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.
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.
A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) offers first-of-its-kind global stocktake of efforts to integrate variable renewables across 50 power systems, identifying best practices and key challenges.
MEPs today rejected two EU Commission decisions allowing import tolerances (residue levels) for several pesticides coming with imported products such as cereals, seeds, meat, liver, and kidney, as well as with imported lemons, limes, mandarins, and okra. The use of these pesticides is already banned in the EU and should therefore not be allowed for imported goods.
Today the EU celebrates the partial renewal of its Court of Justice and new Members of the General Court. See, who is going to stay and who is coming in.
A notary does not breach the sanctions against Russia when he or she authenticates the sale of a property owned by an unlisted Russian company.
By authentication, a notary does not provide legal advisory services, but acts independently and impartially in the context of a function entrusted to him or her by the State.
A failure to publish reorganisation measures in respect of a credit institution does not lead to those measures being invalid or their effects being unenforceable in another Member State.
Kann eine Person, die internationalen Schutz beantragt hat und einer in ihrem Herkunftsland in eine Blutfehde verwickelten Familie angehört, aufgrund ihrer Zugehörigkeit zu einer „bestimmten sozialen Gruppe“ als der Verfolgung ausgesetzt angesehen werden?
This Opinion concerns a series of 13 appeals lodged by airlines against judgments of the General Court of the European Union of 30 March 2022 (see press release no 53/22 DE EN) for annulment of the European Commission Decision of 17 March 2017 relating to a cartel in the form of a single and continuous infringement on the market for airfreight.
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.
The health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caught the EU partially off guard. Even though the two EU medical agencies in charge of the situation eventually did well, the pandemic also highlighted shortcomings and gaps that recent EU measures have sought to address.
“Currency has always been a symbol of sovereignty. The euro is a powerful symbol of our shared sovereignty, a powerful symbol of Europe in people’s pockets, and soon to be their ‘digital’ wallets. As Ministers we want the euro to be a symbol of our resilience. And that is why we are fully supportive of the work to develop a digital euro, and be that necessary political anchor for the project” – Eurogroup President Donohoe
EU Commissioner Lenarčič held his final address in front of the European Parliament’s Committee on Development (DEVE), accompanied by remarks by EU Commissioner Urpilainen at the exchange of views with the development MEPs.
Three EU-funded programmes are to support Namibia on its green industrialisation path. This package is part of the EU’s Global Gateway in action. It will invest in hard infrastructure as well as the enabling regulatory and policy environment.
Luxembourg, 4 September 2024 Judgments of the General Court in Cases T-381/15 RENV II and
Following its assessment of the payment request submitted on 6 June 2024, the EU Commission has preliminarily concluded that Greece has satisfactorily completed the 16 milestones and four targets, set out in the Annex of the Council Implementing Decision for the fourth instalment.
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.
Nine months after the initiation of its anti-subsidy investigation, the EU Commission has imposed provisional countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China. Based on the investigation, the Commission has concluded that the BEV value chain in China benefits from unfair subsidisation, which is causing a threat of economic injury to EU BEV producers.
The OECD and the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) are joining forces to advance an ambitious agenda for implementing human-centric, safe, secure and trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) embodied in the principles of the OECD Recommendation on AI.
This year’s Global Symposium for Regulators, GSR-24, taking place in Kampala, Uganda, between 1 and 4 July, explores regulating for impact in ground-breaking fields of regulation such as artificial intelligence (AI), the space economy, and climate change.
The EU Commission’s analysis shows the identified gaps include the need for additional investments, both at EU and national levels, in particular in the areas of digital skills, high-quality connectivity, uptake of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data analytics by enterprises, semiconductor production and start-up ecosystems.
It is a milestone in our joint efforts to advance the digitalisation of both European and Japanese societies and economies. Its provisions will facilitate business on both sides, sending a strong signal against digital protectionism.
The EU Commission has informed Meta of its preliminary findings that its “pay or consent” advertising model fails to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In the Commission’s view, this binary choice forces users to consent to the combination of their personal data and fails to provide them a less personalised but equivalent version of Meta’s social networks.
“A major risk we see is big tech players leveraging their market power across different markets within their ecosystem. Concentration is especially high at the top of the value chain, where large foundation models are trained to be used in various applications” – EVP Vestager.
This IMF paper shows how cryptocurrency markets can fuel cross-border capital flight by serving as marketplaces that match counterparts with and without (illicit) access to FX.
The EU Commission is requesting Temu and Shein to provide more information on the measures they have taken to comply with the DSA obligations related to the so-called ‘Notice and Action mechanism’, the online interfaces, the protection of minors, the transparency of recommender systems, the traceability of traders, and compliance by design.
