Today, the European Commission has found that Apple’s online advertising service Apple Ads and Apple’s online intermediation service Apple Maps should not be designated under the Digital Markets Act (‘DMA’).
The European Commission has approved a €3 billion German State aid scheme to support strategic investments that add clean technology (cleantech) manufacturing capacity in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal. This measure will contribute to the transition towards a net-zero economy. The scheme was approved under the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF) adopted by the Commission on 25 June 2025.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €3.1 billion Spanish scheme to support the production of electricity from new or substantially refurbished highly efficient combined heat and power (‘CHP') plants. The measure will contribute to the implementation of Spain's National Energy and Climate Plan, the Clean Industrial Deal and the EU's energy efficiency targets.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €200 million German scheme to support the production in Canada of renewable hydrogen and its derivatives, known as renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs). These RFNBOs will be imported to Germany and sold in the EU, contributing to the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal, the EU Hydrogen Strategy, and the REPowerEU Plan to reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels and accelerate the clean transition.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, French restructuring aid of a total of €167.8 million to airline Corsair. The aid consists of an €80 million write-off on loans that were approved by the Commission in December 2020 and €87.8 million of additional financing. The approval is subject to conditions.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the reform of the French electricity capacity mechanism. This aid measure aims to ensure that there is sufficient capacity to produce, store or flexibly consume electricity and that electricity production meets the expected demand.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Belgian €61 million rescue loan to rail freight operator Lineas Group SA/NV. In parallel, following a complaint the Commission received from a stakeholder, it has concluded that two past measures relating to Lineas Group do not constitute State aid.
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition by Vandemoortele Group of Délifrance. The approval is conditional upon full compliance with the commitments offered by the companies.
The European Commission has approved a €4.1 billion Hungarian State aid scheme to support strategic investments that add clean technology (cleantech) manufacturing capacity in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal. This measure will contribute to the transition towards a net-zero economy. The scheme was approved under the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF) adopted by the Commission on 25 June 2025.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a German scheme of up to €1.6 billion to support the deployment of publicly accessible fast-charging stations for electric heavy-duty vehicles (e-HDVs) at non-serviced rest sites along the German motorways. The measure contributes to achieving the objectives of the Commission's European Green Deal and Fit for 55 package, including the development of a cross-border charging network. Electric heavy-duty vehicles are large, powerful trucks or buses that run on electricity instead of diesel.
The European Commission has fined three automotive starter battery manufacturers, Exide, FET (including its predecessor Elettra) and Rombat, as well as the trade association EUROBAT, a total of around €72 million for participating in a long-running cartel concerning automotive starter batteries, together with Clarios (formerly JC Autobatterie), in breach of EU antitrust rules. This cartel restricted competition and may have led to higher prices for the manufacturing of cars and trucks in Europe.
The European Commission has approved a €408 million Spanish scheme to support the decarbonisation of manufacturing industry, in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal. This measure will contribute to the transition towards a net-zero economy and is funded under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (‘RRF'). The scheme was approved under the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF) adopted by the Commission on 25 June 2025.
The European Commission has approved €623 million in German State aid to support the set-up of two new semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Dresden and Erfurt. The aid consists of a €495 million measure for GlobalFoundries and a €128 million measure for X-FAB. The measures will contribute to increasing the EU's autonomy and technological leadership in semiconductor technologies by supporting the construction of first-of-a-kind semiconductor facilities, in line with the objectives set out in the European Chips Act Communication and the Commission's 2024-2029 Political Guidelines.
The European Commission has approved €47 million German State aid for Vetter Pharma, a German pharmaceutical service provider. The aid will support the establishment of a new plant for the aseptic filling of injectable medicine into vials and syringes in Saarlouis. The measure will contribute to the EU's priorities of job creation and regional development, as well as to ensuring affordable medicines in line with the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe.
The European Commission has approved a €1.5 billion Italian State aid scheme to support strategic investments that add clean technologies (cleantech) manufacturing capacity, in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal. This measure will contribute to the transition towards a net-zero economy. The scheme was approved under the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF) adopted by the Commission on 25 June 2025. The scheme will be co-financed from the Recovery and Resilience Fund.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an aid package to support the construction and operation of the first nuclear power plant in Poland. The nuclear plant, with an electricity generation capacity of up to 3 750 MW, is scheduled to start operating in the second half of the 2030s. The project plays a central role in Poland's strategy to decarbonise electricity production.
The European Commission has approved unconditionally, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Kellanova by Mars, Incorporated (‘Mars'). The Commission has concluded that the proposed transaction would not raise competition concerns in the European Economic Area (‘EEA').
DG COMP is organizing a “Reality Check” event on State aid private enforcement and the use of State aid rules in national courts. The Reality Check gives DG COMP the opportunity to (i) collect more detailed experiences of how EU rules work in practice in national courts, (ii) identify potential obstacles to the application of EU rules by national courts and claimants which prevent progress towards the objective of developing private enforcement of State aid rules to its full potential and (iii) identify best practices and opportunities going forward for simplification which could lead to a better use of private enforcement across the internal market, in the interest of greater competitiveness.
The European Commission has approved unconditionally, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (‘IPG') by Omnicom Group Inc. (‘Omnicom'). The Commission concluded that the merger would raise no competition concerns in the European Economic Area (‘EEA').
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €450 million (CZK 12 billion) Czech measure to support US chipmaker Onsemi in setting up a novel integrated chip manufacturing plant for Silicon Carbide (‘SiC') power devices in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm. The measure will contribute to increasing the EU's technological autonomy in semiconductor technologies, in line with the objectives set out in the European Chips Act Communication and the Political Guidelines for the European Commission 2024-2029. The measure will also contribute to accelerating the digital and green transitions.
