COMPETITION
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11107 – EDF / SEKG / Nebras / Quwatt / SCE-Quvvat)
- Commission clears the acquisition of RBC IS Bank, RBC Channel Islands and RBC UK Transferring Business by CACEIS (M.10978) – Midday Express
- Commission authorises the acquisition of The Independents Group by ELOCGA, TowerBrook and LOV Group (M.11126) – Midday Express
- Austria – Supreme Cartel Court confirms its ruling on third-party access to files in cartel proceedings
- France – Repair and refurbishment of electronic products: the Autorité clears the acquisition of control of the SBE Group by the Cordon Electronics Group
- Germany – Bundeskartellamt – List of Notified Merger Projects
- Italy – Investigation opened against Balocco for unfair commercial practice
- Romania – The Competition Council assesses the takeover of some pharmacies by Evofarm Group
- Romania – The Competition Council examines Toshiba takeover corporation by Japan Industrial partners
- UK – Amazon’s purchase of Roomba maker cleared by CMA – The CMA has cleared the online retailer’s $1.7 billion purchase of iRobot
STATE AID
- Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU – Cases where the Commission raises no objections
- Commission approves €680 million Spanish scheme under the Recovery and Resilience Facility to support roll out of 5G mobile networks in rural areas (SA.104933) – IP/23/3044
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Judgment of the Court of 15 June 2023 in Case C-292/22, Teritorialna direktsia Mitnitsa – Varna Vs.‘Nova Targovska Kompania 2004’ AD, intervening parties: Okrazhna prokuratura – Varna
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling – Customs union – Common Customs Tariff – Classification of goods – Combined Nomenclature – Headings 1511 and 1517 – Refined palm oil, bleached and deodorised – No method laid down for analysing the consistency of a product - Agenda for: Meeting of the 104th Customs Policy Group of 27 June 2023
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Trade Policy Committee (Experts – Services and Investment) – 21 June 2023
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Commission Customs Control Equipment Instrument (CCEI) Coordination Group – 20 June 2023
- Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) negotiations between the European Union and the Republic of India – Civil Society Dialogue meeting – 16 June 2023
- Regulation (EU) 2023/…of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2170 as regards the application of Union tariff rate quotas and other import quotas to certain steel products transferred to Northern Ireland
- EU-Angola Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement moves towards approval
– Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Angola
– Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing of the Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Angola - EVP Dombrovskis travels to Kenya to discuss EU-Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement – Midday Express
- UK TRA- Countervailing measure on Indian stainless steel to be removed
- WTO – Members allow additional time for consideration of panel report in EU-India tariff dispute
- France presses EU to declare trade war against China – Paris is seen as pushing for a probe that could result in Chinese electric vehicles being hit with tariffs – Politico.eu
INTERNAL MARKET, INDUSTRY & RESEARCH
- Agenda for: Group of Experts on Forest-based Industries and Sectorally Related Issues Meeting – 27 June 2023
- Circular economy: New rules to make phones and tablets more durable, energy efficient and easier to repair, enabling sustainable choices by consumers – IP/23/3315 & the Proposal
– Commission Regulation laying down ecodesign requirements for smartphones, mobile phones other than smartphones, cordless phones and slate tablets
– Commission Delegated Regulation on the energy labelling of smartphones and slate tablets
CHEMICAL
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Hybrid REACH Committee meeting – 21 & 22 June 2023
- Agenda for: Working Party Meeting on Technical Harmonisation (Attaches) (Dangerous Substances – Chemicals) – 21 June 2023
- Non-paper on the revision of the Regulation on the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemical Substances and Mixtures and its effects on the production of essential oil crops in the EU – Information from the Bulgarian delegation, on behalf of the Bulgarian, Romanian and Slovak delegations
- 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
- ECHA adds two hazardous chemicals to Candidate List – ECHA/NR/23/17
FINANCIAL SERVICES
- Commission Notice on the interpretation and implementation of certain legal provisions of the EU Taxonomy Regulation and links to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
- Call for evidence – Sustainable finance – environmental, social and governance ratings and sustainability risks in credit ratings – Feedback period: 15 June 2023 – 11 August 2023
