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Support to Bulgaria on its policy to address the fragmentation of its public research system.
Date: 2024-08-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Subjects: Bulgaria, EU research policy, financing, innovation, investment, organisation of research, public expenditure, research infrastructure

Support to Bulgaria on its policy 
to address the fragmentation of 
its public research system 

#HorizonEU

POLICY SUPPORT FACILITY (PSF) COUNTRY

This PSF Country will support Bulgaria in designing and implementing 
structural reforms in the national Bulgarian research and innovation 
system. In particular, it aims to identify the policy levers to be used and 
provide concrete recommendations (policy and implementation schemes) 
to consolidate resources in the ecosystem. 

The PSF review addresses the following three areas:  

Concrete recommendations on consolidating actors in the R&I 
ecosystem, including a suggested approach for them to adapt their 
forms of governance.  

Regulatory and financial measures to encourage Higher Education 
Institutes (HEis) and research organisations working in 
analogue research areas to merge into larger, universal  
and decentralised institutions. 

Suggested approach to consolidating different institutes 
of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, allowing to maximize 
the research output of the Academy and its impact on the 
economy and society. 

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

Indicative timetable

Chair
Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen (Denmark)

Rapporteur
Urban Krajcar (Slovenia)

Independent Experts
Göran Melin (Sweden)
Maria Nedeva (United Kingdom) 
Indrek Reimand (Estonia)

National Expert
Teodora Georgieva (Bulgaria)

National Peers
Jiří Nantl (Czechia)
Toivo Räim (Estonia) 

DG RTD Policy Officer:
Vladimir Manolov  
(Vladimir.MANOLOV@ec.europa.eu)

1st

2nd

2 September 2024
Kick off meeting

7-9 October 2024
First country mission to 
Bulgaria

27-29 November 2024
Second country mission to 
Bulgaria 

April 2025
Dissemination event 

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Case T-432/24: Action brought on 20 August 2024 – Glaxo Group v EUIPO – Cipla Europe (Shape of an inhaler)
Date: 2024-08-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, medical device, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202405657EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
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C/2024/5657


30.9.2024






Action brought on 20 August 2024 – Glaxo Group v EUIPO – Cipla Europe (Shape of an inhaler)


(Case T-432/24)

(C/2024/5657)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Glaxo Group Ltd (Brentford, United Kingdom) (represented by: T. de Haan, F. Verhoestraete and S. Vandezande, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Cipla Europe NV (Antwerp, Belgium)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union tridimensional mark (Shape of an inhaler) –European Union trade mark No 2 179 562
         

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 June 2024 in Case R 1835/2016-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Primarily, alter the contested decision and reject the application for a declaration of invalidity in its entirety;










—


In the alternative, set aside the contested decision; and










—


In any event, order EUIPO and the intervener to bear the costs, including those incurred by the applicant before the Office’s Second Board of Appeal.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 51(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94;










—


Infringement of Article 72(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 ;










—


Infringement of Article 51(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 ;










—


Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and of Article 41(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5657/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-194/24: Order of the General Court of 20 August 2024 – Oberlin v Commission (Access to documents – Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 – Information provided by the EU to the International Court of Justice in the case Ukraine v. Russia – Implied refusal of access – Express decision adopted after the action was brought – No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2024-08-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: International Court of Justice, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, access to EU information, military intervention








C_202406101EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6101


21.10.2024






Order of the General Court of 20 August 2024 – Oberlin v Commission


(Case T-194/24)
                (1)

(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Information provided by the EU to the International Court of Justice in the case Ukraine v. Russia - Implied refusal of access - Express decision adopted after the action was brought - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2024/6101)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Christophe Oberlin (Paris, France) (represented by: G. Devers, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: Ș. Ciubotaru and K. Herrmann, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks, in essence, the annulment of the implied decision of the European Commission rejecting the confirmatory application for access to several documents relating to information provided by the EU to the International Court of Justice in the case Ukraine v. Russia.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


The European Commission shall bear the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/4598, 29.7.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6101/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 19 August 2024
Date: 2024-08-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202404810EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4810


20.8.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            19 August 2024
         
(C/2024/4810)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1041 




JPY


Japanese yen


161,22 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4616 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85243 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,4871 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9543 




ISK


Iceland króna


151,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,7345 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,181 




HUF


Hungarian forint


393,08 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2688 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9773 




TRY


Turkish lira


37,2418 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6486 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5098 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6040 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8170 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4464 




KRW


South Korean won


1 476,07 




ZAR


South African rand


19,6951 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8848 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 212,31 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8376 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,578 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,053 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,0215 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,6586 




INR


Indian rupee


92,6085 






(1)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4810/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-562/24, Munik: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Okrožno sodišče v Kopru (Slovenia) lodged on 20 August 2024 – S.H. d.o.o., M.A. d.o.o.
Date: 2024-08-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: confiscation of property, enforcement of ruling, freezing of assets, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU, ownership








C_202406915EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6915


25.11.2024






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Okrožno sodišče v Kopru (Slovenia) lodged on 20 August 2024 – S.H. d.o.o., M.A. d.o.o.


