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State aid
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17/11/2023
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Commission approves €3 billion Austrian State aid scheme to support companies facing increased energy costs in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine
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The European Commission has approved an approximately €3 billion Austrian scheme to support companies facing increased energy costs in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted by the Commission on 9 March 2023 to support measures in sectors which are key to accelerate the green transition and reduce fuel dependencies. The new Framework amends and prolongs in part the Temporary Crisis Framework, adopted on 23 March 2022 to enable Member States to support the economy in the context of the current geopolitical crisis, already amended on 20 July 2022 and on 28 October 2022.
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Competition
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17/11/2023
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EU and Korea meet during fifth Competition Week to reinforce cooperation on competition policy
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Officials and experts from the EU and Korea are meeting online on 16 and 17 November 2023 in the annual EU-Korea Competition Week, part of the Competition Cooperation project, a 5-year EU-funded programme offering technical cooperation to competition authorities in Asia. The sessionswill focus on assessing tying arrangements in abuse of dominance cases and suitable remedies, as well as on best practices for antitrust proceedings and strengthening procedural fairness and transparency.
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Inside COMP
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11/11/2023
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EU SEND in replacing eTrustEx
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EU SEND is a web-based exchange platform that ensures secure transmission of documents between DG Competition and external stakeholders. As of November 11th, it replaces eTRustEx, the predecessor system. Users who had access to eTrustex do not need to register as their accounts/access rights have been automatically migrated to EU SEND.
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Court
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15/11/2023
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European Gaming and Betting Association v Commission
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The Commission takes note of today’s judgment by the General Court, annulling in whole a 2020 Commission’s State aid decision. In its decision, the Commission had found that the 2014 decision of the Dutch gambling authority to prolong six lottery and gambling licenses was in line with EU State aid rules.
The Commission will carefully study the judgment and reflect on possible next steps.
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Events
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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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