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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12359

30 October 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 26
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
Opening of an in-depth investigation into Hungarian support for Malév GH
Brussels, 29/10/2019 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation on Tuesday 29 October to determine whether various financing measures (€21 million) taken by Hungarian public entities in favour of Malév Ground Handling (‘Malév GH’) constitute State Aid and whether they comply with EU rules on aid to companies in difficulty.

According to the Commission, five measures taken in favour of Malév GH (loans, capital increases, debt to equity swaps) may constitute State Aid under EU rules. It fears...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: President-elect, Ursula von der Leyen, approved new French and Hungarian Commissioner candidates
COUNCIL OF THE EU: member States ready to use second reading for legislative texts adopted under co-decision with European Parliament
PARLIAMENT: final turnout for 2019 European elections is officially 50.66%
UNITED KINGDOM: European Council formally extends deadline for Brexit to 31 January 2020
SECTORAL POLICIES
MEDIA: self-assessment of best practices code against disinformation confirms mixed results
DIGITAL: 5G, United Kingdom could authorise Huawei equipment
INTERNAL MARKET: Council of the EU Presidency trio suggests ways to improve implementation of Single Market
MIGRATION: Horst Seehofer wants new European asylum system operational by mid-2020
HEALTH: nine EU Member States join forces to facilitate access to innovative medicines
FISHERIES: European Ombudsman asks Council of EU to be more transparent about process of approving fishing quotas
CLIMATE: poor governance is a barrier to adaptation to climate change, according to a study by Climate Analytics
ENVIRONMENT: for environmental reasons, EIB will not finance Belgrade incinerator project
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA publishes its opinion on amendment of specifications required for E 960 sweeteners
EXTERNAL ACTION
VENEZUELA: European Union and international actors agree to strengthen support for Venezuelan refugees
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: Commission has doubts about €9 million public aid to Air Nostrum in Spain
STATE AID: opening of an in-depth investigation into Hungarian support for Malév GH
STATE AID: Commission authorizes Romania's recapitalization of CEC Bank
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: trade unions want to relaunch sectoral social dialogue at European level to support transition of gas sector
NEWS BRIEFS
CHILE: about 50 left-wing MEPs call on EU to take action in face of what they consider to be excessive repression of social movement
COMPETITION: European Commission could open an investigation into Fincantieri’s takeover of Chantiers de l'Atlantique
FINANCE: Capital Markets Union under scrutiny of European Court of Auditors
INDUSTRY: according to ACEA, clean vehicle sales are taking off in Europe but not at the same pace
JUSTICE: dismantling of international crime group involved in cigarette trafficking
NORTH MACEDONIA: EU reiterates Prespa Agreement is a “positive example” for Western Balkans
DIGITAL: German Minister Peter Altmaier falls at Dortmund Digital Summit
SOCIAL: directive on work-life balance—trade unions are examining practices between social partners in 10 Member States