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Sustainability taxonomy in the European Union

In March 2020 the European Commission's Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) published three documents entitled: EU Taxonomy Technical Report, EU Taxonomy Technical Annex and EU Taxonomy Excel Tool. These three taxonomy documents…

End of the State of Alarm: when can we travel to Spain?

The end of the State of Alarm is approaching. With it, the restrictions on mobility both within our borders and across them begin to disappear. In order to clarify the dates and conditions for travelling to Spain, there are some certain restrictions…

Spanish real estate market and immigration trends after the epidemic

According to Spanish media reports, the government has issued 35,400 investor visas/residence (golden visa) since the implementation of the law 14/2013 of September 27, on support to entrepreneurs and their internationalization: measures aimed…

AGM Abogados climbs 4 positions in the Ranking of Spanish Law Firms of Expansion

As every year, the renowned newspaper Expansión has published its rankings of the evolution of the legal sector in our country, in which it analyses the turnover of national and international firms, the evolution of the workforce and the turnover…

Two years of the « GDPR »

  Today is the second anniversary of the date in 2018 when the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became enforceable. It is also the date on which the first official evaluation of the GDPR should be made. Even if the formal evaluation…

Company formation in Spain

This article provides some guidance on key legal aspects for foreign investors interested in incorporating a Company in Spain. The following steps are required: Obtaining a NIE The Foreign identification Number (NIE) is required for all…

How can contact tracing help limit the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus?

  Belgium has taken the decision that a coronavirus ‘App’ is not necessary for contact tracing. In the UK, NHSX has launched a trial on the Isle of Wight of a proprietary smartphone App. Other European countries, including Germany,…

Immigration offices in Spain prepare to serve the public from May 25th

Last Monday, May 4th, the General State Administration and the Civil Service unions in Spain agreed to reopen the immigration offices to the public starting on May 25. This date has been set as a reference because it would be the beginning of…

COVID-19-VIRUS: Anti-crisis measures in Austria

I. Economic implications The crisis has led to an increase of the unemployment rate by more the 50% within short time. It is expected that the GDP will be reduced by at least 5%. The Austrian government has prepared a program for an amount…