Právní novinky

Hungary: On the short lifetime of the Act prohibiting work on Sunday and simultaneously on the amendment to the provisions on the Sunday premium It has been roughly a year since the entry into force of the Act prohibiting work on Sundays in the retail sector. The regulation intended to

Poland: The Polish government fails to respect and publish Constitutional Tribunal rulings. The constitutional crisis in Poland began after the recent parliamentary election in Autumn, 2015. The newly elected Sejm adopted a resolution cancelling the election of five judges of the Constitutional Tribunal elected by the former Parliament and carried

Estonia: Economic growth in Estonia is expected to pick up pace– as is also indicated by an economic survey carried out by the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce The prognosis for the Estonian economy for 2016 looks good. The European Commission expects the Estonian GDP growth rate for 2016 to reach

Lithuania: European Parliament adopts a package of legal acts on protection of personal data. On 14 April 2016 the European Parliament decided on a reform of personal data protection. The reform includes two legal tools: the General Data Protection Regulation, which enters into force on 24 May 2016, which will

Belarus: Foreign companies will be able to buy Belarusian company stocks on foreign exchange markets. The Decree “On issue and turnover of stocks through foreign depositary receipts” regulates the procedure for selling stocks of Belarusian companies on foreign exchange markets. According to the Decree, open joint-stock companies (OJSC) will be