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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12137 – AURELIUS / FIAMM ENERGY TECHNOLOGY)
Date: 2025-10-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electricity storage device, electronics industry, investment company, lead, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2026/510


22.1.2026






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.12137 – AURELIUS / FIAMM ENERGY TECHNOLOGY)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/510)

On 16 October 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 32025M12137. 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/2026/510/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-282/24, Polismyndigheten: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 October 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen – Sweden) – Polismyndigheten v Konkurrensverket (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Public procurement – Directive 2014/24/EU – Article 72 – Modification of a framework agreement during its term – Value of the modification below the values laid down in Article 72(2) – Modification of the remuneration model of a framework agreement – Substantial modification of a framework agreement – Alteration of the overall nature of a framework agreement)
Date: 2025-10-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU competition policy, award of contract, public procurement, remuneration of work








C_202506111EN.000101.fmx.xml












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C/2025/6111


8.12.2025






Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 October 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen – Sweden) – Polismyndigheten v Konkurrensverket


(Case C-282/24,
                (1)
Polismyndigheten)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Public procurement - Directive 2014/24/EU - Article 72 - Modification of a framework agreement during its term - Value of the modification below the values laid down in Article 72(2) - Modification of the remuneration model of a framework agreement - Substantial modification of a framework agreement - Alteration of the overall nature of a framework agreement)
(C/2025/6111)
Language of the case: Swedish

Referring court

Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Polismyndigheten

Respondent: Konkurrensverket

Operative part of the judgment

Article 72(2) of 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
must be interpreted as meaning that the modification of the method of remuneration provided for in a framework agreement which was awarded on the basis of the criterion of the lowest price, whereby the balance between fixed and variable prices is altered and the price levels are adjusted in such a manner that the total contract value does not change to more than a marginal degree, must not be regarded as altering the overall nature of that framework agreement, within the meaning of that provision, unless the modification of the method of remuneration of that framework agreement leads to a fundamental change in the balance of that agreement.


(1)  OJ C, C/2024/3901.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6111/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12050 – KBC / 365.BANK) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-10-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Slovakia, bank, banking, economic concentration, insurance company, merger control








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C/2025/5614


16.10.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12050 – KBC / 365.BANK)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/5614)


1.   
On 8 October 2025, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


KBC Bank NV (‘KBC’, Belgium), controlled by KBC Group N.V. (‘KBC Group’, Belgium),










—


365.bank, a.s. (‘365.bank’, Slovakia), controlled by J&T FINANCE GROUP SE (‘J&T’, Czechia).




KBC will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1) (b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole 365.bank.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


The KBC group is an integrated bank-insurance group, catering mainly for retail, private banking, SME and corporate clients. Core markets of the KBC group are Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria,










—


365.bank is a commercial bank in Slovakia with a full range of products and a particularly strong focus on retail customers. 365.bank operates as a full-service bank offering a wide range of services and products to individuals as well as for corporates.






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.12050 – KBC / 365.BANK
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/2025/5614/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-59/24 P: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 16 October 2025 – Kingdom of the Netherlands v European Gaming and Betting Association and Commission (Appeal – State aid – State measure extending gambling licences granted by the Kingdom of the Netherlands – Decision of the European Commission not to raise objections – Rejection of a complaint – No examination of the existence of a potential indirect advantage – Scope of the Commission’s duty to carry out an examination – Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2025-10-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, game of chance, gaming establishment, trade licence, voluntary organisation








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C/2025/6109


8.12.2025






Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 16 October 2025 – Kingdom of the Netherlands v European Gaming and Betting Association and Commission


(Case C-59/24 P)
                (1)

(Appeal - State aid - State measure extending gambling licences granted by the Kingdom of the Netherlands - Decision of the European Commission not to raise objections - Rejection of a complaint - No examination of the existence of a potential indirect advantage - Scope of the Commission’s duty to carry out an examination - Obligation to state reasons)
(C/2025/6109)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: M.K. Bulterman, A. Hanje and C.S. Schillemans, acting as Agents)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Gaming and Betting Association (represented by: K. Bourgeois, T. De Meese and M. Van Nieuwenborgh, advocaten), European Commission

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by European Gaming and Betting Association.






