COMPETITION
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11172 – PLD / NBIM / Veghel)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11220 – Mitsui & Co / European Energy / Kasso JV)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11132 – Concentrix / Webhelp)
- Commission clears the acquisition of Syneos Health by Veritas, EIM and Patient Square (M.11170)
- Commission clears the acquisition of Walor by Mutares (M.11100)
- Germany – Bundeskartellamt – List of Notified Merger Projects
- Czech Republic – UOHS – Suppliers are forbidden to set fixed retail prices, Noviko was fined almost CZK 48 Million
- UK – CMA has published its Guidance on Horizontal Agreements and the Consultation Outcome
- UK – CMA: Morrisons / McColl‘s merger Inquiry: Review of undertakings
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Indonesia initiates WTO dispute complaint regarding EU duties on biodiesel imports – WT/DS618/1
- Overview of Free Trade Agreement and Other Trade Negotiations as of 28 July 2023
- Summary Report- Joint EU-U.S. Stakeholder Outreach on Re-Export of Dual use Items – 19 July 2023
- Joint Minutes – 4th meeting of the Joint Committee of the EU-Japan Agreement for an Economic Partnership – 04 April 2023
- Answer given by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis to a MEP written question – Trade safeguard measures for cereals from Ukraine
- US green technology investment leaves Europe in the shade – EU start-ups attract less than half the funding of US counterparts since IRA was unveiled – Financial Times
- How to get industrial policy right — and wrong – Trade restrictions and preferential treatment of US companies will hurt the people America’s new approach is meant to help – Financial Times
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- A call for action to boost competitiveness and create regulatory breathing space – See Business Europe Statement
HEALTH FOOD PRODUCT SAFETY
- ECDC – Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) data Reporting Protocol Version 6.4
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- Europe’s airlines clash with Italian premier over planned fare cap – Price ceiling is latest stand-off between corporate world and Giorgia Meloni’s government – Financial Times
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- 19 arrests for smuggling migrants within the EU – The suspected traffickers were part of a larger network smuggling migrants from Syria via Libya, Tunis and Algeria to Spain, Germany and Norway – Europol Statement
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- EU observers came under fire on Azerbaijan border, officials report – Incident comes ahead of UN Security Council meeting on warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe in Nagorno-Karabakh – Politico.eu
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
- European Citizens’ Initiative: Commission decides to register initiative on preservation and development of Ukrainian culture and heritage – IP/23/4141
- Ukraine: €135 million initially planned for programmes with Russia and Belarus will be transferred to strengthen cooperation with Ukraine and Moldova – Midday Express