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Recommendation of The European Central Bank of 29 July 2025 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank (ECB/2025/27)
Date: 2025-07-29
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: European System of Central Banks, Netherlands, accountant, auditing, central bank, euro area








C_202504400EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4400


1.8.2025







            RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
         
of 29 July 2025
         
to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank
(ECB/2025/27)
(C/2025/4400)


THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

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


Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.












(2)


The mandate of De Nederlandsche Bank’s external auditors, KPMG Accountants N.V., will end after the audit for the financial year 2025. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2026.












(3)


De Nederlandsche Bank has selected EY Accountants B.V. as its external auditors for the financial years 2026 to 2032,





HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:


It is recommended that EY Accountants B.V. should be appointed as the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank for the financial years 2026 to 2032.



Done at Frankfurt am Main, 29 July 2025.


The President of the ECB

Christine LAGARDE
            





ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4400/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-518/25, Soces – II: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Sicilia (Italy) lodged on 29 July 2025 – Soces Srls v Ministero della Difesa, Aeronautica Militare – 3 Reparto Genio
Date: 2025-07-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: debt, invitation to tender, public procurement, social-security contribution, tendering








C_202505438EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/5438


20.10.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Sicilia (Italy) lodged on 29 July 2025 – Soces Srls v Ministero della Difesa, Aeronautica Militare – 3 Reparto Genio


(Case C-518/25, Soces – II)

(C/2025/5438)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Sicilia

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Soces Srls

Defendant: Ministero della Difesa, Aeronautica Militare – 3 Reparto Genio

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 57(2) of Directive 2014/24[/EU] (1) be interpreted as precluding a national provision (such as Article 94(6) of decreto legislativo [n.] 36/2023 (Legislative Decree No 36/2023)) which provides, with regard to non-compliance with obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions, that the settlement, payment or commitment occurred prior to the deadline for submitting the tender?




If the answer to Question 1 is that the national provision is compatible with EU law:






2.


Must Article 57 of Directive 2014/24/EU be interpreted as precluding a national provision (such as Article 94(6) of Legislative Decree [No] 36/2023) which requires the automatic exclusion of an economic operator for irregularities in the payment of contributions, without the possibility of subsequent regularisation, even where the operator has regularised its position prior to the final award?






(1)  Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ 2014 L 94, p. 65).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5438/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-512/25, Staatsanwaltschaft am Rechnungshof Venedig: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 29 July 2025 – Regionale Staatsanwaltschaft am Rechnungshof Venedig v GS
Date: 2025-07-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: enforcement of ruling, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, jurisdiction








C_202505321EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/5321


13.10.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 29 July 2025 – Regionale Staatsanwaltschaft am Rechnungshof Venedig v GS


(Case C-512/25, Staatsanwaltschaft am Rechnungshof Venedig
                (1)
)

(C/2025/5321)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant and appellant in the appeal on a point of law: Regionale Staatsanwaltschaft am Rechnungshof Venedig

Defendant and respondent in the appeal on a point of law: GS

Question referred

Are Articles 45, 46 and 53 of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 (2) to be interpreted as meaning that, in cases concerning the enforcement of a judgment given in a different Member State, the body responsible for enforcement in the Member State addressed must assume, without performing an independent examination, that the judgment falls within the material scope stipulated in Article 1 of that regulation, simply by virtue of the certificate issued by the court of origin pursuant to Article 53 of that regulation?


(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.

(2)  Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (recast) (OJ 2012 L 351, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5321/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-517/25, Soces: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Sicilia (Italy) lodged on 29 July 2025 – Soces Srls v Ministero della Difesa, Aeronautica Militare – 3 Reparto Genio
Date: 2025-07-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: debt, invitation to tender, public procurement, social-security contribution, tendering








C_202505437EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/5437


20.10.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Sicilia (Italy) lodged on 29 July 2025 – Soces Srls v Ministero della Difesa, Aeronautica Militare – 3 Reparto Genio


(Case C-517/25, Soces)

(C/2025/5437)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Sicilia

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Soces Srls

Defendant: Ministero della Difesa, Aeronautica Militare – 3 Reparto Genio

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 57(2) of Directive 2014/24[/EU] (1) be interpreted as precluding a national provision (such as Article 94(6) of decreto legislativo [n.] 36/2023 (Legislative Decree No 36/2023)) which provides, with regard to non-compliance with obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions, that the settlement, payment or commitment occurred prior to the deadline for submitting the tender?




If the answer to Question 1 is that the national provision is compatible with EU law:






2.


Must Article 57 of Directive 2014/24/EU be interpreted as precluding a national provision (such as Article 94(6) of Legislative Decree [No] 36/2023) which requires the automatic exclusion of an economic operator for irregularities in the payment of contributions, without the possibility of subsequent regularisation, even where the operator has regularised its position prior to the final award?






