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Czechia sees EU drop foreign-susbidy probe of Dukovany powerplant June 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and the Czech government have avoided intervention under the EU's rules against distortive foreign subsidies, with the bloc closing a probe into a deal to provide nuclear reactors a... (more story)

EU courts see drop in competition litigation, van der Woude says June 04, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Disputes over decisions in areas such as mergers and antitrust, which once formed the bedrock of the EU court system, have dwindled in recent years, according to a senior judge. Litigation emerging from a raft... (more story)

Goldwind goes to EU court to contest info requests in foreign-subsidy probe June 02, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Chinese wind-turbine producer Goldwind Science & Technology has started litigation at the EU courts to contest information requests made by the European Commission as part of a probe into the potentially disto... (more story)

Tech companies need state-aid rules to better understand their financing, EU states urge May 28, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

EU countries including Germany, Belgium, Spain and Poland are pushing for an overhaul of state-aid rules they say are unintentionally blocking support for start-ups, tech firms and social enterprises. At a min... (more story)

Portugal pushes EU to strip away state-aid red tape for investment projects May 27, 2026 | Jean Comte

Portugal says the EU should clarify state aid rules to enable swifter projects and smoother handling of financing applications, MLex has learned. In a note to governments, Lisbon takes aim in particular at the... (more story)

China blocks compliance with EU Nuctech probe in data-sovereignty push May 18, 2026 | MLex Staff

China moved to block compliance with the European Union’s probe into Chinese security-scanner maker Nuctech, marking Beijing’s strongest assertion yet of data sovereignty against foreign regulators as tensions... (more story)

UK plans legislation to nationalize British Steel May 11, 2026 | Jon Menon

The UK will have the power to bring British Steel under public ownership, subject to public interest tests, under new legislation to be set out this week. The public interest test would consider factors includ... (more story)

Farmers, fishermen to see extra state aid to compensate Iran-crisis price spikes April 29, 2026 | Jean Comte

The agriculture, fishery and transport sectors, as well as energy-intensive industries, will be eligible for extra state aid, under a temporary plan unveiled on Wednesday by the European Commission aimed at mi... (more story)

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Italy yet to trigger EU state aid review of energy plan contesting emission rules March 30, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Italy’s new energy decree challenging EU emissions trading system costs will be an early test for the European Commission, as it weighs whether or not to soften state aid rules in response to a national measur... (more story)

ADNOC’s curious EU foreign-subsidy remedy creates more questions than answers November 21, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst, Andrew Boyce and Lewis Crofts

The outcome of the EU's foreign-subsidy review of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's Covestro acquisition has few lessons to offer dealmakers in the way of certainty, given that the concessions extracted appeare... (more story)

China's new five-year plan locks in for long US economic fight October 30, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s newly unveiled outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan draws the line clearly: any quick US-China trade détente won’t alter Beijing’s long-term course. A shift in tone — from the cautiously optimistic frami... (more story)

ADNOC, Covestro optimistic on approval under EU’s foreign subsidies rules September 29, 2025 | Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and German chemicals company Covestro are optimistic of overcoming EU subsidy concerns over their merger, MLex has learned. The companies intend to formally submit remedies befor... (more story)

South Korean government restructuring promises reform but risks overreach September 10, 2025 | Jenny Lee

Just four months after taking office, the Lee Jae Myung administration has unveiled a sweeping plan to remake South Korea’s bureaucracy, setting the stage for one of the most consequential reorganizations in d... (more story)

Broad risk of M&A call-in remains under EU’s draft subsidy guidance August 11, 2025 | Jean Comte and Lewis Crofts

Companies receiving foreign subsidies haven't secured much clarity on when their merger deal or public procurement awards risk being called in for review by the European Commission. The institution's draft gui... (more story)

Guersent jabs at competition cynics as he returns keys to EU’s ‘Rolls-Royce’ August 01, 2025 | Lewis Crofts, Nicholas Hirst and Anna Ferrari

Olivier Guersent has signed off as head of the European Commission’s powerful competition directorate, serving six different commissioners and witnessing the highs and lows of the bloc’s economic policies. In ... (more story)

Dealmakers eying EU M&A get stark warning in subsidy review of UAE telecom buyout April 14, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst, Lewis Crofts and Andrew Boyce

The European M&A landscape for companies backed by foreign states looks more complicated, in light of newly published documents that show the dealmaking of UAE telecom operator Etisalat — known as e& — will fa... (more story)