COMPETITION
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11206 – Brookfield / OTPP / Compass)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11222 – Mitsui / EDF / Forsee Power / NEoT)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11155 – Infosys / Certain Liberty Global Assets)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11208 – Nidec Motor Corporation / Embraer / JV)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11255 – Apollo Management / BC Partners / Petsmart)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11168 – Warburg Pincus / Advent International / Baxter Pharmaceutical Solutions and Baxter oncology)
- Commission clears acquisition of Foxway by Nordic Capital (M.11161) – Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of Beanfield by OMERS and DigitalBridge (M.11226) – Midday Express
- Reynders to take over as EU competition chief – Reynders will step in as Vestager goes on leave to chase EIB post – Politico.eu; See the Official Statement
- Belgium – Notification MEDE-CC-23/0030: Heax NV / Peter Daennck NV en Daeninck NV
- Germany – Bundeskartellamt – List of Notified Merger Projects
- Poland – Espresso machines company Jura Poland and retailer Euro-net have been fined by the UOKiK a total of 11 million zloty ($2.6 million) for having removed evidence during unannounced inspections
- UK CMA – The CMA has decided that the anticipated acquisition by Bloomberg L.P. of Broadway Technology, LLC does not qualify for investigation under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Agenda for: Working Party on Trade Questions – 12 September 2023
- Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Deputy Members) – 08 September 2023
- Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Services & Investment) – 06 September 2023
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Working Party on Dual Use Goods – 13 September 2023
- Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the International Sugar Council as regards the extension of the International Sugar Agreement, 1992
- Notice from the Commission pursuant to paragraph 14 of Article 4 of Protocol 1 to the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the SADC EPA States, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products‘ and methods of administrative cooperation Cumulation in the SACU States as provided for under paragraphs 2 and 6 of Article 4 of Protocol 1 to the EU-SADC EPA
- EU’s Trade Defence in 2022: defending EU industry and protecting jobs – IP/23/4348, Remarks by EVP Dombrovskis, see the Annual Trade Defence Report & Staff Working Document 2022
- The European Commission appoints Ms Sofia Munoz Albarran as new Director at the Directorate-General for Trade – Midday Express
- WTO – New Zealand formally accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
- Trump’s return strikes fear into the heart of Brussels – The Republican frontrunner is threatening to impose across-the-board import tariffs if he’s reelected. EU negotiators are already freaking out – Politico.eu
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
CHEMICAL
- Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question – Save our artisan stained-glass window makers!
- OECD eChemPortal updated with latest data from ECHA
FINANCIAL SERVICES
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Working Party of Att & Exp on Financial Services and the Banking Union
– Financial Services (EMIR/CCP) – 20 September 2023
– Financial Services (Insurance) – 08 September 2023 - Commission adopts reporting rules on banks’ exposure to shadow banking – See the Commission Delegated Regulation – Midday Express
- EFRAG and GRI are pleased to confirm that they have achieved a high level of interoperability between their respective standards in relation to impact reporting
AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES
EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY
ENERGY
- EU must curb Russian gas supply to avoid being ‘held hostage’ – Belgian energy minister warns that bloc should wean itself off fossil fuel imports from Moscow by 2027- Financial Times
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (Basel) – 13 September 2023
- Agenda for: 28th of the Meeting – Government Experts Group on Environmental Liability Directive (ELD GEG) – 19 September 2023
- New EU climate chief to explore controversial carbon capture strategy – Bloc countries divided on upgrading climate change targets – Financial Times
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question – Need for action regarding the advertising of breast-milk substitutes
- EFSA : Request for an EFSA peer review (EFSA Conclusion) on the active substance dimoxystrobin according to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 844/2012
- EFSA : Renewal of authorisation of pantothenic acid as calcium D-pantothenate and D-panthenol
- EFSA : Lentilactobacillus buchneri DSM 22501 (formerly Lactobacillus buchneri)
- EFSA : Renewal dossier for bentonite 1m558i
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY (DMA/DSA)
- Digital Markets Act: Commission designates six gatekeepers – IP/23/4328
- Designation of gatekeepers set to bring more choice to consumers in digital markets – see Beuc Statement
- Big Tech faces fresh legal obligations as Brussels lists services bound by new rules Apple’s App Store and Google’s YouTube among those that will need to overhaul practices as EU competition law bites – Financial Times
- 5 things to know as the Digital Markets Act ramps up – As the Commission prepares to designate digital ‘gatekeepers,’ here’s how the EU’s new Big Tech competition rulebook will shake out – Politico.EU
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- Agenda for: Law Enforcement Working Party (Customs) – 19 September 2023
- Agenda for: Meeting of the JHA Counsellors + experts (COPEN – Confiscation) – 19 September 2023
– Proposal for a Directive on asset recovery and confiscation - Agenda for: Working Party ‘Judicial cooperation in criminal matters’ (COPEN) – 13 September 2023
– Proposal for a Directive on the definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of Union restrictive measures - Security: Commission proposes negotiations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway on Passenger Name Record data agreements – Midday Express
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- ECB – Faster green transition would benefit firms, households and banks, ECB economy-wide climate stress test finds
- The Road to Paris: stress testing the transition towards a net-zero economy – ECB Occasional Paper Series – No.328
- ECB – Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 1 September 2023
- ECB blog – Luis de Guindos: Need for speed on the Road to Paris
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- European Commission – Netherlands’ nomination for a Member of the European Commission
- Request by Spain for modification of Regulation No 1 determining the languages to be used by the European Economic Community
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
