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The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a  €126 million Romanian scheme to support investments in ports facing increased trade flows after Russia's war against Ukraine. The measure facilitate flow trades in and from Ukraine in line with the  objectives of the EU's Solidarity Lanes action plan.

The European Commission has approved a €902 million German measure to support Northvolt in the construction of a plant for the production of batteries for electric vehicles to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The aid was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted by the Commission on 9 March 2023 and amended on 20 November 2023, to support measures in sectors which are key to accelerate the green transition and reduce fuel dependencies.
See also Statement by Executive Vice-President Vestager on the approval of two State aid measures.

The European Commission has approved a €2.9 billion French scheme for supporting investment in green industries (tax credit for investment in green industries) to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted by the Commission on 9 March 2023 and amended on 20 November 2023, to support measures in sectors which are crucial for accelerating the green transition and reducing fossil fuel dependencies.
See also Statement by Executive Vice-President Vestager on the approval of two State aid measures.

The fifth Let’s Talk Competition conversation will take place on 30 January 2024 at 13:00 (CET) and will focus on how State aid is being impacted by the revival of industrial policy goals.
Three renowned experts will make up the panel:

• Mr. Ben Smulders, DG Competition Deputy Director-General for State aid policy;
• Mrs. Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Member of the European Parliament and rapporteur of the Competition policy report 2023;
• Mrs. Adina Claici, Managing Director at Berkeley Research Group.

Here you have the highlights of all the episodes of the webcast series Let's Talk Competition of DG Competition that took place in 2023.
On each episode, well-known experts discuss key policy and enforcement developments in the field of competition policy. The debates are livestreamed from the Commission’s studios in Brussels and allow for interaction with the online audience.