On 15 January 2025, the European Commission issued a recommendation urging EU Member States to review investments out of EU for risks of enabling technology transfers/leakage into third countries (‘outbound investments’).
Cross-BorderThe European Commission has published a first draft of a revised regulation on the screening of foreign direct investments (“FDI”).
Cross-BorderGovernanceOn 14 February 2023, the British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, the Marshall Islands, and the Russian Federation have been added to the EU tax blacklist by the EU Council.
Cross-BorderGovernanceOn 9 February 2023, a summit was held in the European Council in which, among other things, a green industrial plan and other measures to secure EU’s competitiveness going forward were discussed.
Cross-BorderGovernanceSustainabilityRecently, the EU Commission presented a plan for a Net-Zero Industry Act and a European Sovereignty Fund as part of a bigger Green Deal Industrial Plan. The initiatives shall be seen in connection with the European Green Deal and the goal of making EU climate neutral by 2050.
Cross-BorderGovernanceSustainabilityLately, EU has sharpened its focus on preventing greenwashing as well as strengthening the sustainability reporting requirements. One step, among others, is the recent passing of the CSRD. Another is a proposal published in March 2022 by the European Commission with amendments for the Directive 2005/29/EC on Unfair Commercial Practices (UCPD) as well as the Directive 2011/83/EU on Consumer Rights.
Cross-BorderDanish RegulationSustainabilityThe pre-marketing rules provided by the Cross Border Directive was transposed into Danish law on 1 July 2021.
AIFMDCross-BorderPre-MarketingThe guidelines apply to all marketing communication addressed to investors or potential investors for AIFs, including amongst others when they are set up as EuVECAs.
Cross-BorderESMAMarketingPre-MarketingVenture CapitalThe Commission has postponed the date of application of the detailed regulatory technical standards (RTS) under the ESG Disclosure Regulation and the Taxonomy Regulation by six months from 1 January 2022 to 1 July 2022.
ComplianceCross-BorderDanish RegulationThe Commission has answered a number of questions from the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) regarding the ESG Disclosure Regulation.
ComplianceCross-BorderDanish RegulationThe new pre-marketing regime provided by the Cross-Border Directive has by 1 July 2021 been transposed into Danish law.
AIFMDCross-BorderPre-MarketingOn 23 October 2020, the Danish Tax Agency published a ruling from the Danish National Tax Board regarding taxation of a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) issuable by a US company.
Cross-BorderVenture CapitalOn 14 June 2019 the Council adopted the new regulation on facilitating cross-border distributions of AIFs.
Cross-BorderMarketingPre-MarketingVenture CapitalOn 14 June 2019 the Council adopted the new directive amending i.a. the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).
AIFMDCross-BorderMarketingPre-MarketingRetail InvestorsVenture CapitalHighlights include a definition of pre-marketing, rules on de-notification in countries with no investor interests and rules on facilities made available to retail investors.
AIFMDCross-BorderMarketingPre-MarketingRetail InvestorsThe new regulation establishes uniform rules on i.a. fees and charges, and it amends the EuVECA regulation to include a pre-marketing definition.
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