September 30. 2025

Europe Daily News, 30 September 2025

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12171 - L-Gam / Hayfin / Vinventions)
Belgium - Notification MEDE.CCS.25-0030: Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen / Brussels Airport Company
Slovakia - PMÚ takes action in connection with restrictions on the possibility of rewinding advertisements
Slovakia - PMÚ approved concentration in the field of 3D printing of concrete structures
Ribera says she decided handling of €3B Google fine, contradicting Commission claim - Politico.eu

Answer given by EVP Séjourné to a MEP written question - Possible breach of EU law in the Spanish Government granting State aid to Plus Ultra

Agenda for: 669th meeting of the Export Credits Group - 15 October 2025
Agenda for: 8th meeting of the CETA Financial Services Committee - 12 & 13 November 2025
Agenda for: Meeting of the Sub-group on Protection of the CUP Expert Group - 15 October 2025
Agenda for: 105th Electronic Customs Coordination Group (ECCG) held jointly with the Trade Contact Group (TCG) - 02 & 03 October 2025
Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Trade Committee established by the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand, on the adoption of the operational guidelines of the Civil Society Forum
WTO - Committee reviews farm policies, follows up on ministerial outcomes, addresses food security
China’s self-sacrificing WTO gambit is mainly for show - Beijing’s decision to eschew developing country status won’t rescue multilateralism - Financial Times

Main results of the Competitiveness Council (Research) - 30 September 2025
- Council approves conclusions on life science for the Union’s competitiveness.
- Council backs research and innovation for startups and scaleups
Main results of the Competitiveness Council (Internal market & industry) - 29 September 2025
- Better EU data on population and housing: Council greenlights new rules
Joint Trilateral Non-Paper by Germany, France and Italy on the Commission announcement of the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act (IDAA) - Information from Germany, France and Italy
Answer given by EVP Séjourné to a MEP written question - Health of the Polish footwear industry

CHEMICAL

Agenda for: Members of the Financial Services Committee - 08 October 2025
EU to boost financial literacy and investment opportunities for citizens - See the Q&A, the FactSheet
- Communication on financial literacy
- Recommendation & Working Document the savings and investment accounts
European Banking Federation published recommendations for more competitive banking sector
Brussels seeks to convert Europe’s savers into investors - Commission wants countries to offer tax incentives to EU households who put their cash into stocks - Financial Times

Agenda for: Working Party on Energy - 02 October 2025
Report from the Commission to the Council and of the European Parliament reviewing the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/941
Bulgaria to end Russian gas flows to Hungary and Slovakia in 2027 - The southeastern European country is home to the last entry point for Russian pipeline flows into the EU, which is currently in talks over a bill to end gas imports - Politico.eu

From Arctic to tropics, Commission report sounds alarm on ocean health
2025 EU Environment agency report shows progress in reducing emissions and air pollution, but more efforts are needed - Midday Express
- Opening remarks by EVP Ribera and Commissioner Roswall
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament pursuant to Article 294(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning the position of the Council on the adoption of a Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law)

Agenda for: 3rd Meeting of the Expert Group on Cybersecurity of Products with Digital Elements - 22 October 2025
AI Act: Commission issues draft guidance and reporting template on serious AI incidents, and seeks stakeholders' feedback (Opening: 26 September 2025 - Closing: 07 November 2025)
G7 Semiconductor Point of Contact group meets in Germany on R&I and supply chain resilience
EVP Virkkunen in Cape Town to meet the G20's digital economy ministers
Semicon Coalition calls for reinforced Chips Act

Speech by President António Costa at the "New Economy Forum"
Foreign demand for safety and macroeconomic instability - ECB Working Paper Series No.3126
Battle of the ages: distributional and aggregate effects of monetary policy in a model with age demographics - ECB Working Paper Series No.3125

Statement by President von der Leyen with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte
Republic of Moldova: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the parliamentary elections
Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1987 of 29 September 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/963 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Gulf region
The Council prolonged sanctions regime by one year, in the light of the political and social situation in Nicaragua - See Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1973 & Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1974
Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Association Council set up by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of the EU-Tunisia Strategic Priorities for the period 2023-2027

EU/RUSSIA/UKRAINE

Iran sanctions snapback: Council reimposes restrictive measures - See Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1975; Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1980; Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1982; Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1972; Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1978 & Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2025/1971
ECB’s Šimkus backs EU plan to mobilize Russian cash for Ukraine’s defense - Politico.eu
EU moves to advance Ukraine’s accession by sidestepping Hungary - Brussels advises Kyiv to advance technical work despite Budapest holding up talks - Financial Times

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