(1)  OJ C, C/2024/2924.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6109/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-399/24, AirHelp Germany (Avion frappé par la foudre): Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 October 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Korneuburg – Austria) – AirHelp Germany GmbH v Austrian Airlines AG (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Air transport – Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – Compensation for air passengers in the event of long delay of flights – Conditions – Article 5(3) – Concept of extraordinary circumstances – Concept of reasonable measures to avoid extraordinary circumstances or the consequences thereof – Aircraft struck by lightning during the preceding flight and therefore subject to a mandatory inspection)
Date: 2025-10-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: carriage of passengers, civil aviation, indemnification, traveller








C_202506112EN.000101.fmx.xml












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C/2025/6112


8.12.2025






Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 October 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Korneuburg – Austria) – AirHelp Germany GmbH v Austrian Airlines AG


(Case C-399/24,
                (1)
AirHelp Germany (Avion frappé par la foudre))

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Air transport - Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 - Compensation for air passengers in the event of long delay of flights - Conditions - Article 5(3) - Concept of ‘extraordinary circumstances’ - Concept of ‘reasonable measures’ to avoid extraordinary circumstances or the consequences thereof - Aircraft struck by lightning during the preceding flight and therefore subject to a mandatory inspection)
(C/2025/6112)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landesgericht Korneuburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: AirHelp Germany GmbH

Defendant: Austrian Airlines AG

Operative part of the judgment

Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91,
must be interpreted as meaning that the concept of ‘extraordinary circumstances’, referred to in that provision, covers a lightning strike to an aircraft with which a flight was to be operated, which led to mandatory safety inspections of that aircraft which resulted in its delayed return to service.


(1)  OJ C, C/2024/5215.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6112/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12134 – SOFON / STEML / MRO JV)
Date: 2025-10-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Saudi Arabia, economic concentration, maintenance, merger control, provision of services, vessel








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C/2025/6572


9.12.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.12134 – SOFON / STEML / MRO JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/6572)

On 16 October 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 32025M12134. 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/2025/6572/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice for the attention persons and an entity covered by the restrictive measures provided for in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP and in Annex Ia to Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date: 2025-10-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/5624


16.10.2025






Notice for the attention persons and an entity covered by the restrictive measures provided for in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP and in Annex Ia to Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(C/2025/5624)

The following information is brought to the attention of Mr. Benjamin MBONIMPA (no. 27), Mr. Bertrand BISIMWA (no. 36), Mr. Charles SEMATAMA (no. 20), Mr. Corneille NANGAA YOBELUO (no. 35), Mr. Désiré LONDROMA NDJUKPA (no. 14), Mr. Désiré RUKOMERA (no. 38), Mr. Dominique KAMANZI NDARURUTSE (no. 32), Mr. Janvier Karairi (‘Karahiri’) BUINGO (no. 22), Mr. Jean-Bosco NZABONIMPA MUPENZI (no. 42), Mr. Jean Claude HABYARIMANA MBITSE (no. 31), Mr. John Imani NZENZE (no. 39), Mr. John NUMBI (no. 4), Mr. Joseph MUSANGA BAHATI (no. 44), Mr. Justin BITAKWIRA (no. 12), Mr. Justin Gacheri MUSANGA (no. 28), Mr. Pierre Celestin RURAKABIJE (no. 29), Mr. Simon (Salomon) TOKOLONGA (no. 25), Mr. Gustave KUBWAYO (no. 30) and Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) (entity no. 1) appearing in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP (1) and in Annex Ia to Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In the framework of the annual review of restrictive measures, the Council envisages maintaining the restrictive measures against individuals no. 12, 20, 28, 36, 42 and 44 and entity no. 1 with amended statements of reasons and additional information. The Council also envisages maintaining the restrictive measures against individuals no. 4, 14, 22, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 38 and 39 with additional information.
Those persons and entity are hereby informed that they may submit a request to the Council to obtain the draft statement of reasons and/or the additional information, before 21 October 2025
         , to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1 Horizontal and Global Affairs




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu







(1)  
            OJ L 336, 21.12.2010, p. 30.

