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September infringement package – main decisions

The EU Commission is adopting a package of infringement decisions due to the absence of communication by Member States on measures transposing EU directives into national law. Member States concerned have two months to reply to the Commission’s “letters of formal notice” and complete their transposition. Otherwise, the Commission may decide to issue a “reasoned opinion” as next legal step to enforce EU laws.

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26/09/2024

EU Commission proposes visa measures to boost readmission cooperation

The first set of measures, previously adopted in 2021, remains in place for The Gambia. In addition, the Commission has adopted a proposal for visa measures towards Ethiopia in order to improve cooperation on readmission. Under the revised Visa Code, the Commission annually assesses readmission cooperation with non-EU countries.

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28/09/2023

EPPO: EU Council appoints a new European prosecutor

European prosecutors supervise investigations and prosecutions and, together with the European Chief Prosecutor, form the EPPO College. They are appointed for a non-renewable term of six years. The Council may decide to extend their term for a maximum of three years at the end of this period.

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28/09/2023

Anti-Money Laundering Authority: European cities can apply for seat

For the first time, Parliament and Council agreed jointly on the criteria for choosing a new EU body’s host city. Now that the Parliament has equal say in selecting the host city, we will push for a transparent selection process as we move forward, with candidates presenting their bids in hearings. The anti-money laundering package and AMLA in particular are at the top of the EU’s political agenda and we

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28/09/2023

EU Commission actively ensures full EU directive transposition

The Commission is adopting a package of infringement decisions due to the absence of communication by Member States of measures taken to transpose EU directives into national law. The Commission is sending a letter of formal notice to those Member States who have failed to notify national measures transposing directives, whose transposition deadline expired recently. In this case, there are 24 Member States who have not yet notified full transposition

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28/09/2023

EU Commission September infringement package: key decisions

In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against Member States for failing to comply with their obligations under EU law. These decisions, covering various sectors and EU policy areas, aim to ensure the proper application of EU law for the benefit of citizens and businesses.

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28/09/2023

EU General Court annuls the EU Commission’s decision against Spanish tax scheme

The General Court annuls the Commission’s decision declaring the Spanish tax scheme on the deduction for indirect acquisitions of shareholdings in foreign companies unlawful. In 2002, Spain introduced a new corporate tax scheme. That scheme allowed companies that had acquired shareholdings in a foreign company to deduct from the tax base, in the form of amortisation, the goodwill resulting from the acquisition of that shareholding.

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27/09/2023

U.S. FTC sues Amazon for illegally maintaining monopoly power

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general today sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. The FTC and its state partners say Amazon’s actions allow it to stop rivals and sellers from lowering prices, degrade quality for shoppers, overcharge sellers, stifle innovation, and prevent rivals

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26/09/2023

Major online platforms report on first six months under the new Code of Practice on Disinformation

Today, the major online platforms which are signatories of the new Code of Practice on Disinformation of 2022 (Google, Meta, Microsoft, TikTok) published new reports on how they turned their commitments to reduce the spread of disinformation into practice. Available to download on the Transparency Centre, the documents show further efforts by signatories to enhance transparency and provide relevant data. Having committed to report every six months, this is the

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26/09/2023

Slovakia: Third RRF payment request for an €662m in grants 

The third payment, which is net of pre-financing, concerns 21 milestones and 6 targets. These cover a set of transformative reforms aimed at improving the legal framework for the promotion of renewables, boosting the green renovation of buildings, setting up an industry decarbonisation scheme and ensuring a more effective application of existing nature protection rules.

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26/09/2023

EU Commission endorses Czechia’s €9.2bn modified recovery and resilience plan

Czechia has added further investments to its original plan, such as the construction of affordable housing and the strengthening and digitalisation of its electricity distribution systems. Czechia has also scaled up measures which were already included in the original plan, such as boosting the cybersecurity of digital public administration systems, and made changes to a number of other measures.

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26/09/2023

REACH: EU Commission adopts measures to restrict intentionally added microplastics

Today, the Commission takes another major step to protect the environment by adopting measures that restrict microplastics intentionally added to products under the EU chemical legislation REACH. The new rules will prevent the release to the environment of about half a million tonnes of microplastics. They will prohibit the sale of microplastics as such, and of products to which microplastics have been added on purpose and that release those microplastics

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26/09/2023

Mergers: EU Commission prohibits proposed acquisition of eTraveli by Booking

The European Commission has prohibited, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Flugo Group Holdings AB (‘eTraveli’) by Booking Holdings (‘Booking’). The acquisition would have allowed Booking to strengthen its dominant position on the market for hotel online travel agencies (‘OTAs’) in the European Economic Area (‘EEA’). Booking did not offer remedies that were sufficient to address these concerns.

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25/09/2023

Main results: Competitiveness Council (Internal market and industry), 25 September 2023

Ministers adopted general approaches on the Commission’s package to update the European design protection legislation: one on the directive on the legal protection of designs and one on the regulation on Union designs. These legislative texts aim to modernise the 20-year-old European rules on designs and adapt them so that they are fit for the digital and 3D printing world (i.e. making it faster, safer and more affordable to register

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25/09/2023

Euro 7: EU Council adopts position on emissions from cars, vans, buses and trucks

The Council has today adopted its position (‘general approach’) on the proposed regulation for the type-approval of motor vehicles and engines, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability, better known as Euro 7. The new regulation, which for the first time covers cars, vans and heavy-duty vehicles in a single legal act, aims to set more adequate

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25/09/2023

Intellectual property: EU Council adopts two positions on designs protection legislation

An industrial design constitutes the external appearance of a product. The visual appeal created by a design is one of the key factors influencing a consumer’s choice in preferring one product over another. Good design constitutes an important competitive advantage for producers and increases the value of the product. Consequently, designs need to be protected against copies or imitations.

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25/09/2023
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