Europe Daily News, 26 August 2024

COMPETITION

• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11516 - Fertinagro / Ameropa / Ameropa Biotech)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11624 - BAM / Mainova / Mainova Webhouse)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11651 - Ardian / QH / FGP)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11638 - TPG / Aareon)
• Commission clears creation of YORIZON by Hochtief and Thomas-Krenn.AG (M.11510) - Midday Express
• Commission clears acquisition of joint control of Immedica Pharma by Impilo and KKR (M.11609) - Midday Express

STATE AID

• Appeal brought on 8 May 2024 by Scandlines Deutschland GmbH against the judgment of the General Court of 28 February 2024 in Case T-390/20, Scandlines Danmark and Scandlines Deutschland Vs. Commission (Case C-342/24 P)
  Re: Annulment of Commission Decision C(2020) 1683 final of 20 March 2020 on the State aid SA.39078 – 2019/C (ex 2014/N)
• Appeal brought on 8 May 2024 by Scandlines Danmark ApS against the judgment of the General Court of 28 February 2024 in Case T-390/20, Scandlines Danmark and Scandlines Deutschland Vs. Commission (Case C-343/24 P)
  Re: Annulment of Commission Decision C(2020) 1683 final of 20 March 2020 on the State aid SA.39078 – 2019/C (ex 2014/N) - IPCEI Communication
• Action brought on 14 June 2024 - Úsovsko Agro Vs. Commission (Case T-310/24)
  Re: annulment of Commission’s decision of 5 April 2024 on the aid schemes SA.50787 (2021/C) (ex 2018/N) and SA.50837 (2021/C) (ex 2018/N) implemented by Czechia in favour of large enterprises active in primary agricultural production
• Action brought on 14 June 2024 - Úsovsko Eko Vs. Commission (Case T-311/24)
  Re: annulment of Commission’s decision of 5 April 2024 on the aid schemes SA.50787 (2021/C) (ex 2018/N) and SA.50837 (2021/C) (ex 2018/N) implemented by Czechia in favour of large enterprises active in primary agricultural production
  
• Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU – Cases where the Commission raises no objections - SA.107221
• State aid - Slovakia - State aid SA.38121 (2024/C) (ex 2016/FC) - Investment aid to the Slovak glass sand producer NAJPI a.s. - Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU
• Commission approves €50 million Dutch State aid scheme to reduce nitrogen deposition on nature conservation areas (SA.114713) - Midday Express

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of steel track shoes originating in the People’s Republic of China (CN codes ex 8431 49 20 , ex 8431 39 00 , and ex 8431 49 80)
• Decision No 1/2024 of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 16 May 2024 amending the Decision of the Joint Committee No 1/2023
• Moldova monthly TRQ monitoring report for June 2024 as updated on 22 August 2024
• Ukraine monthly TRQ monitoring report for June 2024 as updated on 22 August 2024

FINANCE

• Minutes of the 53rd meeting of the Expert Group of the European Securities Committee - 05 July 2024

FISHERIES

• Commission proposes fishing opportunities for 2025 in the Baltic Sea - see the Proposal and the Q&A

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• Commission authorises mRNA vaccine against common respiratory virus - Midday Express
• EFSA Project on the use of NAMs to explore the immunotoxicity of PFAS
• EFSA - Assessment of the 2022 post‐market environmental monitoring report on the cultivation of GM maize MON 810 in the EU

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

• Dutch DPA imposes a fine of 290 million euro on Uber because of transfers of drivers' data to the US - Politico.eu

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• ECB Consumer Expectations Survey results – July 2024
• Commissioner Ferreira in the Azores to meet with regional and local authorities and visit Cohesion Policy-funded projects - Midday Express
• To succeed, Europe must be a pole of economic attraction - The bloc’s motto of ‘united in diversity’ should make it choose majority over consensus where possible - Financial Times

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• EU allocates €35 million in additional humanitarian aid for West Africa
• Message by President von der Leyen on the occasion of Ukraine Independence Day
• Commissioner Urpilainen travels to Tonga to attend the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting and strengthen the EU-Pacific partnership - Midday Express
• Venezuela: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on recent post-election developments
• Statement by the HR/VP Borrell on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine
• Answer given by HR/VP Borrell to a MEP written question - The unfolding humanitarian situation in Gaza, following Hamas’s terror attack on Israel on 7 October 2023