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.
Due to the summer recess of most EU institutions, we are pausing our weekly Insight EU Agenda mailing until 25 August 2023: Meetings of EU Commission Members +++ EU Parliament Agenda +++ Informal meetings of EU ministers +++ Meetings of EU Council preparatory bodies +++ ECB schedule of public activities +++ EU Comitology meetings
Today, Romania’s Ambassador in charge of OECD affairs at the Embassy of Romania in France, Adrian Cosmin Vieriţa, deposited Romania’s instrument of accession to the Convention at OECD Headquarters in Paris. Under the terms of the Convention, the Convention will enter into force for Romania in 60 days from today – that is on 22 September 2023.
The joint venture will build and operate a new gypsum recycling plant in Austria. PORR is a subsidiary of the PORR Group, which is active in the construction sector. Rigips is part of the Saint-Gobain Group, which produces innovative materials and construction products. Saubermacher provides construction waste services. It is part of the Saubermacher Group, which provides a range of services along the waste value chain, from collection and treatment
Croatia’s third payment request for €700 million (net of pre-financing) relates to 32 milestones and 13 targets. They cover investments in areas such as flood protection, recycling of municipal waste, digitalisation of administrative, medical and judicial services, energy renovation of buildings, sustainable, green and digital tourism, the purchase of seismic equipment and the construction of the cable ferry Križnica.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €850 million French measure to support ArcelorMittal France in partially decarbonising its steel production processes. The measure will contribute to the achievement of the EU Hydrogen Strategy, the European Green Deal and the Green Deal Industrial Plan targets, while helping to end dependence on Russian fossil fuels and fast forward the green transition in line with the REPowerEU Plan.
It is of the utmost importance for the Lebanese leadership to put aside their differences, work together to form a government, and enact the measures required to steer the country towards a sustainable recovery-including an agreement with the International Monetary Fund. Swift presidential elections, government formation, and municipal elections are more essential than ever.
Today, the Council imposed a seventh round of restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma against six individuals and one entity in response to the continuing escalation of violence, grave human rights violations and threats to the peace, security and stability in Myanmar/Burma.
The measures continue to cover all seven agricultural products for which exports from Moldova into the EU are not yet fully liberalised under the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), as they are subject to duty-free quotas: plums, table grapes, apples, tomatoes, garlic, cherries and grape juice.
These appointments take place in the context of the partial renewal of the EPPO College. As part of the transitional rules for the first term of office following the creation of the EPPO the European prosecutors from one third of the member states, determined by drawing lots, were to hold a three year non-renewable mandate in order to stagger the renewal of the EPPO College.
The EU also imposed restrictive measures against twelve other individuals and five entities responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia. The measures target those who have misused facial recognition technology for massive arbitrary arrests in Russia as well as the politically motivated rulings against the opposition politicians, democracy activists and outspoken Kremlin critics Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Kara-Murza.
The Council today renewed, without changes, the so-called EU terrorist list, which sets out persons, groups and entities subject to restrictive measures with a view to combatting terrorism. The 13 persons and 21 groups and entities on the list are subject to the freezing of their funds and other financial assets in the EU. In addition, it is prohibited for EU operators to make funds and economic resources available to
The Council today adopted an assistance measure, worth €20 million, under the European Peace Facility to support the 31st Rapid Reaction Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC). The support will be implemented by the Belgian Ministry of Defence. Through its own armed forces, Belgium is already training the brigade which will benefit from this support. This 31st Rapid Reaction Brigade is active in
The Council today decided to prolong by six months, until 31 January 2024, the restrictive measures targeting specific sectors of the economy of the Russian Federation. These sanctions, first introduced in 2014 in response to Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, were significantly expanded since February 2022, in response to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza was diagnosed in fur animals in Finland in July 2023. The addition of highly pathogenic avian influenza in fur animals to the category of other animal disease to be combated gives the animal health authorities the right to take the necessary measures to eradicate the infection and prevent the spread of the disease.
On 16 March, the European Commission presented a proposal for a regulation on the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) and the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), following up the Green Deal Industrial Plan for a Net-Zero Age from February 2023. The proposals are intended to contribute to increased security of supply and robustness in the EU’s energy system, by strengthening the industrial ecosystem that makes this possible.
Mirroring the requests of the laggards in the packaging industry, the report decimated ambitions on reuse and waste prevention, deleting all reuse targets for the HORECA sector as well as all 2040 reuse targets across sectors. Further key provisions were also removed from the proposal such as mandatory deposit return systems for beverages and most of the measures to tackle unnecessary packaging.
The draft regulation introduces mandatory cybersecurity requirements for the design, development, production and making available on the market of hardware and software products to avoid overlapping requirements stemming from different pieces of legislation in EU member states. The proposed regulation will apply to all products that are connected either directly or indirectly to another device or network. There are some exceptions for products, for which cybersecurity requirements are already set
Strengthening the role of Parliament is essential for liberal democracy. An “EU Statute of Citizenship” shall solidify EU values and better protect citizens. Certain third-country nationals could get access to European citizenship, with rules to be established at EU level. The MEPs also call for a “European Agora” and for pan-European online citizens’ consultations.
Dutch Senate approved two bilateral treaties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today to address cross-border organised crime. The agreements include a treaty on providing mutual legal assistance and a treaty on extradition. They will enter into force after publication in the Official Gazette. The bilateral treaties form a component of Justice and Security Minister Yeşilgöz-Zegerius’ broader agenda for increased international cooperation in tackling organised subversive crime.
A total of 6 suspects have been arrested, and searches conducted at 12 houses and 6 hostels, following action involving 110 officers from the Judiciary Police (Polícia Judiciária) and 12 officers from the Portuguese Immigration and Borders Service (Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras). This action is the result of a joint investigation started one and half years ago between France and Portugal, with the support of Spain and Germany, together
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