EU Corporate Compliance: How Do Hungary & Cyprus Adapt?

How are companies in Hungary and Cyprus keeping up with the EU's tightening corporate rules, from ESG reporting to tax transparency? In this Global Law Experts roundtable, two corporate and M&A practitioners compare how Hungary and Cyprus are adapting to ESG and governance duties, technology-driven M&A, EU tax-transparency reporting, remote-work compliance and post-pandemic restructuring in 2026. The through-line: in both jurisdictions the EU sets the direction but national practice lags, so the real work is helping companies build the substance, documentation and governance to meet rules that arrive faster than the local market is ready for. Chapters: 0:00 Introductions: Henrietta Burus (Hungary) and Stella Kammitsi (Cyprus) 1:40 Question 1: ESG regulation and governance 2:11 Hungary: a fresh 2023 ESG regime and the data and mindset gap 4:47 Cyprus: EU rules in place, weak local enforcement 7:52 Question 2: M&A in the digital and technology sectors 8:23 Hungary: merger control, FDI screening and data due diligence 11:57 Cyprus: the tax-efficient hub and the EU mobility directive 16:37 Question 3: corporate tax transparency and reporting 17:09 Hungary: public country-by-country reporting from 2026 19:48 Cyprus: Pillar 2, transfer pricing and substance 22:23 Question 4: remote work and digital nomads 22:53 Hungary: when remote work becomes a cross-border compliance issue 26:27 Cyprus: governing law, social security and substance risk 29:28 Question 5: restructuring and insolvency 30:00 Hungary: financing costs, energy volatility and bank-account denials 35:42 Cyprus: the 2013 crisis, NPLs and authorised practitioners 39:47 Closing thoughts Panel: Henrietta Virag Burus, Hungary Stella Kammitsi, Cyprus Hosted by Jenny, Global Law Experts.