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The European Commission has accepted commitments from Microsoft to address EU competition concerns relating to its popular team collaboration platform Teams. These commitments will henceforth be legally binding under EU antitrust rules.

The European Commission has today launched a public consultation, inviting all interested parties to
comment on drafts of a revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (‘TTBER') and
revised Guidelines on the application of Article 101 of the Treaty to technology transfer
agreements

Eurofield SAS and Unanime Sport SAS, the ultimate parent of Eurofield at the time of the infringement, received a fine of around €172,000 for providing an incomplete reply to a request for information issued in the context of the Commission's investigation in the synthetic turf sector

The European Commission has fined Google €2.95 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in the advertising technology industry (‘adtech').

Commission approves €626 million Danish State aid scheme to support planting forests

The European Commission has today launched a Call for Evidence and a public consultation to seek input on the scope and content of its revision of the Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty (‘Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines').

The European Commission has launched today its first review of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (‘FSR'). As a first step of this review, the Commission is seeking feedback from interested parties, with a deadline of 18 November 2025.

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Just Eat Takeaway.com (‘JET') by Naspers through its subsidiary Prosus. The approval is conditional upon full compliance with the commitments offered by Naspers.

The European Commission has approved a €11 billion French scheme to support offshore wind energy in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal. This measure will contribute to the transition towards a net-zero economy and reaching the renewable energy target set at EU level for 2030.