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.
During a global operation, authorities from around the globe took down an encrypted communication platform used for criminal activities such as drug trafficking, homicide, corruption and money laundering. The wide scale operation, supported by Eurojust and Europol, led to over 50 arrests and the seizing of financial assets.
The EU General Court annuls the Commission’s decision. It upholds the majority of the Commission’s findings but annuls the decision imposing a fine of almost €1.5 billion on Google, on the ground inter alia that it failed to take into consideration all the relevant circumstances in its assessment of the duration of the contract clauses that the Commission had deemed abusive.
Air defence is a classic European public good. No individual nation alone can provide it comprehensively, while air defence provided individual European Union countries can offer significant benefits to Europe as a whole. Joint EU funding for the build-up of greater air defence capabilities would be thus justified and help ensure rapid and sufficient provisioning.
The provisional agenda for the 17-18 October European Council meeting has three main topics. Read the analysis by the EU Parliament’s Think Tank EPRS on the major issues to be discussed at the EU Summit.
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 prize awards outstanding achievements reached through the implementation of Gender Equality Plans (GEP) put in place by universities, higher education institutions, and other research performing organisations (public or private), established in an EU Member State or a Third Country associatedto Horizon Europe.
The EU regrets that legislation with important repercussions on the EU integration path has been passed without due public consultations and a thorough analysis of its compliance with European and international standards.
The Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), Carlien Scheele, will present the agency’s work and initiatives to promote gender equality and eliminate discrimination based on gender, followed by a discussion with MEPs.
The European Union has taken note of the visit of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to Mongolia on 3 September despite the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant issued against him.
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of Luxembourg-based MPILO S.à r.l. (‘MPILO’), the holding company of the Famar Group (‘Famar’), by Guernsey-based MidEuropa V Management Limited (‘MidEuropa Partners’). The transaction mainly concerns the pharmaceutical sector.
The EU Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of certain coal trading assets of Uniper Global Commodities SE (‘Uniper’) of Germany by EP Resources AG (‘EPR’) of Switzerland. The transaction relates primarily to the thermal coal trading and dry bulk freight trading sectors.
The EU Commission has approved the creation of a joint venture, Future Growth Capital Limited (‘Griffin’), by Schroders plc and Phoenix Group Holdings plc, all of the UK. The transaction relates primarily to the fund management, insurance, and pension funding sectors.
The European Commission has approved a €200 million German measure to support Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG in the construction of four new berths in the port of Cuxhaven.
The latest agri-food trade report published today by the European Commission showed that in the January-May 2024 period, cumulative EU agri-food exports reached €97.4 billion (a 2% increase compared to the same period in 2023), while the latest monthly figure (May 2024) showed that the overall EU agri-trade surplus remained stable at €5 billion.
The Swedish Government has approved SEK 2 million in support to the inhabitants of Gammalsvenskby in Ukraine. The village, which was founded by Swedes in 1782, has been under immense pressure since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Today, the EU Commission adopted the 2024 Annual Action Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community, allocating €39.5 million in new EU funding to facilitate Cyprus’ reunification and to support the socio-economic development of the community.
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.
The European Council adopted the Strategic Agenda for the European Union 2024 – 2029. Get an insight into the strategy set out by the European heads of state or government.
“Imagine a Europe where you have access to high quality public services, wherever you live. Not just schools and hospitals, but also intelligent transport networks, and easy links between businesses, and research and innovation networks. Imagine a Europe where key public services are just two clicks away, as public administrations start using, and we start getting used to using, advanced digital technology, offering easy access to all essential services” – EU Commissioner Ferreira
The EU Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given that the joint venture will have no activities in the European Economic Area.
The consultation seeks to gain insights into the needs of stakeholders related to the digital transformation, DIGITAL’s benefits and possible improvements.
The NIS2 Directive covers mid-sized and large entities in a wider range of sectors essential to the economy and society, including providers of public electronic communications services, digital services, wastewater management and waste, critical product manufacturing, postal and courier services and public administration.
“There is an urgency to our three sides working closely together to identify potential supply chain vulnerabilities for strategic goods that have resulted from a wide range of non-market policies and practices” – joint statement by Japan, South Korea, and the United States.
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz gab auf dem “Tag der Industrie” in Berlin einen systematischen Überblick über die Reformen seiner Koalitionsregierung und deren Auswirkungen auf dei deutsche und europäische Wettbewerbsfähigkeit.
So far, digital services exist in singular bubbles. Though some of them are really huge, their servers work independently. Fediverse will connect these bubbles, letting people interact accross different channels. This poses new challenges for European regulators as they might partly lose their grip on digital markets and services. Here is Meta’s first explainer.
The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service VLA has published a report highlighting the risks posed to Europeans by the Chinese technology flooding our market, including electric cars and robot vacuum cleaners that use Lidar systems to scan their surroundings. Here, the EU Commission answer related questions by an MEP.
