Assistant lawyer Nikola Cīparsone compiled the material. EU Law Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning batteries and waste batteries, amending Directive 2008/98/EC and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Directive 2006/66/EC Entered into force: 17 August 2023 A new law to ensure that batteries are collected, reused and recycled in Europe is entering […]
Assistant lawyer Nikola Cīparsone compiled the material. ESG The Commission adopts the European Sustainability Reporting Standards Adopted: 31 July 2023 The Commission adopted today the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for use by all companies subject to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). This marks another step forward in the transition to a sustainable EU economy. The standards cover the full range […]
Publication / Paul Künnap / Eesti Päevaleht
Tallinn should take after Helsinki and build a metro in Tallinn, our partner Paul Künnap has suggested in the Estonian daily Eesti Päevaleht. Building a metro in Tallinn is not something that is currently discussed in Estonia, but Paul says it would give Tallinn a huge boost. Paul debunks three myths that naysayers have used […]
We advised Energiasalv, the developer of Estonia’s first large-scale energy storage system, in relation to the framework for facilitating sustainable investment in the European Union (the so-called EU Taxonomy Regulation). An important part of the green revolution The 500MW hydro-accumulation pump (water storage) to be built in Paldiski is a solution that would allow Estonia […]
Publication / Sofia Kurochka
Assistant lawyer Sofia Kurochka compiled the material. Data protection Proposal for a Regulation laying down additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of GDPR Published: 04 July 2023 The new regulation provides detailed rules to support the smooth functioning of the cooperation and consistency mechanism established by the GDPR. The proposal harmonises the requirements […]