On 17 October, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine, the Middle East, ensuring a rules-based international order, competitiveness, migration, the Republic of Moldova, Georgia, external relations and other items.
Today, the EU Commission’s Fit for Future Platform, a high-level expert group composed of stakeholders and representatives of all Member States, held its final plenary meeting under it’s current mandate.
The 4th Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments (FDI) into the Union observes that the number of notifications to the EU cooperation mechanism increased by 18% since the EU framework was put in place in 2020. The report takes a special look in investments from Russia and China.
Ukraine’s “Victory Plan” consists of five points – geopolitical, military, economic, and security-related – and three secret annexes. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented the content of the Victory Plan during his address to the Verkhovna Rada. He will discuss his plan with the European Council, today.
The Directive on the legal protection of computer programs does not allow the holder of that protection to prohibit the marketing by a third party of software which merely changes variables transferred temporarily to a game console’s RAM.
Early repayment of a mortgage loan: The consumer can recover part of the commission linked to the granting of credit if he or she has not been informed that this commission is not dependent of the duration of the contract. The same applies if the consumer has paid that commission in a single instalment when concluding the mortgage agreement.
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control of France-based SCI Gaité Bureaux by Norway-based NBRE Germany AS and Swiss-based Swiss Life Holding AG. The transaction mainly concerns the office real estate asset management market.
The transaction relates primarily to the generation and wholesale supply of electricity and the provision of balancing and ancillary services in the United Kingdom.
MEPs of the tax subcommittee discussed with Commissioner Vestager the Apple tax state aid case in Ireland and its implications on the fight against aggressive tax planning and tax avoidance.
On 17 October, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine, the Middle East, ensuring a rules-based international order, competitiveness, migration, the Republic of Moldova, Georgia, external relations and other items.
The two approved schemes include €84 million to support producers of grain and oilseed crops, and €84.9 million to support farmers in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
“Ukraine is firmly on the right path with its reforms and close EU engagement […]. Ukraine’s EU accession process will be a priority for the next European Commission. We are already working to integrate Ukraine more into the EU single market with the Priority Action Plan for the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area” – EU Commission EVP Valdis Dombrovskis.
Poland’s near-term outlook is positive and has improved relative to last year despite ongoing sluggish growth across Europe and Russia’s war in Ukraine. A consumption-led recovery is underway, and the outlook is further supported by recently unlocked NextGen EU Funds (NGEU). Inflation has declined helped by a tight monetary stance, and its descent to the target range by close to end-2025 is on track, provided prudent policies are maintained.
Today, the Expert Stakeholder Group set up under the Regulation governing rules about markets in financial instruments (‘MiFIR Review’) published reports on the main parameters of EU consolidated tapes. These tapes are centralised data feeds that aggregate prices and volumes of financial instruments (shares and bonds) from trading venues across all Member States into a single stream of information, equally accessible for everybody.
Brussels, 15 October 2024 Written by Pieter Baert. For her second mandate, European Commission President-elect Ursula von
Today, the EU Commission’s Fit for Future Platform, a high-level expert group composed of stakeholders and representatives of all Member States, held its final plenary meeting under it’s current mandate.
The 4th Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments (FDI) into the Union observes that the number of notifications to the EU cooperation mechanism increased by 18% since the EU framework was put in place in 2020. The report takes a special look in investments from Russia and China.
The Directive on the legal protection of computer programs does not allow the holder of that protection to prohibit the marketing by a third party of software which merely changes variables transferred temporarily to a game console’s RAM.
The Commission has adopted today the first implementing rules on cybersecurity of critical entities and networks under the Directive on measures for high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (NIS2 Directive).
More excellent research, impactful innovation and technology scale-ups are needed to make Europe more globally competitive, secure and sustainable. These are among the twelve expert recommendations presented today to the EU Commission to strengthen Horizon Europe, the EU research and innovation programme, and its successor.
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control of France Billet SAS by Fnac Darty Participations et Services SA, both based in France, and CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA, based in Germany. The transaction mainly concerns the entertainment and ticketing sectors.
The study will focus on assessing the foreseeable impact of emerging technologies towards existing online platforms and implementation of the regulatory framework, with particular focus on the DMA.
Today, the Commission found that the online social networking service of X should not be designated as a core platform service under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Competitiveness and decarbonisation must go hand in hand to grow Europe’s economy. According to Eurelectric, speaking for the European electricity industry, direct electrification is the cost-effective solution to decarbonise Europe. But despite the high technological potential, cost and regulatory barriers prevent this from happening at the scale needed.
“Artificial intelligence (AI) needs to be governed responsibly, in the best interests of everyone, everywhere. Standards and capacity building must help make this happen” – Seizo Onoe, Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU.
