Daily News 19 / 08 / 2024

La Commission autorise l'acquisition de VWS par Triton

La Commission européenne a approuvé, en vertu du règlement européen sur les concentrations, l'acquisition du contrôle exclusif de VWS Verbindingen & Netwerken B.V. («VWS»), basée aux Pays-Bas, par Triton Fund 6 GP SARL («Triton»), basée au Luxembourg.

La transaction concerne principalement les domaines de l'énergie et des services publics, de la connectivité et des travaux d'installation dans le secteur immobilier.

La Commission a conclu que la concentration envisagée ne soulèverait pas de problème de concurrence, compte tenu des positions limitées des entreprises concernées sur les marchés considérés. La transaction notifiée a été examinée dans le cadre de la procédure simplifiée du contrôle des concentrations.

De plus amples informations sont disponibles sur le site internet concurrence de la Commission et dans le registre public des affaires sous le numéro d'affaire M.11555.

(Pour plus d'informations: Lea Zuber – Tél.: +32 2 295 62 98; Sara Simonini  - Tél.: +32 2 298 33 67)

Statements

Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Borrell and Commissioner Lenarčič on 2024 World Humanitarian Day

Yesterday, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, issued a joint statement to mark World Humanitarian Day:

“When disasters strike, crises erupt and conflicts arise, humanitarians are among the first ones on the spot delivering emergency assistance to those affected. This selfless calling to bring relief – but also hope – to the most vulnerable must be honoured and protected.

Yet we cannot forget the acute danger facing humanitarian workers as they carry out their duties in war zones and environments where their own security is not ensured. Tragically, 2023 was the deadliest year on record for aid workers, and 2024 is likely to follow the same harrowing trend.

This is why the EU has established the Protect Aid Workers initiative to help local aid workers who have fallen victim to attacks or other security incidents while on duty with legal aid and rapid financial grants. The first of its kind, the mechanism has distributed 25 grants to humanitarian workers in need of support, worth over €240,000, since February 2024.

While ‘Protect Aid Workers' fills an important gap in the humanitarian space, a lot remains to be done. We have seen a devastating trend by a number of States in recent years towards blatant disrespect for the basic norms of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in the conflicts they are engaged in. This calls for decisive action by the international community as a whole in defence of IHL as part of the bedrock of the rules-based international order.

World Humanitarian Day is a reminder to each and every one of us that protecting aid workers is not only the right thing to do, but a legal obligation under IHL. And a reminder that the alternative to upholding IHL is impunity and a worsening spiral of abuse for which civilians and aid workers will pay the highest price.”

Read the full statement online.

(For more information: Peter Stano - Tel.: +32 2 295 45 53; Balazs Ujvari - Tél.: +32 2 295 45 78)

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