do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12352 – DIGITALBRIDGE / TCGL / COUNTY BROADBAND / FREEDOM FIBRE / TRUESPEED)
Date: 2026-03-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Internet, United Kingdom, economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control, rural region, transmission network, urban area








C_202601821EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/1821


19.3.2026






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.12352 – DIGITALBRIDGE / TCGL / COUNTY BROADBAND / FREEDOM FIBRE / TRUESPEED)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/1821)

On 12 March 2026, 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 32026M12352. 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/2026/1821/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
State aid – Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2026-03-12
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, offshore wind energy production








C_202601630EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/1630


12.3.2026






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(C/2026/1630)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:






Date of adoption of the decision


24.11.2025




Case No


94944




Decision No


195/25/COL




EFTA State


Norway




Region


All




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


CISAF: Investment aid scheme for floating offshore wind




Legal basis


Parliamentary Decision of 5 April 2001 and Enova’s calls for tenders, programme and award letters, setting out the conditions for the aid




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Aid to accelerate rollout of renewable energy, namely floating offshore wind




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Estimated NOK 10 billion throughout the duration of the scheme




Intensity


Up to 100 % of total investment costs




Duration


Until 31 December 2030




Economic sectors


Production of electricity from floating offshore wind (NACE D.35.1.1)




Name and address of the granting authority







Enova SF




P.O. Box 5700 Torgarden




7437 Trondheim




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1630/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.121059
Date: 2026-03-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, control of State aid, farming sector, fishing industry, forestry policy








C_202601513EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/1513


12.3.2026






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.121059
(C/2026/1513)








Date of adoption of the decision


19.1.2026




Aid number


SA.121059




Member State


Italy




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Promozione dei prodotti agricoli




Legal basis


Deliberazione di Giunta Regionale n. XII/5216 del 27/10/2025"Determinazioni in ordine al regime di aiuti per la promozione dei prodotti agricoli e agroalimentari di cui all'art. 12 della L.R. n. 31-2008"




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for investment in connection with the processing of agricultural products and the marketing of agricultural products, Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for investment in connection with the processing of agricultural products and the marketing of agricultural products




Form of aid


Subsidised services




Budget


Overall budget: 6 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 1 500 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2029




Economic sectors


SECTION A – AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Regione Lombardia - D.G. Agricoltura, Sovranità alimentare e Foreste




Piazza Città di Lombardia 1, Milano - 20124








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/2026/1513/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12145 – CLARIOS / ECOBAT GERMANY / ECOBAT AUSTRIA)
Date: 2026-03-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Germany, economic concentration, electricity storage device, lead, merger control, vehicle parts, waste recycling








C_202601638EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/1638


12.3.2026






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12145 – CLARIOS / ECOBAT GERMANY / ECOBAT AUSTRIA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/1638)


1.   
On 4 March 2026, 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:






—


Clarios Germany Holding GmbH (‘Clarios’, Germany), ultimately controlled by Brookfield Corporation (Canada),










—


ECOBAT Resources Germany GmbH (‘Ecobat Germany’, Germany) and ECOBAT Resources Austria GmbH (‘Ecobat Austria’, Austria), both controlled by Eco-Bat B.V. (Netherlands). Ecobat Germany and Ecobat Austria are collectively referred to as the ‘Target Companies’.




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


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






—


Clarios is mainly active in the manufacture and sale of automotive (lead-acid) batteries. To support these activities, Clarios recycles scrap lead-acid batteries to extract lead and other by-products, which are then used solely internally to produce batteries,










—


The Target Companies are producers of secondary lead, including lead metal alloys, as well as other by-products recovered during their lead smelting activities (in particular polypropylene). They operate two facilities in Germany (located in Braubach and in Freiberg) and one facility in Austria (located in Arnoldstein).






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.



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.12145 – CLARIOS / ECOBAT GERMANY / ECOBAT AUSTRIA
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’).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1638/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 11 March 2026
Date: 2026-03-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202601034EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/1034


12.3.2026






Euro exchange rates (1)


            11 March 2026
         
(C/2026/1034)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1581 




JPY


Japanese yen


183,63 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4718 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86363 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,6543 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9031 




ISK


Iceland króna


145,00 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,1700 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,377 




HUF


Hungarian forint


387,83 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2523 




RON


Romanian leu


5,0907 




TRY


Turkish lira


51,0671 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6195 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5742 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0642 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9571 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4757 




KRW


South Korean won


1 710,64 




ZAR


South African rand


18,9949 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9518 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


19 569,86 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5357 




PHP


Philippine peso


68,622 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,787 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,9887 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,4403 




INR


Indian rupee


106,6290 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1034/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
State aid – Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2026-03-12
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, newspaper, publishing








C_202601647EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/1647


12.3.2026






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(C/2026/1647)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:






Date of adoption of the decision


3 December 2025




Case No


94943




Decision No


192/25/COL




EFTA State


Norway




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Grant scheme for Sámi news and current affairs media




Legal basis


Act No. 153 of 18 December 2020 on economic support to the media and new regulation on grants for Sámi news and current affairs media.




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Media diversity and development of the Sámi languages




Form of aid


Grant




Budget


Annual budget: NOK 44 million (estimate)
Total budget: NOK 301 million (estimate)




Duration


1 January 2026 – 31 December 2031




Economic sectors


NACE group level:
J58.1.3 – Publishing of newspapers.




Name and address of the granting authority







Norwegian Media Authority




Nygata 4




NO-1607 Fredrikstad




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1647/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
EFTA Surveillance Authority communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation 1008/2008 of the European parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community – Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
Date: 2026-03-12
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Iceland, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_202601646EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/1646


12.3.2026






EFTA Surveillance Authority communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation 1008/2008 of the European parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(C/2026/1646)







Member State


Iceland




Concerned routes


Flight routes:






(1)


Akureyri – Grímsey – Akureyri










(2)


Akureyri – Vopnafjörður – Þórshöfn – Akureyri








Period of validity of the contract


1st of April 2027 until 31st of March 2030, with a possibility of two years extension.




Deadline for submission of tenders


Two months from public information notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union





Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public tender and the modified public service obligations can be obtained







Vegagerðin




Suðurhraun 3




210 Garðabær




ICELAND




Contact: Gísli Gíslason, gigi@vegagerdin.is, tel. +354 8605656.

https://tendsign.is/







—



Áætlunarflug á Íslandi – Sérleyfi fyrir Vegagerðina. Akureyri – Grímsey – Akureyri og Akureyri – Vopnafjörður – Þórshöfn – Akureyri 2027-2030.











—



Concession in Air routes for Vegagerdin/The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (IRCA). Akureyri – Grímsey – Akureyri & Akureyri – Vopnafjörður – Þórshöfn – Akureyri 2027-2030.











ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1646/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
State aid – Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2026-03-12
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Iceland, State aid, control of State aid, dissemination of information, mass media, pluralism in the media








C_202601629EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/1629


12.3.2026






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(C/2026/1629)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:






Date of adoption of the decision


3.12.2025




Case No


94134




Decision No


193/25/COL




EFTA State


Iceland




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Renewal of and amendments to the production grant scheme for private news and current affairs media




Legal basis


The Icelandic Media Act No 38/2011 and the Regulation on Operating Support for Private Media No 1115/2025




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Improving the conditions for operating private media outlets in Iceland




Form of aid


Grant




Budget


ISK 500 million (approximately EUR 3,4 million)




Duration


3 December 2025 to 31 December 2025




Economic sectors


Media




Name and address of the granting authority







The Allocation Committee




Borgartún 21




105 Reykjavík




ICELAND








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1629/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)