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Le Luxembourg se retire du Traité sur la charte de l’énergie
L’Essentiel | 21-Nov-2022
Ce traité permet à des entreprises de réclamer des dédommagements à un État dont les décisions et l’environnement réglementaire affectent la rentabilité de leurs investissements.
keywords: climate, ECT, energy, investor-state disputes | ISDS, Luxembourg
Luxembourg backtracks on Energy Charter Treaty withdrawal By Frédéric Simon
Euractiv | 10-Feb-2021
Luxembourg’s energy minister who used to be at the forefront of calls to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, has backtracked on his earlier statements, saying the EU should first aim to redouble efforts to reform.
keywords: ECT, energy, EU, investor-state disputes | ISDS, Luxembourg
Luxembourg leads EU push to climate-proof Energy Charter Treaty
Euractiv | 4-Sep-2019
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.
keywords: ECT, EU, investment | BITs, investor-state disputes | ISDS, Luxembourg
Un tribunal de la CCS déclare la Pologne coupable d’expropriation après qu’elle ait ordonné à une banque luxembourgeoise de céder ses parts
IISD | 28-Jun-2019
Dans sa décision finale du 28 septembre 2017, un tribunal de la CCS ordonnait à la Pologne de verser 176 millions EUR à une société d’investissement privée basée au Luxembourg.
keywords: finance | banking | taxes, investor-state disputes | ISDS, Luxembourg, Poland
Luxembourg fund awarded EUR 53.3 million for FET breach arising out of Spain’s curtailment of renewable energy incentive schemes
IISD | 10-Aug-2018
An arbitration tribunal found that Spain’s electricity reforms breached its obligation to accord to the investor fair and equitable treatment under the Energy Charter Treaty
keywords: ECT, energy, investor-state disputes | ISDS, Luxembourg, Spain
Un fonds luxembourgeois se voit accorder 53,3 millions EUR pour violation du TJE suite à la réduction du mécanisme espagnol d’aide en faveur de l’énergie renouvelable
IISD | 10-Aug-2018
Un tribunal d’arbitrage a déterminé que les réformes du secteur de l’électricité menées par l’Espagne violaient l’obligation du pays d’accorder un traitement juste et équitable à l’investisseur au titre du Traité sur la Charte de l’énergie.
keywords: ECT, energy, investor-state disputes | ISDS, Luxembourg, Spain
Traités de libre-échange – Le Parlement de Wallonie approuve le traité controversé avec Oman
Metro | 24-May-2018
Le projet de traité d’arbitrage liant la Belgique et le Luxembourg à Oman a été approuvé, par le Parlement de Wallonie
keywords: Belgium, investment | BITs, investor-state disputes | ISDS, Luxembourg, Oman
The English court sets aside a Tribunal’s findings of lack of jurisdiction under a BIT
Lexology | 16-Mar-2018
The English High Court has set aside parts of an award concerning claims brought by Griffin against Poland; Poland has reserved the right to argue the compatibility of the BIT with EU law.
keywords: Belgium, finance | banking | taxes, investor-state disputes | ISDS, Luxembourg, Poland
Spain to pay compensation to renewables investors
Wind Power | 26-Feb-2018
In a second international ruling against retroactive cuts in renewables support introduced by the Spanish government in 2013, a Swedish arbitration panel has awarded a Luxembourg-based investment firm €53 million compensation.
keywords: ECT, energy, investor-state disputes | ISDS, Luxembourg, Spain
Spain meets the ICSID grand inquisitor: the Eiser case
IELP Blog | 8-Jan-2018
The recent Eiser v. Spain ICSID award is yet another example of a state being condemned to pay a large monetary sum merely because an investor has been economically disadvantaged by a reasonable and necessary regulatory change.
keywords: ECT, energy, ICSID, investor-state disputes | ISDS, Luxembourg, Spain

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