Europe Daily News, 27 August 2024

COMPETITION

• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11658 - Hmlys II Holdings Limited / Xiamen C&D Commodities / JV)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11641 - KKR / Superstruct)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11555 - Triton / VWS)
• The Commission has published its EU clearance decision of the French payments venture between Worldline and Crédit Agricole - See Case M.11120
• Slovak Republic - The PMU has started assessing a concentration of undertakings in the field of purchase and rental of real estate

STATE AID

• The Commission requests feedback on the revision of the guidelines on State aid to the aviation sector - Feedback period: 27 August 2024 - 08 October 2024 - Midday Express
• Slovak Republic - State Aid: Aid coordinator news in August 2024

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• WTO - Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - European Union - Biocidal products
• China’s export curbs on semiconductor materials stoke chip output fears - Western customers say restrictions on supply could hit production of advanced microprocessors and optical products - Financial Times

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Commission receives High Number of applications responding to call For strategic projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA)
• Answer given by Executive Vice-President Vestager to a MEP written question - EU steel industry layoffs
• Understanding the barriers to recycling critical raw materials for the energy transition - The case of rare earth permanent magnets - See the Research Report

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Commission proposes to deliver over €1 billion (EUSF) to help Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece, and France recover from natural disasters - Midday Express
• Spanish environmentalist poised to take charge of EU’s green agenda - Teresa Ribera likely to become next commissioner for climate and environment - Financial Times

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

• Belgian SA rejects a complaint against an online telephone directory

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• The President of the European Council Charles Michel will visit the Gulf region ahead of the first ever EU-GCC Summit
• Afghanistan: Statement of the High Representative on behalf of the EU on latest restrictions imposed by the Taliban on the people