The European Commission has launched today a public consultation inviting all interested parties to express their views on the functioning of the competition rules applicable to vertical agreements in the automotive sector.
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of sole control of iQera Group S.A.S. of France by Arrow Global Group Limited, based in the United Kingdom. The transaction mainly concerns the debt collection and buyback market.
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control of FTAPI Software GmbH (Germany) by Armira GmbH & Co. KG and Tikehau Capital SCA of Germany and France. The transaction primarily affects the enterprise application software sector, including secure data exchange and file transfer services.
The EU Commission has concluded that Romanian public support of €6.6 million to Târgu Mureş Airport, to finance operating costs in the period 2007-2009 and 2011-2019 and to finance the purchase of ground handling infrastructure in 2011, is compatible with EU State aid rules.
The measure will support Uniper Hydrogen GmbH in the implementation of its ‘CHESS’ project. The project concerns the construction and operation of an electrolyser with a capacity of 30 MW, which will operate with energy from renewable sources.
EU Commissioner Dombrovskis announced that the EU Commission plans to roll out simplification packages covering key areas such as sustainability reporting, EU investment instruments, small mid-caps, digital tools, agriculture, and more. The upcoming proposals will target the regulatory “triangle” made up of the Taxonomy Regulation, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
According to Duff’s EPC comment, membership negotiations will center on Ukraine’s commitment to EU values, including democracy, rule of law, and minority rights. The EU Council will set benchmarks to assess progress, enabling Ukraine’s gradual integration into the internal market, sectoral policies, and EU spending programmes.
The EU Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control over six logistic warehouse assets located in Germany and in the Netherlands by SEGRO plc of the UK and Public Sector Pension Investments Board (‘PSIB’) of Canada. The transaction relates primarily to the real estate sector.
In 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down three landmark judgments providing national authorities with more clarity when assessing applications for international protection lodged by women faced with different forms of gender-based violence.
The EU Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of Core Sustainability Fund I K/S by Polaris Management A/S, both of Denmark. The transaction relates primarily to the investment fund management sector in the Nordics.
The EU Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of the pharmaceutical solutions division of U.S.-based International Flavors and Commodities Inc. by France-based Roquette Frères S.A.. The transaction mainly concerns the market for the development, production and sale of pharmaceutical excipients.
The European Commission has approved a €2.3 billion Finnish scheme to support investments in strategic sectors and to help industrial companies to decarbonise their production processes.
“The European Union has long been a global leader in gender equality and women’s rights. We have prioritised these values in our Member States and abroad. This must continue. These commitments are at the heart of our European way of life. We must defend them and make them a reality for all women and girls” – EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib.
“We will give much more prominence to implementation at all stages of the policy cycle. This includes working with Member States and stakeholders early on, to identify future problems. We will support Member States by preparing implementation strategies for all major legal acts, as well as explanatory templates and roadmaps for major directives” – EU Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis.
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“We are committed to reducing regulatory burdens and deepening the Single Market to create a more supportive environment for companies — especially smaller businesses, startups, and scale-ups — to allow them to grow and thrive” – EU Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis.
The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules a €500 million French aid scheme to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises active in primary agricultural production to set up hedgerows and trees within plots to adapt their farms to climate change conditions.
The EU Commission has launched a call for evidence, inviting all interested stakeholders to contribute to the future EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy. The strategy will improve conditions for innovative startups and scaleups, enabling faster and simpler growth within the Single Market.
Criminals made at least €4 million by illegally disposing of medical and hazardous waste from Italy, Slovenia and Germany in Croatia, Europol reports.
Consumer credit agreements: According to the EU Court of Justice, in the event of failure to comply with the obligation to provide information, a bank may be deprived of its right to interest.
According to EU Advocate General Ćapeta, the Danish legislation on public housing in transformation areas constitutes direct discrimination based on an ethnic criterion.
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