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Construction right to be reintroduced into the Hungarian Civil Code

At the beginning of May 2023, a new bill to amend certain laws to increase the competitiveness of the economy was submitted for public consultation.

EU AI Act: a step closer to the first regulation on Artificial Intelligence

The European Union (EU) is taking a proactive stance towards regulating the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) with the introduction of the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) introducing new transparency and risk-management rules for AI systems.

Another step of the Fair and Sustainable Economy package: the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

In February 2022, the European Commission proposed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD), which aims to hold companies accountable for human rights and environmental violations along their value chain.

The North Seas to be Europe’s green power plant?

On 24 April 2023 leaders from nine European countries gathered in the coastal town of Ostend, Belgium to discuss scaling up wind power generation in the North Sea.

Europe’s cultural heritage in danger

Lawmakers and associations warned that the recently proposed update to the EU’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) could threaten Europe’s cultural heritage, since thousands of unlisted buildings could fall under renovation obligations.

Annulation of the municipality decree provisions on air passenger tax by the Curia

On 28 March 2023, the Curia established that certain provisions of the municipality decree of the 18th District of Budapest on local taxes are contrary to other legislation, and therefore annulled the provisions on air passenger tax with retroactive effect to 1 January 2023.

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Amendment of the scheduling of power plant connections

The specific connection procedure of power plants based on the requests of 2 May 2022 has been amended again, as a result of which deadlines set for authorized network operators are also amended.

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E-mail address as personal data

n a recently published judgment, the Curia ruled that a private e-mail address containing the full name of a natural person qualifies as personal data.