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European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 Aug 2023 The European Commission has approved an approximately €800 million (CZK 19 billion) Czech scheme to support companies affected by increased energy costs in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 10 Aug 2023 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €6.5 billion German scheme to partially compensate energy-intensive companies to address the risk of carbon leakage from higher fuel prices resulting from the German fuel emission trading system (‘German fuel ETS').

European Commission Press release Brussels, 09 Aug 2023 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €26.7 million Spanish measure to support Cobre Las Cruces S.A. (‘CLC') in upgrading its refinery in Gerena, Sevilla.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 07 Aug 2023 The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Figma by Adobe.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 03 Aug 2023 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1.5 billion French measure to support ProLogium Technologies (‘ProLogium') in researching and developing a new generation of batteries for electric vehicles.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 31 Jul 2023 The European Commission has informed Pierre Cardin and its licensee Ahlers of its preliminary view that the companies may have breached EU antitrust rules by restricting cross-border sales of Pierre Cardin-licensed clothing, as well as sales of such products to specific customers.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 28 Jul 2023 The European Commission has approved a €2.36 billion (approximately HUF 880 billion) Hungarian scheme for accelerated investments in strategic sectors to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 28 Jul 2023 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €246 million Dutch scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 27 Jul 2023 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €40 million German support measure for the construction and operation of a new land-based liquefied natural gas (‘LNG') terminal in Brunsbüttel.