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 EU Council has adopted new rules to strengthen the role of equality bodies across the EU in combating discrimination and promoting equal treatment.
The EU auditors found that, while the European Commission ensures that irregular expenditure is recorded accurately and promptly, getting this money back often takes too long. For jointly managed agricultural funds where member states have primary responsibility, recovery rates are generally low, but with significant differences between EU countries.
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by AB Volvo (‘Volvo’) of Sweden and Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (‘Westport’) of Canada.
The EU Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Bahía de Bizkaia Electricidad S.L. (‘BBE’) by Ente Vasco de la Energía (‘EVE’), both of Spain, and Gunvor Group Ltd (‘Gunvor’) of Cyprus.
At the end of April, the EU Commission completed the work on the legal text of the Association Agreements, based on the positive, ambitious outcome of our negotiations last December. The proposal is now awaiting the green light from the EU Council.
The new legislation provides safeguards against political interference in editorial decisions and against surveillance of journalists. The Act guarantees that media can operate more easily in the internal market and online. Additionally, the regulation aims to secure the independence and stable funding of public service media as well as the transparency of media ownership and state advertising.
In 2023, 118935 non-EU citizens were refused entry into the EU territory at one of its external borders, a 16% decrease compared with 142420 in the previous year. An additional 1.27 million people were found to be illegally present in one of the EU countries, indicating a 13% increase compared with 1.12 million in 2022.
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of OONA Energy Partners 3, LLC (‘Oona Energy’) by Stonepeak Partners LP (‘Stonepeak’), both of the US, and Ørsted A/S (‘Orsted’) of Denmark.
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of United States Steel Corporation of the US by Nippon Steel Corporation of Japan.
Accoridng to the European Commission, there is no longer a clear risk of a serious breach of the rule of law in Poland within the meaning of Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union.
Prior to the European Elections in June, EU Parliament’s press services will be publishing a weekly newsletter, highlighting the main election-related news of the week.
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day today, the Commission reiterates its commitment to support media freedom and pluralism, in the EU and beyond.
European Council President Charles Michel’s Chief Diplomatic Adviser, Simon Mordue has been selected as Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) and will take up his duties on 1 July. Prior to that he will complete a short term assignment on Ukraine for the Commission.
A public statement by the user of a social network about his or her sexual orientation renders those data ‘manifestly public’, without, however, permitting their processing for the purposes of personalised advertising.
EU law does not, in principle, preclude the automatic loss of German nationality in the event of recovery of Turkish nationality.
Combating criminal offences and interference with fundamental rights: A national public authority responsible for combating online counterfeiting may access identification data on the basis of an IP address.
Privacy and prosecution of serious offences: The court responsible for authorising access to telephone records in order to identify the perpetrators of an offence, and for the prosecution of which offence national law envisages such access, must be entitled to refuse or restrict that access.
Following an alert from the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), the EU Commission and the Network of Consumer Protection Cooperation Authorities sent letters to 20 airlines identifying several types of potentially misleading green claims.
In the context of criminal proceedings in Germany concerning illegal drug trafficking involving the use of the encrypted telecommunications service EncroChat, the Court of Justice clarifies certain conditions for the transmission and use of evidence under the Directive regarding the European Investigation Order (EIO) in criminal matters.
Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-650/22: Some FIFA rules on transfer of players may prove to be contrary to EU law.
These rules are of restrictive nature and may only be justified in specific circumstances.
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