We are pleased to present you this February issue of our Central and Eastern European newsletter. It focuses on commercial leases in France, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Serbia. CEE_Newsletter

Paris, December 22, 2020 – D’Ornano Partners’ team, composed of François d’Ornano, founding partner, and Ákos Szenczy, senior associate, advised the Groupama Group in the acquisition by its Hungarian subsidiary of the entire share capital of OTP Osiguranje, an insurance company owned by the OTP bank in Croatia. D’Ornano Partners advised Groupama during all the …

D’ORNANO PARTNERS brings its expertise of the Croatian market to GROUPAMA for the acquisition of OTP Osiguranje d.d., specialized in life insurance products in Croatia Lire la suite

We are pleased to present you this second semester issue of our Central and Eastern European newsletter. It focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on real-estate projects in the wake of the second wave, in France, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia. NL second semester 2020

Paris, 10 November 2020 – The team from d’Ornano Partners, led by its founding partner, François d’Ornano, assisted by Katalin Nogradi (senior associate) and Hortense Gaschignard (associate), advised Orange in connection with the indirect acquisition by its Romanian subsidiary of a 54% stake in Telekom Romania Communications S.A., owned by the OTE Group, and for …

D’ORNANO PARTNERS provides the ORANGE group with Romanian market expertise in connection with the acquisition of a majority shareholding in TELEKOM ROMANIA, the long-established, fixed telecommunications operator Lire la suite

In order to limit the spread of COVID-19, the Hungarian government has introduced restrictions on the entry into Hungary as of 1 September 2020. We published our summary of the main applicable rules earlier. On 5 September 2020, new rules entered into force regarding – among others – the acceptance of SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests taken …

Update – Restrictions on the Entry into Hungary – New Rules on Business Trips Lire la suite

We are pleased to present you this summer issue of our Central and Eastern European newsletter. It focuses on Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Serbia and Bulgaria. In our autumn issue, other countries from the region will be highlighted, including Romania and Croatia. CEE-legal-NL-August-2020-1

Because of the health crisis, the Groupe Action Logement has just set up a system to help certain tenants pay the rent for their accommodation. In consultation with the Minister for Urban Affairs and Housing, the Board of Directors of Action Logement Groupe, the body that manages the participation of employers in the construction effort …

Covid-19: a possible help for tenants of dwellings Lire la suite

Client alert from our Budapest office: Recurrent cases of financial fraud involving individuals or companies. French companies:Client alert- Recrudescence of cases of financial fraud in which the victims are French individuals or legal entities. Client alert- Spate of cases of financial fraud in which the victims are French individuals or legal entities.

On 25 May a decree was issued by the Hungarian government detailing a new procedure for approving foreign investment. On 18 June 2020, a law on provisional rules in cnnection with the termination of the state of emergency and on the epidemic preparedness entered into force. The Act covers various subjects and takes over the …

Hungary- New Approval Procedure of Foreign Investments Lire la suite

The state of emergency in Bulgaria ended on 13 May 2020, replaced as of 14 May by another form of extraordinary legal framework allowing the government to maintain the existing and/or impose new restrictions related to the COVID-19 epidemic – the emergency epidemic situation. For the time being, the propagation of the virus remains relatively …

COVID-19 – CRISIS MANAGEMENT POLICIES IN CENTRAL EUROPE- BULGARIA- No. 4 Lire la suite