COMPETITION
- Summary of Commission Decision of 22 September 2023 relating to a proceeding under Article 102 of the TFEU and Article 54 of the EEA Agreement (Case AT.37990 – INTEL)
– Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions
– Final Report of the Hearing Officer – Case AT.37990 – Intel - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11352 – SVP / APCOA)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11138 – Totalenergies / Air Liquide / JV)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11307 – GI Group / European Staffing Business of Kelly)
- Commission authorises the creation of a joint venture by Renault and Geely (M.11230) – Midday Express
- Commission clears creation of joint venture by Ineos and Sinopec (M.11290) – Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of SeaCube by KIA and OTPP (M.11329) – Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of STEICO by Kingspan (M.11248) – Midday Express
- Norway – There may be grounds to prohibit Norwegian’s acquisition of Widerøe
STATE AID
- Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.107440; SA.106500 & SA.109261
- Commission approves €560 million Slovak State aid schemes to support companies in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine (SA.109597 & SA.109598) – Midday Express
- Commission approves €3 billion Austrian State aid scheme to support companies facing increased energy costs in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine – IP/23/5683
- Commission approves €105 million Austrian State aid scheme to support newspapers, magazines, and online news publishers (SA.107189) – Midday Express
- Commission approves €146 million Swedish State aid measure to the port of Gothenburg (SA.103466) – Midday Express
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Agenda for: Working Party on Customs Union – 21 November 2023
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Trade Policy Committee (Deputy Members) – 23 November 2023
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Trade Policy Committee (Services & Investment) – 22 November 2023
- Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations with the Republic of Colombia for a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Technical Harmonisation (SMEI – Omnibus) – 20 November 2023
- Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness & Growth (Better Regulation) – 22 November 2023
- Preparation of the Council (Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry, Research & Space) on 7-8 December 2023 Draft Council conclusions on “Space traffic management: state of play” – Approval
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the legal protection of designs (recast) – Four-column document
- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 on Community designs and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 2246/2002 – Four-column document
CHEMICAL
- Opinion of Advocate General Kokott of 16 November 2023 in Case C‑654/22, FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de voedselketen & Leefmilieu Vs. Triferto Belgium NV
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling – Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 – Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals – REACH – Scope – Exemption for substances subject to customs supervision – Registration obligation – Importer – Import – Person subject to registration - 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 (4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (4-tert-OPnEO))
- Council adopts position on digital labelling in the fertilisers sector
FINANCIAL SERVICES
- The EBA’s monitoring of IFRS 9 implementation by EU institutions confirms need to timely address practices misaligned with expectations
AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES
- “Agriculture & Fisheries” Council on 20 November 2023
– Partial application of Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) no. 8 for the 2024 campaign - Agenda for: Working Party on Genetic Resources and Innovation in Agriculture (Innovation in Agriculture) – 27 & 28 November 2023
- Agenda for: Subgroup arable crops and olive oil – 30 November 2023
- Minutes of the Commission Expert Group for sustainability and quality of agriculture and rural development – 05 October 2023
- Minutes of the Commission Expert Group on the European Food Security Crisis Preparedness and Response Mechanism – sub-group Mitigating Risks and Vulnerabilities in the Food Suply chains – 18 October 2023
- EU Commission to spend €186 million promoting agri-food products in and outside EU in 2024 – IP/23/5816
ENERGY
- Protection against market manipulation in the wholesale energy market: Council and Parliament reach deal
- Opinion of Advocate General Emiliou of 16 November 2023 in Case C‑316/22, Gabel Industria Tessile SpA, Canavesi SpA Vs. A2A Energia SpA, Energit SpA, Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli, joined parties: Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 288 TFEU – Direct effect of directives – Horizontal direct effect – Vertical direct effect – Foster test – Entities which are considered an emanation of the State – Directive 2008/118/EC – Electricity provider – Repayment of taxes paid in breach of EU law -Procedural autonomy – Principle of effectiveness
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Waste shipments: Council and Parliament reach agreement on more efficient and updated rules
- Commission welcomes political agreement on stronger control of exports of waste – IP/23/5818
- Environmental crime: Council and European Parliament reach provisional agreement on new EU law
- Commission welcomes political agreement on protecting the environment through criminal law – IP/23/5817
- COP28 Leaders Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action – Authorisation to sign an NBI
- Draft Opinion by MEP Maria Noichl on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the council on Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law)
- Remarks by Commissioner Hoekstra at the event ‘The EU’s Carbon-Border Adjustment Mechanism for Climate Policy, and Implications for Chinese Companies’, hosted by the EU-China Partnership Facility (ECPF)
- Opinion of Advocate General Rantos of 16 November 2023 in Case C‑671/22, T GmbH Vs. Bezirkshautpmannschaft Spittal an der Drau
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – EU action in the field of water policy – Directive 2000/60/EC – Article 4(1)(a) – Environmental objectives relating to surface waters – Obligation of the Member States not to authorise a project that may cause a deterioration of the status of a body of water – Annex V, point 1.2.2 – Ecological status classification of the biological quality element ‘fish fauna’
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Plants and Plant Health Questions (Pesticides/Plant Protection Products) – 23 November 2023 (ST 14118/23 +ADD 1)
- EPSCO Council (Health) on 30 November 2023
– High-level meetings during the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU - European Commission calls for urgent action on antimicrobial resistance – Midday Express
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/881 as regards managed security services
– Mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament - Commissioner Reynders to attend the United for Justice Conference – Midday Express
- New rules for consumer credits in the EU – Midday Express
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
FUTURE OF EUROPE
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Main results – 46th ACP-EU Council of Ministers of 15 November 2023
- Remarks by President Charles Michel after his meeting with Prime Minister Andrej Plenković in Zagreb
- Commissioner Lenarčič in Swizerland to attend humanitarian pledging conference by Geneva call – Midday Express
- EU-Armenia: joint press release on the Second Political and Security Dialogue
- Liberia: Statement by the Spokesperson on the run-off presidential elections
- Guatemala: Statement by the Spokesperson on continued efforts to undermine election results
- EU releases €10.5 million in humanitarian aid for people in Myanmar and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
- Civilian CSDP Compact: EU holds Annual Review Conference on its civilian response to crises and conflicts worldwide
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
- EU wards off Russian tech investment via its startup fund – Russian investors ‘are totally banned’ from co-investing with the EU’s venture capital fund, its board president says – Politico.eu
- EU closing eyes to Belarus sanctions loopholes, opposition leader says – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says trade penalties on Minsk ‘have such huge loopholes that they don’t work effectively’. – Politico.eu
MIDDLE EAST
