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EU Commission receives payment requests of Cyprus, Romania and Slovakia under the RRF

Cyprus’s second payment request is worth €152 million in grants (net of pre-financing) and concerns a total of 33 milestones and 5 targets. This payment request covers transformative reforms and important investments in areas including public health, education, energy efficiency and renewable energy, protection against forest fires and floods, water management, agriculture, research and innovation, financial support to businesses, digitalisation of public administration, taxation, and anti-corruption. Cyprus’s overall recovery and

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18/12/2023

EU Commission launches pilot of Deforestation Information System to help authorities, companies and traders prepare for EUDR

The Commission is starting today pilot testing of the Deforestation Information System, a key step to operationalise the Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR). The system will help operators, traders, competent authorities and customs submit and process due diligence statements. Once the EUDR is fully in force, such statements will serve as proof that products are deforestation-free and can therefore be placed on the EU market or exported from it.

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18/12/2023

EU Commission opens formal proceedings against X under the DSA

On the basis of the preliminary investigation conducted so far, including on the basis of an analysis of the risk assessment report submitted by X in September, X’s Transparency report published on 3 November, and X’s replies to a formal request for information, which, among others, concerned the dissemination of illegal content in the context of Hamas’ terrorist attacks against Israel, the Commission has decided to open formal infringement proceedings

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18/12/2023

Finland: €800,000 in government grants for green transition in built environment

The programme is very broad in scope. The projects may concern e.g. databases and carbon calculators, planning, energy efficiency or construction processes. A particular focus in the application for the grants is on projects that are related to the utilisation of the existing building stock, construction materials, carbon sinks and reservoirs and means for adaptation. The results of the project must be openly available for use.

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15/12/2023

European Council conclusions, 14 and 15 December 2023

On 14 and 15 December, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine, Middle East, enlargement and reforms, multiannual financial framework 2021-2027, security and defence, migration and other items, EU-Türkiye relations, fight against antisemitism, racism and xenophobia, and strategic agenda.

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15/12/2023

Europol: Violent hate crimes targeted in joint action day

Law enforcement authorities targeted 209 individuals, mainly right and left wing extremists, for their alleged involvement in serious offences related to the spread of violent hate speech, incitement to commit violent hate crimes, and death threats. Some of the individuals are linked to religiously motivated extremism, while others are believed to have incited violence against politicians, violent acts towards the political system and specific communities. Officers from participating countries implemented

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15/12/2023

EU Council and EU Parliament make EU liability rules fit for the digital age and circular economy

The provisional agreement on the liability of economic operators for damage caused by defective products aims to respond to the increase in online shopping (including from outside the EU) and the emergence of new technologies (such as AI) as well as to ensure the transition to a circular economic model. In order not to stifle innovation, the rules will not apply to open-source software developed or supplied outside of a

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14/12/2023

Eurojust: Germany and Italy’s joint action on luxury car money laundering

Eurojust has assisted the German and Italian authorities in a coordinated action against large-scale money laundering through the fake long-term rental of mainly luxury cars. Seven suspects were arrested across the two countries for using a car hire agency to launder the proceeds of drug trafficking, extortion and illegal betting for other criminals. The enterprise has been seized in addition to a real estate complex and nearly one hundred mainly

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14/12/2023

EU Commission approves €1bn Slovak aid for net-zero transition

The European Commission has approved a €1 billion Slovak scheme to support investments for the production of equipment necessary to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted by the Commission on 9 March 2023 and amended on 20 November 2023, to support measures in sectors which are key

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14/12/2023

EU reaches political agreements on key reviews of insurance rules

The review modernises the Solvency II Directive by giving better incentives to the insurance and reinsurance (i.e. insurance for insurance companies) sector to invest more in long-term capital in line with the Capital Markets Union objectives, while ensuring it remains solid in difficult economic times and protective of consumers’ interests.

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14/12/2023

EU Commission welcomes the agreement on the reform of the EU’s electricity market design

This deal will help the EU build a renewables-based energy system, lower energy bills and better protect consumers from price spikes and empower them to benefit from the transition. It will ensure a sustainable and independent energy supply to the EU, in line with the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU Plan. This reform, which was proposed by the Commission as part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan, will also

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14/12/2023

EU Commission sends request for information to Apple and Google under the DSA

Today, the European Commission formally sent requests for information under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to Apple and Google. The Commission is requesting the providers of these services to provide more information on how they have diligently identified any systemic risks concerning the App Store and Google Play. In order to ensure more safety for users, the Commission also seeks more information from the App Store and Google Play on

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14/12/2023

EU Commission welcomes political agreement on new rules on substances of human origin

The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council to further increase the safety and quality of substances of human origin (SoHO). As proposed by the Commission in July 2022 and part of the actions to build a strong European Health Union, the new rules will ensure that citizens are better protected when donating or receiving substances such as blood, tissues, cells, breast milk

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14/12/2023

EU Court of Justice: Judgment in Case C-457/21 P (Commission v Amazon.com and Others)

The Court considers that the General Court wrongly recognised the arm’s length principle, which seeks to assess whether intra-group transactions are made in accordance with market conditions, as having general application within the context of the implementation of EU State aid rules. In fact, since that principle has no autonomous existence in EU law, the Commission may rely on it only if it is incorporated into the national tax law

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14/12/2023

EU Court of Justice: Judgment in Case C-109/22 – Commission v Romania (Closure of landfills)

In its judgment, the Court of Justice notes that Romania has still not closed 31 sites not authorised to be in operation. It orders Romania to pay a lump sum of €1.5 million and a penalty payment of €600 per landfill and per day of delay. In fixing the amount of the penalty payment, the Court takes into account the seriousness of the infringement, its duration and Romania’s ability to

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14/12/2023

EU Court of Justice: Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-626/22 (Ilva and Others)

Although measures to reduce the adverse environmental impact have been included in the permit conditions since 2012, the deadlines for their implementation have been repeatedly extended. The Milan court has asked the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) to clarify the authorisation requirements under the Industrial Emissions Directive. It seeks to ascertain the importance of certain information on the impact of the steelworks on human health and information

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14/12/2023

Circular construction products: EU Council and Parliament strike provisional deal

The Council and the European Parliament today reached a provisional agreement on the construction products regulation (CPR), that will speed up the green and digital transitions in the building sector. The regulation lays down harmonised EU rules for construction products and will remove obstacles to their free movement in the market, reduces administrative burden (through digital solutions) and ensures these products are in line with circular economy principles and new

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14/12/2023

Europol : 14 members of a criminal network arrested for drug trafficking

Europol facilitated the exchange of information and continuously provided the involved law enforcement authorities with analytical support. On the action day, Europol provided support with a virtual command post, deployed specialists on the spot with a mobile office to work hand-in-hand with investigators, and provide analytical support and live crosschecks against Europol’s databases.

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14/12/2023
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