- Progress on financial services legislative files – 16 June 2023
- ESMA in 2022 – Focus on financial stability and investor protection
- EBA finds that money laundering and terrorist financing risks in payments institutions are not managed effectively
- EBA reports on the LCR and NSFR implementation in the EU in the context of the new economic environment and TLTRO repayment
AGRICULTURE FISHERIES
ENERGY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Energy – 20 June 2023
- Commissioner Simson to participate in the Energy Council in Luxembourg on Monday – Midday Express
- EU turns to Africa to build green hydrogen supply – The bloc insists the proposal is mutually beneficial for Europe and Africa, but critics accuse it of resource grabbing – Financial Times
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Judgment of the Court of 15 June 2023 in Case C-721/21, Eco Advocacy CLG Vs. An Bord Pleanála, other parties: Keegan Land Holdings, An Taisce – The National Trust for Ireland, ClientEarth AISBL
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Directive 92/43/EEC – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Special areas of conservation – Article 6(3) – Screening of a plan or project with a view to determining whether or not it is necessary to carry out an appropriate assessment of the implications of that plan or project for a special area of conservation – Statement of reasons – Measures that may be taken into account – Project for the construction of a dwelling – Procedural autonomy – Principles of equivalence and effectiveness – Procedural rules according to which the subject matter of the dispute is determined by the pleas in law put forward at the point in time at which the action was brought - Agenda for: Meeting of the Climate Change Committee – 04 July 2023
- Call for evidence – Waste from electrical and electronic equipment – evaluating the EU rules – Consultation period: 16 June 2023 – 22 September 2023
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) /… amending Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the listing of pesticides and industrial chemicals
- Strengthening policies for adapting to climate change – Information provided by the French and Spanish delegations
- MEPs want to create a European Day for the victims of the global climate crises
- Answer given by Mr Sinkevicius to a MEP written question – The ongoing evaluation and upcoming review of the Environmental Liability Directive
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Minutes of the Meeting of the Expert Group on Tobacco Policy – 03 May 2023
- EFSA – Outcome of the consultation with Member States, the applicant and EFSA on the pesticide risk assessment for 2,4‐D in light of confirmatory data
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question
- Minutes of the 1st Meeting of the High-Level Group for the Digital Markets Act – 12 May 2023
DATA PRIVACY CYBERSECURITY
- Commission announces next steps on cybersecurity of 5G networks in complement to latest progress report by Member States – IP/23/3309, See the Second report, Communication and Speech by Commissioner Breton
- Huawei slams new EU restrictions – Chinese tech giant rubbishes basis for new European Commission crackdown – Politico.eu
- Spyware: MEPs call for full investigations and safeguards to prevent abuse – See the EP Resolution
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- NextGenerationEU: Commission makes first payment of €20.2 million to Luxembourg under the Recovery and Resilience Facility
- ECB raises rates to highest level since 2001 – Financial Times
– Monetary policy statement by Christine Lagarde, Luis de Guindos
– Monetary policy decisions - Eurosystem staff macroeconomic projections for the euro area, June 2023
- Remarks by Paschal Donohoe following the Eurogroup meeting of 15 June 2023
- Statement of Paschal Donohoe on the 25th anniversary of the first Eurogroup meeting
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- European elections 2024: Parliament proposes more seats for nine EU countries
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Report of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy “CFSP Report – Our Priorities in 2023“
- Joint press release on the meeting between President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador
- President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, concludes first visit to Chile in a key year for the EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement
- The European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the respect for human rights by Russia, in Sudan and in Hong Kong
- High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell travels to Egypt – Midday Express
- Statement by the HR/VP on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1035)
- Statement by the HR/VP on behalf of the EU concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran (Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/987)