(Case C-562/24, Munik)
                (1)

(C/2024/6915)
Language of the case: Slovenian

Referring court

Okrožno sodišče v Kopru

Parties to the main proceedings


Other parties: S.H. d.o.o., M.A. d.o.o.

Question referred

Must Article 8(2)(d) of Council Framework Decision 2006/783/JHA and Article 17(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union be interpreted as meaning that even holders of judicial mortgages registered prior to the recognition of a decision of a court of another Member State or prior to the freezing of property for the purposes of execution are to be regarded as third parties whose rights must be taken into account in the proceedings for the execution of an order to confiscate property of unlawful origin?


(1)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6915/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11640 – GENSTAR / TA / AFFINIPAY)
Date: 2024-08-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, health care, industrial equipment, investment company, legal profession, merger control, payment, software








C_202405291EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5291


28.8.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11640 – GENSTAR / TA / AFFINIPAY)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5291)

On 20 August 2024, 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 (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32024M11640. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5291/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.109748
Date: 2024-08-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, telecommunications








C_202405168EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5168


20.8.2024






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.109748
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5168)








Date of adoption of the decision


23.7.2024




Aid number


SA.109748




Member State


Germany




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Änderung und Verlängerung der Nationalen Gigabitregelung Deutschland




Legal basis


Rahmenregelung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zur Unterstützung des flächendeckenden Aufbaus von Gigabitnetzen




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Broadband infrastructures




Form of aid


Direct grant, Other




Budget


Overall budget: 26 000 000 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0 %




Duration


Until 31.12.2028




Economic sectors


Wired telecommunications activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr




Invalidenstraße 44, 10115 Berlin








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5168/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-563/24, PB Vi Goods: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Potsdam (Germany) lodged on 20 August 2024 – Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb e. V. v PB Vi Goods GmbH
Date: 2024-08-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: alcoholic beverage, beverage industry, consumer information, ethanol, labelling, marketing standard, non-alcoholic beverage, product designation, right of establishment








C_202405968EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5968


14.10.2024






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Potsdam (Germany) lodged on 20 August 2024 – Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb e. V. v PB Vi Goods GmbH


(Case C-563/24, PB Vi Goods)

(C/2024/5968)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Potsdam

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb e. V.

Defendant: PB Vi Goods GmbH

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 10(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 (1) invalid for infringement of Article 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in so far as it prohibits the presentation or labelling of non-alcoholic beverages as ‘non-alcoholic gin’?










2.


In the alternative: Is Article 10(7) or Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 to be interpreted as meaning that, under those provisions, the presentation or labelling of a non-alcoholic beverage as ‘non-alcoholic gin’ is not prohibited solely because the beverage does not reach the minimum alcoholic strength required for it to be named ‘gin’ and has not been produced by flavouring, with juniper berries, ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin (but rather by flavouring water)?






(1)  Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 (OJ 2019 L 130, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5968/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.64644
Date: 2024-08-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202405134EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5134


20.8.2024






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.64644
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5134)








Date of adoption of the decision


15.7.2022




Aid number


SA.64644




Member State


Italy




Region


Italy




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


IPCEI Hydrogen Technology - Hy2Tech – ITALY




Legal basis


Legge di Bilancio




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case


Ansaldo Energia S.p.A.; Iveco S.p.A.; Alstom Ferroviaria SpA; De Nora Italy Hydrogen Technologies S.r.l.; Enel Green Power S.p.A.; Fincantieri S.p.A.




Objective


Execution of an important project of common European interest, Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


From 30.9.2022




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico




Via Veneto 33 - 00187 Roma








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5134/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11624 – BAM / MAINOVA / MAINOVA WEBHOUSE)
Date: 2024-08-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Hesse, computer centre, consultancy, economic concentration, electricity supply, gas supply, heating, investment company, merger control, services of general interest








C_202405282EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5282


26.8.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11624 – BAM / MAINOVA / MAINOVA WEBHOUSE)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5282)

On 20 August 2024, 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 (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32024M11624. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5282/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)