Compliance & EU
Environmental law
The environment is among the most demanding chapters of EU accession. Companies in industry, energy, construction and tourism will face new requirements on environmental permits, environmental impact assessment, waste, water and protected areas. We analyse where they stand today and what has to change.
Who it is for
- →Industrial and energy companies
- →Investors in renewable energy, construction and tourism
- →Institutions and donor projects aligning environmental legislation
- →EU investors assessing environmental risk before an acquisition
What we do
- →Gap analysis against EU environmental directives
- →Environmental permits and environmental impact assessment
- →Protected areas and the Habitats Directive
- →Sustainability and ESG reporting
- →Environmental legal due diligence before investment
- →Administrative and judicial appeals on permits
Legal basis & regulators
- →Law no. 10431/2011 "On environmental protection"
- →Law no. 10440/2011 "On environmental impact assessment"
- →Law no. 10448/2011 "On environmental permits"
- →EU directives on environmental impact assessment (2011/92/EU), habitats (92/43/EEC) and industrial emissions (2010/75/EU)
Experience
Two peer-reviewed articles on the application of EU environmental law by national courts (Environmental Law Review, 2018; European Energy and Environmental Law Review, 2019, on the Habitats Directive across six member states); specialisation in sustainable finance and ESG.