Europe – January 10, 2025 – The Irish High Court of Justice invalidates a decision refusing to create a wind farm on the grounds that authorization which contravenes the climate objectives set out in a law also constitutes a violation of Article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
HAVET & VANHUFFEL – Association d’avocats In a judgment dated January 10, 2025, the Irish High Court examined the refusal of authorization for a wind farm due in particular to visual nuisance. The High Court upheld the applicant’s appeal and...
1 January 2025 – Entry into force of Directive 2024/3019/26 of the European Parliament and of the Council on urban waste water (OJEU, 12 December 2024).
HAVET & VANHUFFEL – Association d’avocats The new European Urban Wastewater Directive was adopted on 16 November 2025 (OJEU 12 December 2024). It will enter into force on 1 January 2025. It aims to protect the environment and human health, in...
Europe – January 29, 2025 – The Commission’s communication to the European Parliament and the European Council « A Competitiveness Compass for the EU » : from the “Green deal” to the “Clean industrial deal”?
HAVET & VANHUFFEL – Association d’avocats The Commission’s communication on January 29, 2025 entitled « A competitiveness Compass for the EU » is the first general policy communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the...