(2)  
            OJ L 193, 23.7.2005, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5624/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Judgment of the Court of 16 October 2025 in Case E-1/25 – Valair AG v Amt für Volkswirtschaft (Amt für Hochbau und Raumplanung (AHR)) (Air transport – Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 – The conditions for the issue of an operating licence – Articles 3 and 4 – Harmonisation)
Date: 2025-10-16
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: European Economic Area, Liechtenstein, air transport, carriage of goods, carriage of passengers, freedom to provide services, national competent authority, transport licence








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C/2026/831


5.2.2026







            JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
         
of 16 October 2025
         
in Case E-1/25
Valair AG v Amt für Volkswirtschaft (Amt für Hochbau und Raumplanung (AHR))
(
Air transport – Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 – The conditions for the issue of an operating licence – Articles 3 and 4 – Harmonisation
)
(C/2026/831)

In Case E-1/25, Valair AG v Amt für Volkswirtschaft (Amt für Hochbau und Raumplanung (AHR)) – REQUEST to the Court under Article 34 of the Agreement between the EFTA States on the Establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice by the Liechtenstein Board of Appeal for Administrative Matters (Beschwerdekommission für Verwaltungsangelegenheiten), concerning the interpretation of Article 4 of Regulation No 1008/2008 regarding the conditions for granting an operating licence, the Court, composed of Páll Hreinsson, President (Judge-Rapporteur), Michael Reiertsen and Martin Ospelt (ad hoc), Judges, gave judgment on 16 October 2025, the operative part of which is as follows:
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community must be interpreted as meaning that it establishes an exhaustive list of conditions for the grant of an operating licence, and the competent licensing authority is accordingly precluded from imposing additional conditions under that Regulation beyond those listed in Article 4 itself.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/831/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-218/24, Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España (Concept of baggage: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 16 October 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Mercantil no 4 de Madrid – Spain) – Felicísima v Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España SA Operadora Unipersonal, IATA España SLU (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Carriage by air – Montreal Convention – Article 17(2) – Concept of baggage – Article 22(2) – Air carrier liability in the event of loss of baggage – Loss of a passenger’s pet – Compensation for non-material damage)
Date: 2025-10-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: air transport, carrier, damages, domestic animal, transport of animals








C_202506110EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C series













C/2025/6110


8.12.2025






Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 16 October 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Mercantil no 4 de Madrid – Spain) – Felicísima v Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España SA Operadora Unipersonal, IATA España SLU


(Case C-218/24,
                (1)
Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España (Concept of ‘baggage’)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Carriage by air - Montreal Convention - Article 17(2) - Concept of ‘baggage’ - Article 22(2) - Air carrier liability in the event of loss of baggage - Loss of a passenger’s pet - Compensation for non-material damage)
(C/2025/6110)
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Juzgado de lo Mercantil no 4 de Madrid

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Felicísima

Defendants: Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España SA Operadora Unipersonal, IATA España SLU

Operative part of the judgment

Article 17(2) of the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, concluded in Montreal on 28 May 1999, signed by the European Community on 9 December 1999 and approved on its behalf by Council Decision 2001/539/EC of 5 April 2001, read in conjunction with Article 22(2) thereof,
must be interpreted as meaning that pets are not excluded from the concept of ‘baggage’ within the meaning of those provisions.


(1)  OJ C, C/2024/3897.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6110/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 15 October 2025
Date: 2025-10-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/5270


16.10.2025






Euro exchange rates (1)


            15 October 2025
         
(C/2025/5270)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1622 




JPY


Japanese yen


176,13 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4687 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87050 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,0195 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9305 




ISK


Iceland króna


141,60 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,7225 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,280 




HUF


Hungarian forint


390,83 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2560 




RON


Romanian leu


5,0890 




TRY


Turkish lira


48,6274 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7839 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,6323 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0342 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,0309 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5067 




KRW


South Korean won


1 654,50 




ZAR


South African rand


20,1304 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2823 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


19 295,48 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9184 




PHP


Philippine peso


67,580 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,847 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,3500 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,4500 




INR


Indian rupee


102,3415 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5270/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)