COMPETITION
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10606 – Mubadala / Nationale-Nederlanden / Healthcare Activos Management / Hay / Haisa Entities / SQA)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11281 – Goldman Sachs / Charlesbank Capital Partners / World Insurance Associates)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10926 – Farfetch / Richemont / YNAP)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10507 – Hitachi Rail / Thales GTS)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11177 – Pfizer / Seagen)
- Commission clears acquisition de Attero par Ardian (M.11261) – Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of Sanitär-Elementbau by PORR Bau and IGO Technologies (M.11235) – Midday Express
- Commission re-imposes €376.36 million fine on Intel for anticompetitive practices in the market for computer chips – IP/23/4570 & QaA
- Czech Republic – Another fine for anticompetitive behaviour in the pet food sector – EUROBEN to pay CZK 1 Million
- Germany – Bundeskartellamt – List of Notified Merger Projects
- UK – New Microsoft/Activision deal addresses previous CMA concerns in cloud gaming
- UK – Consultation: Microsoft Corporation’s request for consent to close under the Microsoft and Activision Merger Inquiry Order 2023 -See the Full Text Decision
- UK regulator provisionally approves Microsoft’s $75bn Activision deal – Competition watchdog was last big hurdle facing tech group’s attempt to buy ‘Call of Duty’ developer – Financial Times
- Lina Khan: It’s time to halt roll-up schemes that violate antitrust laws – Popular with private equity firms, they can have serious consequences for consumers, workers and businesses – Financial Times
STATE AID
- Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU – Cases where the Commission raises no objections
- State Aid – Hungary – State aid SA.63470 (2022/C) (ex 2021/N) – Regional investment aid to Rubin NewCo 2021 Kft. – Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Agenda for: 47th meeting of the Customs Expert Group – Origin Section – 11 October 2023
- Minutes of: 45th meeting of the Customs Expert Group – Origin Section – 27 April 2023
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… of XXX concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN: 6404 19 90)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… of XXX concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN: 8504 90 17)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… of XXX concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN: 8205 51 00)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… of XXX concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN: 9620 00 91)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… of XXX concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN: 9033 00 90)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1806 of 20 September 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/73 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of electric bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1807 of 21 September 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/72 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of electric bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China
- Commission Decision (EU) 2023/1810 of 19 September 2023 on a request for extended cumulation between Cambodia and Vietnam, in accordance with Article 56(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446, as regards the rules of origin used for the purposes of the scheme of generalized tariff preferences pursuant to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 for certain materials or
- parts used in the production of bicycles
- Executive-Vice President Dombrovskis travels to China for the 10th EU-China High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue – Midday Express
- Mercosur-Indonesia trade pact talks delayed as bloc’s deal with EU stalls – bilaterals.org
- WTO members address electronic commerce and technology transfer in final thematic session
- Ukraine initiates WTO dispute complaints against Hungary, Poland and Slovak Republic
- China appeals WTO dispute panel report regarding Chinese duties on US products
- EU trade commissioner to seek relief from export barriers during China visit – Valdis Dombrovskis will face resistance over EV anti-subsidy probe as he pushes to rebalance €400bn deficit – Financial Times
- The EU lost a trade war with China 10 years ago. Has it learned? – Brussels wants to act more decisively on electric vehicles than it did a decade ago, when China split the EU in a fight over solar panels – Politico.eu
FINANCIAL SERVICES
- Positive preliminary assessment of the satisfactory fulfilment of milestones and targets related to the first payment request submitted by Estonia on 30 June 2023, transmitted to the Economic and Financial Committee by the European Commission
TAXATION
- Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions
EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY
- Council Decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States – Adoption
- Draft Council Conclusions on Social Protection for the self-employed – Approval
AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES
- Agenda for: Seventh meeting of the Specialised Committee on Fisheries – 22 September 2023
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1811 of 20 September 2023 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1550 by establishing the programme of Commission controls for 2024 in the Member States to verify the application of Union agri-food chain legislation
ENERGY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Energy – 26 September 2023
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU
Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport, and amending Directive 2009/16/EC
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Opinion of Advocate General Rantos of 21 September 2023 in Case C‑301/22, Peter Sweetman Vs. An Bord Pleanála, Ireland and the Attorney General, interveners Bradán Beo Teoranta, Galway City Council, Environmental Protection Agency
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Directive 2000/60/EC – Framework for EU action in the field of water policy – Article 4(1)(a) – Environmental objectives relating to surface waters – Obligation of the Member States not to authorise a project that may cause deterioration of the status of a body of surface water – Article 5 and Annex II – Characterisation of surface water body types – Article 8 and Annex V – Classification of the ecological status of surface waters – Lake with a surface area below 0.5 km2 – Absence of a requirement to characterise and classify that body of water – Obligations imposed on a Member State in the case of a proposed development that may affect that body of water - Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury as regards the adoption of a Decision establishing a threshold for mercury waste, in accordance with Article 11, paragraph, of that Convention
- Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury as regards the adoption of a Decision to amend Annexes A and B to that Convention
- Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment – 25, 26, 27, 28 & 29September 2023
- Keynote speech by President von der Leyen at the Global Citizen NOW climate session
- Glyphosate in the EU up to 2034? Danger to health and environment and violation of citizens will – See Pan-Europe Statement
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1808 of 21 September 2023 setting out the template for the provision of information on prevention, preparedness and response planning in relation to serious cross-border threats to health in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 of the European Parliament and of the Council
- Commission Decision (EU) 2023/1809 of 14 September 2023 establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for absorbent hygiene products and for reusable menstrual cups
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Answer given by the Council to a MEP written question – World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 – EU position
DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY
- ENISA presents the progress in the implementation and adoption of the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework (ECSF) at the 2nd edition of the European Cybersecurity Skills Conference
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- Commission announces almost €127 million in support of the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding with Tunisia and in line with the 10-point plan for Lampedusa * – Midday Express
- Seventh Annual Report of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey
- The new proposal on the security of EU information: a wider but incomplete legal framework for classified information – See StateWatch Position Paper
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- NextGenerationEU: Positive preliminary assessment of Estonia’s request for a €286 million disbursement under the Recovery and Resilience Facility – IP/23/4535 & QaA
- NextGenerationEU: Commission endorses Portugal’s €22.2 billion modified recovery and resilience plan, including a REPowerEU chapter – IP/23/4528
- NextGenerationEU: Commission receives Italy’s fourth payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility – Midday Express
- Analysis of the recovery and resilience plan of Portugal amending the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan
- Speech by Christine Lagarde: A Mediterranean Odyssey: from ancient origins to future strength
- Speech by Philip R. Lane: Disinflation and monetary policy in the euro area
- The enforcement dilemma of EU fiscal rules by ECARES
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Address of President Charles Michel at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly
- UNGA78: EU wraps up a week of intense meetings on global issues – Midday Express
- Nagorno-Karabakh: the EU is providing additional humanitarian aid to conflict-affected people – Midday Express
EU/UK RELATIONS
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
- Commission pays a further €1.5 billion in assistance to Ukraine – Midday Express
- What next for Europe’s sanctions on Russia? – The EU must confront its €300bn question – Financial Times
- Poland’s damaging quarrel with Ukraine – One of Kyiv’s staunchest supporters is undermining its credibility, and the EU’s – Financial Times
- The dilemma over transferring Russian assets to Ukraine – There is a risk of undermining faith in dollar holdings and reducing western leverage in dealings with Moscow – Financial Times
