Europe Daily News, 25 August 2025

COMPETITION

• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12013 - Doorddash / Deliveroo)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12073 - Velobank / Bank Handlowy)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12051 - Tikehau Capital / CDC / CCIG / Alyse Guyane / Airport of Cayenne-Felix)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12103 - OTPP / Donte Group)
• Summary of Commission Decision of 2 June 2025 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 of the TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case AT.40795 - Food Delivery Services)
  - Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions & Final Report of the Hearing Officer
• Commission clears creation of joint venture by ALBA, BPCE and CDC (M.12067) - Midday Express

STATE AID

• Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vestre Landsret (Denmark) of 25 June 2025 – Overgaard Gods A/S Vs. Miljøstyrelsen (Case C-424/25)
  Re: economic benefit - fundamental principles of EU law - principle of proportionality - unlawful and incompatible State aid - Decree on recovery - repayment obligation - Commission Decision of 16 October 2017 on aid measure SA.32874
• Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.118962
• Commission approves €626 million Danish State aid scheme to support planting forests (SA.118866)
• Commission seeks input on revision of rescue and restructuring State aid guidelines

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: 272nd meeting of the Customs Code Committee Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section (Sub-Section Mech/Misc/Tex) - 15th to 17th September 2025
• Decision No 1/2025 of the Trade Specialised Committee on Administrative Cooperation in VAT and Recovery of Taxes and Duties established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, of 31 July 2025 amending Decision No 4/2023 on standard forms for the communication of information and statistical data, the transmission of information via the common communication network and the practical arrangements for the organisation of contacts between central liaison offices and liaison departments
• EU and US publish Joint Statement on transatlantic trade and investment - See the Q&A and Remarks by Commissioner Šefčovič
• WTO panel issues report regarding EU duties on imports of biodiesel from Indonesia
• China initiates WTO dispute regarding Canadian surtaxes, quotas on steel, aluminium goods
• Trump deal threatens EU’s image as champion of rules-based trade - The fragile tariff truce has spared Europe from the U.S. president’s wrath and kept him on board on Ukraine so far — but at a reputational cost - Politico.eu

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

CHEMICAL

• Action brought on 8 July 2025 – Arkema France and Miwon Europe Vs. ECHA (Case T-448/25)
  Re: Annulment of the decision of the Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency A-003-2024 of 29 April 2025
• Action brought on 13 June 2025 – DLF Beet Seed and United Beet Seeds Vs. ECHA (Case T-386/25)
  Re: annulment, in whole or in part, the decision by ECHA of 3 April 2025 with reference ATD/027/2025, ATD/029/2025, partial access to a document, ‘Beta-cyfluthrin’, ‘Clothianidin’, ‘Thiamethoxam’, and ‘Thiram’;
• Action brought on 17 June 2025 – DLF Beet Seed and United Beet Seeds Vs. ECHA (Case T-391/25)
  Re: annulment in whole or in part, the decision by ECHA of 7 April 2025 with reference ATD/127/2024; ‘Thiamethoxam’
• Request for a preliminary ruling from the Svea hovrätt, Mark- och miljööverdomstolen (Sweden) lodged on 13 June 2025 – Orkla Care AB Vs. Kemikalieinspektionen (Case C-395/25)
  Re:Article 35(2) of the CLP Regulation; foodstuffs; packaging containing a hazardous substance or mixture

FINANCE

• ESMA and the European Environment Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their cooperation in sustainable finance area

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - PFAS limits and TFA in drinking water

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo – Portugal lodged on 9 May 2025 – Swedish Match – Fosforos De Portugal, S.A. Vs. Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira - (Case C-322/25)
• Answer given by Mr Varhelyi to a MEP written question - Countering the threats of heated tobacco products (HTPs) for public health in Europe
• Answer given by Mr Varhelyi to a MEP written question - Rise in THC and smart vapes on the European single market
• Answer given by Mr Varhelyi to a MEP written question - Activities of DG SANTE in Mercosur countries

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

• Appeal brought on 10 July 2025 by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited against the order of the General Court of 29 April 2025 in Case T-319/24, Meta Platforms Ireland Vs. European Data Protection Board (Case C-454/25 P)
  Re: set aside the order of the General Court in Case T-319/24 dismissing the claim for annulment against the EDPB’s ‘Opinion 08/2024 on Valid Consent in the Context of Consent or Pay Models Implemented by Large Online Platforms’ (‘Contested Opinion’)

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

• Statement by EVP Virkkunen and Commissioner McGrath on the Europe-wide Day of Remembrance for the victims of all totalitarian and authoritarian regimes

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• EU and Jordan important take step towards delivery of €500 million to support Jordan's macro-financial stability and reforms
• Opening panel remarks by Christine Lagarde: Beyond hysteresis: resilience in Europe’s labour market
• Heterogeneous intermediaries in the transmission of central bank corporate bond purchases - ECB Working Paper Series - No.3101
• EU speeds up plans for digital euro after US stablecoin law - Concern over competitiveness raises possibility of digital currency using public rather than private blockchain - Financial Times

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Statement by Commissioner Lahbib on Gaza famine

EU/RUSSIA/UKRAINE

• Action brought on 3 July 2025 - Dogru and AFA Medya Vs. Council (Case T-429/25)
  Re: annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/966; restrictive measures in view of Russia’s destabilising activities
• Appeal brought on 9 July 2025 by SBK Art OOO against the judgment of the General Court of 30 April 2025 in Case T-102/23, SBK Art Vs. Council (Case C-452/25 P)
  Re: Annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2477; Council ;Decision (CFSP) 2023/572; Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1767; Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/847 and of Regulation (EU) 2022/2476; Regulation (EU) 2023/571; Regulation (EU) 2023/1765 Regulation (EU) 2024/849
• EU delivers over €4 billion to Ukraine ahead of its Independence Day