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CMS Belgium | Belgium | 3 Mar 2021
As a result of COVID-19 and measures put in place in response to the pandemic, businesses around the world - including in Belgium - have adopted new…
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CMS Belgium | Belgium, European Union, France, etc. | 19 Feb 2021
On 17 February 2021, the General Court confirmed the legality of the European Commission's decisions approving the French and Swedish aid schemes in…
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CMS Belgium | Belgium | 11 Feb 2021
On 26 January this year, the FSMA published a communication on the "suitability statement". This communication is of relevance for regulated firms…
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CMS Belgium | Belgium | 4 Feb 2021
A Royal Decree was published on 28 January 2021 in the Belgian Gazette providing compensation for the (partial) loss of the end-of-year bonus for…
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CMS Belgium | Belgium, European Union | 3 Feb 2021
The Temporary Framework adopted by the European Commission in March 2020 is based on Article 107(3)(b) TFEU to remedy a serious disturbance across…
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CMS Belgium | Belgium, European Union | 26 Jan 2021
On 29 December 2020, the European Commission authorised an Italian aid of 73.02 million EUR in favour of Alitalia. The objective of this measure is…
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CMS Belgium | Belgium, European Union | 26 Jan 2021
On 23 December 2020, the European Commission authorised Greek aid of 120 million EUR, in the form of a direct grant to the airline company Aegean…
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CMS Belgium | Belgium, European Union, United Kingdom | 14 Jan 2021
On 1 January 2021, the Brexit transition period came to an end and the United Kingdom ("UK") officially left the European Union. The UK can now no…
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CMS Belgium | Belgium | 11 Jan 2021
The Belgian government has drafted a new bill to introduce a tax on securities accounts. This draft is currently being examined by the Belgian…
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CMS Belgium | Belgium, European Union | 8 Jan 2021
On 3 December 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") delivered its ruling in the case Star Taxi App (C-62/19). The case concerns…