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Over the past months, Comuniq.eu has extensively looked into all facets of Brexit, and is supporting local business in understanding the impact of this important change on their operations and supporting them in identifying the right channels to get their concerns across. Similarly, Comuniq.eu raises advance note of legislative and regulatory processes which are still in the pipeline at EU level, which would have barely made news portals, to allow businesses to react at an advanced stage to such developments.

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No deal Brexit not appealing, but not excluded – Dombrovskis

22nd September 2020

The European Union and Britain need to accelerate talks on a future trade deal since it was impossible to rule out there being insufficient progress in the talks, leading to a no-deal outcome, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Monday. “There are many outstanding issues. Progress on a number of key EU asks so far is not sufficient. So we would need to intensify negotiations substantially if we are to reach a successful outcome,” Dombrovskis told a news conference a...

EU mission visits Venezuela in run-up to parliamentary vote

25th September 2020

The European Union has sent a mission to Venezuela in the run-up to parliamentary election scheduled for December, the EU announced, as the country prepares for a vote that will likely be boycotted by much of the population. Dozens of opposition parties are refusing to participate in the vote on...

EU air safety head says in-flight COVID infection risks marginal

25th September 2020

The risks of air travellers catching COVID-19 on a passenger aircraft are "very marginal" provided health measures are applied, Europe's top aviation safety regulator said on Friday. Only seven out of three million passengers on flights in recent weeks showed symptoms of the virus while on board...

EU/UK trade deal will fail if divorce treaty threatened, Ireland says

25th September 2020

Any final trade deal between the European Union and Britain will only be ratified if EU member states are fully certain the Brexit withdrawal agreement will be implemented in full, Irish Foreign Minister said on Thursday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plunged Brexit into chaos earlier thi...

France rejects UK ‘intimidation’ on post-Brexit deal

25th September 2020

France has dismissed this week's dire British warnings about post-Brexit transport delays across the Channel as tactical posturing, the Financial Times reported on Friday. "Of course, the signals that have been sent in the past few days are damaging," France's Europe minister Clément Beaune told...

AstraZeneca gets partial immunity in low-cost EU vaccine deal

25th September 2020

European governments will pay claims above an agreed limit against AstraZeneca over side-effects from its potential COVID-19 vaccine, under different terms to a deal struck with Sanofi, an EU official told Reuters. The deals reflect different strategies by two of the world's top drugmakers for p...

European Parliament says shipping industry must contribute to climate neutrality

25th September 2020

The European Parliament has voted to include CO2 emissions from the maritime sector in the EU Emissions Trading System. MEPs largely agreed that reporting obligations by the EU and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) should be aligned, as proposed by the Commission. They note, however,...

EU/UK trade deal will fail if divorce treaty threatened, Ireland says

25th September 2020

France rejects UK ‘intimidation’ on post-Brexit deal

25th September 2020

Wealthy Britons step up citizenship shopping to thwart Brexit

25th September 2020

The number of British entrepreneurs looking to "buy" citizenship from countries offering visa-free access to the European Union has risen sharply, investment migration firms say, as prospects of a post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and the bloc darken. Investment immigration firm Astons said...

Most UK firms unprepared for end of Brexit transition: BCC

24th September 2020

A swathe of British businesses are unprepared for the end of the Brexit transition period at the turn of the year, a survey from the British Chambers of Commerce showed on Thursday. Some 51% of companies had not taken any steps recommended by the government to prepare for changes in the trade of...

JPMorgan to move $230 billion of assets to Germany ahead of Brexit

24th September 2020

JPMorgan Chase & Co is moving about 200 billion euros ($234 billion) of assets from the United Kingdom to Germany as a result of Britain's exit from the European Union, a source familiar with the matter said. In January, the bank had also announced it would significantly expand its Paris hub...

UK warns industry to prepare for Brexit or face chaos

24th September 2020

Britain told businesses on Wednesday to prepare for paperwork or face 100 km-long queues of trucks when the country fully leaves the EU next year, prompting accusations that the government was setting up industry to take blame for any chaos from a botched Brexit. Britain formally left the bloc i...

