In her keynote speech at the 2023 World Economic Forum in Davos, Ursula von der Leyen, EU Commission President, outlined yesterday the main pillars of the EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan to boost Europe’s leadership in green technology on its road to carbon neutrality. “We know we have a small window to invest in clean tech and innovation to gain leadership before the fossil fuel economy becomes obsolete,” said von der Leyen.
Specialists, Team, and Work Ethic: Octavian Popescu on Celebrating Four Years of Popescu & Asociatii
It’s been four years since we sat down with Octavian Popescu, Managing Partner at Popescu & Asociatii, and discussed what was at that time the new firm’s perspective and its future plans. We reached out again, on the firm’s Fourth Anniversary, to see how those plans have been progressing and chart the firm’s development.
Agnieszka Wiercinska-Kruzewska and Aleksander Stawicki New Managing Partners of WKB
WKB Partners Agnieszka Wiercinska-Kruzewska and Aleksander Stawicki have been appointed as the new Managing Partners of WKB, taking over the role from Partner Jerzy Baehr.
Amendments to the Hungarian Competition Act in 2023: Inflation Has Spilled over into the HCA's Procedures
Crucial amendments to the Hungarian Competition Act entered into force on 1 January 2023, while others will on 1 February 2023. This article briefly describes the most important changes.
Three New Senior Partners, One New Partner, and a New Managing Partner Appointed at Jadek & Pensa
Aleksandra Jemc Merc, Jure Levovnik, and Ozbej Merc have been promoted to Senior Partners with Jadek & Pensa, while former Managing Associate Nastja Merlak has been promoted to Partner. Levovnik was also appointed to the firm's Managing Partner team, joining Jemc Merc and Sreco Jadek. Levovnik takes over from former Managing Partner Pavle Pensa who will stay on as Founding Partner.
(E-)invoicing in Serbia (2023)
At the beginning of last year, the Electronic Invoicing Act (“Act“) was passed, which entered into force on May 7, 2021. Since the Act brought significant changes to the Serbian economy, the application of some provisions of the Act is postponed, so the latest set of provisions will apply from January 1, 2023. It is when VAT payers must start issuing electronic invoices in all mutual transactions with other VAT payers from the private sector and transactions with public sector entities. Even in the very first stage of this Act, Gecić Law gave an insight into which novelties we can expect.
A Quick Look at the Competition Authority’s M&A Outlook Report for 2022
The 2022 Mergers and Acquisitions (the "M&A") Outlook Report (the "Report") drafted by the Turkish Competition Authority's (the "Authority") Economic Analysis and Research Department regarding the transactions notified to the Authority in 2022 was published on the Authority's website on January 6, 2023.