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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13531
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Competition

European Commission consults on commitments offered by Corning to avoid anti-competitive practices

On Monday 25 November, the European Commission invited interested parties to submit their observations on the commitments offered by Corning to address competition concerns over its alleged exclusive dealing in relation to the supply of Alkali-aluminosilicate glass (‘Alkali-AS Glass’), a special type of glass mainly used as cover glass in handheld electronic devices (see EUROPE B13519A23). 

To address the Commission’s competition concerns (https://aeur.eu/f/egr), Corning offered the...

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KYRGYZSTAN: EU expresses concern about media freedom and shrinking space for civil society
CHINA: EU challenges Chinese tariffs on European spirits at WTO
UNITED STATES: tone rises in dispute with Washington over Spanish black olives
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CONSUMERS: European Court of Auditors points to regulatory shortcomings in food labelling in EU
ENVIRONMENT: in Busan, first statements by stakeholders highlight disagreements that need to be resolved before agreement can be reached on a ‘plastics treaty’
CLIMATE: COP29, negotiations painstakingly reach a final amount of $300 billion a year for climate finance
ENERGY: rebound in European wholesale gas prices due to lower temperatures and persistent geopolitical tensions
AGRICULTURE: Janusz Wojciechowski argues for a reinforced CAP budget beyond 2027
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SPACE: Member States expected to make positive assessment of EU Space Programme
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EMPLOYMENT: Hungarian Presidency of EU Council to sound out Member States on 27 November on directive on working conditions for trainees
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: Estonia ordered to recover illegal state aid from Tartu Agro
STATE AID: Greece brings its tonnage tax scheme in compliance with EU rules
COMPETITION: European Commission consults on commitments offered by Corning to avoid anti-competitive practices
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BUDGET: EU Council approves joint text on EU budget for 2025
ENVIRONMENT: European plastics manufacturers are lagging behind in reducing use of chemical substances, according to NGO ChemSec
INDUSTRY: in event of Northvolt’s bankruptcy, European Commission’s exposure would amount to $313 million
LEBANON: EU could allocate €200 million to Lebanese Armed Forces
SINGLE MARKET: EU updates standards for gas boilers
MEDIA: Google tests impact of removing news from search results of 1% of users in eight EU Member States
WTO: reform of Dispute Settlement Body stalls
SYRIA: EU adopts sanctions against three Syrian ministers
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