Alpine ski facilities are not being closed, but Germany may follow Austria’s lockdown
Europe has become the epicenter of the new wave of the coronavirus pandemic, registering 67 percent of the new cases of infection around the world. The situation is particularly tense in Central Europe, but in contrast with a year ago, health authorities are generally excluding snow sports from the range ...
Austria imposes a general lockdown, Germany approves a new infection protection act
Without waiting for the end of a previously imposed confinement for the unvaccinated, which started on Nov. 15, the Austrian government decided that everybody will go into a general, nationwide lockdown for a maximum of 20 days on Monday, Nov. 22, and that it will be extended for unvaccinated people ...
UK anti-trust authority again blocks the JD Sports-Footasylum merger
The U.K.Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a new verdict on Nov. 4 confirming its conclusion that JD Sports Fashion must divest Footasylum, the chain of sports fashion stores that it bought in May 2019, as it has resulted, or may be expected to result, in “a substantial lessening of ...
EU is urged to take more action to promote sports activities
FESI, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry, says it welcomes the adoption of a report made by a member of the European Parliament, Tomasz Frankowski, who has assessed the sport policy of the European Union. The former Polish footballer is proposing to strengthen the role of the European ...