EU Ministers responsible for the internal market and industry met in Brussels to hold three policy debates: on the future of EU competitiveness, the future of the state aid framework and SMEs reaping the benefits of the single market.
The Council approved today conclusions on civilian Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), underscoring the added value of civilian CSDP missions in today’s geostrategic environment, as confirmed by the establishment of three new missions in Armenia, Moldova and the Gulf of Guinea in 2023.
The agreement with the UK covers 85 total allowable catches in the Northeast Atlantic. It secures fishing opportunities of almost 388,000 tonnes for the EU fleet, estimated to be worth around €1 billion based on historic wholesale prices, adjusted for inflation.
Today’s decision does not cover the Commission’s formal investigation into the compensation measure in favour of LEAG. The Commission is in continuous constructive contact with the German authorities on that case, also in light of the ongoing exchanges between the German authorities and LEAG.
The Council today paved the way for advancing the digitalisation of EU member states’ justice systems and for making them more accessible and effective.
The regulation is part of the hydrogen and gas markets decarbonisation package, which also includes a directive. Both the regulation and the directive are part of the Fit for 55 package. They are aimed at creating a regulatory framework for dedicated hydrogen infrastructure and markets and integrated network planning. They also establish rules for consumer protection and strengthen security of supply. The Council and the Parliament reached a provisional agreement
These measures shall be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that their objectives have not been met. The Council will continue closely monitoring the situation in the country. It stands ready to list any person obstructing a consensual and peaceful solution towards the upocoming elections in the DRC, including by acts of violence, repression or inciting violence, or by undermining the rule of law or involved in
The Central Anti-Corruption Office within the French National Police (OCLCIFF Police Nationale), has coordinated several long-running operational actions, supported by Europol, which targeted forms of corruption at all levels. The operational activities were implemented under the EMPACT framework.
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of Team EIFFEL B.V. of the Netherlands by TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P. (‘TowerBrook’) of the US. The transaction relates primarily to workforce and project management consultancy services in both the public and private sectors in the Netherlands.
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by RHP Partners-Managers GP, LLC (‘RHP Partners-Manager), Macquarie Real Estate Investments Holdings (‘Macquarie’), both of the US, and UBS Group AG (‘UBS’) of Switzerland. The transaction relates primarily to investment in real estate assets in the US.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an amendment to Belgium’s map for granting regional aid until 31 December 2027, within the framework of the regional aid guidelines.
On 18 July 2022, the Commission approved the 2022-2027 regional aid map for Belgium. On 30 May 2023, the Commission adopted a Communication regarding a possible mid-term review of the regional aid maps, taking into account updated statistics.
The DSA requires providers of intermediary services and online platforms to publish periodic transparency reports on content moderation on their services. These reports must include information such as the number of orders providers have received from Member States’ judicial or administrative authorities, the human resources dedicated to content moderation, the number of accounts and items of content taken down voluntarily by the provider, and the accuracy and rate of error
AP Assistenzprofis is a Germany company specialising in providing assistance and advice to persons with disabilities. In 2018, that company was seeking personal assistants to help a 28 year-old female student in all areas of her everyday life. The job advertisement stated a preference for persons ‘between 18 and 30 years old’. A candidate whose age is not within that range and whose job application was rejected asserts that she
A number of members of the public are challenging the refusal of the competent data protection commissioner to take action against certain activities of SCHUFA, a private company providing credit information for clients including banks, before the Administrative Court of Wiesbaden (Germany). Specifically, they are opposed to ‘scoring’ and to the storage of information relating to the granting of a discharge from remaining debts taken from public registers.
The Council presidency and European Parliament representatives today reached a provisional agreement on a reform of the Statute of the Court of Justice, which will improve the functioning of the Court of Justice of the EU against the background of a steady increase in the number of cases brought before it and in the complexity and sensitive nature of questions raised.
The Council and the European Parliament today reached a provisional political agreement on the Daisy Chains proposal. The proposal is a targeted amendment of the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive or (BRRD) and the Single Resolution Mechanism Regulation or (SRMR) to include targeted proportionality requirements to the treatment of ‘internal MREL’ in bank resolution groups.
The Council adopted today a mandate to start negotiations with the European Parliament on a review of the European market infrastructure regulation and directive. The review aims to make the EU clearing landscape more attractive and resilient, to support the EU’s open strategic autonomy and to preserve the EU’s financial stability.
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Feni Haltim and the creation of a joint venture by Contemporary Amperex Technology of China and Aneka Tambang of Indonesia. The transaction relates primarily to the production and sale of ferronickel, the production of mixed hydroxide precipitate and other activities related to smelting.
The transaction relates primarily to the distribution of liquified petroleum gas in Japan. The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given the limited impact in the European Economic Area. The notified transaction was examined under the simplified merger review procedure.
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Landmark Dividend LLC (‘Landmark’) of the US by Platinum Compass B 2018 RSC Limited (‘Platinum Compass’) of the United Arab Emirates and DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (‘DigitalBridge’) of the US. The transaction relates primarily to the real estate sector associated with digital infrastructure.
The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on the proposals for a revised Regulation and Directive on industrial designs. This agreement follows the Commission’s proposal of November 2022 and modernises the existing Community design framework and parallel national design regimes, which were created and harmonised 20 years ago. The new rules will facilitate business innovation and introduce a more balanced approach
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