Football regulations: Some FIFA rules on international transfers of professional footballers are contrary to EU law. Those rules hinder the free movement of players and competition between clubs.
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.
According to the EU Court of Auditors (ECA), the EU Trust Fund for Africa is flexible, but still not properly focused on priorities. Its monitoring system lacks accuracy, leading to overstatement of achievements. And risks of human rights violations are not thoroughly addressed.
The EU Commission announced today over a hundred companies that are the first signatories of the EU artificial intelligence (AI) Pact and its voluntary pledges. The signatories include multinational corporations and European small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from diverse sectors, including IT, telecoms, healthcare, banking, automotive, and aeronautics.
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control of TBX NewCo Spain S.L.U. of Spain and TBX Upstream Seamless Pipes L.L.C. of the UAE by Tubacex S.A. of Spain and Mubadala Investment Company P.J.S.C. (‘Mubadala’) of the UAE. The transaction relates primarily to the manufacture of oil country tubes for the exploration and extraction of oil and gas.
Officials and experts from the EU and Africa will meet in Bruges from 23 to 27 September 2024 to discuss their cooperation on competition law and enforcement.
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A study released by the European Commission today highlights the user benefits of competition in both passenger rail and rail freight services. It reveals that increased competition in the EU rail market has resulted in significant reductions in ticket prices for rail passengers and in freight transportation costs.
Today, the EU Commission proposed to allocate €119,7 million from the agricultural reserve to directly support farmers from Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Italy, and Romania, who have been impacted by exceptional adverse climatic events in spring and early summer.
The EU Council agreed to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to several regions in Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece, and France, relating to six natural disasters occurred in 2023. The assistance will come from the EU’s 2024 budget.
Today, the EU Commission launched a consultation request at the World Trade Organization (WTO), challenging China’s initiation of an anti-subsidy investigation against imports of certain dairy products from the EU.
According to the latest regional Forecast Report of the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), more research and development will be essential for EU members in the region. Ireland and Singapore may serve as role models for establishing industrial high-tech clusters in the region.
In public session, the Hungarian presidency will present the priorities for its term of office. Ministers will start preparations for the European Council meeting on 17-18 October 2024. Ministers will also exchange views on general trends of the rule of law situation, including selected EU candidate countries.
The Council today approved the Commission’s positive assessment of Luxembourg’s amended recovery and resilience plan (RRF). The amended plan, including a new REPowerEU chapter, is now worth €241.1 million in grants.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), has adopted an opinion supporting the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the open labour market. The EESC is calling for the promotion of measures and policies that would buttress these efforts, including the setup of a joint fund between Member States.
The international community took another concrete step today towards ensuring fairer and better international tax arrangements, in particular for developing countries, by further strengthening global minimum taxation with the implementation of the new Pillar Two Subject to Tax Rule, OECD reports.
Next week, the EU Parliament will hold Committee meetings an discuss, among others, the follwoing issues: natural disasters, digital Euro, the priorities of the Hungarian Presidency, and the 2024 Sakharov Prize.
The EU Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of joint control of OnTower Austria GmbH, based in Austria, by Electricité de France S.A. and Vauban Infrastructure Partners S.C.A., both based in France. The transaction mainly concerns the telecommunications sector in Austria.
Defendants are alleged to have committed cyber attacks in advance of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and also targeted 26 NATO countries. The U.S. Department of State’s “Rewards for Justice” program is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on any of the defendants’ locations or their malicious cyberactivity.
The U.S. Justice Department has disrupted a covert Russian government-sponsored malign influence operation targeting audiences in the United States and elsewhere. The operation relied on influencers, AI-generated content, paid social media ads, and social media accounts to drive Internet traffic to cybersquatted and other domains.
Cyber is an integral part of modern warfare and cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure, government institutions, international organisations and electoral processes are becoming more frequent and sophisticated.
Today, EU Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparceny, Věra Jourová signed the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and human rights, democracy and the rule of law on behalf of the European Union.
EMA and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) have published high-level principles and recommendations for all staff across the European medicines regulatory network (EMRN) using large language models (LLMs) in their work.
EU Advocate General Medina: Google’s refusal to provide third-party access to Android Auto platform may be in breach of competition rules.
Following former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi’s report presentation on EU competitiveness to the leaders of the European Parliament’s political groups, MEPs are debating which measures to take.
Human-centered cybersecurity (also known as ‘usable security’) involves the social, organizational, and technological influences on people’s understanding of and interactions with cybersecurity.
If a solar storm of the same magnitude happened today, it could devastate our vastly more connected and increasingly digital world.
A new United Nations initiative aims to ensure that advanced digital technologies in fields such as artificial intelligence (AI) boost resilience to natural hazards and reduce disaster risks.
Asylum policy: The designation of a third country as a safe country of origin must cover its entire territory. The national court examining the lawfulness of an administrative decision refusing to grant international protection must raise the failure to take account of the rules of EU law on the designation of a third country as a safe country of origin.
According to the Bank of Russia, by 1 July 2025, major Russian banks will have to give their clients an opportunity to conduct transactions with digital rubles, namely to open digital ruble accounts and deposit cash thereto, make funds transfers, as well as receive digital rubles via the relevant infrastructure.
