7/1/2025 10:29:11 AM EU Institutions Agree On CBAM Modifications By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Amandine Delsaux Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Aidan Lawes +1 more... Show less On June 18, 2025, the presidency of the EU Council and representatives of the European Parliament agreed on substantial changes to the...
6/25/2025 8:02:53 PM Omnibus - EU Council Signs Off On Its CSRD And CSDDD Negotiating Position By Aidan Lawes Dr. Jürgen Beninca Seth Engel Olga Gidalevitz Armelle Sandrin-Deforge +2 more... Show less After a number of rounds of drafts, the EU Council has signed off on its position regarding the revisions to CSRD and CSDDD brought about...
6/2/2025 11:24:08 AM German Energy Company Succeeds in Landmark Climate Change Litigation Case By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Gerjanne te Winkel Armelle Sandrin-Deforge On May 28, 2025, the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, Germany, sided with the defendant energy company in a landmark climate change...
5/28/2025 12:07:03 PM EU Commission Publishes the Risk Classification Under the EUDR By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge On May 22, 2025, the EU Commission adopted an implementing regulation to the EU's Deforestation Regulation ("EUDR") in which it...
5/13/2025 2:18:25 PM Germany's New Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, Calls for the Repeal of the CS3D By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called for the repeal of the CS3D during his inaugural visit to the European Commission on May...
5/2/2025 10:32:39 PM German Regulator Highlights Antitrust Risks Associated with the Use of Industry Initiatives for Supply Chain Due Diligence By Dr. Jürgen Beninca The EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) stresses that industry initiatives (next to multi-stakeholder...
4/18/2025 9:01:01 PM NGOs File a Formal Complaint Against the Omnibus Procedure By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Dr. Jürgen Beninca Seth Engel Just as the European institutions adopted the “Stop The Clock” Directive, a coalition of NGOs filed a formal complaint on April 18, 2025,...
4/18/2025 1:30:11 PM The UN's International Maritime Organization to Adopt a Framework to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Olga Gidalevitz During its 83rd session from April 7 to 11, 2025, the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee...
4/18/2025 1:25:56 PM EU Deforestation Regulation: New Guidance Document, New FAQs and a Proposal for a Delegated Act By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge On April 15, 2025, the EU Commission published a new Guidance Document, new frequently asked questions (FAQs), and a proposal for a new...
4/10/2025 6:26:48 PM The Parties Expected to Form the Next German Government Present Their New ESG Agenda By Dr. Jürgen Beninca The heads of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) and the German Social Democratic...
4/3/2025 6:23:49 PM European Parliament Agrees to Delay Certain EU ESG Rules By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Olga Gidalevitz Seth Engel Aidan Lawes +2 more... Show less On April 3, 2025, the European Parliament adopted, by an overwhelming majority, a Directive that would “stop the clock” on certain...
3/27/2025 5:24:49 PM Accelerating to Stop the Clock (on EU ESG Rules) By Seth Engel Dr. Jürgen Beninca Aidan Lawes Olga Gidalevitz +1 more... Show less As discussed in a previous post, the European Commission proposed the EU Omnibus package on February 26 to reduce the burden, and delay...