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The European Commission proposes withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty
On 7 July 2023, the European Commission formally proposed a coordinated European Union withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), one of the …
23 EU MEMBER STATES SIGN AN AGREEMENT FOR THE TERMINATION OF INTRA-EU BITS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION INITIATES INFRINGEMENT ACTION AGAINST NON-SIGNATORIES UK AND FINLAND
European Commission issues procedural proposals for the Investment Court System envisaged under CETA
In October 2019, the European Commission (the "Commission") presented four proposals (the "Proposals") to the Council of the European Union (the …
Advocate General finds that CETA's "Investment Court System" is compatible with EU law
European Commission formally presents proposed Investment Chapter for TTIP to the US
Yesterday, 12 November, the EU formally presented its proposed language for the Investment Chapter of the TTIP to the US. As discussed in our earlier …
The future of ISDS in the TTIP: European Parliament recommends a "new system" of judicial decision-making
As reported in our previous blog posts (please click here and here), the proposed inclusion of investor-state-dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions in the …
EU Commission issues "Concept Paper" on ISDS in the TTIP and beyond: proposals for "profound reform"
Further to its report on the outcome of the consultation on investment protection and investor-state dispute settlement in the TTIP, the EU Commission …
European Commission requests European Court of Justice Opinion on competence to enter into EU-Singapore FTA
On 30 October the European Commission issued a press release announcing its intention to seek an opinion from the European Court of Justice as to the …
Breach of fair and equitable treatment standard (ICSID)
In Ioan Micula and others v Romania (ICSID Case No. ARB/05/20), an ICSID tribunal considered whether Romania was in breach of the Sweden-Romania …
New EU Directive: Reporting by Extractive Companies on Government Payments
The European Parliament and Council of Ministers have agreed the final form of the new EU rules for the disclosure, on a project by project basis, of …
EU takes steps towards easing Zimbabwe sanctions
Susannah Cogman and Jeremy Sher comment on the EU's recent easing of the Zimbabwe sanctions regime. On 19 February 2013, the European Union ("EU") …