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14/08/25
14/08/25
Legal tech company Afriwise acquires LawExplorer and boosts regulatory intelligence in Africa

Afriwise, Africa’s fastest-growing legal-intelligence platform founded by Belgian lawyer Steven De Backer, has acquired LawExplorer, South Africa’s most established provider of reg…

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04/08/25
04/08/25
Promotion at DALDEWOLF

DALDEWOLF is pleased to announce the promotion of Lucie MARCHAL to the position of Counsel in the European Union Law team.

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04/07/25
04/07/25
Goodwin Expands Global Antitrust and EU Regulatory Footprint with New Brussels Office

Goodwin has opened a new office in Brussels, the epicenter for EU policy, legislation and enforcement. Together with Goodwin’s existing US and UK-based Antitrust and Competition t…

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29/09/25
Constitutional Court clips the wings of the Belgian Cayman T…

Key elements of Belgium’s Cayman Tax 2.1 annulled, enhancing legal certaint…

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19/09/25
Arbitration: final destination or simple stopover?

Imagine ... One of your business partners claims that your company is abus…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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09/07/23
Proposal for Council Directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes

On 19 June 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for a Council Directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes (“FASTER …

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06/07/23
Belgium’s framework for the screening of foreign direct investment enters into force

Three years after the adoption of the EU Regulation establishing a framework for screening of foreign direct investments (FDI) in the EU, the Belgian …

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02/07/23
Belgium implements the EU mobility directive: what changes for M&A?

The Belgian law of 25 May 2023 transposing the EU Mobility Directive on cross-border conversions, mergers and (partial) demergers was published in the…

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01/07/23
The era of FDI screenings kicks off in Belgium

The Belgian screening mechanism for foreign direct investments (FDI) will enter into force on 1 July 2023. The mechanism is designed to safeguard Belg…

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30/06/23
Niet-aangifte buitenlandse roerende inkomsten is niet noodzakelijk fraude

Nu de internationale gegevensuitwisseling op volle toeren draait, kan de niet-aangifte van buitenlandse roerende inkomsten en/of buitenlandse rekening…

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28/06/23
The proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence is definitely making its way

On 1 June 2023, the European Parliament agreed its position on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Soon, negotiations on the…

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27/06/23
European Commission Adopts New Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and Horizontal Guidelines

On June 1, 2023, the European Commission published its new block exemption regulations on research and development agreements (R&D BER) and specia…

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25/06/23
Europe moves to improve the gender balance on boards of listed companies

On 27 December 2022, the new European directive aimed at improving the gender balance on boards of listed companies entered into force.

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22/06/23
Draconian consequences for late filing of corporate tax returns

In an earlier contribution, we discussed the extension of the investigation and assessment periods for income tax and VAT. In view of the additional t…

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20/06/23
Unpacking the European Commission’s EU Design Reform Package

On 28 November 2022, the European Commission adopted proposals for a revision of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community de…

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16/06/23
Belgian law transposing the European Mobility Directive regarding cross-border mergers, demergers and conversi…

The Belgian law of 25 May 2023 implementing the EU Directive 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Dire…

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15/06/23
The European Commission investigates the project of acquisition of Asiana Airlines by Korean Airlines

Korean Airlines notified the European Commission of its proposed acquisition of Asiana Airlines on 13 January 2023. On 17 February 2023, the Commissio…

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14/06/23
MiCAR and FTR published in the Official Journal

In 2020, in order to support the digital transition and create an innovation-friendly regulatory framework for financial services, the EU proposed a D…

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13/06/23
New regime for distance contracts for financial services

On 6 June 2023, the European Parliament and Council agreed upon the new directive concerning financial services contracts concluded at a distance (i.e…

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13/06/23
Amendment of procedural rules on requests for information regarding VAT – is silence always golden?

An act dated 12 March 2023 amended some aspects of the VAT procedure. One of the remarkable changes is the amendment of article 62 of the VAT Code, wh…

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07/06/23
Retail Investment Package: the European Commission wants retail investors to take full advantage of capital ma…

It is no secret that the level of retail participation in EU capital markets remains low compared with other advanced economies, especially the US. In…

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19/05/23
European Commission's public consultation on the extension of operating aid to regional airports

The European Commission has recently submitted for public consultation its draft communication extending the transitional period for operating aid tha…

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17/05/23
European Commission adopts merger simplification package to reduce red tape

The European Commission recently adopted a package to simplify its procedures for reviewing concentrations under the EU Merger regulation. Under the n…

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16/05/23
European Commission Simplifies Merger Control Procedure

On April 20, 2023, the European Commission adopted a number of measures to simplify and streamline its merger review procedure. The changes are intend…

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12/05/23
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a new regulatory framework designed to ensure the security and resilience of network and information …

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