European Union: Construction & Planning

The European Court of Justice's Advocate General has issued an opinion addressing whether valid conservation objectives for special protection areas are required before conducting appropriate assessments under the Habitats Directive. This interpretation could significantly impact development consent procedures across the EU, particularly for large-scale projects where site-specific conservation objectives have not yet been formally established.

The recent placement of warning notices on residential buildings in Germasogeia, calling on occupants to vacate their homes due to structural danger, has once again brought to the forefront the issue of dangerous...

Finland's land use planning system is undergoing a major overhaul with the proposed Land Use Act, introducing significant changes to regional plan authority, planning processes, and renewable energy project requirements. The reform aims to streamline administrative procedures while imposing new distance requirements for wind turbines and planning obligations for solar power plants that will fundamentally reshape how developers approach renewable energy projects.

The Government of Malta has issued a significant public procurement call (CT2122/2026) for the development of the Sir Temi Zammit Hospital for Older Persons, a large-scale project combining construction, financing...

Senior in-house counsel and arbitration practitioners gathered during Paris Arbitration Week 2026 to examine the evolving landscape of dispute resolution in major construction and infrastructure projects. The discussion explored critical strategic decisions facing parties in large-scale infrastructure disputes, from selecting appropriate resolution mechanisms to optimizing costs and ensuring enforceability across jurisdictions. Drawing on historical context and contemporary practice, the session addressed h

If you are buying a house in Italy and are intending on benefitting from the system of detractions and deductions for the costs of building and renovating your property, then here are 5 things which we learned in our home restoration.

Dany Al-Tinawi y Elena Amantegui, asociados en la práctica de derecho inmobiliario, analizan en este vídeo, las medidas que introduce la nueva Ley 11/2025 de medidas en materia de vivienda y urbanismo de Cataluña...

Two Regulations published in the Official Gazette on 27 February 2026 introduce amendments to the Fifth and Eighth Schedules of the Cyprus VAT Law...

The European Commission’s proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act is intended to strengthen the EU’s industrial competitiveness, stimulate decarbonisation, and reduce strategic supply-chain dependencies.