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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12551

3 September 2020
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
In-depth investigation into authorisation granted by Belgium to Ladbrokes for operation of virtual bets
Brussels, 02/09/2020 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 2 September the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation to determine whether the right granted by Belgium to Ladbrokes to operate virtual betting in Belgium is in line with EU State aid rules.

In March 2019, two gaming operators lodged a complaint with the Commission alleging that Belgium had granted incompatible State aid to Ladbrokes in the form of an exclusive right to operate virtual betting.

Ladbrokes has nearly 300 betting offices in Belgium.

Until recently,...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: German EU Council Presidency proposes a first draft compromise on ‘Climate Law’
AGRICULTURE: German Minister Julia Klöckner very sceptical about EU/Mercosur trade agreement
TRANSPORT: concerns in European Parliament over EU Council's position on temporary support measures for rail sector
TRANSPORT: Channel Tunnel, Commission calls for adoption of a third text on dispute settlement
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs fine-tune requirements to improve implementation of EU water legislation
CULTURE: Commission highlights achievements of Creative Europe
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EU2020DE: socio-economic crisis will continue beyond 2021, according to Olaf Scholz
FINANCE: ESMA CCP Supervisory Committee to be formed soon
STATE AID: in-depth investigation into authorisation granted by Belgium to Ladbrokes for operation of virtual bets
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET/ECONOMY: Michael Roth believes there is no room for manoeuvre in EU Council to make major changes to MFF agreement and Recovery Plan
ECONOMY: Recovery and Resilience Facility must provide real European added value, say MEPs
HEALTH: Member States have expressed their willingness to better coordinate against Covid-19
HEALTH: “first or second wave... the important thing is to strike back”, says ECDC’s Director
HOME AFFAIRS: list of third countries whose citizens may return to EU remains limited to 11 countries
EAST AFRICA: Covid-19, nearly five million pieces of protective equipment sent by EU to support eight countries
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: Michel Barnier continues to urge London to engage seriously in negotiations on future relationship
SERBIA/KOSOVO: high-level meeting in Brussels on 7 September
LIBYA: Borrell visits country to try to move political process forward
IRAN: Joint Commission confirms that United States is no longer a participant state in nuclear agreement
SYRIA: Gilles Bertrand warns of instability
INSTITUTIONAL
EU COURT OF JUSTICE: President Koen Lenaerts reappointed as judge until 2027
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission proposes to ban isotonitazene in EU
COMPANIES: BusinessEurope concerned about impact of extraterritorial sanctions
FINANCE: Senegal joins International Platform on Sustainable Finance
INSTITUTIONAL: coronavirus, launch of written procedure to extend extraordinary decision-making rules to EU Council
DIGITAL: French newspaper publishers accuse Google of not negotiating “in good faith”
FISHERIES: Spain obtains reduction in quota deductions for overfishing of mackerel
FISHERIES: Covid-19, Romanian fish farmers receive additional support from EMFF
HEALTH: Europe is evaluating a new drug to treat Covid-19
SOCIAL: Covid-19, trade unions call on Member States to maintain emergency employment protection measures
TRANSPORT: Lithuania will ask EU Court of Justice to prevent entry into force of certain provisions of ‘mobility I’ package
TUNISIA: EU welcomes approval for new government