A shareholder, but not an ‘open book’
How public should the details of a company shareholder be? Does the need for corporate transparency justify allowing anyone to know a shareholder’s identity, the shares they hold, their ...
Access to environmental information: right and limits
Public access to environmental information constitutes a fundamental element of the European legal order and a core instrument of modern governance.
At a time when decisions relating to energy, major ...
Selling ‘golden passports’ should remain unlawful
Recent legal opinion on citizenship at EU court should be ignored
It seems selling ‘golden passports’ was lawful after all. On October 4, 2024 Anthony Collins, an Advocate General in the EU, ...
Cyprus taken to EU court over precious sites
The European Commission has referred Cyprus to the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) due to its failure to fulfil obligations under the Habitats Directive, which aims to protect over a ...
Reflections on the EU ruling on beneficial ownership access
EU’s highest court has restricted public access
Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras and Elena Hadjidemetriou
Under the provisions of the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive all EU member states are required ...
Attorney-general and deputy to visit EU Court of Justice
By Andrea Charalambous
Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides and his deputy Savvas Angelidis are travelling to Luxembourg next week to visit the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
During their ...