About the EU Daily Update Blog

This blog is prepared by the Brussels office of Hogan Lovells based exclusively on what is reported by the cited news sources. Hogan Lovells does not warrant the accuracy of these reports. Any views or opinions referred to in this update are taken from the news and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Hogan Lovells, any of its lawyers, or its clients.
  • February 9, 2012 - Financial Services
    The EU's Financial Services Commissioner, Michel Barnier, has urged the 27 EU nations to support a financial-transaction tax after nine member states called for the approval of the measure...
  • February 9, 2012 - Energy
    At the official European Launch of UN's Year on Sustainable Energy for All on 8 February, Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for Development, stressed the European Commission's commitment...
  • February 9, 2012 - Trade
    The 12th EU-India Summit will take place on 10 February, 2012, in New Delhi. The EU will be represented by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council...
  • February 9, 2012 - Competition
    The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules the reintroduction of a Spanish scheme to support the financial sector...
  • February 8, 2012 - Other Developments
    Despite warnings by a number of EU leaders that they could withhold the funds that Greece needs to meet big debt repayments in March, Greek political parties have delayed yet again a decision...
  • February 8, 2012 - Financial Services
    Financial experts at a European Parliament Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee hearing on 6 February said that a eurozone financial transaction tax...
  • February 8, 2012 - Competition
    The following concentration has been cleared by the European Commission:
    Acquisition by Electricité de France S.A of Zespól Elektrocieplowni Wroclawskich Kogeneracja S.A...
  • February 7, 2012 - Other Developments
    Following the European Commission's decision to include airlines in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) decided to ban...
  • February 7, 2012 - Energy
    The Nabucco natural gas pipeline, which was designed to lessen Europe’s dependence on Russia’s gas supply, may be displaced by alternative routes...
  • February 7, 2012 - Trade
    The European Commission and the United States have solved one of their most longstanding WTO disputes concerning the US calculation practice of so-called "zeroing" in anti-dumping investigations...
  • February 7, 2012 - Competition
    The following concentration has been notified to the European Commission:
    Kubota/Kverneland - Candidate case for simplified procedure...
  • February 6, 2012 - Other Developments
    Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the eurozone group of finance ministers said on 4 February that the possibility of a sovereign default by Greece could not be ruled out...
  • February 6, 2012 - Financial Services
    In December 2011 the European Banking Authority (EBA) told banks to raise €115 billion  in fresh capital by the end of June as part of measures introduced to respond to the eurozone crisis...
  • February 6, 2012 - Energy
    Russia's Gazprom has acknowledged that it has briefly reduced gas supplies to Europe as a consequence of the extremely cold weather...
  • February 6, 2012 - Environment
    European citizens are invited to contribute to how research and development for disposing of radioactive waste is being organised at European level...
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SOURCES
  • EIS: Europe Information Service (online)
  • EV: European Voice
  • FT: Financial Times
  • OJ: Official Journal
  • RAPID: Rapid – The Online Press and Communication Service of the European Commission
  • WSJE: Wall Street Journal Europe