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European Commission Press release Brussels, 10 Jul 2026 The European Commission has opened a formal investigation to assess whether, in the context of the proposed acquisition by XXXLutz of Porta, the parties may have engaged in gun jumping, which would be in breach of the EU Merger Regulation.

ENCODE, “EASA's Noise Compliance Demonstration Evaluator”, is an MS Excel tool that can be used to calculate the noise level and confidence interval from data measured during a noise test performed in accordance with Chapter 10 of ICAO Annex 16, Volume I. The tool validates each individual test run...

Remarks by Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis on the Eurogroup’s work programme, artificial intelligence, digital finance, and the future of Europe’s competitiveness.

Eurogroup issued a statement on the Austrian draft budgetary plan for 2027.

Eurogroup issued a statement on the Euro area fiscal stance.

The number of irregular border crossings into the European Union continued to fall in the first five months of 2026, with detections down by almost 40% compared with the same period last year. Nearly 39 000 crossings were recorded, according to preliminary data collected by Frontex. The decline...

The number of irregular border crossings into the European Union continued to fall in the first six months of 2026, with detections down by 37% compared with the same period last year. More than 49 000 crossings were recorded, according to preliminary data collected by Frontex. The decline reflects...

​The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published the final technical package for version 4.3 of its reporting framework. The package implements the new reporting requirements for Third-Country Branches (TCBs) under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) and supports the implementation of a...