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The annual gathering of Europe’s regional airports and their business partners, held this year at Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport on 11 and 12 April, is their opportunity to review trading conditions. The latest industry analysis from ACI Europe, reveals a market reshaped by structural changes and facing unprecedented challenges requiring urgent attention from the EU and European States. ACI Europe is part of Airports Council International (ACI), the only worldwide professional association...

COMPETITION - Opinion of Advocate General Emiliou of 8 February 2024 in Case C‑425/22, MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyrt. Vs. Mercedes-Benz Group AG

The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, amendments to a Spanish scheme to partially compensate certain energy-intensive companies for higher electricity prices resulting from the impact of carbon prices on electricity costs (so-called ‘indirect emission costs) under the EU Emission Trading Scheme (‘ETS).   The scheme was originally approved by the Commission […]

The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, a German scheme to partially compensate energy-intensive companies for higher electricity prices resulting from indirect emission costs under the EU Emission Trading System (‘ETS). Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “This €27.5 billion scheme will allow Germany to reduce the impact […]

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a German scheme to partially compensate energy-intensive companies for higher electricity …

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen committed to introducing a carbon border adjustment measure (CBAM) to protect the most exposed industries from carbon leakage. Extending carbon pricing beyond Europe by obliging product carbon content declaration could have beneficial effects on the climate and industrial competitiveness. However, after carefully assessing all design options, we concluded that a CBAM cannot provide carbon leakage protection for aluminium. Consequentially, it wi...