EU trade news: Statement by President von der Leyen
EU trade news: Statement by President von der Leyen
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EU trade news: Statement by President von der Leyen on the announcement of universal tariffs by the US
EU trade news: Statement by President von der Leyen on the announcement of universal tariffs by the US
Commission unveils the White Paper for European Defence and the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030
The Commission and the High Representative have presented a White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030.
New law to make products on the EU market more sustainable
An EU law has come into force that will enable the setting of ecodesign requirements and information for almost all categories of physical goods that come onto the EU market.
ECJ ruled: no illegal State aid in the European Commission’s Amazon case
ECJ ruled: no illegal State aid in the European Commission's Amazon case Today, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) annulled the decision of the Commission[1] that had decided that Luxembourg had granted Amazon unlawful State aid of about EUR 250 million in a tax ruling confirming the arm's length nature of deductible royalty payments by
Late Payments/Relief Package
In September 2022, the European Commission announced the Relief Package, a new set of EU-level relief measures for SMEs. One of the measures included in the Relief Package is the revision of Directive 2011/7/EU of February 16, 2011 on late payments, in order to provide businesses with a more modern legal framework that is better
Free personal data flow from Europe to the US, the end of the Schrems saga?
Free personal data flow from Europe to the US, the end of the Schrems saga?
Antitrust: Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive practices by Microsoft regarding Teams
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation to assess whether Microsoft may have breached EU competition rules by tying or bundling its communication and collaboration product Teams to its popular suites for businesses Office 365 and Microsoft 365.
Commission presents EU strategy to lead on Web 4.0 and virtual worlds
On July 11, the European Commission adopted a new strategy on Web 4.0 and virtual worlds to steer the next technological transition and ensure an open, secure, trustworthy, fair and inclusive digital environment for EU citizens, businesses and public administrations.
Zalando sues EU Commission over online content rules, seen as first challenge
BRUSSELS, June 27 (Reuters) – Zalando (ZALG.DE), Europe’s biggest online fashion retailer, has made the first legal challenge to new EU content rules, suing the European Commission for putting it in the same category as Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google and Meta Platforms (META.O).
European Commission opens consultation on digitalising travel documents
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the digitalisation of travel documents and the facilitation of travel.
The contributions will help establish a uniform standard in the Schengen area.
General Members News European Commission press release
The Commission has presented today – a Communication outlining an Action Plan on critical raw materials and the 2020 list of those materials, and – a related foresight study presenting the 2030 and 2050 perspectives. The Action Plan proposes actions to reduce EU´s dependency on third countries, diversify supply, and improve resource efficiency and circularity. The actions envisaged