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Law 5164/2024 vs “Stop- the- clock” Directive:
Regulatory Compliance or Competitive Edge?

1. The Law 5164/2024: The recent enactment of Law 5164/2024 (Government Gazette A’ 202/12-12-2024), incorporating the “Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive” (CSRD) into domestic law, is a key milestone in the course of sustainable development of Greek companies, as it has rendered mandatory (gradually, according to the size of the companies) the submission of sustainability reports, …

Can we – still – overlook ESG?

“Speaking the same language”?As provided by the CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive), companies operating within the European Union will gradually produce – beginning this year – their first sustainability reports under unified ESRS (European Sustainability Reporting Standards), ensuring that all corporations “speak the same language when telling their sustainability stories.” Slowing down regulatory compliance?However – …

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Athens Negotiation Tournament | ANT 2024

FDMA Law Firm is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the Athens Negotiation Tournament, ΑΝΤ 2024, marking a significant milestone as the first Greek Law Firm to support this initiative of the new generation of students. This tournament, held at the prestigious Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation on April 21st, attracted participants from various institutions …

Memo | Recent European Developments in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters

On February 28, 2024 | The proposed EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence encounters a significant setback On February 20, 2024 | The European Parliament’s final green light for the new Directive on Empowering Consumers against corporate greenwashing On February 7, 2024 | A Political Agreement for a two-year delay in the publication of …

The inclusion of the shipping sector in the European Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS)

The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (hereinafter referred to as ‘ETS’), which has been in place since 2005, is the EU’s main tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and combating climate change. It is estimated to have reduced greenhouse gas emissions in the territories of the EU countries by 42,8 % in the industry sectors …

Newsletter on the mandatory disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches and other disclosure obligations

Law 5066/2023 (hereinafter the “Law”), that has been published on 14th November 2023, incorporates into the Greek legal order the Directive (EU) 2021/2101 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2021 amending Directive (EU) 2013/34as regards disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches. At the same time, its …

What does the CSRD Directive bring to ESG disclosure requirements?

As the EU endeavours to shape the roadmap for energy transition and climate neutrality by 2050, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) indicators are increasingly gaining momentum in defining the criteria for sustainable finance. The compliance of companies operating in EU countries with sustainable development principles requires the disclosure of sustainability information. Such sustainability information is …

Business Law Insights 2023

We are delighted to present our law firm’s contribution to the “Business Law Insights 2023” special edition, that was published last Sunday in the Kathimerini newspaper, in cooperation with NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI, the leading editor of law books in Greece. More specifically we have contributed the following articles in the following sections of the “Business Law …

Advice on what to look for when hiring an attorney

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