Safe third country: EU co-legislators agree on new law restricting admissibility of asylum claims
The Danish presidency of the Council of the EU and European Parliament negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on EU…
EU Commission clears €1.6bn German state aid for fast e-truck charging stations
The European Commission has approved a German state aid scheme of up to €1.6 billion to support the deployment of…
Hungary: EU Commission approves €4.1bn state aid to support cleantech manufacturing
The European Commission has approved a €4.1 billion Hungarian State aid scheme to support strategic investments that add clean technology (cleantech)…
Development of new nuclear power plants: EU Commission approves €172m Dutch state aid
The EU Commission has approved a €172 million Dutch state aid measure to support activities for the potential development of…
EU Commission approves French state aid to INRAP for mandatory excavations
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, France's compensation to Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives (‘INRAP') for its…
MEPs approve simplified sustainability reporting and due diligence rules for companies
On Tuesday, EU Parliament approved a provisional agreement between MEPs and EU governments on updated sustainability reporting and due diligence…
Main results of the EU General Affairs Council on 16 December 2025
EU Ministers responsible for European affairs continued preparations for the December 2025 European Council by discussing draft conclusions. The Council discussed the…
EU Commission clears acquisition of Myrium by Atalante
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of NHGR SAS (‘Myrium') by…
Post Danmark: EU approves up to €77m for legacy costs from civil servants’ dismissal
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Denmark's compensation to Post Danmark A/S for legacy costs arising…
Accession negotiations: EU and Montenegro provisionally close five chapters
On Tuesday, the 24th meeting of the Accession Conference with Montenegro provisionally closed accession negotiations on chapters 3 (right of establishment and freedom…
EU Commission clears creation of joint venture by Hangcha and Manitou
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by Hangcha Group Co.,…
Spain: EU Commission approves €408m to support industrial decarbonisation
The EU Commission has approved a €408 million Spanish scheme to support the decarbonisation of manufacturing industry, in line with…
EU Commission fines cartel of starter battery manufacturers and association EUROBAT
The EU Commission has fined three automotive starter battery manufacturers, Exide, FET and Rombat, as well as the trade association EUROBAT, a total of…
EU anti-fraud system weakened by information gaps, EU auditors warn
More than 27,000 fraud allegations were reported to EU anti-fraud bodies between 2022 and 2024, yet weaknesses in information exchange…
Austria: EU Commission approves €100m support for cleantech manufacturing
The EU Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €100 million Austrian scheme to support manufacturing capacity in line with…
Denmark: EU Commission approves €3.8bn state aid for carbon capture and storage
The EU Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Danish scheme of around €3.8 billion (DKK 28.7 billion)…
EU Commission extends in-depth investigation into Lithuanian electricity reserve scheme
The European Commission has extended an in-depth investigation to assess whether a Lithuanian measure to support energy company AB Ignitis Gamyba for…
Germany: EU Commission approves €623m support for two first-of-a-kind chips factories
The EU Commission has approved €623 million in German State aid to support the set-up of two new semiconductor manufacturing…
Foreign subsidies: EU Commission investigates Nuctech’s activities in the threat detection sector
The EU Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess, under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (‘FSR'), the activities of Nuctech in the production and…
December infringements package: EU Commission outlines key decisions
In its December package of infringement decisions, the EU Commission takes legal action against Member States that fail to comply…
EU and Ukraine reaffirm shared commitment to accession, reforms and continued EU support
At the Lviv meeting of European Affairs Ministers, Commissioner Marta Kos and Ukrainian Deputy PM Taras Kachka reiterated the EU’s…
Media Freedom Act: EU Commission opens infringement procedure against Hungary
The European Commission has decided to open an infringement procedure by sending a letter of formal notice to Hungary for…
Data protection and smart meters: EU Advocate General Opinion in Case C-468/24 Netz Niederösterreich
The Austrian electricity network operator Netz Niederösterreich intends to install a smart meter for a customer who receives electricity from…
EU Commissioner Kos visits Ukraine to advance EU accession
On Wednesday and Thursday, EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos visits Ukraine to discuss the country's EU accession with Member States at…
