Horizons Alliance has appointed HKV Law Partner Martin Kluch as the new Head of CEE Energy and Infrastructure Practice Group with Erdos Partners Partner Balazs Varszeghi serving as Deputy Head.

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have become an essential tool for governments worldwide to develop and modernise healthcare infrastructure. By leveraging private sector investment, expertise, and efficiency, PPPs help bridge funding gaps, improve healthcare accessibility, and ensure the long-term sustainability of medical facilities.

Tuca, Zbarcea & Asociatii has successfully represented the association between China-based CRRC Qingdao Sifang and Romania-based Astra Vagoane Calatori before the Court of Justice of the European Union in a case which rendered Emergency Ordinance No. 25/2021 on the exclusion of non-EU economic operators from public procurement procedures ineffective.

Dutescu & Partners has represented Leonhard Weiss Group in a court case against the public contracting authority in Romania.

Schoenherr has advised the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy on launching two support schemes under the Bulgarian Recovery and Resilience Plan.

Addleshaw Goddard’s infrastructure and energy practice has been active across Central and Eastern Europe, with projects spanning battery storage, energy investments and motorways in Poland, disputes in Romania, and offshore wind development in Lithuania, according to Partner Marton Eorsi who highlights the growing necessity of private sector involvement in CEE, particularly in transport, energy transition, and urban mobility.