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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13431

14 June 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 34
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
European Commission will verify whether support measures in favour of public carrier WestVerkehr have given it undue comparative advantage
Brussels, 13/06/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 13 June, the European Commission announced that it had opened an in-depth investigation, following a complaint lodged by a competitor, to determine whether certain support measures for the German local public transport company WestVerkehr GmbH constituted State aid incompatible with the internal market.

This company has been entrusted with a public service obligation in the Heinsberg district since 2007.

The Commission will continue its in-depth investigation before determining...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
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HOME AFFAIRS: EU interior ministers still unable to adopt Declaration on 40th anniversary of free movement area
MIGRATION: legal labour migration, EU Council approves its mandate on EU Talent Pool
DIGITAL: protection of minors, European Commission requests additional information from three pornographic sites as part of DSA
DIGITAL: EU Council adopts position on additional procedural rules for application of GDPR
CLIMATE: Bonn Conference, great deal more work expected at COP29 on climate financing for developing countries
ENVIRONMENT: Belgian Presidency moves closer to an agreement at EU Council on substances to be monitored in water
ENVIRONMENT: four non-governmental organisations urge European Commission to ban PVC
TRANSPORT: Maroš Šefčovič inaugurates first public charging hub for trucks in Port of Antwerp-Bruges
AGRICULTURE: manifesto of ‘Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins’ for 2024-2029 legislature
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TAXATION: European Commission tries new approach to proposal on shell companies
TAXATION: Estonia continues to block directive at EU Council on VAT on digital platforms, despite proposals from Belgian Presidency
COMPETITION: European Commission suspects Alchem of involvement in pharmaceutical cartel
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ECB: Data Protection Officer Maarten G.A. Daman outlines certain safeguards for digital euro framework
ECB: two experts from Bruegel propose strategic adjustments for ECB in face of more volatile inflation due to supply shocks
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: Hungary fined by Court of Justice for unprecedented and “exceptionally serious” breach of EU law
MIGRATION: UNRWA’s ability to protect stateless Palestinians in Gaza may have ceased after 7 October, says EU Court of Justice
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RUSSIA: eight Member States call on EU to take measures against free movement of Russian diplomats
MIGRATION: EU Council gives green light to one-year extension of temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees in EU
ECONOMY: G7 agreement on $50 billion loan to Ukraine
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HONG KONG/MACAO: European Commission reports on ongoing erosion of fundamental rights and ‘one country, two systems’ principle in Hong Kong and Macao
INSTITUTIONAL
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NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: call for expressions of interest in creating a platform of honey experts
SOUTH KOREA: Seoul lifts restrictions on French and Irish beef
DEFENCE : EU adopts €9 million ‘European Peace Facility’ to support Moldovan air defence capabilities
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