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State aid
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10/11/2023
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Commission approves €1.7 billion Italian State aid scheme under the Recovery and Resilience Facility to support agrivoltaic installations
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The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1.7 billion Italian scheme made available in part through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (‘RRF') to support agrivoltaic installations. The measure is part of Italy's strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to increase its share of renewable energies, in line with the EU's strategic objectives relating to the EU Green Deal.
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06/11/2023
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Commission consults Member States on a proposal for a partial adjustment of the phase-out schedule of the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework in view of the upcoming winter heating period
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The European Commission has sent to Member States for consultation a draft proposal to partially adjust the phase-out schedule of the provisions of the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework aimed at providing a crisis response following Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the unprecedented increase in energy prices.
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Conferences/Speeches
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08/11/2023
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Opening speech at the VI Lisbon Conference
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Speech by Director-General Olivier Guersent at VI Lisbon Conference,
8 November 2023.
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The Commission has an important role to play in ensuring that AI remains innovation-intensive, and that consumers and businesses have a broad choice of AI systems. This is why we are monitoring the development of the AI sector."
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Inside COMP
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06/11/2023
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DG COMP Website: An Antitrust and Cartels Merger
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The two sections on our external website on Antitrust and Cartels have now been merged into one section.
This change has been made following the internal survey carried out earlier this year asking you all for suggestions on how we could improve COMP’s website.
More of your suggestions have also been taken into account, and we will continue to implement them over the coming months.
In the meantime, if you do have further ideas to improve the site, please do not hesitate to send an email to our webmaster.
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Court
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09/11/2023
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Altice Group Lux v Commission
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The Commission takes note of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union upholding its 2018 decision, while slightly reducing the amount of the fine for the breach of the notification requirement.
In its 2018 decision, the Commission found that Altice breached both the notification requirement and the standstill obligation laid down in the EU Merger Regulation by implementing its acquisition of the Portuguese telecommunications operator PT Portugal prior to notification and approval by the Commission.
In its judgment, the Court fully upheld the Commission’s finding that certain provisions of the purchase agreement resulted in Altice acquiring the legal right to exercise decisive influence over PT Portugal and that the company actually exercised such influence in several instances, in breach of the EU Merger Regulation.
With regard to the calculation of the fine, the Commission will carefully study the judgment.
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Events
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20/10/2023
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Markets for People - Salamanca 20 Octubre 2023 : Highlights
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This third episode of the Markets for People itinerant debate series took place on Friday, 20 October 2023 in Salamanca, Spain (here is the series portal and here the debate page)
Ana García, from the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission moderated the debate.
The full debate is available on DG Competition’s YouTube channel (here in English and here in Spanish).
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06/12/2023
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TTBER online workshop
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In the context of the European Commission’s evaluation of the competition rules for technology transfer agreements, DG Competition is holding an online workshop in the afternoon of Wednesday 6 December 2023. The aim of the workshop is to gather more information on the functioning of the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (“TTBER”) and the accompanying Guidelines on technology transfer agreements. The workshop will focus on areas of the rules that have attracted the most comments in the recent call for evidence and public consultation.
For more details on the TTBER, please check this page out.
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07/12/2023
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Markets for People : Fourth debate in Brno
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The Markets for People debates series continues its effort to bring the competition policy debate around the EU Member States.
Next stop... Brno, Czechia. You will be able to participate in the event live in Brno and to debate with the speakers who will delve into the essential question of Why do we need Competition? The live stream will be available on the event-dedicated webpage.
Register now to attend the event in Brno by clicking on this link.
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New legislation
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