The European Commission will investigate Bulgaria after it emerged that Russian oil company Lukoil took advantage of a loophole in EU sanctions to raise 1 billion euros for the Kremlin’s military needs, POLITICO reported. Taking advantage of an exemption from the EU ban on Russian oil agreed last year, Bulgaria allowed millions of barrels of … Read more
Members of the Environment Committee in the European Parliament approved a milder version of the new emission standard for cars known as Euro 7 on Thursday. Future emissions limits were proposed by the European Commission last year, and member states have already commented on the matter when they significantly eased the proposal at the end … Read more
Olympian Sophie Scheder dancing. On Saturday September 23rd, 2023 the #BeActiveDanceNight will take place on the roof terrace of the Skyline Plaza shopping center as part of the European Week of Sports. Image: Maximilian von Lachner Until September 30th, the European Week of Sport in Frankfurt also invites you to try out different sports. Regardless, … Read more
Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra was nominated on Friday as a candidate for the post of European Commissioner, after the resignation of Frans Timmermans, responsible for EU climate policy, to stand in the next Dutch elections. “After consultations within the government and with the President of the European Commission, I have decided to present Wopke … Read more
EPAFrans Timmermans in Brussels NOS News•today, 18:12•Edited today, 18:24 Kysia Hekster European Union correspondent Kysia Hekster European Union correspondent After almost ten years of European politics, the Brussels career of Frans Timmermans has come to a (provisional) end. Now that he has been chosen as the leader of the PvdA/GroenLinks combination, he will step down … Read more
As noted in the European Commission, the investigation concerns, in particular, the product The European Commission is concerned that Office 365 and Microsoft 365. The European Commission is currently determining whether the actions A large corporation like Microsoft was fined $20 million in the US for illegally collecting personal information about children. Prior to this, … Read more
The European Commission imposed a fine of 432 million euros on the American biotech company Illumina on Wednesday because the company completed an acquisition without European approval. The acquired Grail receives a symbolic fine. “Companies violate our rules when they merge without our approval. Illumina and Grail deliberately did so while we were still investigating … Read more
MONITORING US President Joe Biden would like to see the current President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen at the head of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO). They reportedly have a “strong bond” between them, which has supported transatlantic relations on the issue of China, Ukraine and the climate. A spokesperson for … Read more
ANPArtificial turf producer TenCate NOS News•yesterday, 20:46 The European Commission has raided the synthetic turf producer TenCate Grass in Nijverdal. The EC investigates possible violations of laws against cartels or other types of abuse of market power. The CEO of TenCate Grass has confirmed the raid to the ANP news agency. He says the company … Read more
ANPArtificial turf producer TenCate NOS News•today, 20:46 The European Commission has raided the synthetic turf producer TenCate Grass in Nijverdal. The EC investigates possible violations of laws against cartels or other types of abuse of market power. The CEO of TenCate Grass has confirmed the raid to the ANP news agency. He says the company … Read more