Europe Daily News, 04 December 2025

COMPETITION

• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12210 - Phoenix / Haemato)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12195 - Arcmont  / HPS / Dainese)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12199 - WH Group / Entities of the Wolf Group)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12184 - Magellan / MeTS)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12156 - Advent / Sapiens)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12197 - Bestinver / Tages / IP / Iplanet Holding)
• Commission opens antitrust investigation into Meta's new policy regarding AI providers' access to WhatsApp
• Commission clears acquisition of Nabtesco's hydraulics business by Comer and of SNHC by Comer, Shanghai Electric H&P and Komatsu (M.12150) - Midday Express
• Commission clears creation of joint venture by Corteva and bp (M.12162) - Midday Express
• Commission clears acquisition of SWAT by OEP and KBR (M.12227) - Midday Express

STATE AID

• ESA approves Norwegian aid scheme for Sámi news outlets
• ESA renews Icelandic production grant scheme for private media outlets

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Full Members) - 11 December 2025
• Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Services & Investment) - 10 December 2025
• Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the countervailing measures applicable to imports of new battery electric vehicles designed for the transport of persons originating in the People’s Republic of China
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2185 of 10 September 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 as regards certain procedures, the calculation of standard import values and additional import duties
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2432 of 3 December 2025 making imports of certain cold-rolled flat steel products originating in India, Japan, Taiwan, Türkiye and Vietnam subject to registration with a view to allowing the levy of anti-dumping duties on the imports subject to registration
• Council Decision (EU) 2025/2474 of 17 October 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the EU with regard to the decision of the Participants to the Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Civil Aircraft set out in Annex III to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits on the obligor risk classification in de minimis transactions involving agricultural aircraft
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2184 of 10 September 2025 amending Delegated Regulations (EU) 2016/232 and (EU) 2017/891 as regards certain rules on producer organisations, notification obligations of producer prices and implementation of certain import mechanisms in the fruit and vegetables sector
• EU Compendium of customs valuation texts - Edition 2025
• Commission announces strategic approach to strengthen Europe's economic security - See the Joint Communication, the Factsheet & Next Steps
  - Remarks by EVP Séjourné and Commissioner Šefčovič on the Economic Security Package

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness & Growth (Internal Market - SMCP) - 10 December 2025
• Meeting of the Council "Competitiveness" (Internal Market, Industry, Research & Space) - 08 & 09 December 2025
  - Berlin Declaration by the Friends of Industry - Information from Germany
  - Scaleup Europe Fund implementation - Information from the Commission
  - Presentation of the results of the 2025 ESA Ministerial Council - Information from the Presidency
  - The European Universities Alliances: a key ecosystem for EU competitiveness - Information from the France, supported by Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Spain
• Commission adopts RESourceEU to secure raw materials, reduce dependencies and boost competitiveness - See the Q&A, FactSheet, the Communication and the Proposal

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• Copyright protection for utilitarian objects is subject to the same requirements as for other subject matter (See CPR No.151/2025; Judgment of the Court in Joined Cases C-580/23, Mio and Others and C-795/23 - konektra)
• Agenda for: Working Party on Intellectual Property (Copyright) - 12 December 2025

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

• Commission sets out roadmap for future-proof quality jobs in a competitive EU - See the Q&A, Communication, Factsheet and Remarks by EVP Mînzatu
  - First-phase consultation of social partners on Quality Jobs Act

FINANCE

• Commission adds Russia to list of high-risk jurisdictions to strengthen international fight against financial crime
• Commission launches major package to fully integrate EU financial markets - See the Q&A, Communication & Factsheet
  - Proposal for a regulation regarding the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union - Master regulation & Annex
  - Proposal for a directive regarding the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union - Master directive & Annex
  - Proposal for a Settlement Finality Regulation (SFR) & Annex
  - Impact assessment accompanying the legislative proposals & Executive summary
• ESMA welcomes Commission’s ambitious proposal on market integration
• ESMA Statement on MiCA Transitional Measures
• ESMA to launch Common Supervisory Action on MiFID II conflicts of interest requirements
• The EBA consults on amendments to technical standards on prudential requirements for central securities depositories

AGRICULTURE & FOOD

• Commission welcomes provisional agreement on new genomic techniques for plants
• Public consultation - Amendment of protective measures against pests of plants - Implementing regulation - Feedback period: 03 December 2025 - 31 December 2025