The EU Council decided today to prolong the restrictive measures targeting those responsible for undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine for another six months, until 15 March 2025. The measures provide for travel restrictions, the freezing of assets, and a ban on making funds or other economic resources available to the listed individuals and entities.
“Space is becoming more critical to global development than ever before. The question of space sustainability, therefore, looms large. As we look to leverage space technologies to improve lives and livelihoods on Earth, we must also consider how to preserve the space environment itself. Now, you might ask: Why ITU? Why now?” – Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-General.
The meeting will gather representatives of EU Member States, European countries, and number of Arab countries and members of the Arab-Islamic Contact Group for Gaza.
“Minister, you and me, we agreed that the war in Gaza is an horrific tragedy for the Palestinian civilians – also for the hostages not being released. It is difficult to describe; this horrific situation is something that escapes the capacity to describe. But words are necessary to condemn the killings of civilians, as it has happened again this week and to urge an immediate end to the war” – EU HR Borrell.
Secretary General Sannino and Deputy Secretary of State Campbell discussed recent EU and US engagement with China and the trajectory of their respective bilateral relationships.
Following a first edition in 2021, the EU Delegation brings back the Sustainability Tour, inviting the Chinese public on a virtual trip across China to learn about cooperation between the European Union and China.
EU Commission President von der Leyen and European Council President Michel participated via video in the 4th Crimea Platform Summit.
According to the EU General Court, NSD failed to demonstrate that the EU Council erred in finding that that undertaking was a systemically important financial institution in Russia’s financial system. The Court also points out that NSD provides financial services of significant value both to the Russian Government and the Russian Central Bank, enabling Russia in its financial resources with the aim of pursuing its actions to destabilise Ukraine.
Economic sanctions against Russia: The EU Council has the power to establish reporting and cooperation obligations to ensure the effectiveness of fund-freezing measures. The need for action to counteract legal and financial arrangements facilitating the circumvention of restrictive measures justifies such obligations.
According to BusinessEurope, the EU should pursue a new generation of bilateral arrangements with third countries, proposing a wide range of options and instruments to partners. This should include: fully-fledged trade agreements, sectorial agreements for willing sectors, partnerships on digital, critical raw materials or regulatory cooperation, and Global Gateway initiatives.
Admiral Bauer’s visit underscored the value of NATO’s ongoing partnership with Mongolia. It allowed Admiral Bauer to express NATO’s commitment to strengthening dialogue and cooperation in building capabilities and interoperability, and to share the outcomes of the 2024 Washington DC Summit.
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control of TBX NewCo Spain S.L.U. of Spain and TBX Upstream Seamless Pipes L.L.C. of the UAE by Tubacex S.A. of Spain and Mubadala Investment Company P.J.S.C. (‘Mubadala’) of the UAE. The transaction relates primarily to the manufacture of oil country tubes for the exploration and extraction of oil and gas.
More funding needed to strengthen EU preparedness and response to natural disasters. EU to enhance adaptation and resilience in line with the Climate Law and the Paris Agreement. In past 30 years, floods affected 5.5 million people, caused 3,000 deaths, and more than EUR 170 billion in economic damage.
A continuous trend of shrinking market share for battery electric cars in the EU sends an extremely worrying signal to industry and policymakers. European auto manufacturers, united in ACEA, therefore call on the EU institutions to come forward with urgent relief measures before new CO2 targets for cars and vans come into effect in 2025.
The EPP Group critizises the EU Deforestation Law as a “bureaucratic monster” and demands to postpone its implementation.
The EU Commission has approved a €2.7 billion Austrian scheme to support companies active in the industrial sector to decarbonise their production processes. The measure will contribute to the implementation of Austria’s National Energy and Climate Plan and to the achievement of the European Green Deal targets.
Today, the EU Commission has adopted new measures to protect health and environment by restricting the use of Undecafluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA) and related substances. These are sub-groups of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (‘PFAS’), very persistent and mobile in water. Their use in certain products poses an unacceptable risk.
The IEA and the EU presented today ten key energy actions to help safeguard Ukraine’s fragile energy security through the coming winter and beyond. 80% of Ukraine’s thermal plants have been destroyed, and a third of its hydropower capacity. “So this is where we will concentrate our repair efforts, with the aim of restoring 2.5 gigawatts of capacity this winter. That is approximately 15% of Ukraine’s needs” – EU Commission President von der Leyen.
“I want to express my deepest sympathy and solidarity with those affected by these disasters. To the grieving families of the victims, I extend my heartfelt condolences. Like many of you, I am shocked by the images of people being evacuated from their homes, families left with nothing, and the scenes of death and destruction on our continent” – EU Commissioner Lenarčič.
The EU Commission hosted a high-level roundtable on how to manage climate risks and damages. Participants called for bold action on climate resilience and discussed structural changes, actionable tools and financing for the future.
The EU -India Water Forum explored trilateral collaboration between East Africa, India and the EU, to address challenges in East Africa’s water bodies such as Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika, leveraging the combined strength of India and the EU.
Reducing the use of PFAS —known as forever chemicals— in clothing, furniture and other textile products, is important to increase recyclability and the transition to a more circular economy according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today.
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