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The European Union is preparing new measures to improve access to financing for startups and scaleups, aiming to prevent promising companies from relocating abroad in search of investment and accelerate Europe's innovation ecosystem.
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Lufthansa’s planned acquisition of up to 49.9% of TAP Air Portugal for €1.2 billion aims to boost its South Atlantic presence, especially to Brazil, but regulatory and governance hurdles may delay benefits until 2028 or beyond.
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The European Commission’s €20.2 million grant to Minesto will cover 60% of the investment for Ireland’s first 10 MW tidal kite array, advancing EU net-zero goals.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposes using artificial intelligence to streamline business reporting, aiming to boost EU competitiveness by reducing administrative burdens.
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German logistics provider Rhenus Group will develop up to 14 terminals across the Middle Corridor, strengthening EU-Asia transport and supporting the European Commission’s trade ambitions.
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Manufacturers, retailers and distributors support efforts to decarbonise Europe’s chemical industry but argue that mandatory content rules, levies and new reporting obligations could burden downstream businesses and ultimately increase consumer prices.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen cautioned that proposed EU budget cuts, championed by Germany, risk undermining key policies on competitiveness and energy autonomy as negotiations intensify.
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The European Commission has granted cross-border renewable energy status to the Deploy project, enabling a 180 MW solar-wind plant in Poland to supply industrial heat to Germany and setting a precedent for EU energy cooperation.
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Brussels is preparing membership action plans with target dates for Montenegro, Ukraine, Moldova, and Albania, aiming to clarify accession steps and bolster regional stability amid geopolitical uncertainty.
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The European Commission has called on EU countries to cut gas and electricity demand as storage levels lag and global supply constraints push energy prices higher.
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Petrol and diesel costs have climbed to their highest levels since the European Commission began compiling comparable data in 2005. ECB specialists expect diesel refining margins to peak in October, leaving businesses and consumers exposed to further transport-cost pressures.
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The proposed framework seeks to reduce administrative barriers and regulatory uncertainty for European and local investors. It is the EU’s first Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement with a Latin American country and places particular emphasis on renewable energy and raw materials.
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Talks among Europe’s largest mobile operators to launch a satellite-to-mobile venture could transform connectivity across the continent and intensify competition, Bloomberg News reports.
The European Commission is working on a measure that would prohibit exports of waste, including aluminium scrap, to countries outside the OECD, with limited exceptions for some EU candidates. The proposal, still subject to consultation, would replace a narrower trade mechanism that Brussels concluded could affect only around half of current scrap shipments.
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The three services exceeded the threshold of 45 million monthly users in the European Union, triggering additional obligations under the Digital Services Act. ChatGPT will be regulated as a very large online search engine, while Reddit and Roblox have been classified as very large online platforms.
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Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs finances part of the travel and living costs of aspiring founders and business owners with less than three years of experience. Applications remain open throughout the year, exchanges last between one and six months, and the programme has no upper age limit.
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Every European Union member state must make at least one government-recognised digital identity wallet available by the end of 2026. Banks, financial services, utilities, telecommunications companies and other regulated providers will subsequently face acceptance obligations, but differences in national readiness, unfinished certification work and privacy concerns point towards a gradual rather than simultaneous European launch.
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Nordic Compass is examining whether the exchanges of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland could operate as a more integrated marketplace. The initiative could range from harmonised regulation and settlement systems to a full combination of the national bourses, although discussions remain preliminary and no agreement has been reached.
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The European Commission has authorised the Spanish company’s enzymatically produced eggshell membrane hydrolysate for use in food supplements, opening a new European market for an ingredient obtained from a by-product of the egg industry. The approval allows its use at up to 500 mg per day and gives Eggnovo five years of data protection.
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The European Commission has granted conditional approval for the proposed transaction involving Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery, concluding that the deal can proceed provided the companies comply with commitments designed to preserve competition in Europe's media and audiovisual markets.
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The European Union is preparing a broad package of reforms aimed at making its banking sector more competitive by reducing regulatory fragmentation, encouraging cross-border consolidation and improving the efficiency of capital allocation across the bloc. The initiative is designed to help European lenders better compete with global rivals while supporting investment and economic growth.
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The changes are expected to reshape supply chains and affect exporters across Latin America, Southeast Asia and other commodity-producing regions.
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Business leaders, government officials and international organizations met in Madrid to promote deeper economic cooperation between OECD countries and Latin America ahead of the next Ibero-American Summit.
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The European Commission’s tool tracks startup and scaleup performance across Europe, highlighting how innovation, capital access and high-growth companies are becoming central to competitiveness.
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The European Commission president is placing competitiveness, energy security and regulatory simplification at the center of the EU agenda, with trade agreements such as Mercosur and Mexico framed as tools to reduce external dependencies.
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The European Commission is preparing a major overhaul of merger control rules to enable the creation of larger companies capable of competing with U.S. and Chinese giants.
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The EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) is now fully operational across the Schengen Area, introducing biometric controls and digital tracking that will reshape how Latin American executives travel to Europe.
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The European Commission’s proposal for a unified corporate regime could reduce fragmentation across the EU and create a faster launchpad for startups and scale-ups expanding into Latin America.
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