Jean Comte

Airbus warns of quality issues on some A320 aircraft panels Latest challenge facing European planemaker comes as it seeks to deliver ambitious jet delivery target

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Eurogroup presidency: two ministers put forward their candidacies The election of the new president will take place at the next meeting of the Eurogroup on 11 December. The president is elected by a simple majority of the Eurogroup ministers, in line with the Treaty...

The Greek and Belgian Finance ministers are candidates to become president of the Eurogroup
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Bolloré's company Vivendi will push back on Dec. 10 against EU Commission allegations that it influenced the editorial and commercial strategy of French news outlets Journal du Dimanche and Paris Match, years before the buyout was cleared. Free to read⬇️
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The EU Parliament now has a right-wing majority President von der Leyen's centre-right EPP yesterday broke the centrist coalition, joining with the far right in order to pass the climate deregulation demanded by Trump.

Yesterday will mark a major turning point – the collapse of the European Parliament's decades-old centrist governing majority.

It's the end of an era, and the beginning of another.

Si vous voulez des nouvelles de Thierry Breton: la Commission européenne vient de l'autoriser à devenir commentateur sur LCI. Il assurera des "Éditoriaux, chroniques, et décryptages liés à l’actualité" tous les dimanches soir pendant 40 minutes 📺

Energy and Climate Correspondent Energy and Climate Correspondent Are you passionate about energy and climate regulations! Interested in writing in-depth analyses of legislation! Location: Brussels (Hybrid working policy: 4 days in o...

MLex is looking for an Energy reporter in Brussels ⤵️

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EU heads of State and Government will discuss "the geoeconomic situation and its implications for the EU’s competitiveness" at their December summit, according to a draft agenda disclosed this week
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We’re hiring a Senior Tax Correspondent for @law360.bsky.social in Brussels.

Do you love breaking stories, connecting dots across jurisdictions, and explaining how complex regulation shapes global business?

Brussels’ demands reflect the growing tension between the two sides just six months after a summit that set out to build stronger post-Brexit ties on.ft.com/3LvF2cI

Trump’s university backlash drives US researchers towards Europe EU grant applications hit record in 2025 amid surge in interest from American academics

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A damages action recently started in France by eDreams against Google's alleged self-preferencing practice will test how national courts and the European Commission can cooperate to enforce the EU Digital Markets Act.
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My plan for Halloween is to dress up as the Regulatory Scrutiny Board to spook EU Commission officials

We're heading for split conclusions on Ukraine at the #EUCO today

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My take on simplification of EU law: the EU Commission should table an omnibuses omnibus, to simplify all the pending omnibuses.

Cyprus aims to prioritize work on boosting the EU’s competitiveness when it takes over the EU Council presidency next year, according to a draft program seen by MLex.
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ECB union sues bank over attempts to silence union reps Labor relations in Frankfurt have hit a new low.

The ECB’s staff union is taking the bank to court, accusing ECB management of trying to silence and intimidate its representatives in violation of the principles of European democracy.

Yes, but after a constructive dialogue involving all relevant stakeholders

Very excited to see that the European Commission is planning a communication on Better Regulation next year 😀

EU heads of states and gov will discuss simplification of EU law, the green transition, and the need to ensure the bloc's "sovereign digital transition" at next week European Council, according to a draft of the conclusions obtained by MLex
Full doc available here ⬇️
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EU heads of states and gov will discuss simplification of EU law, the green transition, and the need to ensure the bloc's "sovereign digital transition" at next week European Council, according to a draft of the conclusions obtained by MLex
Full doc available here ⬇️
www.mlex.com/mlex/mergers...

As the US keep criticizing the EU's DSA and DMA, EU leaders are planning to call to enhance the bloc's "digital sovereignty" and "regulatory autonomy" at their October Summit, according to a preparatory doc we saw with @lucabertuzzi.bsky.social
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Saipem and Subsea7 have withdrawn their merger request with the Norwegian competition authority, only 2 days before it was supposed to announce whether the deal was approved. The news come only few days after the companies made a similar move in Germany
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Saipem, Subsea7 withdraw merger notification in Germany just before deadline www.mlex.com/mlex/dealris...

Here our initial reporting on the lawsuit www.mlex.com/mlex/article...

Mediobanca withdrew its lawsuit against the ECB's decision which has made possible its hostile takeover by Monte dei Paschi di Siena, or MPS. The move was completely expected, since MPS had achieved control of Mediobanca just one week after the lawsuit was filed
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Clearly what of the 10 best BSky posts (out of a sample of 11 I saw this morning) ⬇️

François Bayrou sur la condamnation de Nicolas Sarkozy : « Si on adopte la généralisation du principe de l’exécution provisoire, ça veut dire qu’il n’y a plus d’appel possible » Réagissant à la condamnation de Nicolas Sarkozy, l’ancien premier ministre a estimé, lors de l’université de rentrée du MoDem, « qu’on a le droit de se poser des questions » sur les risques de l’appli...

C'est toujours étonnant, ces dirigeants politiques qui découvrent la brutalité du fonctionnement réel et banal de la justice, à l'occasion de la condamnation d'un dirigeant politique
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Yep, that was me again