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• European Commission adopts first positive assessments of Recovery and Resilience Plans from 8 Member States
• European Commission approves new and amended Member...more
6/30/2021
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• Executive Vice-President and Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager addresses competition policy’s role in supporting Europe’s recovery • EU General Court...more
6/30/2021
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This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS...more
6/21/2021
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LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• EU General Court annuls COVID-19-related State aid decisions for inadequate reasoning
• European Commission receives Recovery and Resilience Plans from 23 Member...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• Multilateral Working Group on pharmaceutical mergers launches a joint public consultation
• European Commission receives Recovery and Resilience Plans from 18...more
6/7/2021
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LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• European Commission publishes proposed Regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market
• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• European Commission receives Recovery and Resilience Plans from 14 Member States
• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• Portugal is first Member State to officially deliver Recovery and Resilience Plan to European Commission
• EU Single Resolution Board responds to European...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• European Commission adopts Communication on revised Guidelines on Regional State Aid
• European Commission launches public consultation on proposed revised State...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS -
Competition & State Aid
• Air Canada and Transat withdraw from proposed merger after European Commission rejects remedy package – Remarks from Executive Vice-President and Competition...more
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Competition & State Aid
• European Commission issues Comfort letter on Cooperation at a Matchmaking Event – Towards COVID19 vaccines upscale production
• European Commission publishes...more
4/5/2021
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Competition & State Aid
• Commissioner McGuinness addresses EU’s bank crisis management and deposit insurance framework, including COVID-19 crisis and State aid concerns
• EU approves...more
4/5/2021
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LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• Launch of Multilateral Working Group of leading competition authorities to assess the effects of mergers in the pharmaceutical sector, including drug pricing
•...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• European Commission pursues Fit for Future Platform to simplify EU law, including in the area of State aid, particularly in response to the pandemic
• EU approves new...more
3/17/2021
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The Situation: With COVID-19 vaccination campaigns underway throughout Europe, employers are now evaluating how the availability of vaccines may impact their own workforce, including whether they can make vaccination...more
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Competition & State Aid
• Use of EU COVID-19 recovery funds to roll out very high capacity telecoms networks must adhere to State aid rules
• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to...more
The Situation: The health care sector is currently going through a digital transformation phase with the promise of achieving improved patient care and higher efficiency—and the implementation of cloud-based services is a...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS -
Competition & State Aid
• European Commission launches public consultation on revision of IPCEI Communication
• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the...more
3/1/2021
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This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS -...more
2/24/2021
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State of Emergency
Competition & State Aid
• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy
Trade / Export Controls
• EU and India launch the High-Level Dialogue on Trade and Investment, with a particular...more
2/24/2021
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LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• European Commission prolongs and further expands Temporary Framework to support economy in context of coronavirus outbreak
• EU approves new and amended Member...more
Note from the Editors -
Digital technologies have transformed almost every aspect of the health care and life sciences industry—from electronic health records and telemedicine, to diagnostics and therapeutics augmented by...more
1/29/2021
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HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
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Popular ,
Telehealth ,
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Competition & State Aid
• European Commission launches public consultation on fair taxation in the digital economy
• European Commission proposes to further prolong and adjust State aid...more
1/25/2021
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LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy
Trade / Export Controls
• European Commission announces export transparency mechanism...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS -
Competition & State Aid
• €25 billion Pan-European Guarantee Fund deployed for the first time
• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy
Trade / Export...more
1/13/2021
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