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...
Europe – European Commission – public consultation – from 15 December 2025 to 26 January 2026 – revision of the rules for calculating greenhouse gas emission reductions applicable to bioenergy (amendment of the values applicable to production pathways for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels, and amendment of the methodology – RED II Directive)
HAVET & VANHUFFEL – Association d’avocats Europe – European Commission – public consultation – from 15 December 2025 to 26 January 2026 – revision of the rules for calculating greenhouse gas emission reductions applicable to bioenergy (amendment of the...
Europe – Regulation (EU) 2023/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 – entry into force on 1 January 2026 of the financial part of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
Europe – Regulation (EU) 2023/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 – entry into force on 1 January 2026 of the financial part of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) 1. General context and objectives of the regulation As part of...