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.
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7/14/2021
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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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Competition ,
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The Situation: The European Commission ("Commission") has faced significant pressure from stakeholders to quickly address growing concerns over the distortive effects of foreign subsidies and to ensure a level playing field...more
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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
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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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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
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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
The European Commission would gain extensive new powers to counteract alleged distortive effects of foreign subsidies in the EU Single Market—combining elements from EU rules on state aid, trade defence, merger control, and...more
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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
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Competition & State Aid
• European Commission adopts Communication on revised Guidelines on Regional State Aid
• European Commission launches public consultation on proposed revised State...more
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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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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
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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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