ENERGY

• Answer given by Mr Jørgensen to a MEP written question -Threats to energy security in central and eastern Europe as a result of Ukrainian sabotage attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline
• Answer given by Mr Jørgensen to a MEP written question - Canada’s untapped potential for diversifying Europe’s energy supply
• Answer given by Mr Jørgensen to a MEP written question - Ensuring a level playing field for bio-LNG in the EU
• Answer given by Mr Jørgensen to a MEP written question - Energy dimension of the EU-US trade deal
• Acer - Regulators request more time to decide on the minimum activation period of frequency containment reserves providers

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Commission guidance – Commission Notice: guidelines on how to apply in practice definitions for sites, facilities and installations, laid down in Article 13(h) of the Industrial Emissions Portal Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/1244)
• €5.2 billion of EU Emissions Trading revenues earmarked for clean transition technologies under the Innovation Fund - Q&A on the IF25 NZT Call and on IF25 Auctions
• Commission proposes EU Agenda for Cities to shape Europe's urban future - See the Factsheet & Communication
• Answer given by Mr Hoekstra to a MEP written question - Questions for the Commission on ETS2

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

• Agenda for: Working Party on Telecommunications & Information Society - 09 December 2025
• Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2425 of 2 December 2025 on the harmonisation of the 3800-4200 MHz frequency band for the shared use by terrestrial wireless broadband systems capable of providing local-area network connectivity in the Union
• Commission and European Investment Bank Group team up to support AI Gigafactories
• EVP Virkkunen opens Safer Internet Forum focusing on age-appropriate use of Internet - Midday Express
• A day at the EDPS with representatives from the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership Region

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

• Agenda for: 16th Meeting of the Expert Group on Urban Mobility - 10 December 2025
• Minutes of the 3rd meeting of the SERAF subgroup Commercial conditions and infrastructure charges - 13 February 2025
• Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) jamming and spoofing: Towards Enhanced Security and Protection - Non-paper from Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain
• European Policy for Personal Mobility Devices - Information from the Netherlands, supported by Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia
• Council sets position on maximum weights and dimensions for road vehicles
• Greece, Bulgaria and Romania strengthen cooperation on transport infrastructure

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

• Judgment of the Court of 04 December 2025 in Case C-279/24, AY Vs. Liechtensteinische Landesbank (Österreich) AG
  Re: Preliminary ruling - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 - Article 3(1) and (2) - Choice of applicable law - Article 6 - Scope - Contract concluded between a trader and a consumer resident in another Member State - Activity of the trader directed towards the Member State in which the consumer has his or her habitual residence after the date of conclusion of the contract containing a choice of applicable law clause
• AG Medina: Under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the rule of speciality is an enforceable essential procedural guarantee (See CPR No.152/2025, Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-528/24 - [Boothnesse])
• Commission presents new EU Drugs Strategy and Action Plan against drug trafficking to protect citizens and disrupt criminal networks - Q&A, FactSheet and Remarks by Commissioner Brunner
  - EU Drugs Strategy
  - EU Action Plan against drug trafficking
  - Proposal on monitoring and controlling drug precursors
  
• Commission registers European Citizens' Initiative on human rights standards
• Commission launches a targeted consultation to prepare for the 2026 Rule of Law Report
• Call for evidence: EU strategy on combating trafficking in human beings 2026-2030 - Communication - Feedback period: 03 December 2025 - 26 January 2026

ECB,  EURO & ECONOMY

• Commission unveils two solutions to support Ukraine's financing needs in 2026-2027 - See the Remarks by Commissioner Dombrovskis  
  - Proposal for a Regulation establishing the Reparations Loan to Ukraine and amending Regulation (EU) 2024/792
  - Proposal for a Council Regulation on amending Council Regulation 2020/2093 laying down the MFF for the years 2021-2027
  - Proposal for a Council Regulation on emergency measures addressing the serious economic difficulties caused by Russia's actions in the context of the war in Ukraine

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Possible items for Commission agendas from 10 December to 28 January 2026

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Joint press statement following the 6th meeting of the EU-Armenia Partnership Council
• Commission approves Bosnia and Herzegovina's Reform Agenda
• European Commission designates Special Envoy for the EU-Canada partnership - Midday Express