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EU Adopts 20th Package Against Russia & Parallel Sanctions On Belarus

The European Union has adopted its 20th package of sanctions against Russia, alongside parallel measures targeting Belarus, marking a significant escalation in economic pressure.

Belgium International

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Mayer Brown

Belgium Offshore Wind Tender Amendment And Ventilus Permit Push

Belgium is overhauling its offshore wind tender framework with price-based auctions, EU-aligned supply chain requirements, and mandatory carbon footprinting. Will these reforms accelerate development in the Princess Elisabeth Zone, or will legal challenges to critical grid infrastructure create new delays?

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Loyens & Loeff

Fuel Prices And Competition Law: The Bundeskartellamt Steps Up

Between €0.30 and €0.50 more per liter at the gas station within just a few weeks: the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a price development in many countries around the world on a scale last seen...

Worldwide Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

Termination Of An Electricity Supply Agreement And Judicial Protection Of The Consumer

In the modern economic environment, access to electricity constitutes a fundamental social good. However, it is frequently observed that providers issue disconnection orders or terminate electricity supply...

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Psarakis & Kefalas Law Firm

Arbitration Clauses Not a Shield Against a Winding-Up Petition

Ireland Litigation

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Maples Group

Hydrogen Unbundling Regime Takes Shape

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A&O Shearman

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction April 2026 - State Aid

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Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction April 2026 - Transport

European Union Energy

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Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction April 2026 - Energy And Infrastructure

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Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction April 2026 - Environment And Planning

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

Regional Report: Energy And Natural Resources Trends In The CEE, SEE, Central And Southeast Asia For The Year 2026

Worldwide Energy

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Kinstellar

Reform Of German Renewable Energy Sources Act 2027 – Key Changes For Project Developers And Investors In Germany

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McDermott Will & Schulte

The 2026 Iran Crisis And The Need For Temporary State Aid Measures

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Energy Update: Sharing Maximum Export Capacity At Electricity Grid Connection Points

AC

Arthur Cox

Video update: Directiva Europea de Transparencia Retributiva y su impacto en España

Spain Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Dutch Restructuring Framework Continues To Evolve While Providing Flexible Platform To Support Complex Domestic Processes (Podcast)

Netherlands Insolvency

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A&O Shearman

Supreme Court On Attachment Before Judgment: Third-Party Rights Protected (Video)

Ireland Litigation

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IndiaLaw LLP

The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Madrid Video Updates: Directiva Europea de Transparencia Retributiva y su impacto en España

Spain Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

From "First Come" To "First Ready": Germany's New Maturity-Based Grid Connection Process For BESS And Large-Scale Consumers

Germany’s framework for allocating transmission grid connections is undergoing a fundamental shift.

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

EU Grids Package: Legislative Proposals Before Council And Parliament

The European Commission’s Grids Package has been welcomed by many in industry as a catalyst for accelerated grid delivery and reform.

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Energy Update: Network Charging Set To Change For Storage Assets

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (“CRU“) is consulting until 13 May 2026 on a minded-to interim decision that energy storage units (“ESUs”)...

AC

Arthur Cox

Navigating The Legal Framework For Data Centre Development In Belgium

Belgium's central European location and robust connectivity make it an attractive hub for data centre development, yet sponsors and operators face a complex regulatory environment shaped...

Belgium Environment

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A&O Shearman

The European Union (Empowering Consumers For The Green Transition) Regulations 2026 - Key Implications For Businesses

Ireland Consumer

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McCann Fitzgerald

Regional Report: Energy And Natural Resources Trends In The CEE, Central And Southeast Asia For The Year 2026

Worldwide Energy

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Kinstellar

New Temporary Crisis Framework: State Aid In The Middle East Crisis

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Oppenhoff

Neuer Temporary Crisis Framework: Staatliche Beihilfen In Der Nahost-Krise

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Oppenhoff

EU Geopolitical Risk Update - Key Policy & Regulatory Developments No. 126

European Union Technology

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Jones Day

Economics Weekly Alert 12/2026

Cyprus Strategy

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KPMG in Cyprus

The Energy-related Measures In Royal Decree-Law 7/2026, Which Approves The Plan In Response To The Crisis In The Middle East

