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Competition & State Aid
• European Commission issues Comfort letter on Cooperation at a Matchmaking Event – Towards COVID19 vaccines upscale production
• European Commission publishes...more
4/5/2021
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• Commissioner McGuinness addresses EU’s bank crisis management and deposit insurance framework, including COVID-19 crisis and State aid concerns
• EU approves...more
4/5/2021
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Competition & State Aid
• Launch of Multilateral Working Group of leading competition authorities to assess the effects of mergers in the pharmaceutical sector, including drug pricing
•...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• European Commission pursues Fit for Future Platform to simplify EU law, including in the area of State aid, particularly in response to the pandemic
• EU approves new...more
3/17/2021
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LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS -
Competition & State Aid
• Use of EU COVID-19 recovery funds to roll out very high capacity telecoms networks must adhere to State aid rules
• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS -
Competition & State Aid
• European Commission launches public consultation on revision of IPCEI Communication
• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the...more
3/1/2021
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This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS -...more
2/24/2021
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Competition & State Aid
• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy
Trade / Export Controls
• EU and India launch the High-Level Dialogue on Trade and Investment, with a particular...more
2/24/2021
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LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
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• European Commission prolongs and further expands Temporary Framework to support economy in context of coronavirus outbreak
• EU approves new and amended Member...more
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• European Commission launches public consultation on fair taxation in the digital economy
• European Commission proposes to further prolong and adjust State aid...more
1/25/2021
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LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
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• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy
Trade / Export Controls
• European Commission announces export transparency mechanism...more
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Competition & State Aid
• €25 billion Pan-European Guarantee Fund deployed for the first time
• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy
Trade / Export...more
1/13/2021
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• European Commission addresses State aid support in Communication on tackling nonperforming loans in the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic
• European Commission...more
1/7/2021
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This regular update (no. 29 | 15 December 2020) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal...more
12/15/2020
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• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy
• Executive Vice-President and Competition Commissioner Vestager speech on the future of State...more
12/2/2020
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Competition & State Aid
• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy
• European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager speech on COVID-19 State...more
11/30/2020
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This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS...more
11/17/2020
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This regular update (no. 24 | 13 October 2020) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal Protective...more
10/22/2020
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This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS...more
10/20/2020
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This regular update (no. 23 | 29 September 2020) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal...more
10/2/2020
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This regular update (no. 22 | 22 September 2020) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal...more
10/1/2020
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Note From the Editors -
With this Summer 2020 issue of Vital Signs, we take a moment to again applaud the remarkable actions of all the health care and life science organizations around the globe working tirelessly on our...more
7/21/2020
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In response to the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic, the European Union ("EU"), various Member States and the United Kingdom have adopted trade control measures aimed at avoiding shortages and ensuring the availability...more
The adoption of digital health technologies introduces a new range of efficiencies for health care delivery and marks a significant breakthrough in research and development capabilities for the life sciences industry. Jones...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• EU approves Member State measures to support the economy
• Austria requests EU to suspend State aid rules
• Eurogroup Report on the comprehensive economic...more