Europe Daily News, 19 September 2025

COMPETITION

• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12059 - Pandox / Scandic / Dalata)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11648 - APG Rep / Pimco Pre / Omgh JV)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12067 - Alba / BPCE / CDC / Nemo France)
• Denmark - Unannounced inspection visits in the passenger transport sector
• Denmark - Competition in the retail sale of petrol and diesel has deteriorated
• Romania - Prices of non-seasonal basic food items rose by 1,5% in August compared to June

STATE AID

• Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.113428 & SA.109640

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1890 of 18 September 2025 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron originating in the People’s Republic of China and Thailand following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Moldova: EU takes steps towards the elimination of customs duties for seven agricultural products

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Antici Group (Simplification - Defence investments) - 24 September 2025

FINANCE

• European supervisors tell financial institutions to stay alert to stability risks in uncertain and volatile times
• ESMA - Working Paper on the Fragmentation in European Equity Markets since 2019

ENERGY

• Decision (EU) 2025/1904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 September 2025 on the approval by the Union of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty
• Answer given by Mr Jørgensen to a MEP written question - Demand for electricity in heat-wave summers
• Answer given by Mr Jørgensen to a MEP written question - Potential electricity grid imbalance due to intermittent supply from renewables
• Answer given by Mr Jørgensen to a MEP written question - Consequences of the blackout in Spain and Portugal and the risks of an ideologically driven energy transition
• Answer given by Mr Jørgensen to a MEP written question - Compatibility of the planned German standard DIN VDE 0100-751 with Directive (EU) 2024/1711 with regard to plug-in solar systems

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Main results of the Environment Council - 18 September 2025
  - The Council approved the EU’s statement of intent on its post-2030 NDC, outlining its intention to submit an NDC ahead of COP30 - Approval
  - Information from the Presidency on the progress achieved in the examination of the proposal amending the European Climate Law
• Statements of the Member States of the European Union delivered at the first and second sessions of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation (New York, 4-15 August 2025)