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EU Law weekly highlights—26 August 2021

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Published on: 26 August 2021

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Competition and state aid
Credit Suisse and Crédit Agricole challenge European Commission’s SSA bonds trading cartel decision
European Commission’s investigation in Illumina/GRAIL
Immigration, employment and share incentives
European Parliament works on proposals to improve minimum wage
Energy
Comment—green vehicle infrastructure earmarked to test EU open-data principles
EEA publishes briefing on emergent renewable energy waste streams
Insurance and reinsurance
Europe's four biggest reinsurers report €9.6bn coronavirus (COVID-19) losses

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Article summary

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes updates on the Unified Patent Court, which has estimated it will start operations around mid-2022, the European Commission’s proposal to codify Council Directive 95/50/EC on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road, EUIPO and WIPO launch of a new tool for examining international designs and the European Parliament’s proposals to increase minimum wages.

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