peakside Capital Advisors and Octane Capital Partners on their joint acquisition of two urban logistics parks in Warsaw – the Panattoni Park Warsaw Janki IV and the Panattoni Park Warsaw City V Targowek. SKJB Szybkowski Kuzma Jelen Brzoza-Ostrowska reportedly advised the sellers.

Kinstellar has advised Accolade Holding on its acquisition of a 21,600-square-meter logistics facility in Kosice, eastern Slovakia. Hillbridges reportedly advised the sellers.

Pohla & Hallmagi, working with Wikborg Rein, has advised Marine Energy Solutions on its acquisition of the PRIME oil tanker. Reed Smith reportedly advised the unidentified sellers.

Kyriakides Georgopoulos announced that the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund's sale of a 67% stake in the Heraklion Port Authority to a consortium consisting of Grimaldi Euromed and Minoan Lines (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on January 11, 2024) closed on September 18, 2024.

PeliPartners has advised Bogdan Idu and his group companies on the sale of an LPG maritime terminal in Romania to Nawaf Salameh Family Office Group.

Schoenherr has advised Accession Capital Partners on its EUR 30 million growth capital investment into Vetti Group. Savoric & Partners advised Vetti Group.

CMS has advised the founder of Fiskaltrust Consulting on a financing round that includes the entry of a new international majority shareholder. Moser Legal advised the undisclosed incoming investor.

Turunc has advised Gelecek Etki Fonu (Future Impact Fund) on its investment in OctoXLabs. Yondem Yigit Uclertopragi advised OctoX.

Pekin & Pekin has provided pro bono advice to Fenerbahce SK, Fenerium, Fenerbahce Futbol on its partnership with Adidas.

Sayenko Kharenko has provided pro bono support for a cultural initiative that aims to set war-time poems, written by Ukrainian defenders, to music. 

Musat & Asociatii has won an appeal before the High Court of Cassation and Justice against a prior decision by the Bucharest Court of Appeal, allowing the retrial of the review application in the case concerning the torturers of Romanian anti-communist dissident Gheorghe Ursu.

Kocian Solc Balastik has advised the Arete group on the sale of Arete Park Rokycany II logistics complex to the Reico Long Lease Fund managed by Reico Erste Asset Management. Wilsons reportedly advised the buyers.

Wolf Theiss has advised Sekyra Group on the sale of the Opatov II residential project in Prague to Dostupne Bydleni Ceske Sporitelny and Kooperativa Pojistovna. Wilsons reportedly advised the buyers.

CMS has advised REICO Long Lease on its acquisition of the LPP Distribution Center logistics facility in Bydgoszcz. Greenberg Traurig advised the unidentified sellers.

With a new president taking office in May and a shifting fiscal landscape, Romania is navigating a period of political and legal recalibration, according to Bancila, Diaconu si Asociatii Partner Adriana Dobre.

The Hungarian Government’s Spring Tax Package adopted on 11 June 2025 introduced significant changes to tax legislation, aligning with international standards and strengthening domestic revenue strategies. The 91-page draft bill proposes multiple structural reforms to Hungary’s tax system. Several provisions previously regulated by Government decrees, such as the retail surtax and insurance tax, will now be incorporated directly into law. Additionally, new regulations are introduced and existing ones revised.

Glatzova & Co has successfully represented Kara Trutnov in a tax dispute before the Supreme Administrative Court.

CMS has advised Bitdefender on its agreement to acquire Mesh Security Limited.

In April 2007, Estonia made global headlines — not for a military conflict or natural disaster, but for one of the first coordinated large-scale cyberattacks against a nation-state. Sparked by the relocation of a Soviet-era war memorial in Tallinn (known as the Bronze Night), the country’s digital infrastructure was flooded with denial-of-service attacks. Government websites, banks, media outlets, and essential services were knocked offline. It was a wake-up call: digital threats could now paralyze a country just as effectively as tanks and missiles. 

May 1, 2025, brought significant changes to design protection in the EU. Here are three key updates no designer should overlook:

Cobalt has promoted former Managing Associate Rauno Ligi to Partner.

Co-founded by Partners Adrian Georgescu and Ionut Gont, white collar boutique law firm Georgescu Gont has opened for business in Bucharest.

Galya Gugusheva has joined Gugushev & Partners as a Senior Partner.