Category Archives: Law

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Environment: Commission takes Poland to Court over water legislation

Posted on 22, February 2013 by

Brussels, 22-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission is referring Poland to the EU Court of Justice for failing to transpose European water legislation correctly. Polish water legislation has shortcomings in a number of areas, including the transposition of some definitions provided … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Environment, European Union, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Law, Poland

Taxation: Commission refers Belgium to Court over discriminatory tax reduction for Walloon tax residents

Posted on 22, February 2013 by

Brussels, 22-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, the European Commission has decided to refer Belgium to the EU Court of Justice over its discriminatory tax rules in the Walloon Region. Under the Walloon Decree of 3 April 2009 personal income tax can be … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law

Environment: Commission refers Sweden back to Court over industrial permits, asks for fines

Posted on 22, February 2013 by

Brussels, 22-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission is taking Sweden back to Court for its failure to license industrial installations that are operating without permits. Despite an earlier Court judgement on this matter, Sweden has still not licensed two major industrial … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Environment, European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Society, Sweden

Taxation: Commission refers France and Luxembourg to the Court of Justice over reduced VAT rates on ebooks

Posted on 22, February 2013 by

Brussels, 22-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has decided to refer France and Luxembourg to the Court of Justice of the European Union for applying reduced rates of VAT to ebooks. EU law is very clear on which goods and services … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Luxembourg, Politics

Commissioner Oettinger welcomes political agreement on offshore legislation

Posted on 21, February 2013 by

Brussels, 21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Günther Oettinger, EU Commissioner for Energy said: “I welcome this major step enhancing the safety of offshore oil and gas production in the EU. Past accidents have shown the devastating consequences when things go badly wrong offshore. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Government, Industrial, Law, Politics, Security & Safety

Taxation: Commission takes the UK to Court over reduced VAT rate

Posted on 21, February 2013 by

Brussels, 21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, The European Commission has decided to refer the United Kingdom to the EU Court of Justice for its reduced VAT rate on the supply and installation of energy-saving materials. This measure goes beyond what is allowed … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Society, United Kingdom

February infringements package: main decisions

Posted on 21, February 2013 by

Brussels, 21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — February infringements package: main decisions In its monthly package of infringement decisions, the European Commission is pursuing legal action against Member States for failing to comply properly with their obligations under EU law. These decisions covering many … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Politics, Society

State aid: Commission temporarily approves rescue aid for Crédit Immobilier de France

Posted on 21, February 2013 by

Brussels, 21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has granted temporary approval to France, under the EU state aid rules, to provide Crédit Immobilier de France (CIF) with a €18 billion state guarantee. This guarantee is necessary to cover CIF’s urgent liquidity needs and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Investment, Law, Politics

Banque PSA Finance announces that it has received the European Commission’s temporary authorization

Posted on 21, February 2013 by

21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 11 February, Banque PSA Finance obtained the European Commission’s temporary authorization to use the French State’s guarantee to secure its debt issuance in the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2016. The guarantee was … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Investment, Law

Animal Welfare: Commission increases pressure on Member States to enforce group housing of sows

Posted on 21, February 2013 by

Brussels, 21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, the European Commission, via a letter of formal notice, called on Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Poland and Portugal to take action to address deficiencies in the implementation of EU legislation concerning the welfare … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Environment, European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Society

Lawmakers and EU countries reach deal on EU fiscal rules

Posted on 21, February 2013 by

21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The next batch of EU economic governance legislation should do more to deliver growth and the European Commission’s new powers to vet Eurozone countries’ budgets will be better democratically controlled, thanks to a draft “two-pack” deal struck … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Politics, Society

Antitrust: Commission consults on proposal for revised competition regime for technology transfer agreements

Posted on 21, February 2013 by

Brussels, 21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission invites comments on a proposal for new competition rules for the assessment of technology transfer agreements, through which a licensor permits a licensee to exploit patents, know-how or software for the production of goods … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Law, Technology

Irish Presidency secures agreement on EU-wide civil protection order

Posted on 21, February 2013 by

21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Irish Presidency today secured agreement with the European Parliament, on behalf of EU member states, on improving the protection of victims of domestic violence across Europe. Under Ireland’s Presidency, final discussions were held between the European … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, Government, Ireland, Law, Politics, Society

State aid: Commission opens in-depth inquiry into state measures in favour of Estonian Air

Posted on 20, February 2013 by

Brussels, 20-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into a number of public support measures granted by Estonia in favour of its flag carrier airline Estonian Air. At this stage, the Commission has doubts whether these measures … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, Business, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Society, Travel

Commission proposal to protect victims of domestic violence EU-wide will become law

Posted on 20, February 2013 by

Brussels, 20-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Victims of violence, in particular domestic violence, will be able to count on EU-wide protection. Today, the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers reached a political agreement in principle on a proposal by the European Commission … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Security & Safety, Society

Electrabel conteste formellement le rapport de l’auditorat auprès du Conseil de la Concurrence et fera valoir en toute transparence ses arguments

Posted on 20, February 2013 by

Bruxelles, 20-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Electrabel prend acte du rapport remis au Conseil de la Concurrence par l’Auditorat mais conteste formellement les allégations d’abus de position dominante retenues par l’Auditeur dans son rapport. Le rapport déposé aujourd’hui fait suite à une étude de la … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Law

Signing of the Unified Patent Court agreement

Posted on 20, February 2013 by

Brussels, 20-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The international agreement for establishing a Unified Patent Court (UPC) was signed today in Brussels. It will ensure the uniform applicability of patent law throughout the territories of the signatory countries¹. Opening the signing ceremony, Mr Richard … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Science, Society

Horsemeat: MEPs demand tougher controls and stricter labelling

Posted on 19, February 2013 by

19-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — MEPs called for more meat tests along the food chain in the wake of the horsemeat scandal during a debate in the food safety committee on Monday. Many voiced concern over member states’ level of commitment to … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, Food & Beverage, Government, Law, Politics, Retail, Society

Electrabel: Feed-in tariffs

Posted on 19, February 2013 by

Brussels, 19-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Court of Appeal in Brussels has delivered an important ruling regarding the feed-in tariffs charged to electricity generators in Belgium, as part of Elia’s transmission tariffs for the 2012-2015 period. To recapitulate, in early 2012 Electrabel, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Government, Law

Antitrust: Commission decides not to prolong maritime transport antitrust guidelines

Posted on 19, February 2013 by

Brussels, 19-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  The European Commission will not prolong or renew a set of specific guidelines on the application of EU antitrust rules (Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – TFEU) to maritime … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Transportation & Logistics