Deutschland – Das Klimaschutzprogramm der Bundesrepublik Deutschland bedarf ergänzender Maßnahmen
Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht, das oberste Verwaltungsgericht der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, hat am 29. Januar 2026 entschieden, dass die Bundesregierung das Klimaschutzprogramm nachbessern muss. Das 2023 beschlossene Programm reiche nicht aus, um die Klimaziele zu...
Europe – Bulgaria – In a judgment of 22 January 2026 (Case C‑206/23), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) orders the Republic of Bulgaria to pay the European Commission a lump sum of €1,500,000 and a daily penalty of €9,000 for failing, within the time limit set for this purpose, namely 30 June 2021, and also at the date of the Court’s examination of the facts, to adopt the necessary measures to transpose into its national law the provisions of Directive 2018/2001 on renewable energy, and, accordingly, to communicate those measures to the European Commission, thereby persisting in its failure
HAVET & VANHUFFEL – Association d’avocats In a judgment of 22 January 2026 (Case C‑206/23), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) orders the Republic of Bulgaria to pay the European Commission a lump sum of €1,500,000 and a daily penalty of...
Europe – Ireland – In a judgment of 15 January 2025 (Case C-129/24), the Court of Justice of the European Union held that, although Article 2 of Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information does not require applicants for access to information to identify themselves, it nevertheless does not preclude national legislation from imposing such an obligation of identification, provided that the principles of equivalence and effectiveness are respected, that is, that the rules are not less favourable than those applicable under national law and do not render the exercise of the right of access impossible or excessively difficult
HAVET & VANHUFFEL – Association d’avocats In a judgment of 15 January 2025 (Case C-129/24), the Court of Justice of the European Union held that, although Article 2 of Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information does not require...