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Challenge Against The Shannon LNG Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Is Dismissed

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

Shannon LNG Natural Gas Permission Upheld

Ireland Environment

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William Fry

CBAM Certificates: The First Quarter Pricing Unveiled

European Union Environment

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McCann Fitzgerald

The Energy-related Measures In Royal Decree-Law 7/2026, Which Approves The Plan In Response To The Crisis In The Middle East

Royal Decree-Law 7/2026 of 20 March, approving the Comprehensive Plan in Response to the Crisis in the Middle East (RDL 7/2026), entered into force on 22 March. It was ultimately ratified by the Congress of Deputies on 26 March.

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Challenge Against The Shannon LNG Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Is Dismissed

On 1 April 2026, the High Court upheld the Commission’s grant of permission to Shannon LNG Limited in a challenge taken by Friends of the Irish Environment.

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

Shannon LNG Natural Gas Permission Upheld

In Friends of the Irish Environment CLG v An Coimisiún Pleanála [2026] IEHC 205, Humphreys J dismissed a challenge to a decision of An Coimisiún Pleanála (Commission) to approve a 600 MW...

Ireland Environment

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William Fry

CBAM Certificates: The First Quarter Pricing Unveiled

With the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (“CBAM”) now entering its operational period, the European Commission...

European Union Environment

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McCann Fitzgerald

Medidas energéticas del Real Decreto-ley 7/2026 que aprueba el plan de respuesta a la crisis en Oriente Medio

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction March 2026 - Transport

The European Commission is calling for evidence until 20 April 2026 in the context of its review of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (EU) 2023/1804.

European Union Transport

AC

Arthur Cox

Biomethane Sector In Ireland: Decisions On Guarantees Of Origin And Reverse Grid Compression

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (“CRU”) has issued two decisions which are supportive of development of biomethane production in Ireland.

AC

Arthur Cox

BCLP Advises A Banking Pool On A RCF Line For The Benefit Of Elements

International law firm BCLP has advised a banking pool led by Crédit Agricole du Languedoc on establishing a €38 million Revolving Credit Facility for Elements, a renewable energy producer based in Montpellier. The facility, which can be extended to €50 million, will support the company's ambitious growth plans to reach 1 GW of installed capacity through photovoltaic, hydropower, and wind projects across France and Italy.

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Biomethane Production Facilities In Ireland

The National Biomethane Strategy, published in May 2024, sets out the policy framework for an agri-led biomethane sector.

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William Fry

EU Package On Energy Independence And Affordability: What It Signals For The Energy Sector

AC

Arthur Cox

Energy Security Is A Matter Of Investment And Competitiveness

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Castren & Snellman Attorneys

Middle East Crisis: The 4 Most Important Employment Law Questions For HR In Germany

Germany Employment

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Littler Mendelson

"Blackouts, Transition And The Nuclear Taboo," By Tiago Aires Mateus.

Worldwide Energy

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Gama Glória

Economics Weekly Alert 08/2026

Cyprus Strategy

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KPMG in Cyprus

The New Energy Bills Decree: Latest Developments In The Energy Sector

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Economics Weekly Alert 07/2026

Cyprus Strategy

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KPMG in Cyprus

BESS In Germany: The BNetzA Plans To Introduce Grid Fees For BESS

AO

A&O Shearman

Ireland's Policy Pivot On Data Centre Delivery

WF

William Fry

Poland Offshore Wind: Capitalising On The Second Wave

AO

A&O Shearman

ESG Legal Update: Central And Eastern Europe And Central Asia Regions (Q4 2025)

Czech Republic Environment

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Kinstellar

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction February 2026 - State Aid

AC

Arthur Cox

France Multiannual Energy Plan No. 3: Third Programmation Pluriannuelle De L'énergie – PPE 3

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Bracewell

Supreme Court Dismisses Coolglass Windfarm Appeal

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

Wrap up 2025: Transición energética y ESG

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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