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Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1916 of 16 September 2025 concerning the issuance of a commemorative coin with a common design celebrating 25 years since the 2004 enlargement of the Union
Date: 2025-09-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European integration, commemoration, enlargement of the Union, euro, issuing of currency








L_202501916EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/1916


23.9.2025







            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2025/1916
         
of 16 September 2025
         
concerning the issuance of a commemorative coin with a common design celebrating 25 years since the 2004 enlargement of the Union


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 133 thereof,


Having regard to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) No 651/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the issuance of euro coins (1),

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 9 of Council Regulation (EU) No 729/2014 (2), commemorative coins issued collectively by all Member States whose currency is the euro are to commemorate only subjects of the highest European relevance and their design is to be without prejudice to the possible constitutional requirements of those Member States.












(2)


On 13 June 2025, on the basis of a proposal by the Euro Coin Subcommittee, the Economic and Financial Committee of the Council endorsed the principle of a common commemorative issuance in 2029, celebrating 25 years since the 2004 enlargement of the Union.












(3)


Pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) No 651/2012, a decision to issue commemorative coins with a common design collectively issued by all Member States whose currency is the euro is to be taken by the Council,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The collective issuance in 2029 of a commemorative coin with a common design, by all Member States whose currency is the euro, celebrating 25 years since the 2004 enlargement of the Union is hereby approved.


Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 16 September 2025.


For the Council


The President

M. BJERRE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 201, 27.7.2012, p. 135, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/651/oj.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) No 729/2014 of 24 June 2014 on denominations and technical specifications of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 194, 2.7.2014, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/729/oj).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1916/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12119 – ZEROTWO / WP / FRONTIER GLOBAL INVESTMENTS)
Date: 2025-09-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: South-East Asia, computer centre, economic concentration, investment, investment company, merger control, transmission network








C_202505398EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/5398


2.10.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.12119 – ZEROTWO / WP / FRONTIER GLOBAL INVESTMENTS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/5398)

On 16 September 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 32025M12119. 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/2025/5398/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision (EU) 2025/1917 of 16 September 2025 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank
Date: 2025-09-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European System of Central Banks, Netherlands, accountant, auditing, central bank, euro area




L_202501917EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/1917


23.9.2025







            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2025/1917
         
of 16 September 2025
         
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Protocol No 4 on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,


Having regard to the 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) (1),

Whereas:







(1)


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












(2)


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












(3)


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












(4)


The Governing Council of the ECB has recommended that EY Accountants B.V. be appointed as the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank for the financial years 2026 to 2032.












(5)


Following the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB, Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 1 of Decision 1999/70/EC, paragraph 8 is replaced by the following:

‘8.   EY Accountants B.V. are hereby approved as the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank for the financial years 2026 to 2032.’.



Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its notification.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the European Central Bank.




Done at Brussels, 16 September 2025.


For the Council


The President

M. BJERRE
            





(1)  
            OJ C, C/2025/4400, 1.8.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4400/oj.

(2)  Council Decision 1999/70/EC of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/1999/70(1)/oj).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1917/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (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.108431
Date: 2025-09-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Kaunas county, Lithuania, State aid, chemical industry, control of State aid








C_202505048EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/5048


16.9.2025






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.108431
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/5048)








Date of adoption of the decision


12.7.2024




Aid number


SA.108431




Member State


Lithuania




Region


Kauno (Apskritis)




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aid to Achema for the integration of electrolysis into ammonia production- JTF




Legal basis


Draft of the Order of the Minister of Economy and Innovation




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case


AB “Achema”




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 122 560 000  EUR
Annual budget: 122 560 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


From 31.7.2024




Economic sectors


Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania




Gedimino Ave. 38, 01104 Vilnius, Lithuania








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/2025/5048/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision of 16 September 2025 replacing a member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Portugal
Date: 2025-09-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, Portugal, appointment of members, decision-making body (EU)








C_202505125EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/5125


22.9.2025







            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 16 September 2025
         
replacing a member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Portugal
(C/2025/5125)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2019/126 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


By Decision of 28 March 2023 (2), the Council appointed members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2027.












(2)


A seat as member in the government representatives category has fallen vacant as a result of the resignation of Mr Nelson FERREIRA.












(3)


The government of Portugal has designated a candidate for the vacant seat,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Carlos NUNES is appointed member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work in place of Mr Nelson FERREIRA for the remainder of the current term of office, ending on 31 March 2027.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 16 September 2025.


