The European Union’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (the “FSR”) entered into force on 12 January 2023 and introduces a new control regime for foreign subsidies aimed at addressing distortions of competition on the EU internal market caused by such subsidies and ensuring a level playing field. Mandatory notification and approval requirements are imposed by the FSR...
Legal equality is an essential step to achieving gender equality. When properly implemented, laws have the power to protect women and girls from violence, challenge social norms, and define a gender-equal future, which will benefit us all. International Women’s Day, also known as IWD for short, grew out of the labour movement to become a...
When the worlds of love and law collide, it often creates irregular consequences. As a result, the law intervenes and tries to make these irregular consequences fairer. Valentine’s Day has origins dating back as far as the third century, to the Catholic Priest St Valentine. Despite its long history, Valentine’s Day is now a significant...
Author: Annalisa Ricchiuti, LL.M in Intellectual Property and Competition Law-Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC), 2020-2021, [email protected] Editor: Bobbie Smith, MA Geography University of Aberdeen 2016-2020 / Graduate Diploma in Law University of Exeter 2020-2022, e-mail [email protected] 2022 has been a fundamental year for data protection law. Last July, the European Parliament approved the...
Introduction On November 19, 2022, one day before the commencement of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, the world was shocked by the photo of the campaign shared by Louis Vuitton. Namely, Louis Vuitton unveiled a special brand campaign starring the two goats of the football world – Messi and Ronaldo. The interesting point is concerned...
On January 1, 2023, Croatia joined the Schengen area and the eurozone – almost 10 years after the country became a member of the European Union. In this blog, we will briefly describe the development of the eurozone, the positive and negative sides of the countries’ accession to the eurozone, and the reasons why some...
A state of emergency was declared in Baku and other locations in the Azerbaijani SSR on 19 January 1990, according to a proclamation signed by Mikhail Gorbachev and authorized by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. On 20 January 1990, the illegal entry of Soviet army units into Baku and a number...