Public Law

The CJEU rules that national limitation periods must not prevent the effective recovery of interest on unlawful State aid.

VG Berlin orders two property companies to let 215 apartments as social housing and awards the state €1.8 million in damages.

The EU has removed two people from its Belarus sanctions list. The change has applied directly in all Member States since 15 October 2026.

The Bundesverwaltungsgericht ruled that the recovery of operating aid for Frankfurt-Hahn was unlawful because EU approval remained in force.

The CJEU confirms that companies under insolvency-based special administration may be excluded from electricity and gas relief.

The new Federal Testing Act regulates time-limited regulatory sandboxes in the enforcement of federal law and sets clear limits.

The planned EU Inc. faces legal hurdles: opinions cite competence defects, liability risks and shortcomings in register control.

The Opinion in C-538/25 supports a broad reading of dual-use and separates product characteristics from export authorisation.

This article explains the requirements, scope and duration of activity bans under § 36 KWG against managing directors.

BaFin updates earlier orders against Deutsche Bank and sets new deadlines for deficiencies in transaction monitoring.