EU Commission clears acquisition of Vermaat by Compass
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of Vermaat of the Netherlands…
EU Commission presents measures to simplify environmental legislation
The changes will contribute to reducing the administrative burden for businesses, while keeping the EU's ambitious objectives to protect the…
Main results of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council on 9 December 2025
EU Justice Ministers exchanged views on the fight against impunity regarding crimes committed in Ukraine, adopted conclusions on model provisions…
EU Commission clears the acquisition of Novares Group by Deva Capital
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of Novares Group SAS of…
EU Commission clears acquisition of certain Lusat Air’s subsidiaries by Antin
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of a number of subsidiaries…
EU Commission clears acquisition of UGL Rail Services by CIMIC and Sojitz
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of the UGL Rail services…
EU Commission clears acquisition of Sebia by Warburg Pincus
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of Sebia of France by…
Italy: EU Commission approves €1.5bn state aid to support cleantech manufacturing
The European Commission has approved a €1.5 billion Italian State aid scheme to support strategic investments that add clean technologies (cleantech)…
EU Commission authorizes €47m German state aid for Vetter Pharma’s aseptic filling plant
The European Commission has approved €47 million German State aid for Vetter Pharma, a German pharmaceutical service provider. The aid will support the establishment…
EU Commission approves state aid for Poland’s first nuclear power plant
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an aid package to support the construction and operation of…
Main results of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council on 8 December 2025
EU Ministers of home affairs reached agreement on the Annual Solidarity Pool, the new mechanism that will lead to a…
Main results of the EU Competitiveness Council on Internal market and Industry
EU Ministers for the internal market and industry met in Brussels and held three debates: on the 2025 simplification report;…
EU Commission approves acquisition of Kellanova by Mars
The European Commission has approved unconditionally, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Kellanova by Mars, Incorporated. The Commission has concluded that…
EU Commission approves acquisition of Hillenbrand by Lone Star
The EU Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of Hillenbrand, Inc. by Lone…
EU Commission clears acquisition of Invacare and DHG by Rhône Capital
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of sole control of Invacare Holdings s.à r.l. of Switzerland and DHG Holdco…
EU Commission approves acquisition of Novo Banco by BPCE
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of Novo Banco SA of…
EU Commission fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act
The EU Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to X for breaching its transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act…
Eurojust: Paris court sentences seven migrant smugglers to 3–15 years in prison
The Paris Tribunal has sentenced seven migrant smugglers to prison sentences ranging from 3 to 15 years, along with fines…
Asylum policy: EP Civil Liberties Committee backs first EU list of safe countries of origin
The EU Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee has backed an update to EU asylum law that would introduce an EU-wide list…
2026 Rule of Law Report: EU Commission launches targeted consultation
The European Commission has launched a targeted consultation to collect feedback on rule-of-law developments at national and EU level as…
Fifty jurisdictions, one goal: Eurojust unites prosecutors to fight organised crime
Eurojust is bringing together prosecutors from around the world as organised crime groups rapidly evolve into fast-moving, global networks. Organised…
EU Commission presents new EU Drugs Strategy and Action Plan against drug trafficking
The EU Commission is presenting a new EU Drugs Strategy and an Action Plan against drug trafficking, as well as updated rules for monitoring…
AI providers on WhatsApp: EU Commission opens antitrust investigation against Meta
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Meta's new policy on artificial intelligence (‘AI') providers' access…
EU Commission registers European Citizens’ Initiative on human rights standards
The initiative invites the EU Commission "to propose a regulation that establishes a standardised oversight of human rights across its…
MEPs endorse digital pre-clearance system to speed up EU border crossings
MEPs have endorsed the use of digital travel credentials. Travellers would be able to create digital credentials based on their…
A safer, stronger, more autonomous EU: EP leaders in Cyprus ahead of EU Presidency
During a visit to Nicosia, President Metsola and EP political group leaders laid the groundwork for effective cooperation ahead of…