Under the European Merger Regulation, the European Commission has authorized the acquisition of joint control of Bluevia Fibra S.L. (“Bluevia”) by Telefónica S.A., both based in Spain, Prévoyance Dialogue du Crédit Agricole S.A. (“Predica”) and Vauban Infrastructure Partners S.C.A. (“Vauban”), both based in France. Bluevia will operate and operate a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in rural […]
Intellectual property: Industrial design
The Commission is presenting revised rules that will make it cheaper, quicker and more predictable to protect industrial designs across the EU. An industrial design constitutes the outer appearance of a product characterised by its lines, contours or shape. The proposals for a revised Regulation and Directive on industrial designs modernise the existing Community design […]
Job Oportunity: Mandate Risk Management – Senior Officer/Principal (European Investment Fund)
The European Investment Fund (EIF), is seeking to recruit for its Risk Management Department (RM) – Corporate Risk Management Division at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a Mandate Risk Management – Senior Officer/Principal (depending on experience).This is a full-time position requiring occasional travel at grade 6/5. Appointment will be made on the basis of a fixed term contract of three […]