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CEE Transposition Status of the EU Pay Transparency Directive

May 2026 – The EU Pay Transparency Directive is no longer a distant HR compliance topic. It will require employers to review how pay is set, documented, disclosed and justified, with a particular focus on equal pay for equal work and work of equal value.

AI in HR: More time to prepare – not less to do

May 2026 – On 7 May 2026, the European Parliament and Council reached a political agreement to postpone the application of key obligations for high-risk AI systems under the EU AI Act. For standalone systems, including many HR and recruitment tools...

The European Cybersecurity Reform – Expanded overview

May 2026 – We are pleased to share our updated and extended overview and critical analysis of the European cybersecurity reform, Cybersecurity Act 2.0 (CSA2), now including additional jurisdictions.

EU 20th sanctions package against Russia: Implications for financial services and crypto-assets

April 2026 – EU Member States have adopted the 20th package of sanctions against Russia. The package has a pronounced anti‑circumvention focus and significantly expands measures affecting financial services and crypto‑assets. It is expressly designed...

EU Insolvency Law redrawn: What directive 2026/799 changes and why it matters

April 2026 – Until last week, an investor assessing a distressed exposure in another EU member state had to navigate up to 27 different insolvency regimes, each with its own rules on look-back periods, directors' obligations, asset recovery, and creditor...

Kinstellar advises MOL on its restructuring into a holding entity

April 2026 – We are proud to have advised Hungarian oil and gas company MOL Plc. on its transformation into a holding entity—the largest corporate restructuring to date in Hungary. The transaction was exceptional in both scale and complexity, making...

The European Cybersecurity Reform

April 2026 – We are pleased to share our latest overview and critical analysis of the European cybersecurity reform, Cybersecurity Act 2.0 (CSA2).

Regional report: Energy and natural resources trends in the CEE, SEE, Central and Southeast Asia for the year 2026

April 2026 – We are excited to release the second edition of the Report | Energy and Natural Resources Trends in the CEE, SEE, Central and Southeast Asia for the year 2026.

Kinstellar announces new Partner and Counsel promotions

April 2026 – Kinstellar is pleased to announce the promotions to Partner of Pavel Kornilov (Almaty), Yerlan Akhmetov (Almaty), Olga Šipka (Belgrade), Dominika Bajzáthová (Bratislava), Theodor Artenie (Bucharest), Maksym Tesliar (Kyiv), Mladen Minev...

Dual distribution in automotive: Competition law risks and national approaches

March 2026 – This newsletter is the final entry in our three-part series on the legal aspects of transitioning to the agency model (where dealers become “agents” making sales on behalf of manufacturers) within the EU automotive sales sector.