For the Council


The President

M. BJERRE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 58.

(2)  Council Decision of 28 March 2023 appointing members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) (OJ C 116, 31.3.2023, p. 19).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5125/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
European strategy on research and technology infrastructures.
Date: 2025-09-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Subjects: EU research policy, EU strategy, innovation, research infrastructure, technology

EUROPEAN 
STRATEGY ON 
RESEARCH AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
INFRASTRUCTURES   

Choose Europe 
for world-class research and technology infrastructures 

A new strategy to: 

 ¡ Enable scientific progress

 ¡ Connect talent across borders

 ¡ Drive innovation

 ¡ Accelerate the clean and digital 

 ¡ Strengthen competitiveness

transitions  

Concrete benefits for: 

 ¡ Scientists

 ¡ Researchers

 ¡ Innovators

 ¡ Businesses 

How:  

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Giving scientists, researchers, 
innovators and industry in 
Europe easier access to 
cutting-edge facilities, high-
quality data and tailored 
services.

Driving scientific and 
technological excellence, and 
industrial competitiveness, 
and bolstering our response 
to global challenges. 

Promoting a European 
ecosystem of world-class 
research and technology 
infrastructures, including 
leading equipment, 
laboratories, pilot lines 
and more.

Actions: 

 ¡ Mobilise investments and increase 
and build critical new capacities 

 ¡ Maximise the potential of 
digitalisation and artificial 
intelligence (AI) in Europe’s 
infrastructures

 ¡ Attract and grow talent in Europe, 

through increased training 
opportunities

 ¡ Improve and simplify governance 
to align policies and streamline 
investments

 ¡ Improved and simplified access 

to state-of-the-art infrastructures 
for a wider range of users, from 
researchers to startups 
and scaleups

 ¡ Strengthen the international 
dimension and resilience 
to bolster Europe’s science 
diplomacy and its sovereignty in 
critical research data

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Council Decision of 16 September 2025 replacing a member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Bulgaria
Date: 2025-09-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, appointment of members, decision-making body (EU)








C_202505127EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/5127


22.9.2025







            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 16 September 2025
         
replacing a member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Bulgaria
(C/2025/5127)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2019/126 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


By Decision of 28 March 2023 (2), the Council appointed members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2027.












(2)


A seat as member in the representatives of employers’ organisations category has fallen vacant as a result of the resignation of Mr Georgi STOEV.












(3)


The employers’ organisation BusinessEurope has designated a candidate for the vacant seat,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Boril TASHEV is appointed member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work in place of Mr Georgi STOEV for the remainder of the current term of office, ending on 31 March 2027.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 16 September 2025.


For the Council


The President

M. BJERRE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 58.

(2)  Council Decision of 28 March 2023 appointing members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) (OJ C 116, 31.3.2023, p. 19).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5127/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision (EU) 2025/1918 of 16 September 2025 adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2025
Date: 2025-09-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU expenditure, EU office or agency, amending budget, budgetary resources, draft budget (EU), financial year, general budget (EU), own resources








L_202501918EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/1918


23.9.2025







            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2025/1918
         
of 16 September 2025
         
adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2025


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,


Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (1), and in particular Article 44 thereof,

Whereas:







—


the Union’s budget for the financial year 2025 was definitively adopted on 27 November 2024 (2),












—


on 4 July 2025, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 2 to the general budget for the financial year 2025,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Sole Article
The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2025 was adopted on 16 September 2025.
The full text (3) is available for consultation or download on the Council’s website: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents/public-register/public-register-search.




Done at Brussels, 16 September 2025.


For the Council


The President

M. BJERRE
            





(1)  
            OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj.

(2)  
            OJ L, 2025/31, 27.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/budget/2025/31/oj.

(3)  Doc. 12353/25 + ADD 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1918/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 15 September 2025
Date: 2025-09-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202504495EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4495


16.9.2025






Euro exchange rates (1)


            15 September 2025
         
(C/2025/4495)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1766 




JPY


Japanese yen


173,38 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4646 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86410 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,9115 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9353 




ISK


Iceland króna


143,20 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,5565 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,327 




HUF


Hungarian forint


389,93 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2505 




RON


Romanian leu


5,0620 




TRY


Turkish lira


48,5585 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7659 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,6262 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1524 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9723 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5069 




KRW


South Korean won


1 633,10 




ZAR


South African rand


20,3814 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,3795 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


19 318,24 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9476 




PHP


Philippine peso


67,272 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,486 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,2769 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,6677 




INR


Indian rupee


103,7145 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4495/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)