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Stop-the-Clock directive: transposition progress in Central and Eastern Europe

November 2025 – The Stop-the-Clock Directive (Directive (EU) 2025/794), which postpones the application of certain provisions of the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)...

ESG legal update: Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia regions (Q3 2025)

October 2025 – Drawing on insights from Kinstellar’s ESG Service Line members, we present you summary of the most recent regulatory and policy updates impacting ESG across the Central and Eastern European and Central Asian region. Q3 of 2025 saw continued...

Kinstellar announces new promotions in the Budapest office

October 2025 – Kinstellar Budapest is pleased to announce that Ákos Nagy has been appointed as Partner and Head of the local Competition, Dispute Resolution, Risk & Investigations, and ESG Service Lines, and Zsuzsa Andrékó and Máté Nagy have...

Three new state aid schemes are driving Romania’s move toward zero-emission transport

September 2025 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (MTI) in Romania has recently launched three state aid schemes, financed through the Modernisation Fund, to accelerate the transition to zero-emission transport:

Stop-the-Clock directive: Where things stand in Kinstellar jurisdictions

September 2025 – As part of the European Commission’s agenda to simplify and enhance competitiveness in relation to sustainability reporting obligations under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability...

ESG legal update: Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia regions (Q2 2025)

July 2025 – Our ESG Legal Update provides a snapshot of recent regulatory developments across Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, with input from Kinstellar’s ESG Service Line members.

New Hungarian rules on waste management fines

July 2025 – On 23 June 2025 the Government Decree 156/2025. (VI. 23.) on the amount of waste management fines and on the detailed rules for the assessment, criteria for determining and imposing waste management fines and on the application of other...

Defence Readiness Omnibus: EUR 800 billion to be spent on defence in the next four years

June 2025 – As part of the European Commission's ReArm Europe Plan, Readiness 2030, European Union Member States will mobilise EUR 800 billion over the next four years to finance a massive ramp-up of their defence spending. On 17 June 2025, the Commission...

Overview of Turkey's renewable energy market: Developing or investing in wind, solar, and energy storage projects

June 2025 – Turkey continues to make significant strides in its transition towards a greener energy future. In this brochure, we provide an overview of the current structure and legal framework of the renewable energy market in Turkey, including developments...

EU CSRD and CSDDD – Significance of the postponement of the application date

April 2025 – On 14 April 2025, the Council of the EU gave its final green light on the so-called "Stop‑the‑clock Directive" postponing the application dates of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (EU) 2022/2464 ("CSRD") and the EU...