April 08. 2026

Europe Daily News, 08 April 2026

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12350 - Züblin / Geiger Bauwerksanierung / Capsys)
Commission clear acquisition of Braskem by Petrobras and IG4 Group (M.12316) - Midday Express
Belgium - The Competition Authority approves the acquisition of joint control over Remant Africa Logistics by Africa Global Logistics and Remant
Greece - Approval of the acquisition of sole control by the company “Diamantis Masoutis Super Market SA” of “Kontziglou Distribution Network SA”
Ireland - The CCPC has cleared the acquisition by Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. of joint control of CWTC Multi Family ICAV
Ireland - The CCPC has cleared the acquisition by European Icecream Investments, S.L.U. of sole control of Silver Dairy Ventures Limited
Ireland - Notification of the acquisition by Lisavaird Co-operative Creamery Ltd, through Lisavaird Food Group Ltd, of sole control of Seafood Processors Ltd
Portugal - AdC adopted a non-opposition decision in concentration operation Finsolutia / Hipoges
Portugal - Growth Blue, Velvetforest and EJ Investimentos notify the acquisition of joint control over NBS Water Engineering

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU – Cases where the Commission raises no objections - SA.120647; SA.120624; SA.120851; SA.121197; SA.118613; SA.121167; SA.120620 & SA.113461

Agenda for: Working Party on Dual Use Goods - 21 April 2026
Agenda for: Working Party on Customs Union (Duties suspension & quotas on fertilisers) - 15 April 2026
Agenda for: Working Party on Trade Questions (global overcapacity on the EU steel market) - 08 April 2026
Agenda for: Conventional Arms Exports subgroup (COARM) of the Working Party on Non-Proliferation and Arms Exports - 16 April 2026
Minutes of the Preparatory Meeting for the WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee Expert group/sub-group - 12 February 2026
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) Regulatory Cooperation Forum 2026 Work plan
EU policy on the World Trade Organization in the wake of the March Ministerial - Despite stalled WTO talks, the EU should persevere with like-minded economies on new agreements and common global trade rules - See Bruegel Insight
China’s new trade front with the world — services - The country is rapidly moving up the global ranks as an exporter of knowledge-intensive products - Financial Times
US carmakers accuse EU of blocking supersized pick-up trucks from roads - Brussels is proposing to tighten safety rules that apply to a small number of specialist imports - Financial Times

CBAM

The European Commission has published the first price of CBAM certificates for 2026 Q1 marking an important milestone in the implementation of CBAM
User Guide for the Delegation of Access Rights to employees procedure for the Non-EU companies in the CBAM Third countries operators portal Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Agreement between the EU and the Swiss Confederation on the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the EU Agency for the Space Programme - See also Council Decision (EU) 2026/792
European Commission proposes autonomous and permanent legal framework for EU Agency for the Space Programme - Midday Express
Answer given by EVP Séjourné to a MEP written question - Security risks associated with flush car door handles
Answer given by EVP Séjourné to a MEP written question - Implementation of Directive 2006/123/EC in Italy: major failings in mapping street vendor stands
Answer given by EVP Séjourné to a MEP written question - Asbestos in imported children’s play sand – protection of children and effectiveness of EU controls
HDV CO2 amendment offers temporary flexibility, but faster review must address growing enabling conditions gap - See the Acea Statement

Decision by the EBA Board of Supervisors regarding an EU-wide stress test in 2026
Risks for Europe of US dominance of global asset management - US firms’ rise in EU asset management may weaken sustainable finance, making tougher stewardship, ESMA supervision and autonomy urgent - See Bruegel Policy Brief

Agenda for: 5th meeting of the network of competent authorities of the EU methane regulation - 29 April 2026
Minutes for the Electricity Cross-Border Committee on the demand response network code - 24 March 2026

Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (UNECE CLRTAP) - 14 April 2026
CountEmissionsEU - Measuring emissions from transport services - See the EPRS Briefing

Joint press release by the Commission and the Kingdom of Morocco on the launch of a Digital Dialogue to strengthen strategic cooperation
MEPs support digital vehicle registration documents to cut red tape - See the Committee opinion
Answer given by Executive Vice-President Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Android developer verification and application of the Digital Markets Act
Despite expiry of ePrivacy derogation, four internet giants will continue to voluntarily detect child sexual abuse material - See the Press release by the Digital platforms and the NGOs

Commission greenlights Ireland's fourth payment request for €249 million under NextGenerationEU
Executive Vice-President Fitto in Portugal to discuss the future cohesion policy - Midday Express
Dynamic credit constraints: theory and evidence from credit lines - ECB Working Paper Series No.3216

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/830 of 7 April 2026 amending for the 356th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations - See the Notice
EU Statement – UN General Assembly: Briefing on the UN80 Initiative Workstream 3
Answer given by HR/VP Kallas to a MEP written question - Türkiye issues long-term NAVTEX in the Aegean with implications for international law and European sovereignty
Answer given by HR/VP Kallas to a MEP written question - Involvement of a Chinese state-owned company in the construction in Belarus of a large-scale ammunition production line for the Russian army

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