Januar 13. 2026

Europe Daily News, 13 January 2026

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12216 - Domidep / Vitanas)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12243 - Five Arrows / DBAG / TotalMobile)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12246 - Apollo Funds / Club Atlético de Madrid)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12256 - Sojitz Corporation / Nexus)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12142 - MOH / GEK Terna / NRG / Heron)
Commission clears acquisition of K&P by Kipema and Trane Technologies (M.12241) - Midday Express
Italy - Amazon has had an Italian antitrust fine reduced to €752.4 million, the AGCM announced - See Bollettino 2/2026, page 5
Spain - The CNMC fines the company I.C.O.N. € 1million and prohibits it from participating in public contracts for five months
UK - The CMA has published updated guidance to accompany the amended Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption

Communication from the Commission – Guidelines on the application of certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European Parliament and of the Council on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market
Spain - Public aid decreased in Spain in 2023 for the first time since 2019

Minutes of the Sixth meeting of the Customs Programme Committee - 04 December 2025 (draft multiannual work programme (MAWP) 2026-2027)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/71 of 12 January 2026 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of barium carbonate originating in the People’s Republic of China and India
The lists of autonomous tariff suspension and quotas of the Union were updated as of 1st of January 2026
Report of the 8th EU-Lebanon Joint Working Group on Trade and Investment - 27 November 2025
Answer given by Mr Hansen to a MEP written question - Stopping unfair competition from Chinese agri-food products for regional businesses
Answer given by Mr Kadis to a MEP written question - Imports of IUU fishery products from China
Trade between EU member states is slowing, data shows - Findings reinforce warnings from policymakers such as Christine Lagarde that internal market has ‘stood still’ - Financial Times

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/80 of 12 January 2026 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1586 as regards the harmonised standard for gardening shredders and chippers
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/79 of 12 January 2026 amending Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/165 as regards harmonised standards for seamless steel tubes, butt-welding pipe fittings, copper and copper alloys, unfired pressure vessels, flanges and their joints, industrial valves, and safety devices for protection against excessive pressure, drafted in support of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
EVP Séjourné convenes the first General Assembly of the Critical Chemicals Alliance - Midday Express
Accelerating the race to reskill Europe’s automotive workforce: ACEA and Adecco Group unveil landmark analysis

EU Bioeconomy Strategy: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries issues: Presentation by the Commission & Exchange of views
Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee for the Common Organisation Agricultural Markets - Horizontal Questions - 09 December 2025

EBB publishes position on benefits of first-generation biodiesel
How the west fell behind in the green tech race - European companies pioneered much of the technology used in renewables, but have they left it too late to compete with China? - Financial Times

Convention to Combat Desertification 23rd session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 23) (Panama City, Panama, 1–5 December 2025) - Statements by the EU and its Member States
Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - Future of the LIFE programme in the next multiannual financial framework and implications for national nature restoration plans
Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - EUDR – EU regulation intended to protect forests but that may stifle small businesses
Investing in climate adaptation strengthens European competitiveness - See EEA Briefing

PFAS

New EU-wide protections against PFAS in drinking water come into effect - The rules are the first time systematic monitoring of 'forever chemicals' in drinking water is to be implemented in the EU
The Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their role as enablers in the competitiveness of European industry - See the EP Study for the ITRE Committee

Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/78 of 12 January 2026 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
Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances at work - See the EP Briefing

Agenda for: 113th EDPB plenary meeting - 15 January 2026
Agenda for: Meeting of the Antici Group (Simplification: Omnibus VII: Digital Omnibus) - 16 January 2026
Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - ‘Moderating the moderation’ of YouTube content

International central bankers on the statement by Federal Reserve Chair Powell on 11 January 2026
ECB - Households and non-financial corporations in the euro area: third quarter of 2025
ECB - Euro area quarterly balance of payments and international investment position: third quarter of 2025
A monetary policy perspective on the euro area fiscal reaction function - ECB Working Paper Series No.3172
Structural drivers of growth at risk: insights from a VAR-quantile regression approach - ECB Working Paper Series No.3171
Tracking trade in real time: augmenting the nowcasting toolkit with satellite data - ECB Economic Bulletin Issue 8, 2025

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