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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12064 – STRABAG / WTE) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-09-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building industry, civil engineering, economic concentration, merger control, public sanitation, sewage sludge, waste recycling, wastewater, water supply, water treatment








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/5002


11.9.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12064 – STRABAG / WTE)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/5002)


1.   
On 2 September 2025, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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STRABAG AG (‘STRABAG’, Germany), controlled by STRABAG SE (Austria),










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WTE Wassertechnik GmbH (‘WTE’, Germany), controlled by EVN AG (Austria).




STRABAG will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of WTE.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






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STRABAG is engaged in all areas of the construction industry and the entire construction value chain from planning and design to construction, operation and facility management to redevelopment or demolition,










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WTE is engaged in the business of planning, engineering, procurement and construction, as well as operation and maintenance and financing of plants for water supply, wastewater disposal and treatment, as well as thermal sludge incineration and utilization.






3.   
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


4.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.12064 – STRABAG / WTE
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  
            OJ C 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5002/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-384/24, Russisch-Kirgizisch Ontwikkelingsfonds: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 11 September 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State – Belgium) – Russisch-Kirgizisch Ontwikkelingsfonds v Belgische Staat (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common foreign and security policy – Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 – Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine – Article 2 – Freezing of funds and economic resources – Derogations – Article 4(1)(a), (b) and (d) – Release of certain frozen funds for specific expenses – Payment of a roll fee and a flat-rate contribution for the purpose of instituting an action for annulment against a decision implementing that regulation – Included)
Date: 2025-09-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, legal expenses, right to an effective remedy








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C/2025/5805


10.11.2025






Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 11 September 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State – Belgium) – Russisch-Kirgizisch Ontwikkelingsfonds v Belgische Staat


(Case C-384/24,
                (1)
Russisch-Kirgizisch Ontwikkelingsfonds)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Common foreign and security policy - Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine - Article 2 - Freezing of funds and economic resources - Derogations - Article 4(1)(a), (b) and (d) - Release of certain frozen funds for specific expenses - Payment of a roll fee and a flat-rate contribution for the purpose of instituting an action for annulment against a decision implementing that regulation - Included)
(C/2025/5805)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Russisch-Kirgizisch Ontwikkelingsfonds

Defendant: Belgische Staat

Operative part of the judgment

Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1985 of 20 October 2022, read in the light of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
must be interpreted as meaning that it includes the release or making available of certain frozen funds or economic resources for the purposes of paying a roll fee and a flat-rate contribution which must be paid, pursuant to the national law, upon lodging a court action against a national measure implementing that regulation.


(1)  OJ C, C/2024/5598.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5805/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)