Baltic nations suffering from Russia sanctions win EU relief

The Commission wants to revive areas that have seen a halt in tourism and foreign investment after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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⚖️ In today’s judgment, the #ECJ set aside the Commission’s approval of Hungary’s aid for the Paks II nuclear project (Case C-59/23 P Austria v Commission).

Why? 🎥 💬 President Lenaerts explains with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1_1477137/
📰 PR 👉 https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2025-09/cp250116en.pdf
👨⚖️ Bio 👉 https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo2_7026/

#EUlaw #StateAid #PublicProcurement #Energy

#ECJHighlights
⚖️ 10/09 (J): #DSA – supervision fee challenged by @Meta & @TikTok (T-55/24, T-58/24)
⚖️ 10/09 (J): #GreenTaxonomy – gas & nuclear included as sustainable activities – appeal #Austria (T-625/22)
⚖️ 11/09 (J): #StateAid – Hungary’s support for Paks II nuclear plant (C-59/23 P)

Grading (almost) finished for this exam session.

The highlights were two master thesis defences on
- EU coordination of #defence #procurement in the Member States
- the foreign direct investment (#fdi) regime in #belgium

A few more weeks before the new academic year starts, which leaves time to work on papers on
- the (lack of) #enforcement of #digital legislation in the EU
- #antitrust and #merger remedies in the #tech sector
- national enforcement of the EU #stateaid rules

#academia

Von der Leyen sets stage for contentious China summit

“If our partnership is to go forward, we need a genuine rebalancing,” European Commission president says two weeks ahead of Beijing summit.

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@Akshay Although the exemption for energy-intensive industries is the price to pay for it - something that should have been prevented by #CBAM. #stateaid
Germany’s energy plans to win EU endorsement as Commission unveils new subsidy rules

EU competition chief Teresa Ribera is due to announce a policy reversal on Wednesday.

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#ECJHighlights
⚖️ 24/06 (J): Abusive clauses & early repayment of mortgage loans (C-351/23)
⚖️ 25/06 (J): #COVID19 loan to @Condor #Germany #StateAid (T-366/22)
⚖️ 26/06 (J): #ElectricityMarket mergers – RWE/E.ON deal #competition (9 cases)
Denmark to drop ‘frugal’ stance on EU budget to counter threat from Russia

The Danish leader argued that Europe needs more funds to bolster its defenses and counter the threat from Russia.

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June is the month of master thesis defences at #UAntwerp. Today's harvest is made up of:

🚫 The exclusion of #antitrust offenders from public procurement procedures
✈️ #stateaid to airlines during the Covid crisis
🤖 Human oversight over #AI in the EU and the US
📉 Predatory innovation as an abuse of dominance

#academia