The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €103 million Czech scheme to support the production of heat from biomass in existing district heating installations.
EU Advocate General Medina proposes to set aside the judgment of the EU General Court that upheld the EU Commission’s decision to approve aid from Hungary for two new nuclear reactors at Paks. The EU Commission should have assessed whether the direct award of the construction contract to a Russian undertaking is compatible with EU law on public contracts.
Automated credit assessment: The data subject is entitled to an explanation as to how the decision was taken in respect of him or her. The explanation provided must enable the data subject to understand and challenge the automated decision.
During a session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Hungary voted and made a declaration against the EU Council’s official position to be taken on behalf of the EU with respect to the reclassification of cannabis and cannabis-related substances. Did Hungary infringe EU law?
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of Luxembourg-based iptiQ EMEA P&C S.A. by Germany-based Allianz Direct Versicherungs-AG. The transaction concerns the other insurance sector, excluding life insurance.
The EU Commission has approved unconditionally the proposed acquisition of Infinera Corporation by Nokia Corporation. The Commission concluded that the transaction would raise no competition concerns in the European Economic Area.
EU Member States may allow advertising measures that promote the purchase of unspecified prescription-only medicines through price reductions or fixed-amount payments. However, they may also prohibit such measures when they involve vouchers for the future purchase of non-prescription medicines and health and care products.
The European Commission has decided to close its interim measures antitrust proceedings against Lufthansa, concluding that the conditions required under Article 8 of Regulation 1/2003 were not fully met. The proceedings sought to compel Lufthansa to restore Condor’s access to its feeder traffic at Frankfurt Airport under the terms agreed upon by both airlines in June 2024.
The European Commission has adopted a new package of proposals to simplify EU rules, boost competitiveness, and unlock additional investment capacity. This is a major step forward in creating a more favourable business environment to help EU companies grow, innovate, and create quality jobs.
The EU Council started preparations for the European Council meeting by discussing an annotated draft agenda. EU leaders are expected to discuss: Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, developments in the Middle East, EU’s competitiveness, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and new own resources, migration, oceans, and other specific foreign policy issues.
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by Prime Synthetic Solutions Ltd (‘PSS’) of the UK and Officine Maccaferri SpA (‘Maccaferri’) of Italy. The transaction relates primarily to the supply and manufacture of rope wire products, in particular parafil and paraloop products, which will be produced with aramid fibers.
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture, Naha Cruise Terminal Ltd. of Japan, by RCL Cruises Ltd. (‘RCL Cruises’) of the UK and Cruise Terminal Investment Limited Sarl. (‘CTIL’) of Switzerland. The transaction relates primarily to the cruise terminal sector.
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Gigamon Inc. by Siris Capital Group, LLC and Elliott Investment Management L.P., all of the US. The transaction relates primarily to enterprise application software, namely security and observability tools as well as security information and event management tools.
The EU Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Zzoomm plc and Full Fibre Limited (‘Full Fiebre’), both of the UK, by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (‘Oaktree’) of the US and Basalt Infrastructure Partners III GP Limited (‘Basalt’) of Guernsey. The transaction relates primarily to the broadband market in the UK.
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control of Yoko Asset Management 2 Pte. Ltd (“Yoko”), based in Singapore, by GreenYellow Mekong BV (“GreenYellow”), based in the Netherlands, STOA Infra & Energy (“STOA”), based in France, and DEG – Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft MBH (“DEG”), based in Germany.
The EU Court of Justice has outlined EU law requirements for setting national judges’ remuneration, emphasizing that rules must be objective, foreseeable, stable, and transparent to safeguard judicial independence.
The EU Court of Justice rules that a dominant company refusing to ensure interoperability between its platform and third-party apps may constitute abuse of dominance, unless justified by security, integrity, or technical concerns.
The EU Foreign Ministers decided today to suspend a number of restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria. This decision is part of the EU’s efforts to support an inclusive political transition in Syria, and its swift economic recovery, reconstruction, and stabilisation.
The awaited decree-law issued by the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mohammed Abbas, on 11 February 2025 aimed at restructuring the social welfare system and revoking the “prisoners and martyrs’ payment” mechanism represents a significant political development, according to the EU.
The EU Commission has approved a €227 million Austrian state aid measure to support ams Osram’s advanced manufacturing facility in Premstätten, Austria. The measure will strengthen Europe’s security of supply, resilience and autonomy in semiconductor technologies, in line with the objectives set out in the European Chips Act and the Political Guidelines for the European Commission 2024-2029.
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether public support that Croatia has allegedly granted to Hrvatske Šume d.o.o. (‘HŠ’) and certain Croatian wood processing companies is in line with EU State aid rules.
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