European Union: Strategy

European economies face unprecedented pressure from geopolitical tensions and the need to accelerate growth in critical industries like defense and emerging technologies. This comprehensive analysis examines how EU regulation functions both as a constraint on transaction execution and as a strategic instrument of industrial policy, exploring the evolving regulatory landscape shaping foreign direct investment and M&A activity.

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (“CRU“) has issued a decision to allow a single contracted Maximum Export Capacity (“MEC”)...

EU Connect brings together the legal and tax developments shaping Europe's financial markets. In this edition, we focus on digital assets at a moment when regulatory frameworks...

Moving to Spain is an exciting step – better lifestyle, sunshine, and often a lower cost of living. But from a financial perspective, the period just after you arrive is one of the highest-risk moments...

AIFMD II introduces risk retention rules requiring EU authorized alternative investment fund managers to retain at least 5% exposure when transferring originated loans to third parties.

Over recent years, the alternative investment funds ("AIFs") market in the European Union has experienced significant growth. Due to this growth, and while the objective of safeguarding investor protection has been achieved at large, the need for further regulatory improvements to the framework governing alternative investment fund managers ("AIFMs") was present.

Τα ετήσια στοιχεία Εθνικών Λογαριασμών σε τρέχουσες τιμές, για το έτος 2025, έχουν επικαιροποιηθεί λόγω αλλαγών στα Δημόσια Οικονομικά και στα στοιχεία του Ισοζυγίου Πληρωμών. Οι αλλαγές στα στοιχεία σ&#

The rendita catastale is a foundational yet often misunderstood element of Italy's property taxation system, representing the theoretical rental income homeowners effectively pay themselves. This imputed value plays a surprisingly significant role in Italy's GDP and explains why successive governments handle property taxation with such political sensitivity. Understanding this concept is essential for anyone navigating property ownership, inheritance planning, or financial decisions in Italy.

It has certainly been an eventful start to the year from a financial perspective – it’s never dull for long, that’s for sure, in economics and in financial planning.

Over the last few years disruption has become a constant challenge for businesses. Volatility has become ingrained, putting companies on the back foot as they react in piecemeal fashion to unforecastable shocks.

Ganado in Session returns with Episode 2 of our thesis series, continuing the conversation for law students navigating one of the most demanding stages of their academic journey, and now focusing on actually writing the thesis.

The young associates of Elias Neocleous and Co LLC work with a modern and internationally minded class of clients, bringing fresh perspective, technical insight, and a forward looking approach to legal problem solving across both business and private wealth matters.