Most countries of the European Union have already transposed Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law within their legal systems. There are some legal differences in how the Whistleblower Directive has been transposed into the various laws.

With Royal Decree-Law 609/2023, of July 11, which comes into force on September 19, Spain introduces a new centralized transparency register. By creating the register, Spain is implementing Directive EU 2015/849, of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 20, 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing.

The European Parliament adopted the regulation (‘’AI Act’’) on Artificial Intelligence (AI), bringing it one step closer to its potential transformation into law. Upon approval by the Council, this Act will be the first-ever regulation dedicated to AI.

In keeping with a good tradition, Schindhelm has given a seminar on the topic "21st CENTURY SILK ROAD: DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE" organized and hosted by the Warsaw-Beijing-Forum of University of Warsaw.

The directive on sustainability reporting (EU) 2022/2464, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, abbreviated “CSRD”) leads to an expansion of the reporting obligation for thousands of companies throughout Europe, starting from financial year 2024, for reports published in 2025. The CSRD amends the existing directive on non-financial reporting and establishes both more detailed reporting obligations, on the one hand, and a larger circle of companies required to issue such reports on the other.

In the case of M&A transactions, all participants strive for a quick closing and thus legal certainty in the future. Previously, an M&A transaction was checked ex ante by the responsible competition authorities if certain turnover thresholds were exceeded to determine whether the project would create or strengthen a dominant position. However, this legal certainty is now lost due to the most recent practice and case law of the European Court of Justice (hereinafter referred to as “ECJ”), since, even if the turnover thresholds are not met, there is the possibility of an ex post content review and, if necessary, a reversal obligation.