« Hellenic-Bulgarian Cooperation in the Energy Sector»
The ongoing progress and future outlook of the energy relations between Greece and Bulgaria were reviewed in a one-day conference which IENE (Institute of Energy for South East Europe), in association with the Hellenic Business Council in Bulgaria (HBCB), organized in Sofia on April 29. High ranking government officials, senior executives and eminent engineers and scientists of both countries from major energy companies and organizations took part in this unique bilateral event.
The conference was sponsored by Greece’s national gas company DEPA and supported by EKO Bulgaria and KLC Law Firm. Mr. Thomas Lamnidis, KLC’s Vice president was the moderator of the third part of the conference, where Mr. George Ftikas, Senior Associate KLC Bulgaria, participated also as a speaker. The title of his presentation was “RES Market in Bulgaria: A market approach to the current situation”.
- STATE AID LAW IMPLEMENTATION
KLC Partner, Ms Christina Panagoulea, LL.M., has been invited by the Institute for Studies in Competition Law and Policy, (IMEDIPA), as a speaker, in an open discussion on the implementation of the latest developments of State Aid Law by the National Courts, on March 3rd, 2010 in Athens. Ms. Panagoulea’s speech referred to the legal recent experience on State Aid actual and practical issues, deriving from the implementation by the National Courts of the Committee Announcement.
- Business Developments in the Energy Sector in Greece and SE Europe
In an open Conference organized in Athens by IENE (Institute of Energy for SE Europe) on February 23rd 2010, Mr. Thomas Lamnidis, Vice President of KLC, referred to the institutional and legislative regime of Renewable Sources of Energy in Bulgaria and Romania. The Conference was attended by more than 150 Government Officials and high-ranked representatives of Companies active in the Energy Sector.
«Ankara International Law Congress 2010»
KLC Associate, Dr. Nick Pitsas, was invited to participate as one of the international speakers to "International Law Congress 2010”, which is organized in Ankara on a bi-annual basis by the Ankara Bar Association. The topic of this year's Congress, which lasted from the 11th to the 15th of January 2010, was "Reform in Justice and Law”. The Congress consisted of two distinct conferences the first of which addressed matters relating to Information Law, while the second was dedicated to issues of Energy Law and Mediation. Dr Pitsas’ speech was entitled "New EU legislative developments affecting the European Gas Market" and focused on the changes brought about by the recent Third Energy Legislative Package.
- FOSIL FUEL FORUM – Brussels , December 15th, 2009
The Forum was attended by representatives in the Energy sector from the 27 EC countries. KLC’s presentation referred to the legislative changes regarding the petroleum reserves for the 27 countries- members of the EC and was based on the relevant survey conducted in cooperation with Mott Mc Donald.
- «3rd Energy Week 2009»
The Conference on Energy and Foreign Policy was organized by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 9th, 2009 with the participation of the Greek deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Environment-Climate change. Mr. Thomas Lamnidis, Vice President of KLC, coordinated the second congress panel that analysed the issue of Energy Security and Investments in SE Europe.
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