Romania has recently become one attractive destination for foreign investors, including both EU and non-EU citizens. European Union citizens are entitled to free movement across EU member states, which enables them to travel, reside, work, and study without the need… Read moreObtaining a long-stay visa for foreign citizens. Part II – the long-stay visa for investors
Following the holding, on 1st October 2017, of the referendum on the self-determination of Catalonia (Spain), criminal proceedings were brought against Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó and Antoni Comín i Oliveres (who, at the time, were President and Member of the… Read moreCJEU. C-600/22 P | Puigdemont i Casamajó and Comín i Oliveres v Parliament. The Court of Justice definitively dismisses the action brought by Mr Puigdemont and Mr Comín against the refusal of the President of the European Parliament to recognise their status as Members of the European Parliament in June 2019
It may refrain from doing so where the controller has already taken the necessary measures on its own initiative. In Germany, a savings bank found that one of its employees had consulted a customer’s personal data on several occasions without… Read moreCJEU. C-768/21 | Land Hessen. Personal data protection: the supervisory authority is not obliged to exercise a corrective power in all cases of breach and, in particular, to impose a fine
A German consumers’ association is challenging, before a German court, the manner in which the discounter Aldi Süd advertises price reductions or ‘price highlights’ such as, for example, for bananas and pineapples, in its weekly brochures. ↓ in English: ‘price… Read moreCJEU. C-330/23 | Aldi Süd. A price reduction announced in an advertisement must be calculated on the basis of the lowest price in the last 30 days
Popovici Nițu Stoica & Asociații is pleased to announce the promotion of Justin Anghel (Energy & Natural Resources; Litigation; TMT), Sorin Dincă (Litigation; Public Procurement), Claudia-Alina Salomia (Corporate & Commercial; Mergers & Acquisitions; IP) and Ana Stoenescu (White-Collar Compliance &… Read moreNew Managing Associates at Popovici Nițu Stoica & Asociații
Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații successfully represented a major independent oil and gas producer in Romania in a Paris-seated ICC arbitration. The client held the status of operator in a joint operating agreement with respect to several petroleum blocks in Romania…. Read moreȚuca Zbârcea & Asociații secures an important precedent in a complex ICC arbitration case within the oil and gas industry
On 15 August 2024, the National Cyber Security Directorate in Romania (DNSC) released for public debate the draft law establishing a framework for cybersecurity of networks and information systems in the national civil cyberspace (Draft Law), transposing Directive (EU) 2022/2555… Read moreRomania publishes draft law on cybersecurity implementing the NIS2 Directive
In the past, only 3 out of 10 candidates passed the Bar exam. For this reason, more and more candidates are taking additional training courses to improve their chances of success. Following training with mentors who provide concrete and practical… Read moreINGENIO: Attorneyship, the most coveted legal profession. Thousands of candidates take the Bar exam – one of the most difficult in Romania. Demand for admissions preparation courses has tripled in the past year
The Commission and the General Court erred in law in finding that the rules applicable to CFCs constituted the appropriate reference framework for examining whether a selected advantage had been conferred. In 2019, the European Commission decided[1] that between 2013… Read moreCJEU. C-555/22 P | United Kingdom and Others v Commission, C-556/22 P | ITV v Commission and Others and C-564/22 P | LSEGH (Luxembourg) and London Stock Exchange Group Holdings (Italy) v Commission and Others (Taxation of profits of CFCs). The Court annuls the Commission decision finding certain United Kingdom rules on the taxation of controlled foreign companies (CFCs) to be State Aid incompatible with the internal market and sets aside the judgment of the General Court confirming that decision
Booking.com, a company incorporated under Netherlands law with its registered office in Amsterdam (Netherlands), offers a worldwide online intermediation service for the reservation of accommodation. Hotel establishments pay a commission to Booking.com for any reservation made by travellers through the… Read moreCJEU. C-264/23 | Booking.com and Booking.com (Deutschland). Online accommodation reservation platforms: price parity clauses cannot, in principle, be classified as ‘ancillary restraints’ for the purposes of EU competition law
