European Commission wants independent firefighter plane fleet
The European Commission is doubling the number of its firefighting planes ahead of this year’s wildfire season, with plans to build its own EU-budget-funded fleet in the next few years.
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February 15, 2023 European Commission takes Poland to court over ‘legal Polexit’
The European Commission is taking Poland to court over rulings from Polish judges considered by experts as a “legal Polexit” that fundamentally undermine the EU’s legal order.
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August 25, 2022 European Commission looks into complaints over UK sewage dump
The European Commission said Thursday (25 August) it will soon reply to complaints received from MEPs about British sewage allegedly being poured into waters shared with the EU. The EU environment and fisheries commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius received a letter from the three members of the European Parliament about the alleged sewage disposal and “there’ll be […]
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July 15, 2022 European Commission goes after Hungary in salvo of proceedings
The Commission on Friday (15 July) started an infringement procedure against Hungary for its discriminatory fuel price policy and took Budapest to EU court over a law banning LGBTQ content to minors and the closure of an independent radio station.
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May 3, 2022 European Commission takes aim at Apple Pay in antitrust probe
The European Commission sent Apple on Monday (2 May) the preliminary findings of a competition investigation into its mobile payment system, Apple Pay, suggesting that the US tech giant had “unfairly shielded” its system from competitors and therefore stifled innovation.
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February 24, 2022 European Commission pitches data sharing obligations in Data Act proposal
On Wednesday (23 February), the EU executive presented its draft for the new data law with only minor changes compared to the proposal leaked by EURACTIV earlier this month.
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February 23, 2022 European Commission approved 2022-2027 regional aid map for Cyprus
The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules Cyprus` map for granting regional aid from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2027, within the framework of the revised regional aid Guidelines (`RAG`) which was recently adopted.
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January 27, 2022 European Commission puts forth EU’s values and principles for the digital age
The European Commission presented on Wednesday (26 January) a draft declaration on digital rights and principles which will complement the digital targets Europe aims to reach by 2030.
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September 16, 2021 European Commission to launch Chips Act in bid for strategic autonomy
This article is part of our special report #SOTEU: Key issues from von der Leyen’s annual speech.
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September 12, 2021 Commission hints at quick fix of fiscal rules in 2022
The European Commission said on Friday (10 September) that it will explore options to improve the Stability and Growth Pact by the end of next year, as member states are preparing for a bruising battle over the reform of the EU’s fiscal rules.
