The transaction relates primarily to the healthcare software sector. The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given that the companies are not active in the same or vertically related markets.
On Monday evening, EU co-legislators reached a provisional deal on new rules to make election and referenda campaigns more transparent and resistant to interference. The new rules will regulate political advertisements, notably online ads, while also providing for a framework for political actors to advertise more easily across the EU.
The minimum service levels are designed to be effective and proportionate by balancing the ability to take strike action with ensuring we can keep our borders secure, supporting people to make important journeys including accessing work, education, and healthcare, and allowing people to get the emergency care they need.
The study examined the legislation concerning the demolition and waste management of wind turbines located on land that are no longer in use in Finland and in the reference countries, Sweden, Germany and France. The criterion for selecting the reference countries was that the practices and legislation related to wind turbine demolition differ from those applied in Finland.
Payments under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), are performance-based and depend on the implementation by Estonia of the investments and reforms described in its recovery and resilience plan. On 30 June 2023, Estonia submitted to the Commission the first request for payment under the RRF. On 22 September 2023, the Commission adopted a positive preliminary assessment of Estonia’s request for payment.
Today, the European Commission has formally sent AliExpress a request for information under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission is requesting AliExpress 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 online such as fake medicines.
Operation Mobile 6 took place in October 2023 at the EU’s external land borders, as well as border locations in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. The operation involved around 400 law enforcement officers from 25 countries, who carried out detailed checks across several locations.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €450 million Italian scheme to support the agricultural sector by fostering investments related to primary agricultural production, as well as to the processing and marketing of agricultural products.
The Inquiry on anonymous witness testimony has presented its interim report to Minister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer. In its report, the Inquiry proposes introducing a system of anonymous witness testimony in criminal cases. The Government is working hard to push back against serious organised crime and restore security in Sweden. This work is based on three elements: striking back against violent crime, cutting off criminal finances and stopping recruitment of
The resolution welcomes the OPCW’s confirmation that the last chemical munition of the United States declared chemical weapons stockpile was irreversibly destroyed. It underlines that the end of destruction of all declared chemical weapons stockpiles is an important milestone and a critical step towards permanently eliminating all chemical weapons.
Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has launched an overall reform of the Communicable Diseases Act, which is to be implemented in 2023–2025. The reform aims to intensify the prevention of communicable diseases and to strengthen preparedness for epidemics and pandemics.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an amendment to Germany’s map for granting regional aid until 31 December 2027, within the framework of the regional aid guidelines. On 15 December 2021, the Commission approved the 2022-2027 regional aid map for Germany. 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 Commission services have signed an administrative arrangement with the Italian media regulator (Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni, AGCOM) to support the Commission’s supervisory and enforcement powers under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €659 million French measure to support Verkor in researching and developing new production processes of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. The measure will contribute to the achievement of the strategic objectives of the European Green Deal and the EU battery strategy.
In 2015, Slovak Post, a state-owned company, and SWAN signed a co-operation and framework agreement. Under the agreement, Slovak Post (i) sold and promoted SWAN products and services in its offices and branches all over Slovakia; (ii) provided customer services to SWAN customers, including the operation of a call centre; and (iii) collected fees and payments from SWAN customers. SWAN remunerated Slovak Post for these services. This initial co-operation and
The Commission welcomes today’s agreement by G7 leaders on International Guiding Principles on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a voluntary Code of Conduct for AI developers under the Hiroshima AI process. These principles and the voluntary Code of Conduct will complement, at international level, the legally binding rules that the EU co-legislators are currently finalising under the EU AI Act. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, was among
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by Iberdrola, S.A. of Spain and BP, p.l.c. of the UK. The transaction relates primarily to the markets for installation, operation and maintenance of a public network of electric vehicle (‘EV’) charging stations with fast and ultra-fast charging speeds in Spain and Portugal.
Europol supported the Italian Financial Guard (Guardia di Finanza) and Spanish Regional Catalan Police (Mossos d’Esquadra) in dismantling a large criminal network behind several tonnes of cannabis being trafficked to the EU. The investigation, also supported by Eurojust, dealt a blow to the money laundering network clearing the illicit proceeds.
The Commission welcomes the signature of three grant agreements under the Connecting Europe Facility for Transport worth almost €45 million to improve transport connections between Moldova and Romania along the trans-European transport network (TEN-T). The projects will modernise transport infrastructure at the road border crossing points Ungheni, AlbițaLeușeni, and Reni-Giurgiulești-Galați. These investments will strengthen the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes – the routes used since Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports
As part of their transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA), designated Very Large Online Platforms and Very Large Online Search Engines are due to publish their first transparency reports – and some did so already. The first seven platforms have already published their reports, and the rest have until 6 November to do so. These first seven platforms are Amazon, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat, Zalando and Bing.
The Croatian recovery and resilience plan is supported by €5.5 billion in grants. Croatia requested to modify its plan and add a REPowerEU chapter on 31 August 2023. The Commission is currently assessing Croatia’s revised plan. Croatia has so far received €2.2 billion in RRF support. This includes €818 million in pre-financing paid in September 2021, followed by two payments worth €700 million each disbursed in June 2022 and December
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