(1)  Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ 2014 L 94, p. 65).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5437/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 28 July 2025
Date: 2025-07-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202503659EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3659


29.7.2025






Euro exchange rates (1)


            28 July 2025
         
(C/2025/3659)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1654 




JPY


Japanese yen


172,65 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4631 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86790 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,1545 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9334 




ISK


Iceland króna


142,20 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,8625 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,600 




HUF


Hungarian forint


397,35 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2595 




RON


Romanian leu


5,0701 




TRY


Turkish lira


47,2443 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7853 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5992 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1483 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9487 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4967 




KRW


South Korean won


1 614,60 




ZAR


South African rand


20,8002 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,3605 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


19 085,29 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9308 




PHP


Philippine peso


66,684 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,753 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,5018 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,7137 




INR


Indian rupee


101,0355 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3659/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1044 of 27 March 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards model animal health certificates and model animal health/official certificates for movements between Member States of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof (OJ L, 2024/1044, 26.4.2024)
Date: 2025-07-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: animal health, animal product, domestic animal, embryo and foetus, health certificate, import (EU), intra-EU transport, live animal, livestock, veterinary inspection








L_202590618EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/90618


29.7.2025






Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1044 of 27 March 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards model animal health certificates and model animal health/official certificates for movements between Member States of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof
(

Official Journal of the European Union L, 2024/1044, 26 April 2024
)


On page 177, in the Annex, in the amendment to Chapter 24 of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403, in the Notes to Part I:
for:






‘Box reference I.30:


Donor identity shall correspond to the official identification of the animal.
Date of collection shall be indicated in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy.
Approval number of the centre shall correspond to the approval number of the semen centre indicated in box I.12 where the semen was collected.’,




read:






‘Box reference I.30:


Donor identity shall correspond to the official identification of the animal.
Date of collection shall be indicated in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy.
Approval number of the centre shall correspond to the approval number of the semen centre indicated in box I.11 where the semen was collected.’.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1044/corrigendum/2025-07-29/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11829 – DIF / VIRYA / DHYVE JV)
Date: 2025-07-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy production, hydrogen production, investment company, merger control, power plant, provision of services, renewable energy








C_202504402EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4402


1.8.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11829 – DIF / VIRYA / DHYVE JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/4402)

On 29 July 2025, 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 32025M11829. 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/2025/4402/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-532/25: Action brought on 29 July 2025 – Confebus v Commission
Date: 2025-07-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Germany, Spain, bus, carriage of passengers, legality, right to justice, rights of the defence, services contract, transport authorisation








C_202504987EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4987


22.9.2025






Action brought on 29 July 2025 – Confebus v Commission


(Case T-532/25)

(C/2025/4987)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Confederación Española de Transporte en Autobús (Confebus) (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: S. Centeno Huerta and C. González Silvestre, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul Commission Decision C(2025) 2465 of 16 April 2025, pursuant to Article 8(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council, concerning a disagreement between Germany and Spain regarding the authorisation of a regular passenger transport service by coach.










—


order the European Commission to pay the costs of the present proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea in law, raising a plea of illegality under Article 277 TFEU, claiming that the holder of the public service contract concerned by the contested decision was not heard on the ground that Article 8 of Regulation 1073/2009 infringes Article 41(2)(a) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement of the second paragraph of Article 296 TFEU in conjunction with Article 41(2)(c) and Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in so far as the European Commission has failed to provide adequate reasons for the contested decision.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 4 TFEU, Article 14 TFEU, Article 91 TFEU and Protocol No 26 in conjunction with Regulation 1370/2007 (2) and Article 16(2) of Regulation 1073/2009.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging a manifest error of assessment on the part of the European Commission by infringing Article 8(4)(d) in conjunction with Article 16(2) of Regulation 1073/2009, the principle of good administration enshrined in Article 41(1) of the Charter and the principle of sincere cooperation in Article 4(3) TEU.






(1)  Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006. 
OJ 2009 L 300, p. 88.


(2)  Regulation 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations 1191/69 and 1107/70. 
OJ 2007 L 315, p. 1.



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4987/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1705 of 29 July 2025 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Date: 2025-07-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Libya, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








L_202501705EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/1705


30.7.2025







            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2025/1705
         
of 29 July 2025
         
implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 of 31 July 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, and repealing Decision 2011/137/CFSP (1), and in particular Article 12(2) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 31 July 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333.












(2)


Pursuant to Article 17(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333, the Council has reviewed the lists of designated persons and entities set out in Annexes II and IV to that Decision.












(3)


The Council has concluded that the entry for one person should be deleted, and that the restrictive measures against all other persons and entities in the lists set out in Annexes II and IV to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 should be maintained.












(4)


Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annexes II and IV to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.


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




Done at Brussels, 29 July 2025.


For the Council


The President

M. BJERRE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 206, 1.8.2015, p. 34, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2015/1333/oj.




ANNEX
Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 is amended as follows:






(1)


in Annex II (‘List of persons and entities referred to in Article 8(2)’), Part A (‘Persons’), entry 9 (concerning HOUEJ, Mohamad Ali) is deleted;










(2)


in Annex IV (‘List of persons and entities referred to in Article 9(2)’), Part A (‘Persons’), entry 9 (concerning HOUEJ, Mohamad Ali) is deleted.







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1705/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1583 of 29 July 2025 implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Date: 2025-07-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Libya, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








L_202501583EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/1583


30.7.2025







            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/1583
         
of 29 July 2025
         
implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 of 18 January 2016 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (1), and in particular Article 21(6) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 18 January 2016, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/44.












(2)


Pursuant to Article 21(6) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44, the Council has reviewed the list of designated persons and entities set out in Annex III to that Regulation.












(3)


The Council has concluded that the entry for one person should be deleted, and that the restrictive measures against all other persons and entities in the lists set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 should be maintained.












(4)


Regulation (EU) 2016/44 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 29 July 2025.


For the Council


The President

M. BJERRE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 12, 19.1.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/44/oj.




ANNEX
In Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 (‘List of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 6(2)’), in Part A (‘Persons’), entry 8 (concerning HOUEJ, Mohamad Ali) is deleted.



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1583/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)