Europe Daily News, 26 January 2026

COMPETITION

• Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) of 7 November 2025 - Ryanair DAC and Ryanair Holdings Plc Vs. AGCM (Case C-711/25)
  Re: Article 27(2) and Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003; national competition authority
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12169 - OEP / Bartec)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12306 - Nylim / Kartesia)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12202 - Marubeni / Factor Energia)
• Commission clears acquisition of Touton by Hartree (M.12189) - Midday Express
• Commission clears creation of joint venture by RCL Cruises and MSC Cruises (M.12281) - Midday Express
• Commission clears creation of joint venture by EVH Grüne Energie and HSBC Alternative Investments (M.12240) - Midday Express
• Hungary - Something fishy in the cooking oil market, Competition Authority launches investigation
• UK - The CMA is seeking views on the completed acquisitions by Hays Travel Ltd of Polka Dot Travel Ltd and The Independent Travel Company Ltd

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Deputies) - 29 January 2026
• Agenda for: Meeting of the EP INTA Committee - 26 & 27 January 2026
• Agenda for: Working Party on European Free Trade Association (EFTA) - 27 January 2026
• Working documents on "Suspension and Quotas" for the ETQG meeting - 22 & 23 January 2026
• Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures (Aluminium flat-rolled products; The People’s Republic of China; Regulation (EU) 2021/1784; 12.10.2026)
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/157 of 23 January 2026 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of candles, tapers and the like originating in the People’s Republic of China
• WTO - Australia launches safeguard investigation on fabricated structural steel
• WTO helps update customs classification to enable better health emergency response
• WTO - Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - European Union - Feed additive for dogs and cats - Addendum

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness & Grow (Industry: MoU - Critical minerals) - 26 January 2026
• Agenda for: 115th meeting of the ‘Technical Committee - Motor vehicles’ (TCMV) - 27 January 2026
• Commission hosts European Startup and Scaleup Forum - Midday Express
• European space industry and strategic autonomy top the agenda at 18th European Space Conference - Midday Express
• Towards a Coherent EU Defence Investment Framework - From incentive to investment in collective security - Briefing for the EP BUDG Committee

TAXATION

• Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions - 29 January 2026
• Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the interim evaluation of the Fiscalis programme for cooperation in the field of taxation for 2021-2027 & Staff Working Document

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

• Meeting of the "Agriculture & Fisheries" Council of 26 January 2026:
  - Marketing Standards for poultry meat - Information from Germany, supported by Denmark, Latvia, Poland and Slovakia
  - Extraordinary EU Plan for the Crisis in the European Dairy Sector - Information from Italy, supported by Romania and Slovakia
  - Origin labelling for agricultural and food products - Information from France, on behalf of Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain
  - Actions for the improvement of the WESTMEDMAP - Information from Spain on behalf of France and Spain  
  - Urgent EU Action needed on Northeast Atlantic Mackerel - Information from Ireland, supported by Latvia and Poland
  - Severe Damage to Malta's Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors - Call for EU Solidarity and Flexibility - Information from Malta
  - Difficulties in the implementation of the Control Regulation [Article 14] and the use of CATCH - Information by Spain on behalf of Belgium, Czechia, France, Latvia, Poland, Portugal and Spain
• Public consultation: Organic production – targeted updates and simplification - Proposal for a regulation - Feedback period: 23 January 2026 - 20 March 2026

ENERGY

• Russian gas imports: Council gives final greenlight to a stepwise ban
• Call for evidence: Electricity markets – removing barriers to power purchase agreements - Recommendation - Feedback period: 23 January 2026 - 20 February 2026

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Agenda for: 130th Meeting of the Climate Change Committee - 05 February 2026
• Agenda for:  Meeting of the Waste Technical Adaptation Committee (SUPD) - 06 February 2026
• EU–Norway Green Alliance: partners review progress and next steps
• EU needs to invest €70 billion per year in climate adaptation up to 2050
• EU Mission on Adaptation launches new portal to support a climate-resilient Europe
• Commission seeks views on future voluntary certification for carbon farming - Feedback period: 22 January 2026 - 19 February 2026

DIGITAL SOCIETY & DATA PRIVACY

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Antici Group (Simplification: Omnibus VII: Digital (AI)) - 30 January 2026
• Commission investigates Grok and X's recommender systems under the Digital Services Act
• Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Costs related to the reinstatement of content removed in error by digital platforms under the Digital Services Act and the role of trusted flaggers

EDPB

• EU-US Data Privacy Framework FAQ for European individuals - version 2.0
• EU-US Data Privacy Framework FAQ. for European businesses - version 2.0
• EU-US Data Privacy Framework Template Complaint Form for Submitting Complaints to EU DPAs related to the Data Privacy Framework Principles - version 2.0
• Document setting forth a Cooperation Procedure for the Authorisation of Contractual Clauses under Article 46(3)(a) GDPR and for the Adoption of Standard Contractual Clauses under Article 46(2)(d) GDPR

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

• Commissioner McGrath in South America to advance partnerships on data protection, judicial cooperation and democracy - Midday Express
• Call for evidence: Fighting online fraud – action plan - Communication - Feedback period: 23 January 2026 - 13 February 2026
• Report from the Commission on the evaluation of the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) in accordance with Article 39 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1726 - Staff Working Document

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) - 28 January 2026
• Minutes of the Meeting of the Coreper of 10,11,12,14 & 15 December 2025

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Statement by President von der Leyen ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
• President Costa to travel to India for a high-level summit on 27 January 2026 and visit Vietnam on 29 January 2026
• EU and Jordan discuss business and investment opportunities ahead of investment conference in April - Midday Express
• Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guatemala

EU/RUSSIA/UKRAINE

• Appeal brought on 20 November 2025 by Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich against the judgment of the General Court on 10 September 2025 in Case T-1105/23 Abramovich Vs. Council (Case C-756/25 P)
  Re: Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP; error in law in the interpretation; misinterpretation of Article 29 TFEU; proportionality principle
• Action brought on 25 November 2025 - Boguslayev Vs. Council (Case T-807/25)
  Re: Annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1895; Regulation (EU) 2025/1894; restrictive measures; Ukraine; Russia
• Action brought on 25 November 2025 - Rotenberg Vs. Council (Case T-808/25)
  Re: Annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2014/145; Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1894; restrictive measures; Ukraine; Russia
• Action brought on 25 November 2025 - Pumpyanskiy Vs. Council (Case T-809/25)
  Re: Annulment of Article 2(1)(f), Article 2(1)(g) and Article 2b of Council Decision (CFSP) 2014/145; restrictive measures; Ukraine; Russia
• Action brought on 25 November 2025 - Kerimov Vs. Council (Case T-813/25)
  Re: Annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1895; Regulation (EU) 2025/1894; restrictive measures; Ukraine; Russia
• Action brought on 25 November 2025 - 2Rivers and 2Rivers Vs. Council (Case T-820/25)
  Re: Annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1895; Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1894; restrictive measures; Ukraine; Russia
• EU and Council of Europe agree to set up an advance team for the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine