COMPETITION
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10860 – Advent / GfK)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10981 – Itochu / Tokyo Century / HCM / JV)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11066 – Berkshire Partners / GTCR / Point Broadband)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11045 – Mitsubishi Corporation / Mitsubishi HC Capital / JV)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11041 – Verdane Capital 2020 / FSN Capital VI / Polytech Group)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10350 – Mondelez / Chipita Industrial and Commercial Company)
- Commission clears CVC’s acquisition of Scan Global Logistics (M.11063) – Midday Express
- Croatia – Implementation of ZNTP: proceedings were initiated against the trading company Ultra Gros d.o.o.
- Italy – Turnover thresholds for prior notification of mergers updated by the AGCM (€532 million & €32 million)
- Italy – AGCM Weekly Bulletin 12/2023 – 27March 2023
- The Netherlands – Court ruling on ACM ban on Mediq’s acquisition of Eurocept
- Romania – Farmers and producers are better protected by the Regulation targeting unfair agri-food trading practices
- Romania – The Competition Council assesses the transaction whereby MOL RES Investments Zrt., Riverland Magántőkealap and Főnix Magántőkealap intend to take over ALTEO Energy Services Plc. from Hungary
- UK – The CMA has cleared the anticipated acquisition by The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Holding AB
STATE AID
- Impact assessment support study for the review of the Community guidelines on State aid for railway undertakings – Final report
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the EU in the International Grains Council with respect to the extension of the Grains Trade Convention, 1995
- Trade: political agreement on the anti-coercion instrument – See the EP Statement
- Joint Statement of the Second EU-Singapore Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) Board Meeting to the TSD Public Stakeholders Forum (22 March 2023)
- Joint Statement of the Ukraine – EU Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee to the Joint Civil Society Forum (9 March 2023)
- Answer given by Mr Gentiloni to a MEP written question – Chinese security equipment at European airports, ports and customs services
- EU and Timor-Leste sign deal on WTO accession
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Commission Recommendation (EU) 2023/688 of 20 March 2023 on particle number measurement for the periodic technical inspection of vehicles equipped with compression ignition engines
- InvestEU: EIF and Banco BPI sign €155 million guarantee agreement to support the green and digital transition of Portuguese companies – IP/23/1925
- European Institute of Innovation and Technology: First partners join Deep Tech Talent Initiative to train 1 million Europeans by 2025 – See EIT Statement – Midday Express
- Commission launches call for 100 Regional Innovation Valleys to bolster local and regional innovation – Midday Express
- IMCO’s MEPs ask EU Commission to reconsider standardisation approach
- European battery makers welcome EU response to US subsidies – Industry executives say they are encouraged by Brussels’ response to the IRA but urge quick action – Financial Times
FINANCIAL SERVICES
ENERGY
- Agenda for: Council of the European Union (TTE – Energy) – 28 March 2023
- Minutes of Sixth EU Energy Platform Industry Advisory Group meeting – 23 March 2023
- Note from the Coreper (Part.1) to the Council – General approach
– Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen (recast)
– Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the internal markets for renewable and natural gases and for hydrogen (recast) - Report from the Commission on certain aspects concerning gas storage based on Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 of the European Parliament and of the Council
- Energy sector to EU Parliament: SF6 phase-out is welcome but must not jeopardise the energy transition
- Italy’s shift away from Russian gas clashes with its climate targets – New policy phasing out support for fossil fuel projects overseas has loopholes, say experts – Financial Times
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Agenda for: Meeting of the EP ENVI Committee – 30 March 2023
- Draft Report by MEP Nils Torvalds on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning urban wastewater treatment (recast)
- European Green Deal: ambitious new law (Provisional agreement) agreed to deploy sufficient alternative fuels infrastructure – IP/23/1867 & EP Statement
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Minutes – SCHEER Plenary Meeting – 09 March 2023
- Minutes – SCHEER WG on groundwater quality and Water framework directive – 16 March 2023
- Commission Regulation (EU) …/… of XXX amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards labelling of fragrance allergens in cosmetic products – See the Annex
- Commission Regulation (EU) …/… of XXX amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use in cosmetic products of certain substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction – See the Annex
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/686 of 24 March 2023 not granting a Union authorisation for the single biocidal product “Insecticide Textile Contact”
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- Agenda for : 37th Land Transport Security Meeting – 26 April 2026
- Spain: The EIB and TMB sign an advisory service agreement to promote the development of harassment prevention plans on public transport
- Answer given by Ms Vălean to a MEP written question – Formal complaints submitted to the Commission regarding the traffic ban imposed by the Austrian authorities in the Tyrol region
- Draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards strengthening the CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in line with the Union’s increased climate ambition (first reading) – Adoption of the legislative act = Statements
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Poland – President of UOKiK appointed as a member of the High-Level Group on the Digital Market Act
DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY
- Agenda for: 77th EDPB meeting – 28 March 2023
- Agenda for: Att. Horizontal Working Party on Cyber issues – 29 March 2023
- Opinion 6/2023 on the draft decision of the Danish Supervisory Authority regarding the Controller Binding Corporate Rules of Royal Greenland Group
- Decision No 20/2022 of the ELA Management Board of 24 November 2022 on internal rules concerning restrictions of certain data subject rights in relation to the processing of personal data in the framework of activities carried out by the European Labour Authority
- Summary of the Opinion of the EDPS on the package of legislative proposals on VAT in the Digital Age (See the full text of this Opinion)
- EDPS – Coordinated Enforcement Action on the role of data protection officers
- The ENISA publishes a cybersecurity market analysis of the cloud and an updated version of the cybersecurity market analysis framework
EURO, ECB & ECONOMY
- How competitive is your region? Commission publishes the Regional Competitiveness Index – IP/23/1866
- Results of the 2022 climate risk stress test of the Eurosystem balance sheet
- The EU’s Open Strategic Autonomy from a central banking perspective. Challenges to the monetary policy landscape from a changing geopolitical environment – ECB Occasional Paper Series No.311 – March 2023
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- Agenda for: Meeting for the Coreper (Part.2) – 29 March 2023
- Remarks by President Charles Michel following his meeting with President of Romania Klaus Iohannis
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Greater Horn of Africa: EU allocates €331 million in humanitarian aid – IP/23/1923
- EU Statement – UN General Assembly: Global Digital Compact Consultations on Digital inclusion and connectivity
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
- WHO, with EU and US support, donate more ambulances to Ukraine to help cover emergency health needs during the war
