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  07/07/2025

  Ukraine

  Ukraine overhauls its PPP regime, facilitating re­con­struc­tion and investment

  On 19 June 2025, Ukraine’s parliament approved a comprehensive new Public-Private Partnership (PPP) law, which overhauls the infrastructure investment framework by introducing a hybrid financing model. combining state budgets, donor grants, and private capital, to distribute costs and risks more equitably. The new law also creates a fast-track PPP format (applicable during martial law and for seven years thereafter) to accelerate post-war reconstruction in critical sectors. Key features include simplified procedures for small projects and local communities (e.g. a concept-note stage instead...

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  26/06/2025

  Hungary

  Hungary to implement new laws on registration and termination procedures of legal entities in 2027

  On 1 January 2027, Hungary will replace the current laws regulating the registration, supervision and termination of legal entities with new legislation. These new laws will streamline and centralise the registration and oversight of legal entities, introducing new procedures and mechanisms to ensure their increased level of compliance.Hungary’s parliament has just adopted two acts implementing these systematic changes, the most important elements of which are the following:Unified registration system: the registration of all legal entities (i.e. all types of business associations, the Hungarian...

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  25/06/2025

  Hungary

  Hungary amends FDI regime by adjusting deadlines and extending the scope of preemption rights

  The amendment extends the deadline provided to the Hungarian minister of domestic economy for the examination of transactions falling within the scope of the FDI Decree from 30 business days to 45 business days starting from the date of notification. This deadline may be further prolonged three times by 30 business days if the minister deems it necessary for the clarification of the transaction’s facts ahead of its decision on acknowledgement or prohibition of the transaction.In addition, if the minister prohibits a notified transaction, Hungary can exercise the right of pre-emption over...

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  23/06/2025

  Ukraine

  Ukraine passes new concessions law creating a modern framework for pub­lic-private partnerships

  On 19 June 2025, the Ukrainian parliament, having considered the text of the draft law that was finalised on 11 June 2025, approved changes to the public-private partnership framework, updating legislation that governs public-private partnerships, concessions, and related issues.This article outlines the principal features of the revised Law “On Concessions”, which replaces most of the former regulations and represents a fundamental shift in how concession projects are regulated and implemented in Ukraine. The new framework is designed to encourage private sector participation in public...

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  17/06/2025

  Hungary

  Hungary adds criminal offences for sanctions violations and widens corporate criminal liability

  On 11 June 2025, the Hungarian parliament passed legislation widening the scope of corporate criminal liability as part of the transposition into Hungarian law of Directive 2024/1226 on the definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of EU restrictive measures. Most of these changes go beyond the scope of the Directive, however, and will apply to all criminal offences, not just violating sanctions. The following article is an overview of the most important provisions in this new legislation.Changes to the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal ProcedureUnder the Hungarian Criminal...

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  05/06/2025

  Europe

  EDPB issues draft Blockchain Guidelines (Part 2)

  On 8th April, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published draft guidelines on the processing of personal data through blockchain technologies. These guidelines aim to help controllers use blockchain technology while complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Stakeholders can comment on these guidelines until 9th June 2025. This article summarises the key points relevant to the data controllers using blockchain.This article is the second part of our article series on this topic. You can read part 1 here.Data retention periods on blockchain: forever and beyond?Controllers...

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