Europe Daily News, 03 October 2025

COMPETITION

• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12134 - Sofon / Steml / MRO JV)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11886 - AAR / Air France / Xcelle Asia JV)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11887 - AAR / Air France / Xcelle Americas JV)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12117 - KKR / Spectris)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12092 - Warburg Pincus / Uvex)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12017 - KKR / HHS / Datagroup)
• Answer to a written question - Coordination between European and national authorities in cases involving DSP abuses and patent disputes in the adtech sector

STATE AID

• Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.62675
• Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1989 of 2 October 2025 correcting Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid in the agriculture sector
• Commission consults on revised State aid rules for better access to affordable housing - (From 03.10.2025 to 04.11.2025)
• Answer given by EVP Ribera to a MEP written question - Commission investigation into state aid for MAN Trucks and EU strategic security and cohesion

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Meeting of the EP INTA Committee - 06 October 2025
• Agenda for: Working Party on Trade Questions - 14 October 2025
• Agenda for: Working Party on European Free Trade Association (EFTA) - 07 October 2025
• Report from the Commission pursuant to Article 278(a) of the Union Customs Code, on progress in developing the electronic systems provided for under the Code
• Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain hot rolled stainless steel sheets and coils originating in Indonesia, the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1985 of 2 October 2025 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1135 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of optical fibre cables originating in India and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3014 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of optical fibre cables originating in India
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2009 of 2 October 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988 as regards the quantities that may be imported under certain tariff quotas following the amendment of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Moldova
• New platform to enhance transparency in mineral supply chains
• WTO panel issues report regarding EU duties on Indonesian steel products
• WTO Fish Fund fully operational, first Call for Proposals closes next week
• 5 things to watch as EU-India trade talks enter home stretch - Politico.eu

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Agenda for: Expert Group meeting on Toy Safety - 07 October 2025
• Keynote speech by President von der Leyen at the Italian Tech Week

CHEMICAL

• Commission restricts the use of ‘forever chemicals' in firefighting foams - See the Regulation
• ECHA’s management of conflicts of interest in consultancy services

FINANCE

• ESMA 2026 Work Programme – advancing on more integrated, accessible and competitive financial markets in the EU
• ESMA - Simplification & Burden Reduction (SBR)
• EBA Work programme 2026 & Report on the efficiency of the regulatory and supervisory framework
• EU plans to hand Deripaska-linked assets to Raiffeisen - Some European officials worry lifting sanctions would bolster Russian retaliation against western companies - Financial Times

TAXATION

• Council conclusions on tax incentives to support the Clean Industrial Deal - Approval

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Agenda for: EP ENVI Extraordinary meeting - 06 October 2025
• Ocean acidification: Seventh planetary boundary now crossed
• Over €110 million of EU funds for Mayotte and La Réunion to support cyclone recovery - Midday Express
• Close to €1.6 billion of EU funds will help Spain recover from Valencia's devastating floods - Midday Express
• Heilbronn, Germany, won the European Green Capital award, and the European Green Leaf prize went to Assen in the Netherlands and Siena, Italy
• Minutes - CEG/MSP on Protecting and Restoring the World’s Forests, including the EU Timber Regulation and the FLEGT Regulation - 05 September 2025
• Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury as regards the adoption of decisions amending that Convention on mercury-added products and manufacturing processes in which mercury or mercury compounds are used
• The COP30 Climate Change Conference Part I: Framework of COP negotiations and main expected issues - See the EP Study

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• The EU is mobilising emergency support to Democratic Republic of the Congo in response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak - Midday Express
• Commission signs joint procurement contract for COVID-19 vaccines to ensure preparedness and protection of citizens ahead of winter season - Midday Express

ECDC

• Seasonal surveillance of dengue in the EU/EEA, weekly report - Week 40, 2025
• Seasonal surveillance of chikungunya virus disease in the EU/EEA, weekly report - Week 40, 2025
• Seasonal surveillance of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in the EU/EEA, weekly report - Week 40, 2025

EMA

• Meeting highlights from the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) 29 September - 2 October 2025

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

• Migration: our shared agenda
• Prosecutors and Eurojust prepare for upcoming Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
• Romania: Four indicted for criminal scheme involving public officials that secured €2.2 million for pastures - EPPO Statement

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY 

• ECB selects digital euro service providers
• Speech by Christine Lagarde: Monetary policy and financial stability: past lessons for future resilience
• Christine Lagarde calls for tougher rules on ‘darker corners’ of finance - ECB president wants regulation beefed up for non-banks such as hedge funds, private equity and insurers - Financial Times

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Israel/Palestine: statement by the High Representative on behalf of te European Union on Gaza
• Main results of the Meeting of the European Political Community - 02 October 2025
  -  Speech by President António Costa