Recognizing the benefits and risks that the rapid advance of AI presents in the face of complex global challenges, the groups Civil 20 (C20), Labor 20 (L20), Think 20 (T20), and Women 20 (W20) have teamed up to reinforce the importance of responsible practices related to AI.
The G7 Technology and Digital Ministerial Meeting under Italy’s G7 Presidency was held today in Cernobbio. The meeting resulted in a Joint Statement.
Google has signed the first-ever corporate agreement to source electricity from small modular reactors (SMRs) to power its AI operations. The deal represents the first corporate agreement for multiple deployments of a single advanced reactor design in the United States.
On 17 October, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine, the Middle East, ensuring a rules-based international order, competitiveness, migration, the Republic of Moldova, Georgia, external relations and other items.
“Ukraine is firmly on the right path with its reforms and close EU engagement […]. Ukraine’s EU accession process will be a priority for the next European Commission. We are already working to integrate Ukraine more into the EU single market with the Priority Action Plan for the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area” – EU Commission EVP Valdis Dombrovskis.
Georgia and Moldova are EU candidate countries facing elections this month. Both risk coming under increased Russian influence, but for very different reasons. The EU should invest in keeping them in its camp. This CER Insight explains why.
Ukraine’s “Victory Plan” consists of five points – geopolitical, military, economic, and security-related – and three secret annexes. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented the content of the Victory Plan during his address to the Verkhovna Rada. He will discuss his plan with the European Council, today.
As Kazakhstan’s first trade partner and foreign investor, the EU expressed strong support for the country’s economic reform and political modernisation process.
Executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russia are increasing, with at least 177 prisoners of war having died in Russian captivity since the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression, according to reliable sources.
The summit presented an opportunity for the EU to develop a closer partnership with the GCC and its member states: the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar, and the State of Kuwait, who are geostrategic partners at a time of challenging geopolitical circumstances.
The first EU-GCC Summit will take place in Brussels on 16 October 2024 under the theme: “Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity”.
The EU-funded conference will provide an opportunity to exchange views on how to achieve strong integration of Ukraine and the EU healthcare systems and help foster bilateral cooperation with EU Member States.
EU leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss Ukraine, the Middle East, competitiveness, migration, and foreign affairs. Read the invitation letter by European Council President Charles Michel.
Before and during the 23rd Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Islamabad on 16 October 2024, China has unveiled details of its military strategy in the region.
As NATO Defence Ministers prepare to meet at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Thursday and Friday (17-18 October 2024), Secretary General Mark Rutte previewed the expected outcomes of the meeting in a press conference at NATO Headquarters.
To support Member States in assisted voluntary returns of non-EU nationals without the legal right to stay in the EU, the Commission launched this week on 15 October a call for expression of interest of EUR 25 million under the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF).
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will add natural gas products for Baltic-Finnish markets to its platform, currently operated by GET Baltic within EEX Group. The product portfolio will comprise products for the gas spot (Within-Day, Day, Weekend) and derivatives (Month, Quarter, Season, Year) products for Lithuania, common market area of Latvia-Estonia and Finland.
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX), in cooperation with the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), have agreed to support the development of the hydrogen trading market in India.
The transaction relates primarily to the generation and wholesale supply of electricity and the provision of balancing and ancillary services in the United Kingdom.
The two approved schemes include €84 million to support producers of grain and oilseed crops, and €84.9 million to support farmers in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The formal partnership opens a direct line of communication between the two organisations and enables them to collaborate on both preparedness and rapid responses to global health crises.
The meeting focused on the topics of (cyber) security, fair competitive conditions, reduction of dependencies, and financing in the wind industry. Both side agreed on a policy paper to promote growth and value creation of the domestic wind industry.
As part of the ‘Fit for 55’ package, the MRV Maritime Regulation was revised in 2023 to include greenhouse gas emissions from offshore ships in its scope as of 1 January 2025. This should apply to all offshore ships of 400 gross tonnage and above.
As Kazakhstan’s first trade partner and foreign investor, the EU expressed strong support for the country’s economic reform and political modernisation process.
The postponement allows 3rd countries, member states, operators and traders to be fully prepared in their due diligence obligation to ensure that certain commodities and products sold in the EU or exported from the EU are “deforestation-free”. This includes products made from cattle, wood, cocoa, soy, palm oil, coffee, rubber, and some derived products.
The World Energy Outlook 2024 shows critical choices facing governments and consumers as period of more ample supplies nears and surging electricity demand reshapes energy security amidst an environment of international conflicts and tensions.
More excellent research, impactful innovation and technology scale-ups are needed to make Europe more globally competitive, secure and sustainable. These are among the twelve expert recommendations presented today to the EU Commission to strengthen Horizon Europe, the EU research and innovation programme, and its successor.
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