The visit served to strengthen the close and historic ties between the Supreme Court of the United States and the Court of Justice of the European Union, continuing the regular meetings that have taken place since 1998.
EncroChat was an encrypted telecommunications network offering its users near-perfect anonymity: the device had no camera, microphone, GPS or USB port; its messages were able to auto-delete and users could, after using a special PIN code or after consecutively entering an incorrect password, immediately delete all data on the device. A joint French-Dutch operation developed a piece of Trojan software, which was installed on the terminal devices via a simulated
Finding it impossible to check in for the flight from Frankfurt am Main to Madrid that she had reserved for the next day, a passenger contacted the company LATAM Airlines. That company then informed her that it had, without warning her, transferred her to a flight operated the day before. It also informed her that she had been barred from the return flight, which was to be operated more than
Luxembourg, 26 October 2023 PRESS RELEASE No 161/23 Protection of personal data: a patient has
“Donald Tusk and me, we will be discussing important issues today, in which the voice of Poland is crucial. The war at the borders of our Union and the continued support for Ukraine will be one of them. Poles are proud Europeans. They have already shown enormous solidarity and took responsibility in many dimensions. We will also talk about the future of our European security architecture” – EU Commission President
The new regulation ensures better protection of donors, recipients and children born following medically assisted reproduction. The proposed new rules aim to strengthen the existing legal framework and to add additional flexibility in order to keep up with scientific and technical developments.
The transaction relates primarily to the sector of IT operations management software. The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given the companies’ limited market positions resulting from the proposed transaction. The notified transaction was examined under the simplified merger review procedure.
Viet Nam and the European Investment Bank signed a memorandum of understanding to support the implementation of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in Viet Nam, signifying a mutual commitment to put in place a multi-projects credit facility worth €500 million. Once this credit facility is finalised and inked in the near term, it will establish a framework loan that will finance projects supporting decarbonisation and energy transition.
Today, at the Global Gateway Forum, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, together with Prime Minister Hasina, launched the negotiations on a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to expand and develop the relationship between the EU and Bangladesh.
Today, the Commission published its proposal to set catch limits, or total allowable catches (TACs), for 18 fish stocks in the EU waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat and Skagerrak for 2024. The proposal is based on scientific advice and covers fish stocks managed solely by the EU in those sea basins.
MEPs on Tuesday called for a systemic review of tax policy generally and corporate tax rules more specifically. Adopting two separate non-legislative resolutions, one on the role of tax policy in times of crisis and another on further reforms of corporate taxation rules, MEPs of the economic and monetary affairs committee argue that inequalities and the strain on European businesses, both exacerbated in these times of crisis, can be in
The committee gave its consent to the free trade agreement by 27 votes, 2 votes against and 2 abstentions and recommends that Parliament’s plenary should do the same. The deal will remove 100% of New Zealand tariffs on EU exports at entry into force and will lift 98.5 % of EU tariffs on New Zealand trade after seven years.
The Committee on International Trade on Tuesday adopted a draft report on the import and export of firearms for civilian use. MEPs backed the draft report on making the import and export of firearms more transparent and traceable by 26 votes, 2 votes against and 3 abstentions. This vote establishes Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council of member states on the regulation, expected to gain plenary support in November.
The Commission has adopted today a set of actions to better prevent and mitigate critical medicine shortages in the EU, this winter, next winter and beyond. Recent critical shortages, including of certain antibiotics last winter, show that continued coordinated action is needed to address supply challenges and to make Europe’s medicine supply chains more resilient in the long run. The key goals of today’s Communication are to prevent and mitigate
The Environment Committee adopted its proposals to make packaging easier to reuse and recycle, to reduce unnecessary packaging and waste, and to promote the use of recycled content. On Tuesday, MEPs in the Environment Committee adopted their position on a proposed regulation establishing requirements for the entire packaging life cycle, from raw materials to final disposal, by 56 votes in favour, 23 against and 5 abstentions.
MEPs of the Legal Affairs Committee approved a package allowing France to negotiate a bilateral agreement with Algeria on judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters with 23 votes for, no votes against and no abstentions and on family law matters with 23 votes for, no votes against and no abstentions.
Updated rules aim to provide future-proof design protection system reflecting evolution including digitalisation and liberalisation of spare parts market. MEPs of the Legal Affairs Committee approved new rules on EU designs with 15 votes against 2 and 6 abstentions and related rules on legal protection of designs with 17 votes against 2 and 6 abstentions.
On Tuesday the Environment Committee adopted its position on measures to ensure sustainable pesticides use and reduce the use and risk of all chemical pesticides by at least 50 % by 2030. In the text adopted with 47 votes to 37 and 2 abstentions, MEPs say that by 2030, the EU must reduce the use and risk of chemical plant protection products by at least 50% and the use of
Officials and experts from the EU and China will meet online from 23 to 25 October 2023 to discuss their cooperation on competition law and enforcement. The sessions will focus on competition law enforcement in the EU and China, particularly on the approach to vertical mergers, as well as on competition law enforcement and trade associations.
The directive adopted today repeals the existing legislation from 2002 and introduces new provisions for financial services contracts concluded at a distance as an additional chapter of the consumer rights directive (CRD) which protect consumers in all kinds of commercial practices. It simplifies the legislative framework, and certain articles of the CRD will also apply to financial services sold at a distance.
The revised directive aims to take account of technological developments, such as connected and automated mobility, on-demand mobility applications, and multimodal transport. It also aims to accelerate the availability and enhance the interoperability of digital data that feed services, such as multimodal journey planners and navigation services. This will allow vehicles and road infrastructure to communicate with one another, for example to warn about unexpected events, such as a traffic
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