EU leaders have agreed on appointments and nominations for the EU’s top jobs and adopted the strategic agenda for 2024-2029, a policy plan that steers the EU’s future direction and goals. They also adopted conclusions on Ukraine, the Middle East, security and defence, competitiveness, migration, the Black Sea, Moldova, Georgia, hybrid threats, the fight against antisemitism, racism and xenophobia and a roadmap on internal reforms.
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.
The storming of the local Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Sanaa by Houthi terrorists sconstitutes yet another escalation, following the wave of detentions of United Nations personel, non-governmental organisations, and diplomatic missions in Yemen, more than two months ago.
In recent years, space has solidified its position as a critical strategic domain, gaining unprecedented political and military importance. Against this backdrop, Sweden’s evolving space strategy presents a unique opportunity to enhance its influence within both NATO and the EU, and to foster closer cooperation between these two pivotal institutions.
“Hundreds of Russian servicemen have already surrendered, and all of them will receive humane treatment – they did not experience such treatment even in their own Russian army” – Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.
A two-year investigation has uncovered an intricate money laundering scheme run by a mafia family from Palermo. The total value of their profits is estimated at over €500 million. They reinvested the profits of their crimes in multiple companies in Brazil.
Today, the European Commission has disbursed nearly €4.2 billion to Ukraine under the first Pillar of the Ukraine Facility. This brings to €12 billion the total EU funding disbursed to the Ukrainian government under the Facility, so far.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) witnessed thick dark smoke coming from the north-western area of the plant, after hearing multiple explosions. The team was informed that an alleged drone attack on one of the plant’s cooling towers took place. There was no impact on nuclear safety.
The IAEA has been monitoring the situation on the reported military activities taking place in the vicinity of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). This NPP has six units of two different reactor types: RBMK-1000 and VVER-510. Two of the RBMK-1000 are in shutdown and two are fully operational. The two VVER-510 units are under construction.
After the European Union, further countries join the statement on the 4th anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus.
Despite their rich histories and cultures, many Indigenous Peoples remain among the world’s most marginalised communities. Increasing competition over natural resources and land, as well as the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution puts Indigenous Peoples particularly at risk.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with the bipartisan delegation of the U.S. House of Representatives: Donald Norcross, Celeste Maloy, and Jimmy Panetta. The Head of State thanked the US delegation for visiting Kyiv and Odesa. He praised the support of the United States in countering Russian aggression, especially in the context of supplying Ukraine with F-16 aircraft.
The Government of Benjamin Netanyahu has revoked the diplomatic status for Norwegian diplomats dealing with the Palestinian Authority. The EU strongly condemns this unwarranted decision, which contradicts the spirit of Oslo Accords and disproportionately disrupts the normal relations and cooperation with the Palestinian Authority.
Four years ago, Belarus’ presidential election saw electoral fraud, mass protests and a brutal crackdown against the democratic opposition. Belarus moved further into isolation and dependence on Russia. It became complicit in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The EU continues to support Belarusian civil society and democratic forces, fighting for a free and democratic Belarus.
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.
The EU Commission today adopted 4 guidance documents to support EU countries’ work in transposing and implementing the revised directives on renewable energy and energy efficiency into national law.
The Committee MEPs will discuss several Fisheries Partnership Agreements and the EU Commission presentation on “Sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2025”.
“China is challenging us, in such a fundamental way, that it would be naive to deny that Europe has a China problem. Just read the reports of the AIVD and the MIVD, the Dutch intelligence agencies. The impact of climate change is enormous, and we have only seen the beginning of the damage” – EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra.
EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson visits Namibia this week and travels to South Africa next Monday, 9 September, to enhance the EU’s energy relations with these countries.
The EU Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of joint control of Eurobio Scientific SA , based in France, by IK Investment Partners, based in Luxembourg, and NextStage AM, based in France. The transaction mainly concerns the pharmaceutical diagnostics products and services sector.
On September 1, the EU-Angola Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA) has entered into force. This is the first-ever EU agreement on investment facilitation.
The Commission has signed a contribution agreement with the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO Europe) to support Member States in retaining nurses in their health systems and making the profession more attractive to nurses.
The Committee MEPs will vote on amendments to the EU budget 2025 and on oral quetions to the EU Commission and the EU Council on UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku. They will also debate the EU emergency response actions to the outbreak of mpox.
The Committee MEPs will vote on safety of toys (interinstitutional negotiations) and the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 (adoption of draft opinion in letter form).
This paper is part of EIOPA’s broader sustainability agenda to integrate environmental, social and governance risk assessment in the regulatory and supervisory framework. In particular, this report is a follow-up on the sensitivity analysis of climate-change related transition risks in the investment portfolio of European insurers published in 2020.
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