The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of certain assets of Computing Technology Industry Association, Inc. (‘CompTIA’) by H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C. (‘HIG Capital’) and Thoma Bravo, L.P. (‘Thoma Bravo’), all of the US. The transaction relates primarily to the information technology sector.
As the hub for cross-border judicial cooperation, Eurojust works together with national authorities to fight organised crime. Our support and expertise helps authorities to solve complex investigations into a variety of crime types.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an estimated €4.06 billion German measure to support the operation of four storage and regassification units (‘FSRUs’) for the import of Liquefied Natural Gas (‘LNG’) by Deutsche Energy Terminal (‘DET’).
The European Commission has today launched a short, additional targeted consultation to gather information on the single market dimension of the Rule of Law Report. The results of this consultation will feed into the preparation of the 2025 Rule of Law Report.
Following a dialogue with the European Commission and the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network, the car manufacturer Stellantis has committed to extending compensation measures to the entire European Union and the European Economic Area for victims of software problems related to AdBlue tanks in diesel vehicles manufactured by Stellantis between January 2014 and August 2020.
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of sole control of Schwarzmüller Management & Service GmbH of Austria and Wilhelm Schwarzmüller GmbH & Co. KG Anhänger-und Karosseriefabrik of Germany (together the ‘Schwarzmüller Group’) by Krone Commercial Vehicle SE and Bernard Krone Familienstiftung (together the ‘Krone Group’), both of Germany.
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Regensburg Logistics Asset of Germany by SEGRO plc of the UK and Public Sector Pension Investments Board (‘PSPIB’) of Canada. The transaction relates primarily to the renting and operating of real estate.
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of Apollo Group (‘Apollo’) by Oaktree Capital Holdings LLC (‘Oaktree’), both from the US. The transaction relates primarily to the market for the distribution of food and beverages.
The European Commission has approved unconditionally, under the EU Merger Regulation (‘EUMR’), the proposed acquisition of Run:ai Labs Ltd (‘Run:ai’) by NVIDIA Corporation (‘NVIDIA’). The Commission concluded that the transaction would raise no competition concerns in the European Economic Area (‘EEA’).
Today, the EU Commission is proposing to suspend part of the EU-Georgia Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas. If the EU Council adopts this proposal, Georgian diplomats, officials, and their families holding diplomatic and official passports would require a visa to travel to the EU for short stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
The EU Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Dorna Sports by Liberty Media. The Commission has preliminary concerns that the transaction could lead to higher prices for the licensing of broadcasting rights for motorsports events hosted by both parties.
The EU Parliament has approved changes establishing two new standing and two special committees. The subcommittees on Security and Defence and on Public Health have been transformed into fully-fledged committees. There will also be two new special committees: on the so-called “Democracy Shield” initiative and on the EU’s current housing crisis.
Although the EU Commission has improved the way it detects and corrects breaches of EU law, it still takes too long to close infringement cases, according the European Court of Auditors (ECA). Most infringement cases are resolved before the EU Commission proposes financial penalties, although the auditors found that some member states did not rectify breaches of EU law despite being subject to penalties for years.
Domestic employers must establish a system enabling the duration of the daily working time of each domestic worker to be measured.
A Member State cannot exclude from the benefit of family allowances a foreign worker whose children, born in a third country, cannot prove that they have entered its territory lawfully. Third-country nationals who have been admitted to a Member State for the purpose of working there lawfully must enjoy equal treatment with nationals of that Member State.
The EU Court of Justice ruled a case of liability for defective products: A supplier may be considered to be a producer if his or her name is the same as the trade mark put on the product by the manufacturer. In order to ensure the protection of the consumer, the supplier and the actual producer of the defective product may be made jointly and severally liable even if that
When the EU introduced temporary protection for displaced people from Ukraine in 2022, some Member States extended this protection to other categories of persons fleeing from Ukraine, e.g. people without any permanent permit of residence in Ukraine. In its judgment, the Court of Justice confirms that, in such a case, a Member State may withdraw the benefit of temporary protection from those persons. However, such persons may not be the
According to the EU Court of Justice, a Member State may prohibit holdings by purely financial investors in the capital of a law firm: Such a restriction on the freedom of establishment and the free movement of capital is justified by the objective of ensuring that lawyers can exercise their profession independently and in compliance with their professional conduct obligations.
Two Syrian nationals, RL and QS, filed an application for asylum in Germany. Italy was however identified as the EU Member State responsible under Dublin III. The German authorities requested Italy to take charge of RL and QS. That request did not receive a reply. The German authorities subsequently dismissed the applications for asylum as inadmissible and ordered the removal of those applicants to Italy. Explore how the EU Court
On 9 and 10 December 1974 the nine leaders of the European Communities met for a summit in Paris. This would come to be seen as the founding moment of the European Council. To mark its 50th anniversary, the Council’s archives invite you to explore this significant event through their documents.
Today, the EU Council adopted its negotiating mandate on a revised package travel directive making the protection of travellers more effective and simplifying certain aspects of the 2015 Directive. The revised text aims to strengthen travellers’ rights and clarify the obligations of package organisers on issues such as refunds, insolvency protection, or on the use of vouchers.
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