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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13554
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Finance

Sale of shares in holding company owned solely by local authorities in EU country governed by Prospectus Directive

In a judgement handed down on Thursday 9 January (Case C-627/23), the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that shares in the Belgian company Holding Communal SA, which can only be held by Belgian provinces and municipalities and can only be sold with the approval of the company’s board of directors, fall within the concept of ‘transferable securities’ within the meaning of Directive 2003/71/EC governing the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the...

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Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENERGY: on visit to Brussels, Robert Fico does not drop threats of retaliation following end of agreement for transit of Russian gas via Ukraine
UKRAINE: EU ready to take over from United States in providing military support, promises Kaja Kallas
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: German Social Democrats call for Zuckerberg and Musk to be summoned to European Parliament immediately
AGRICULTURE : Eurobarometer survey indicates Europeans support Common Agricultural Policy objectives
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission launches evaluation of EFSA’s mandate
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: number of European carmakers planning to sign pooling agreements with American company Tesla
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Court of Auditors issues recommendations on price intervention and data sharing regarding digital payments
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: European Works Councils, Member States to prepare on 20 January for first negotiation meeting with European Parliament, scheduled for 6 February
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: European regulation against foreign subsidies constitutes barrier to trade, according to Beijing
INDIA: in New Delhi, EU and its Indian partner reaffirm their commitment to democracy and promotion of human rights
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: Europe must step up its ambitions, says Josef Aschbacher
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: a customer’s gender identity is not necessary for purchase of a transport ticket, rules Court of Justice of EU
FINANCE: sale of shares in holding company owned solely by local authorities in EU country governed by Prospectus Directive
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: Jean Monnet for Schools cluster, EU education for young people off to encouraging start
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: civil society organisations call on Council of Europe to abandon draft Additional Protocol to Oviedo Convention
NEWS BRIEFS
BELARUS: European Green Party denounces conviction of former Green Party leader
BIODIVERSITY: thanks to LIFE ‘Marsh meadows’ project, EU is helping to restore wetlands in Latvia and Lithuania
BIODIVERSITY: a “transformative change in society” needed to preserve biodiversity, according to a new report
CHINA: EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on Chinese imports of titanium dioxide and mobile access equipment
ENERGY: European Commission appoints Catharina Sikow-Magny as coordinator for synchronisation of Baltic countries to EU electricity grid
LEBANON: EU congratulates Joseph Aoun on being elected president
TRANSPORT: European Aviation Safety Agency updates guidelines for Russian airspace