do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Mutual learning exercise : R&I foresight.
Date: 2023-01-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Subjects: EU research policy, European Union, citizen science, civic engagement, exchange of information, foresight, innovation, investment, organisation of research, research programme, smart specialisation

Mutual Learning Exercise 
R&I Foresight 

#HorizonEU

PSF CHALLENGE - MUTUAL LEARNING EXERCISE (MLE)

The purpose of the Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) is to facilitate the 
exchange of information, experiences and lessons learnt in the practice of 
R&I foresight across EU and Associated Countries, and to contribute to the 
development of an impactful R&I foresight community as an important 
element of European Research Area. The following topics have been selected:

Topic 1: Introduction and overview on R&I foresight 

Topic 2: Institutionalising foresight capability and creating 
wide foresight communities in the R&I system

Topic 3: Citizens’ engagement approaches and methods

Topic 4: Foresight, the twin transition and  
potential disruptions

Topic 5: From foresight for Smart Specialisation to 
engagement in EU Research Programmes, Missions,  
and Partnerships

Visit the website for more information: https://ec.europa.eu/ 
research-and-innovation/en/statistics/policy-support-facility

Participating countries: 

Scheduled meetings

Chair
Cornelia Daheim (also Expert on Topic 1)

Rapporteur
Jennifer Harper (also Expert on Topic 2)

Independent Experts
Philippe Destatte (Expert on Topic 3)

Paulo Soeiro de Carvalho (Expert 
on Topic 4)

Michal Pazour (Expert on 
Topic 5)

DG R&I Policy Officers
Jürgen Wengel  
Juergen.WENGEL@ec.europa.eu

Annamaria Zonno  
Annamaria.ZONNO@ec.europa.eu

First country visit  
(5-6 Dec 2022)
Institutionalizing foresight capability

Third country visit 
(March 2023)
Foresight & Twin transition 

Final meeting
(Sept 2023)

KO meeting  
(27 Sept 2022)
Overview on R&I foresight

Second country visit
(Jan 2023)
Citizen’s engagement

Fourth country visit
(May 2023)
From foresight to Smart Specialization

Dissemination 
event (Oct 2023)

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10903 – CIRCLE K / SCHIBSTED / ELTON MOBILITY) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 17/01
Date: 2023-01-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: broadcasting, economic concentration, electric vehicle, electricity supply, financial services, information technology, investment company, merger control, motor fuel, retail trade








C_2023017EN.01000101.xml










18.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 17/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10903 – CIRCLE K / SCHIBSTED / ELTON MOBILITY)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 17/01)
On 9 January 2023, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






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in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32023M10903. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10817 – ADVENT / DEM BUSINESS / HPM BUSINESS) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 208/02
Date: 2023-01-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, intermediate goods, investment company, merger control, plastics industry, special polymer








C_2023208EN.01000301.xml










15.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 208/3






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10817 – ADVENT / DEM BUSINESS / HPM BUSINESS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 208/02)
On 9 January 2023, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32023M10817. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/108 of 9 January 2023 approving non-minor amendments to the product specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Pitina’ (PGI))
Date: 2023-01-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, designation of origin, labelling, meat product, product designation








L_2023013EN.01000301.xml










16.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 13/3








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/108
of 9 January 2023
         
approving non-minor amendments to the product specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Pitina’ (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Pitina’, registered under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/930 (2).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.












(3)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the product specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Pitina’ (PGI) are hereby approved.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 January 2023.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/930 of 19 June 2018 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Pitina’ (PGI)) (OJ L 165, 2.7.2018, p. 12).

(3)  
            OJ C 312, 17.8.2022, p. 9.
Case T-3/23: Action brought on 9 January 2023 — UA v EUAA
Date: 2023-01-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, abuse of power, damage, damages, equal treatment, indemnification, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, rights of the defence, staff regulations (EU)








C_2023063EN.01006601.xml










20.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 63/66






Action brought on 9 January 2023 — UA v EUAA
(Case T-3/23)
(2023/C 63/84)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: UA (represented by: É. Boigelot, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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declare the action admissible and well founded and consequently;










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annul Decision No 99, reference [confidential], (1) taken by the EUAA Management Board on [confidential], notified by e-mail on [confidential] by the Secretariat of the Management Board, and in so far as necessary, all preparatory and/or implementing acts and decisions, by which the Management Board decides, inter alia, that ‘[confidential] is ordered to make good [the damage suffered by] the Agency due to serious personal misconduct liable to entail his personal financial liability, in accordance with Article 22 of the [Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union]. The implementing measure and modalities for compensation will be communicated separately to [confidential]’;










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order the defendant to pay provisional compensation of EUR 25 000 for both material and non-material damage, subject to modification during the proceedings;










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order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 22 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (‘the Staff Regulations’), applicable by analogy to temporary staff in accordance with Article 11 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union, infringement of the Guidelines for applying Article 22 of the Staff Regulations (Financial liability of officials), and in particular Articles 2.1, 2.3.2 and 3.2 thereof, infringement of the rights of defence, in particular Articles 3, 4 and 22 of Annex IX to the Staff Regulations (right to be heard) made applicable by Article 22 of the Staff Regulations, infringement of Articles 41(1) and (2)(a), 48 and 51(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging manifest errors of assessment, lack of materiality of the facts complained of, inadequate statement of reasons, breach of the principle of non bis in idem, breach of the duty to have regard for the welfare of officials, breach of the principle of legal certainty and sound administration and of the principle of proportionality, breach of the principle of a single administration and of equal treatment, breach of the principle of the authenticity of documents and misuse of powers.






(1)  Confidential information redacted.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 6 January 2023 2023/C 6/04
Date: 2023-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023006EN.01000401.xml










9.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 6/4






Euro exchange rates (1)

6 January 2023
(2023/C 6/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0500 




JPY


Japanese yen


141,30 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4370 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88475 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,2580 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9864 




ISK


Iceland króna


152,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,8070 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,054 




HUF


Hungarian forint


396,96 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6950 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9296 




TRY


Turkish lira


19,7065 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5590 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4331 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2006 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6889 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4156 




KRW


South Korean won


1 337,18 




ZAR


South African rand


18,2092 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,2045 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 468,30 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6237 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,374 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


35,737 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,6034 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,2645 




INR


Indian rupee


86,9103 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/107 of 9 January 2023 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Châtaigne des Cévennes’ (PDO))
Date: 2023-01-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: France, Occitanie, designation of origin, dried product, fresh fruit, fruit product, labelling, nut, product designation








L_2023013EN.01000101.xml










16.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 13/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/107
of 9 January 2023
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Châtaigne des Cévennes’ (PDO))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, France’s application to register the name ‘Châtaigne des Cévennes’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Châtaigne des Cévennes’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Châtaigne des Cévennes’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.6 – Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 January 2023.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 346, 9.9.2022, p. 7.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).