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.
Today, the Commission has given a positive assessment of Cyprus’ modified recovery and resilience plan, which includes a REPowerEU chapter. The plan is now worth €1.22 billion (€0.2 billion in loans and €1.02 billion in grants). Cyprus’s REPowerEU chapter consists of two new reforms, five scaled-up investments drawing on five existing measures, and two new investments to deliver on the REPowerEU Plan’s objectives to make Europe independent of Russian fossil
The Craft and Industrial Geographical Indication (CIGI) Regulation enters into force today. It marks a significant milestone in the protection of the names of European craft and industrial products that rely on the originality and authenticity of traditional skills from their regions. The Regulation will harmonise the protection of valuable European craft and industrial products, such as Limoges porcelain, Solingen knives, Carrara marble, or Madeira embroidery.
Today, the European Commission decided to refer Belgium, Greece and Italy to the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘Court of Justice’) for not correctly applying the rules under the Late Payment Directive (Directive 2011/7/EU). The Late Payment Directive obliges public authorities to pay their invoices within 30 days (or 60 days for public hospitals). By sticking to these payment deadlines, public authorities set an example in the fight
Today, Member States did not reach the required qualified majority to renew or reject the approval of glyphosate during a vote at the Appeal Committee. This follows a previous vote at the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCOPAFF) on 13 October, in which Member States also did not reach the required majority to renew or reject the proposal.
On Thursday, Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement on an update of EU environmental crimes and sanctions rules to strengthen ecosystem protection. The new rules provide an updated list of acts related to the environment that qualify as criminal offences at EU level and of the related sanctions, to ensure a more effective enforcement of EU environmental legislation.
A citizen requests the Belgian autorité nationale de sécurité (National Security Authority) to issue him, for professional purposes, security clearance. He is refused that document on the ground that he had participated in demonstrations. Relying on his right of access to his data, that citizen makes a request to the Organe de contrôle de l’information policière (the Supervisory Body for Police Information), which informs him that he has only indirect
To enhance EU’s cyber resilience by enabling the future adoption of European certification schemes for ‘managed security services’, member states’ representatives (Coreper) reached a common position on the proposed targeted amendment of the EU’s cybersecurity act (CSA) of 2019.
The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached yesterday between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission’s proposal to amend two Directives: for lead, the Directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances at work , and for lead and diisocyanates, the Directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work.
Today, the European Commission formally sent Amazon a request for information under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission is requesting Amazon to provide more information on the measures it has taken to comply with obligations related to risk assessments and mitigation measures to protect consumers online, in particular with regard to the dissemination of illegal products and the protection of fundamental rights, as well as on compliance of recommender
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Clean TopCo Limited (‘A-Gas’) of the UK by TPG Inc and KKR and Co. Inc, both of the US. The transaction relates primarily to the supply and lifecycle management of specialty gases. The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given that the joint venture has negligible activities in the
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of Dachser & Fercam Italia S.r.l. of Italy by Dachser SE of Germany. The transaction relates primarily to the logistics sector. The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would not raise competition concerns, given its limited impact on the European Economic Area. The transaction was examined under the simplified merger review procedure.
Today, the Commission announced that nearly €1 billion of investments in deep tech companies have been approved by the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund since the Fund started its operations in September 2022. The EIC Fund is the venture investment arm of the European Innovation Council, which was launched under Horizon Europe to support breakthrough technologies and innovations.
To protect children online, the new rules would mandate internet providers to assess whether there is a significant risk of their services being misused for online child sexual abuse and to solicit children, and to take measures to mitigate these risks. MEPs want mitigation measures to be targeted, proportionate and effective, and providers should be able to decide which ones to use. They also want to ensure that pornographic sites
The Commission welcomes the agreement reached last evening between the European Parliament and Council on the Interoperable Europe Act. This regulation will strengthen cross-border interoperability and cooperation in the public sector across the EU. The Commission proposed the Act to help achieve Europe’s digital targets for 2030, by making key public services available online to all persons in the EU without discrimination. Agreement reached today paves the way towards completing
With a view to creating a network of interconnected digital public administrations and accelerating the digital transformation of Europe’s public sector, the Council presidency and the European Parliament negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the proposed legislation regarding measures on a high level of public sector interoperability across the EU (Interoperable Europe act).
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Epassi Group Oy of Finland (‘Epassi’) by TA Associates Management, L.P. (‘TA Associates’) and Warburg Pincus LLC, both of the US. The transaction relates to the provision, through mobile payment solutions, of financial services and benefits, such as gym memberships or public transportation passes, to employees.
The Commission approved the transaction, subject to conditions, in January 2022. The waiver concerns Meta’s obligations: (i) to maintain access to its publicly available business-to-consumer messaging application programming interfaces (‘APIs’), and (ii) to ensure the functional parity of core API functionalities available to Kustomer.
The new Access2Conformity tool launched today will allow EU exporters large and small to reduce red tape by making better use of the EU’s Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) with third countries. When businesses export goods to a trade partner, said goods have to be certified by the conformity assessment bodies (CABs) in the country of destination to ensure that they comply with local rules and regulations, even when already certified
Among the main measures, the EU and neighbouring countries agreed within the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) to launch new tools to keep track of the activities of all fleets fishing in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas and sharing the various multiannual management plans (MAPs).
Following signature, the two regulations will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force on the twentieth day after publication. The date of application of the new rules will be decided when technical work on the visa platform and the digital visa has been concluded.
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