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Breaking News: Europäische Kommission veröffentlicht den Entwurf der Vergabeverordnung und schreibt damit das Vergaberecht neu
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Serbia: Schoenherr advises BENU pharmacy on acquisition of Stesa-lek
MVP Schoenherr advised BENU, the largest pharmacy chain in Serbia, on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Stesa-lek. Following the transaction, eight Stesa-lek pharmacies in Kikinda, Mokrin and Belgrade joined the BENU pharmacy network.
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14 September 2026
N.Kerschbaumer A.Giehser C.Rainer Y.Kraudinger M.Thorbauer T.Kulnigg C.Pretscher T.Waidmann F.Waltersdorfer N.Zafoschnig S.Ferk F.Terharen D.Gritsch L.Đipić J.Frank M.Zöhrer
Austria: Schoenherr advises Basic-Fit on acquisition of Speedfit
Schoenherr advised Basic-Fit on its agreement to acquire Speedfit GmbH from Sport Life Group, Ukraine's largest fitness club network, by way of a share deal. Speedfit is an operator of 18 fitness clubs in Austria. Closing the transaction remains subject to obtaining the necessary merger control clearances and is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.
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Austria: Schoenherr advises Joint Lead Managers on issuance of EUR 500m Green Non-Preferred Senior Notes by VOLKSBANK WIEN AG
Schoenherr advised the Joint Lead Managers on the successful issuance by VOLKSBANK WIEN AG of EUR 500m 4.500 % Fixed-to-Floating Callable Green Non-Preferred Senior Notes due 2032.
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North Macedonia moves toward first national FDI screening regime
North Macedonia is moving toward the introduction of its first comprehensive foreign direct investment screening regime. The Assembly of North Macedonia has voted on the need to adopt the Draft Law on Notification and Screening of Foreign Direct Investments (Закон за пријавување и проверка на странски директни инвестиции) (the "Law"). The Law is intended to align the Macedonian foreign direct investment ("FDI") screening framework with Regulation (EU) 2019/452.
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Hungary notifies Brussels of rule-of-law reforms under Conditionality Regulation
Hungary has formally notified the European Commission that it has implemented the reforms required under the EU's Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation, a step that could unlock roughly EUR 4.2bln in blocked cohesion funding and restore access to Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe. Separately, the government says it has met all milestones and super-milestones under its EUR 10bln Recovery and Resilience Facility plan.
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10 September 2026
K.Tupá M.Svoboda V.Niederle G.Pázsitka N.Ordody-Nagy V.Veres A.Gaál
to the point: financial regulation | 7-8/2026
Welcome to our to the point newsletter. Every month, we look back at the most relevant developments in financial regulation in the CEE region.
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Breaking News: Europäische Kommission veröffentlicht den Entwurf der Vergabeverordnung und schreibt damit das Vergaberecht neu
Nach dem heute im Rahmen einer Pressekonferenz der Europäischen Kommission vorgestellten und veröffentlichten Entwurf soll eine einzige, unmittelbar geltende Verordnung die drei Vergaberichtlinien 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU und 2014/25/EU ersetzen: kein nationales Umsetzungsgesetz mehr, kein "Gold Plating", ein Regelwerk für den gesamten Oberschwellenbereich – der radikalste Reformansatz seit Bestehen des europäischen Vergaberechts. Es ist zwar noch mit Änderungen im Gesetzgebungsverfahren zu rechnen, aber die Richtung ist bereits erkennbar.
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04 September 2026
O.Loksa M.Roibu R.Bicek R.Obert Ș.Costăchescu E.Buriánek N.Petrușan
to the point: White Collar Crime Law in CEE 9/2026
Welcome to our monthly CEE White Collar Crime Law update. With this newsletter, we aim to provide a concise and up-to-date overview of recent case law and other trends and developments in the field of white collar crime law in the CEE region
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