Jean Comte

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Saipem and Subsea7 have withdrawn their merger request with the Norwegian competition authority, only 2 days before it was supposed to announce whether the deal was approved.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

Journée sans voiture!

Mediobanca made a last-ditch attempt to thwart its hostile takeover by its rival Monte dei Paschi di Siena by appealing the European Central Bank approval that enabled the deal, MLex has learned
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The Spanish government has been given an extra 6 weeks to reply to EU Commission concerns over its "discretionary powers" in banking mergers, in an infringement procedure started after Madrid's interference in BBVA's buyout of Sabadell
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Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.

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Competitiveness, defence and affordable housing will be discussed by EU leaders during the October European Council, according to a draft annotated agenda obtained by MLex.
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EU has ‘turned the page’ with Trump, says bloc’s president [FREE TO READ] António Costa says transatlantic relations have stabilised after Trump’s heavy criticism of Europe on returning to office

“If you look back nine months ago, in January, everybody was really afraid,” @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu told @financialtimes.com. “But now I think we have turned the page and need to build upon this new stability and look forward to continuing our relationship with the US”

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it's a gatekeeper!

And Nicolas Schmit will become "external Structural Advisor" for consultancy group EUTOP

The EU Commission allowed former Commissioner Johannes Hahn to set up his consultancy company 'Hahn Management'. The authorisation comes with restrictions regarding the clients and missions he can accept, as well as the obligation to update the Commission every six months on his clients and projects

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The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the ‘most deliberate effort to kill and silence’ them ever

The Guardian has today printed the names, and where possible, images, of all the media workers killed in Gaza, as part of an international day of action involving more than 150 media organisations.
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This morning, we published a story saying that European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen auto-deletes all her text messages on the Signal app, including those with an EU leader, president Emmanuel Macron of France.

Here is why this is a massive problem for public accountability. 🧵

A survey by the Financial Times found that economists based in the US and Europe believe the president’s attacks on the US central bank have caused long-term damage to the institution as well as to the economy on.ft.com/47V6KZz

The calculated silence of America’s business and finance leaders As Donald Trump has launched a series of blunt interventions in the corporate and financial worlds, he has received little pushback from industry or investors

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Germany and Canada announce deeper ties on critical minerals, defense New agreement, seen by POLITICO, between Berlin and Ottawa will focus on raw materials.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said today that their countries would enhance collaboration on defense and critical minerals.

Can't wait 😃

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The EU Commission top official for competition policy said last February that DG Comp needed more resources to do its work correctly, according to an internal note obtained by MLex www.mlex.com/mlex/antitru...

European leaders rally round Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of Donald Trump meeting ‘Coalition of the Willing’ members will join Ukraine’s leader in US as part of effort to press Trump on ceasefire

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Update: all three companies fined have appealed the decision
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Climate change made Nordic heat wave 2 degrees warmer The chances of reaching dangerous temperatures are only growing as the planet keeps warming up because of climate change, scientists warn.

Man-made climate change made the July heat wave that blanketed Norway, Sweden and Finland 10 times more likely and 2 degrees Celsius hotter, according to a newly published scientific report.