Thanks to the new hub, cities that have already received the EU Cities Mission Label will be able to access financial advice in cooperation with advisory services of the European Investment Bank (EIB); structure their financial needs so they understand various ways of funding projects, and iIntroduce projects to a range of capital providers.
The provisional agenda for the 17-18 October European Council meeting has three main topics. Read the analysis by the EU Parliament’s Think Tank EPRS on the major issues to be discussed at the EU Summit.
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 decision by the Constitutional Court of Thailand to dissolve another major political party, the Move Forward Party, is a setback for political pluralism in Thailand” – EEAS statement.
“Deliberate starvation of civilians is a war crime. Minister Smotrich saying that “it might be justified and moral” to let Israel “cause 2 million civilians to die of hunger” until the “hostages are returned” is beyond ignominious. It demonstrates, once again, his contempt for international law and for basic principles of humanity” – EU HR Borrell.
With support provided via the Western Balkans Criminal Justice Project, hosted by Eurojust, an alleged large-scale coin forger has been arrested in Kosovo*. The arrested person is an employee of the North-Macedonian Ministry of the Interior and is suspected of producing around 2 million fake EUR 2 coins, which were about to be circulated into the Kosovar economy.
The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) has completed its investigation into 19 area staff members of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), regarding allegations of their involvement in the armed attacks of 7 October 2023 in southern Israel.
The European Union and Spain provided €15.5 million for the payment of social allowances through the National Cash Transfer Programme. This funding will benefit 27,561 at-risk families in the West Bank, offering them crucial financial support during challenging times.
Ukraine is set to receive close to €4.2 billion in funds after the EU Council greenlighted the first regular payment of grants and loans under the EU’s Ukraine Facility, to support Ukraine’s macro-financial stability and the functioning of its public administration.
NATO has published a summary of the new NATO-Ukraine Innovation Cooperation Roadmap, previously endorsed by NATO and Ukrainian leaders at the Washington Summit.
Ukraine has made remarkable progress in its energy reforms, despite the massive Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure which have caused significant destruction and damage to both generation capacity and network infrastructure.
Copies of the electoral voting records in Venezuela published by the opposition, and reviewed by several independent organisations, indicate that Edmundo González Urrutia would appear to be the winner of the Presidential elections by a significant majority.
The European Union is gravely concerned over the continuing destruction of critical civilian infrastructure, including a water treatment plant in Rafah, and joins international calls for clarity on this incident.
The EU Council today decided to impose restrictive measures on an additional 28 individuals for their role in the ongoing internal repression and human rights violations in Belarus. The decision is also available in Belarusian and Russian.
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.
On the agenda: Report on the activities of the group of experts on the European Food Security Crisis preparedness and response Mechanism, pesticide residues in food, the African swine fever, and the High-Level Group on Wine Policy.
On the agenda: Decisions to enter into interinstitutional negotiations on driving licence, driving disqualification, maximum authorised dimensions and weights in traffic, railway capacity and European Maritime Safety Agency.
Mit 910 Millionen Tonnen Treibhausgasen gemessen in CO2-Äquivalenten und 6,4 Millionen Tonnen Luftschadstoffe haben private Haushalte und Wirtschaftszweige in Deutschland 2022 die Atmosphäre belastet.
A new UN brief outlines the current scientific understanding of sea-level rise on coastal flooding, with particular attention to major coastal cities in G20 countries and the Pacific Small Island Developing States. The brief was scientifically supported by Anders Levermann, researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said Ukraine has threatened the energy security of Hungary and Slovakia by making Russian Lukoil’s crude oil transit impossible. Refineries in Slovakia and Hungary face significant credit risk following Ukraine’s decision to sanction Russian oil producer Lukoil, according to Fitch Ratings.
Energy requirements reflect what an individual needs to maintain all bodily functions, depending on life stage and activity, and are essential for evaluating how well food supplies can meet the nutritional demands of a population. For the first time the IAEA is to help United Nations nutrition experts reevaluate human energy requirements: a key input for assessing global hunger.
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will travel to Ukraine, next week, to hold high-level talks and assess developments at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), where nuclear safety and security remains precarious.
Bundeskanzler Scholz hat das Oberbergamt in Freiberg besucht – und sich dort über den geplanten Abbau von Lithium informiert. Der für Batterien wichtige Rohstoff soll künftig in Sachsen abgebaut werden.
Several groups in the EU Parliament, representing a majority, have launched a draft motion for a resolution on the upcoming COP29 Climate Summit in Baku.
Das deutsche Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz hat die Anhörung zu zwei Regelungsvorhaben eingeleitet: zum Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Änderung des Energiewirtschaftsrechts im Bereich der Endkundenmärkte, des Netzausbaus und der Netzregulierung sowie zum Entwurf einer Verordnung zur Änderung der Marktstammdatenregisterverordnung.
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