European Commission's NewsFeed

Daily News 24 / 09 / 2020

European Commission Daily news Brussels, 24 Sep 2020 Leuven is European Capital of Innovation 2020 The city of Leuven in Belgium is the European Capital of Innovation 2020, the Commission announced today at the Eu...
World Maritime Day: Commissioner Vălean calls for support and safe return of seafarers

European Commission Statement Brussels, 24 Sep 2020 On World Maritime Day, I want to raise attention to the role seafarers have been playing during the pandemic.
Press remarks by Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis on the Capital Markets Union and Digital Finance

European Commission Speech Brussels, 24 Sep 2020 Good afternoon, In June, I was presenting the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the cornerstone of Next Generation EU. Today, we are taking the same themes a st...
Magazino raises €21 million to expand robot software ACROS.AI on third-party hardware

European Commission Press release Munich, 24 Sep 2020 The robotics company Magazino has closed a Series B financing round of €21 million.
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control's new risk assessment shows need to step up coronavirus response in the EU

European Commission Press release Brussels, 24 Sep 2020 Today, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published its updated risk assessment regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside a set of guidelines for non-pharmaceutical interventions (such as hand hygiene, physical distancing, cleaning and ventilation).
Capital Markets Union: Commission to boost Europe's capital markets

European Commission Press release Brussels, 24 Sep 2020 The European Commission has today published a new, ambitious Action Plan to boost the European Union's Capital Markets Union (CMU) over the coming years.

European Parliament Newsfeed

Article - Why is Parliament calling for new EU revenue-raising powers?

Parliament is calling for new EU revenue sources to invest in Europe’s future and support the Covid-19 recovery without burdening taxpayers. Find out more. Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP
Press release - MEPs question whether the new Migration Pact will bring about real change

The new Migration Pact is insufficient for the majority of EP groups. Some demand compulsory relocation of refugees; others want a firmer stance on irregular arrivals.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP
Press release - Celebrating Multilingualism Day at the EP - where 24 languages meet

The European Parliament is organising an Online Multilingualism Day to celebrate one of the EU’s core values that ensures Parliament is accessible and transparent. Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP
Press release - New committees begin their work

On Wednesday, Parliament’s new special committees, subcommittee and committee of inquiry held their constitutive meetings and elected their chairs and vice-chairs.Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during TransportSpecial Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital AgeSpecial Committee on Beating CancerSpecial Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including DisinformationSubcommittee on Tax Matters Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP
Press release - COVID-19: MEPs call for measures to close the digital gap in education

On Wednesday, the EP’s Committee on Culture and Education called for swift and concrete measures to close the digital education gap in Europe.Committee on Culture and Education Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP
Article - Artificial intelligence: threats and opportunities

Artificial intelligence (AI) affects our lives more and more. Learn about the opportunities and threats for security, democracy, businesses and jobs. Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

Media advisory - Press briefing ahead of the Competitiveness Council (Research and innovation), 29 September 2020

Media advisory - Press briefing ahead of the Competitiveness Council (Research and innovation), 29 September 2020.
Belarus: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the so-called ‘inauguration’ of Aleksandr Lukashenko

The EU issued a declaration stating that the so-called ‘inauguration’ of 23 September 2020 and the new mandate claimed by Aleksandr Lukashenko in Belarus lack any democratic legitimacy.
Media Advisory - Special European Council on 1 and 2 October

The Special European Council will take place on 1 and 2 October in the Europa building in Brussels.
Informal deal on measures to support fishermen and sustain fish stocks in the Baltic Sea

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement to support fishermen affected by difficult stocks situations in the Baltic Sea.
CANCELLED - Press briefing ahead of the Special European Council meeting, 24-25 September 2020

This briefing is cancelled
Speech by President Charles Michel to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations

President Charles Michel addressed the UN high-level meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations on behalf of the EU.

117/2020 : 24 September 2020 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-195/20 PPU

Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof (Principe de spécialité) Area of Freedom, Security and Justice A measure involving deprivation of liberty taken against a person referred to in a first European Arrest Warrant (EAW) on the basis of a prior offence different from the one which justified his surrender under a second EAW is not contrary to EU law if that person’s departure from the Member State that issued the first EAW was voluntary
116/2020 : 23 September 2020 - Judgment of the General Court in joined cases T-515/13 RENV,T-719/13 RENV

Spain v Commission State aid The Spanish tax system applicable to certain finance lease agreements entered into by shipyards constitutes an aid scheme
115/2020 : 23 September 2020 - Judgments of the General Court in Cases T-411/17,T-414/17,T-420/17

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg v SRB Economic policy The General Court annuls the decision of the Single Resolution Board on the calculation of the 2017 ex-ante contributions to the Single Resolution Fund and declares that Delegated Regulation 2015/63 is unlawful in part