Europe Daily News, 05 November 2025

COMPETITION

• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12173 - Amphenol / Commscope (Connectivity and Cable Solutions))
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12125 - Silver Point Capital / Asencd Performance Materials Holdings)
• Commission opens in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of Anglo American's nickel business by MMG (M.11944)
• Commission clears acquisition of OneDigital by CPP Investments and Stone Point (M.12185) - Midday Express
• Commission clears creation of joint venture by La Caisse, Macquarie and RHP (M.12160) - Midday Express
• Germany - Bundeskartellamt approves Freenet's takeover of Mobilezone
• Romania - The Competition Council has authorized the transaction whereby Corden BioChem Romania S.R.L. intends to acquire certain assets owned by Getec Servicii Energetice S.R.L.
• Romania - The Competition Council fined Stericycle, AKSD, Bio Hazard, Eco Fire, and Mondeco 5.35 million lei for participating in a cartel on the market for the treatment and/or disposal of medical waste
• UK - The CMA has cleared the anticipated acquisition by Global Payments Inc. of Worldpay Holdco LLC. - See the Full text decision

STATE AID

• Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.120392; SA.101171; SA.101175; SA.101192; SA.101201; SA.101150; SA.101186; SA.101151; SA.101210; SA.101193; SA.101143; SA.101141; SA.101200; SA.118718; SA.101129 & SA.101202
• Commission study shows how Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework addresses important clean investment gaps - Midday Express

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Working Party on Trade Questions (Steel, global overcapacity; GFSEC, FDI) - 10 November 2025

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2216 of 4 November 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2757 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of imports of trichloroisocyanuric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China following a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council

• Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Application of the automatic safeguard clause in the context of the review of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Regulation

• Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) implementation at risk amid ongoing regulatory delays - Acea Statement

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Minutes of the Meeting of the Commission Stakeholder Expert Group on Public Procurement (SEGPP Working Document) - 08 October 2025
• Answer given by EVP Séjourné to a MEP written question - EU industrial competitiveness in view of the US Inflation Reduction Act

DEFENCE & SPACE

• Commissioner Kubilius hosts industry dialogue on space implementation - Midday Express
• New Copernicus satellite launched to keep constant watch on our planet - Midday Express
• Will higher defence spending boost the European economy? - Financial Times

FINANCE

• Russian assets dispute triggers crisis meeting between EU Commission, Belgium - Officials launch new bid to break the political deadlock over a €140B reparations loan to Ukraine - Politico.eu

TAXATION

• Agenda for: Working Party on tax questions (Tobacco Taxation Directive) - 18 November 2025

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• EU aims to advance global clean transition and implementation of the Paris Agreement at UN's COP30
• Commission welcomes strengthened EU climate ambition ahead of COP30 - See the EU negotiating mandate for COP30
• Answer given by M Roswall to a MEP written question - Equal competitive conditions between European and non-European enterprises and suppliers in relation to the Packaging Regulation
• It's time to enforce the EU Deforestation Regulation - joint statement by NGOs

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

• Agenda for: Working Party on Land Transport - 06 November 2025
• Directive (EU) 2025/2205 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2025 on driving licences, amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive (EU) 2022/2561 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012
• Directive (EU) 2025/2206 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2025 amending Directive (EU) 2025/2205 as regards certain driving disqualifications
• Commission boosts Europe's competitiveness with new plans for high-speed rail and sustainable fuels for aviation and waterborne sectors - Remarks by EVP Fitto and Commissioner Tzitzikostas
  - Communication and Q&As on Sustainable Transport Investment Plan
  - Communication and Q&As on Connecting Europe through High-Speed Rail
• Stakeholder Dialogue on the security dimension of the EU Ports Strategy meets in Brussels - Midday Express
• Minutes of the Fifth meeting of the Specialised Committee on Air Transport under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

DIGITAL SOCIETY & CYBERSECURITY

• Agenda for: 27th meeting of the GDPR Committee - 17 November 2025
• Agenda for: 7th meeting of the Digital Decade Committee - 07 November 2025
• Agenda for: 7th meeting of the Product Security Committee - 07 November 2025
• Member States and Commission test collective cybersecurity crisis response (BlueOLEx2025)
• Meet the chairs leading the development of the new Code of Practice on transparency of AI-generated content
• Commission launches work on a code of practice on marking and labelling AI-generated content - Midday Express
• EDPB adopted an opinion on the European Commission’s draft decision on the adequate level of protection of personal data in Brazil

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

• Commission presents action plan on visa liberalisation with Armenia - Midday Express
• Eurojust coordinates major operation against EUR 300 million global credit card fraud: 18 arrests
• Portugal: EPPO carries out searches on suspicion of subsidy fraud causing potential ecological damage
• OLAF-led Joint Customs Operation NOXIA II delivers major results against the illicit trade of dangerous substances

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• Commission greenlights Denmark's fourth payment request of €175.4 million under NextGenerationEU
• ECB wage tracker suggests lower and more stable wage pressures in the first three quarters of 2026
• The protectionist gamble: How tariffs shape greenfield foreign direct investment - ECB Working Paper Series No.3144
• Geopolitical risk, bank lending and real effects on firms: evidence from the Russian invasion of Ukraine - ECB Working Paper Series No.3143
• The European Parliament gets it wrong on the European Commission’s 2028-2034 budget - Bruegel Paper

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Possible items for Commission agendas 12 November – 28 January 2026

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Speech by President António Costa at the Euronews EU Enlargement Summit
• College readout on the 2025 enlargement package by HR/VP Kaja Kallas and Commissioner Marta Kos
• Commissioner Lahbib in Colombia and Jamaica showing EU support for crisis-affected communities - Midday Express
• League of Arab States: 10th Political Dialogue between the Political and Security Committee of the European Union and the League of Arab States Permanent Representatives