Vice-President Jourová will visit the ‘Citizen Lab’ at the University of Toronto to exchange with researchers on the threats of disinformation and foreign interference in the light of the European elections and upcoming US elections.
They cover several reforms related to the green transition, continuous learning and social, health care and rescue services, as well as calls for investments on green transition, research, development and investment (RDI), and the cultural and creative sectors. Payments under the RRF are performance-based and contingent on Finland implementing the investments and reforms outlined in its recovery and resilience plan.
The suspects allegedly belong to a right-wing organisation that uses an online platform for terrorist-related activities, including the dissemination of violent extremist propaganda, the active recruitment of new members and for sharing manuals of 3D printed weapons. Some of the members of the organisation are believed to have written their own manifesto and to have access to weapons.
Sweden is one of a number of countries that have signed up to a collective engagement to implement the OECD’s standard on automatic exchange of information between tax authorities – the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) – as well as the Common Reporting Standard (CRS 2.0) for exchange of information on financial accounts.
This is the first of six payment requests under Finland’s RRP. In order for the payment to be made, Finland must have met the milestones for the payment request in a manner approved by the Commission. Finland has already received an advance payment of EUR 271 million. Finland will receive a maximum of EUR 1.8 billion in funding for its RRP from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The
Acting on a proposal by Justice and Security Minister Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, the Council of Ministers agreed to submit a bill to the House of Representatives to increase the maximum prison term for participation in a terrorist organisation intending to commit the most severe acts of terrorism from 15 to 20 years.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1.7 billion Italian scheme made available in part through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (‘RRF’) to support agrivoltaic installations. The measure is part of Italy’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to increase its share of renewable energies, in line with the EU’s strategic objectives relating to the EU Green Deal.
Eurojust has supported the competent authorities in Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland in a coordinated action against a group of suspects allegedly involved in tax evasion through sham contracts with foreign subcontractors. During an operation on 10 October, 39 business premises and apartments were simultaneously searched in all countries involved and several witnesses were questioned.
The Council today renewed its restrictive measures imposed in view of Türkiye’s unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean in 2019, for an additional year, until 30 November 2024. The restrictive measures consist of an asset freeze for listed persons and entities and EU citizens and companies are forbidden from making funds or economic resources available to those listed. In addition, a travel ban to/through the European Union applies to
The Council today adopted implementing decisions approving the amended recovery and resilience plans of Denmark, Lithuania, Austria and Sweden. The amended recovery and resilience plans now include a new REPowerEU chapter. This will contribute to accelerating the countries’ transition towards clean energy, diversifying their energy supplies and improving their energy efficiency.
Today the Council adopted its negotiating mandate for talks with the European Parliament on a proposal to set EU air quality standards to be achieved by 2030 and to put the EU on a trajectory closer to its zero-pollution vision for air by 2050. It also seeks to align EU air quality standards more closely with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.
Today, the European Commission has formally sent TikTok and YouTube requests for information under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission is requesting the companies to provide more information on the measures they have taken to comply with their obligations related to protection of minors under the DSA, including the obligations related to risk assessments and mitigation measures to protect minors online, in particular with regard to the risks to
The UK government has introduced the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill to Parliament today (Wednesday 8 November) to boost the UK economy, energy security and transition to net zero. The legislation will require annual oil and gas licensing rounds subject to stringent new emissions and imports tests.
The Council adopted its position (‘negotiating mandate’) today on the proposed regulation for the approval and market surveillance of non-road mobile machinery circulating on public roads. This proposal creates harmonised road safety requirements for the circulation of self-propelled machinery (e.g. lawn mowers, harvesters or bulldozers) that needs to circulate on public roads and which up to now was regulated by the member states. The regulation will replace the existing national
The representatives of the governments of the member states today reappointed Mr Constantinos Lycourgos and Mr Jan Passer as judges to the Court of Justice. Mr Giovanni Pitruzzella was reappointed as advocate-general to the Court of Justice. The three appointments are for a term of office starting on 7 October 2024 and ending on 6 October 2030. They were made as part of the partial renewal of the composition of
The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached yesterday between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission’s proposal to make instant payments in euro available to all citizens and businesses holding a bank account in the EU. The new rules, which modernise the 2012 Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Regulation, aim to ensure that instant payments in euro are affordable, secure and processed without obstacles across the EU.
Today, the European Commission adopted the 2023 Enlargement Package, providing a detailed assessment of the state of play and the progress made by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye, and for the first time also Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia on their respective paths towards accession to the European Union.
At the request of the Swiss authorities, Eurojust has coordinated several actions against an online fraud network in EU Member States, Georgia and Ukraine. This has led to searches and the freezing of bank accounts in over 20 countries.
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of SOFIMA of Italy by BDT Capital Partners (‘BDT’) of the US and SOFIMA Holdings of Italy. The transaction relates primarily to the manufacturing of packaging machinery solutions.
The European Commission has sent to Member States for consultation a draft proposal to partially adjust the phase-out schedule of the provisions of the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework aimed at providing a crisis response following Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the unprecedented increase in energy prices.
The European Commission has today launched a targeted consultation to collect information about developments related to the rule of law in all Member States, in preparation of the 2024 Rule of Law Report. The consultation is addressed to judicial associations, civil society, NGOs, international organisations and EU agencies, as well as other interested parties.
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