COMPETITION
- Austria – FCA submits request for review to the Cartel Court in the merger MediaforEurope N.V.; ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
- Italy – Fuel prices, documentation requested from the GdF to assess unfair commercial practices towards consumers and competition violations
- Norway – The Competition Authority’s strategic plan towards 2027
- Poland – Kärcher fined PLN26 million in Poland for dictating prices
- Spain – The CNMC approves with commitments the purchase of Zankyou by Wedding Planner
- UK – The CMA has referred the anticipated JV between ForFarmers N.V. (via ForFarmers UK Holdings Limited) and Boparan Private Office Limited (via Amber REI Holdings Limited) concerning ForFarmers UK Limited and 2 Agriculture Limited for an in-depth investigation
- How Germany became Europe’s leading Big Tech trust buster – While EU regulators slowly roll out their own enforcement mechanism, Berlin is already holding gatekeepers to account – Financial Times
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Agenda for: Meeting of EP INTA Committee from 23 to 24 January 2023
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/66 of 21 October 2022 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of dual-use items
- European Citizens’ Initiative: Successful ‘Stop Finning – Stop the Trade‘ initiative presented to the Commission – Midday Express
- Answer given by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis to a MEP written question – Paperless trade
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Agenda for: Meeting of the 24th Coal and Steel Committee -19 January 2023
- Agenda for: Working Party on Technical Harmonisation (Attachés) – 17 January 2023
- Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness & Growth (Internal Market) – 16 January 2023
- Commission Implementing Decision 2023/98 of 9 January 2023 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1956 as regards harmonised standards for lamp controlgear, luminaires, climatic and environmental testing and other temperature conditioning equipment and power metering and monitoring devices
- Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the REACH
FINANCIAL SERVICES
- EBA publishes peer review on authorisation under the Payment Services Directive
- EBA updates JSON files within the taxonomy package
TAXATION
EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY
- REACT-EU: €24.5 million for the French outermost regions to boost skills, youth employment and support sustainable recovery – Midday Express
ENERGY
- Agenda for: Wokring Party on Energy – 12 January 2023
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question –
- Agenda for: Joint meeting of the Working Party on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices and of the Working Party on Public Health – 17 January 2023
- Extension of the transition period for medical devices – Proposal for a regulation – Feedback period: 11 January 2023 – 08 March 2023
- Cancer prevention – action to promote vaccination against cancer-causing viruses – Proposal for a recommendation – Feedback period: 09 January 2023 – 06 February 2023
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question – The disparities between tech giants in the European and US markets
- Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question – Protecting children’s rights on online platforms and dating applications
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- Rail interoperability – EU harmonised specifications for trains, rail infrastructure, and passenger accessibility – Implementing regulation – Feedback period: 30 December 2022 – 27 January 2023
- Rail interoperability – technical specification for control-command and signalling subsystems – Implementing regulation – Feedback period: 30 December 2022 – 27 January 2023
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Remarks by President Charles Michel at the joint press conference with Commission President von der Leyen and NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg
- Press statement by President von der Leyen ahead of the College discussion with NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg on Security and Defence
- Joint Declaration on EU-NATO Cooperation, 10 January 2023
- EUCAP Sahel Mali: mandate extended until 31 January 2025 – see Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/96
- Draft Report by MEP Sandra Kalniete on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation – Deadline for tabling amendments : 31-01-2023
EU/UK RELATIONS
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
- Answer given by HR/VP Borrell to a MEP written question – Proposal for a Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1272 of 21 July 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP
