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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13436

21 June 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 45
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
European Commission concludes that special German tax regimes applied to public casino operators are illegal
Brussels, 20/06/2024 (Agence Europe)

Following an in-depth investigation opened in December 2019, the European Commission concluded on Thursday 20 June that the special German tax regimes (‘Bundesland’ or land-based regimes) applied to public casino operators (‘Spielbankunternehmen’) provided an economic advantage to public casino operators and were not in line with EU state aid rules.

Germany must now recover the incompatible state aid, including interest, and abolish the tax schemes for the future.

The Commission...

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EMPLOYMENT: EU Member States adopt their mandate on revised European Works Council Directive
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RUSSIA: Member States agree on 14th sanctions package
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EMU: discussions on digital euro will continue at EU Council, with many legal and technical options still open
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SECTORAL POLICIES
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AGRICULTURE : European ministers due to adopt conclusions on 24 June on future of agriculture in EU
AGRICULTURE : European Committee of Regions calls for fairer, more sustainable common agricultural policy based on solidarity
FISHERIES: 2025 fishing quotas – Norway and Russia to be discussed by European ministers on 24 June
FISHERIES: European Commission launches a consultation on common fisheries policy
COMPETITIVENESS : Commission launches ‘European Solar Academy’ as part of ‘NZIA’
CLIMATE: with a view to COP29, Wopke Hoekstra met with representatives of Azerbaijani government and civil society in Baku
CLIMATE: European Committee of Regions calls for ‘Global Green Deal’
ENVIRONMENT: European Committee of Regions welcomes possibility given by EU Council to adapt soil monitoring directive to local level
ENVIRONMENT: European Committee of Regions calls on European Commission to appoint a Commissioner in charge of water portfolio
ENVIRONMENT: WWF, EEB and Pan Europe accuse EU Council of environmental backtracking on Water Framework Directive
CONSUMERS: modernisation of online consumer law reveals shortcomings, according to Commission
CONSUMERS: 17 trade associations call on EU to take tougher stance on foreign e-commerce sites
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COUNCIL OF EUROPE
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EP2024
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S&D: Iratxe García Pérez stands for reelection as chair of S&D group in European Parliament
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EXTERNAL ACTION
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MIGRATION: CJEU rules host countries may require posted third-country workers to obtain residence permits
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