Europe Daily News, 09 April 2026

COMPETITION

• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12337 - Boparan / Heidemark)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11318 - Rengo / MC / MCT / Sun-Tox)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11886 - AAR / Air France / Xcelle Asia JV)
• Ireland - CCPC publishes report on consumer complaints about home heating oil and road fuel prices
• Romania - The Competition Council approved the transaction through which UMB Steel S.R.L. intends to acquire the assets belonging to ArcelorMittal Hunedoara S.A.
• Romania - The Competition Council is reviewing the acquisition of Alt Technologiees Transylvania S.R.L. by CCL Avery Holdings B.V.
• Spain - CNMC to conduct in-depth analysis of Greystar’s acquisition of Life Stay Cartuja
• Sweden - The Competition Authority concludes investigation into maximum cap for active Golf IDs

STATE AID

• Commission approves €211 million Italian State aid measure to support photonic chips development (SA.115733) - Midday Express

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Notice concerning the provisional application of the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part
• Answer given by HR/VP Kallas to a MEP written question - EU trade and sanctions policy towards Venezuela following recent US actions
• Answer given by Mr Várhelyi to a MEP written question - Launch and schedule of the EU’s ‘Frontex’ task force on agri-food import controls
• Answer given by Mr Várhelyi to a MEP written question - Commission document allowing Brazilian table eggs to be exported to the EU
• Tariffs are Trump’s perpetual leverage machine - And the US might find them hard to give up - Financial Times

FINANCE

• Answer given by Ms Albuquerque to a MEP written question - Systematic evasion of sanctions against Russia and use of the EU anti-circumvention mechanism

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

• Commissioner Hansen in Germany to discuss agricultural competitiveness of the agricultural sector and fertiliser security - Midday Express

ENERGY

• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/255 of 30 January 2026 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the necessary details for the authorisation and supervision of inside information platforms and registered reporting mechanisms by the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/764 of 1 December 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2022/869 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the Union list of projects of common interest and projects of mutual interest
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/256 of 30 January 2026 on data reporting implementing Article 7c(2), Article 8(1a), Article 8(2) and Article 8(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1227/ 2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014
• Czech senate expresses reservations about European Grids Package
• Alexander Stubb headlines Eurelectric Power Summit 2026 on Europe’s energy security, competitiveness and decarbonisation

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment - 16 April 2026
• Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (UNECE Espoo) - 17 April 2026
• Alarm at closed-door talks on EU water protections with Swedish mining industry - See EEB Statement

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• Agenda for: 19th Meeting of the EU4Health Steering Group - 27 April 2026
• Agenda for: Plenary meeting of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) (2022-2026) - 25 June 2026
• Minutes of the Scientific Committees on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) - 13th Plenary meeting (2022-2026) - 20 March 2026

EFSA

• Scientific Opinion - Assessment of the feed additive consisting of coated granulated calcium iodate anhydrous for all animal species for the renewal of its authorisation (DOX‐AL ITALIA SPA)
• Scientific Report - Dietary exposure to lycopene from background diet, novel foods and food additive use in the European population
• Scientific Opinion - Assessment of two feed additives consisting of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ATCC PTA‐6139 and Lacticaseibacillus paracasei ATCC PTA‐6135 for all animal species (Pioneer Hi‐Bred International, Inc)
• Scientific Opinion - Safety evaluation of the food enzyme containing cellulase and endo‐1,3(4)‐β‐glucanase activities from the non‐genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain 480KY
• Scientific Opinion - Safety and efficacy of the feed additives consisting of citric acid anhydrous and citric acid monohydrate produced by fermentation with Aspergillus niger CGMCC 6.466 for all animal species (Sunshine Biotech International)
• Scientific Opinion - Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus CNCM I‐3231, Ligilactobacillus salivarius CNCM I‐3233, Lacticaseibacillus paracasei CNCM I‐4901, Bifidobacterium longum CNCM I‐3227 and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CNCM I‐3993 (FlorEquilibre® Chat) for cats (WAMINE SAS)
• Scientific Opinion - Safety evaluation of an extension of use of the food enzyme subtilisin from the genetically modified Bacillus licheniformis strain NZYM‐CB

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

• Commission marks one year of the AI Continent Action Plan with two new reports on AI adoption and policymaking - Midday Express
• Pact for the Mediterranean delivers as EU unveils first digital initiative for the region - Midday Express
• EDPB annual report 2025: supporting stakeholders through guidance and dialogue

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• Commission Staff working document - Economic Reform Programme of Serbia, Montenegro and Albania (2026-2028)
• EU will still be hit by ‘stagflationary shock’, Brussels warns - EC preparing to cut growth forecasts despite two-week Iran war ceasefire - Financial Times

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Statement by President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Starmer, Prime Minister Carney, acting Prime Minister Frederiksen, Prime Minister Jetten, Prime Minister Sanchez, Prime Minister Mitsotakis, Prime Minister Montenegro, Prime Minister Siliņa, Prime Minister Takaichi, President of the European Commission von der Leyen, President of the European Council Costa