The EU Commission has approved a €234 million Polish scheme to support the development of intermodal transport in Poland. The scheme will be funded by the national programme European Funds for Infrastructure, Climate, Environment 2021-2027, supported by the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund in the EU.
The European Commission has fined Mondelēz International, Inc. (Mondelēz) €337.5 million for hindering the cross-border trade of chocolate, biscuits and coffee products between Member States, in breach of EU competition rules. Europe’s wholesale and retail association EuroCommerce sees the fine as “a step forward for the Single Market”.
Global Gateway is a rare opportunity for the European Union to improve its “value proposition” to the rest of the world. Combined with an incoherent EU foreign policy, many of the EU’s unilateral trade measures have made doing business with the EU less attractive.
“The Competitiveness Check did not really introduce new elements, as our Better Regulation Toolbox is already very comprehensive, but it has ensured a political focus and thus a consistent application” – EU EVP Šefčovič.
Germany’s right-wing party Allianz für Deutschland runs into a deep election dilemma: Their lead candidate in the upcoming EU elections, Maximilian Krah, was urged to resign from the party’s board after defending the Nazi SS in an interview. His party obliged him stand still during the EU election campaign, but did not remove him as EU lead candidate.
The searches took place this week at the request of the judicial authorities in Besançon in France, in the context of investigations into involuntary manslaughter linked to technical failures that led to tyre explosions.
As part of the Article 7(1) procedure, the EU Council discussed the rule of law situation in Poland. Ministers started preparations for the European Council meeting on 27 and 28 June 2024 by discussing an annotated draft agenda.
According to a report by French daily Liberation, the “Rassemblement National” (National Rally, RN) considers to break up with Germany far-right and partly neo-nazist “Allianz für Deutschland” (Alliance for Germany, AfD).
150 European citizens addressed 21 recommendations to the European Commission and national authorities aimed at combatting hatred in all its forms and fostering mutual respect during the final session of the European Citizens’ Panel on Tackling Hatred in Society.
The EU Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1.7 billion German scheme to support rail freight operators in single and group wagon transport. The measure will contribute to ensuring that the rail freight sector remains competitive while preserving the environmental performance of rail.
The law provides a comprehensive and up-to-date list of environmental offences addressing the most serious breaches of environmental obligations.
As from 19 May, new rules to harmonise criminal offences and penalties for the violation of EU restrictive measures enter into force. The new rules will ensure that such violations can be criminally investigated and prosecuted in all Member States.
With no end in sight to the war in Ukraine, the EU has started preparing for the post March 2025 period, when temporary protection for displaced people from Ukraine ends.
In the first quarter of 2024, the number of bankruptcy declarations of EU businesses decreased by 0.8% compared with the fourth quarter of 2023. At the same time, business registrations were up by 1.6% in the first quarter of 2024 compared with the previous quarter.
The EU and the United Kingdom today held a meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) Partnership Council, welcoming their close cooperation at a time of threats and challenges to European peace.
The EU General Council will take stock of developments regarding the Article 7(1) TEU procedure concerning Poland. As part of the annual rule of law dialogue, it will hold a country-specific discussion. Ministers will start preparations for the European Council meeting on 27 and 28 June 2024 by discussing an annotated draft agenda.
Rights of air passengers: The shortage of airport staff for loading baggage which caused a long delay of a flight may constitute an “exceptional circumstance”.
A Belgian national works in Luxembourg and lives in Belgium. As a frontier worker, he depends on the Luxembourg system for family allowances, which he received for several years for a child placed in his household by a court order. In 2017, that family allowance was withdrawn. The Luxembourg Court of Cassation queries whether this approach constituted a case of indirect discrimination.
The Body will set common standards for ethical conduct of members and a formal mechanism for coordination and exchange of views on ethical requirements among institutions.
The transaction relates primarily to the oil and gas sector. The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given the limited impact on the European Economic Area.
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture (Net Zero North Sea Storage Limited) by BP CCUS UK NEP Limited (‘BP’) and Equinor Low Carbon UK Limited (‘Equinor’), all three from the UK.
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