ECT
Energy Charter Treaty
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27-Sep-2019 Forbes
Nord Stream 2 sues EU using ISDS
The company building the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea today sued the European Union over new gas rules it says are threatening its investments in the project.
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23-Sep-2019 OpenEXP
The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT): Assessing its geopolitical, climate and financial impacts
The Energy Charter Treaty is a multilateral agreement that grants binding protection for foreign investors and includes also binding provisions for free trade and freedom of transit of energy materials and products.
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20-Sep-2019 Alternatives Economiques
Ces entreprises qui s’attaquent aux lois protégeant l’environnement
Un nouveau cas de litige entre investisseurs étrangers et Etats se profile dans le cadre du Traité sur la Charte de l’énergie, à l’origine de nombreuses affaires qui ont défrayé la chronique en Europe.
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16-Sep-2019 AFTINET
Netherlands faces ISDS threat after decision to ban coal-based power generation by 2030
German company Uniper has threatened to bring an ISDS case against the Dutch government after a decision to ban coal-based power generation by 2030.
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4-Sep-2019 Euractiv
Luxembourg leads EU push to climate-proof Energy Charter Treaty
Critics say the Energy Charter provides excessive legal protection for oil and gas companies, which can claim uncapped reparations from governments who frustrate investments in fossil fuel projects.
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7-Aug-2019 El Confidencial
España pierde su décimo arbitraje por las renovables y la factura sube a 750M
El Ciadi ha dictado un laudo en el que condena a España a indemnizar con 41 millones de euros a SolEs Badajoz, una sociedad de origen alemán.
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7-Aug-2019 Renewables Now
Spain loses another dispute over premium cuts on renewables
Spain will have to pay EUR 41 million to German solar investor SolEs Badajoz GmbH for retroactively cutting long-term premiums for renewable energy projects.
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29-Jul-2019 Euractiv
Nord Stream 2 takes unusual legal step against the Commission
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline company has asked the Court of Justice of the EU to annul the amendments to the Gas Directive but Nord Stream 2 reserves itself this option of resorting to legal arbitration as well.
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25-Jul-2019 Cinco Días
España deberá pagar 33,7 millones a Demeter y Cube por un nuevo laudo de renovables
Se trata de dos demandas por plantas fotovoltaicas y activos hidroelétricos.
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19-Jul-2019 Euractiv
Nord Stream 2, EU drifting towards legal arbitration
The European Commission and the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline company are heading toward legal arbitration in their dispute, with a risk of huge fines for EU taxpayers.
