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Environment and Energy
BE and EU Law - On this blog, our specialists from our Brussels office share the latest developments in EU, Belgian and regional environmental, planning and energy law. They analyse recent judgments, give guidance to legislative changes and comment on various topics.
Proposal to simplify European environmental regulations: energy sector out of the nitrogen gridlock?
The European Commission wants to simplify environmental regulations for the benefit of energy infrastructure. Is the sector facing a nitrogen lock? This question and other proposals for acceleration are discussed in this blog.
Voorstel versimpeling milieuregels: energiesector van het stikstofslot?
De Europese Commissie wil milieuregels versimpelen ten behoeve van de energie-infrastructuur. Komt de sector van het stikstofslot? Deze vraag en de andere versnellingsvoorstellen komen in dit blog aan bod.
Welverdiende aandacht voor causaliteit in het milieustrafrecht
In deze publicatie behandelt Monique van der Linden het belang van causaliteit in het milieustrafrecht, waarbij wordt geanalyseerd hoe rechtbanken omgaan met het causale verband tussen vermeende overtredingen en de daaruit voortvloeiende gevolgen.
Netherlands propose nature permit-free status for sustainability upgrades
The government wants to exclude sustainability from the permit requirement for nitrogen emissions. But in some cases, this is already possible. How does that work? In this blog, we discuss the proposal and its practical implications.