April 07, 2026

Europe Daily News, 07 April 2026

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12319 - Charlesbank / Nordic Capital / Tecomet / Orchid)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12340 - Motherson / Nexans Autoelectric)
Commission clears acquisition of Amicus by BioMarin (M.12314) - Midday Express
Answer given by EVP Ribera to a MEP written question - Conflicts of interest and transparency in the marketing of mandatory V16 beacons
Belgium - The Competition Authority publishes its guidelines on sustainability agreements
France - The Autorité de la concurrence fines Nexans and Sonepar for colluding on the granting of exclusive import rights for Nexans electrical cables in all the French overseas departments and regions
Romania - The Competition Council has approved, subject to conditions, the transaction through which Delivery Solutions S.A. (Sameday) acquires Cargus S.R.L. and its subsidiary, Eops Solutions S.R.L

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.121547
Commission approves Lithuanian State aid measure to compensate Litgas for operation of LNG terminal (SA.44678) - Midday Express

Council Decision (EU) 2026/802 of 16 March 2026 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union with regard to the decision of the Participants to the Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Civil Aircraft set out in Annex III to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits on amendments to the calculation of the Market Reflective Surcharge
European Commission — Task force on import surveillance - 10th edition of trade monitoring results - Heat map for 10th release – April 2026
- Annex: List of hits – Version 10 covering 01 February 2025 to 31 January 2026 & Explanatory note
Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Differentiation of trade from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories from trade from Israel
Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Monitoring of trade between the EU and Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories
Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Handling of bilateral investment treaties with Russia and Belarus
Answer given by Mr Várhelyi to a MEP written question - Health checks on imported meat
Annual Survey of Jobs, Trade and Investment between the United States and Europe - See the AmCham EU Report
European Commission welcomes announcement of China’s anti-suit injunction policy being withdrawn

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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/760 of 1 April 2026 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1182 as regards harmonised standards for sterilizers for medical purposes – small steam sterilizers, stainless steel steam boilers and electroacoustics – hearing aids
MEPs conclude China visit advocating sustainable e-commerce, fair competition and product safety

Answer given by Ms Albuquerque to a MEP written question - Allegations of trading in influence and integrity of the EU sanctions regime in Cyprus
Answer given by Ms Albuquerque to a MEP written question - Member States’ ability to introduce mandatory reimbursement for authorised push payment fraud under EU law
Brussels banking rules could hit lenders and UK-EU ‘reset’, City figures warn - Concern that efforts to boost European defence spending could also be damaged - Financial Times

Council Decision (EU) 2026/813 of 30 March 2026 authorising the opening of negotiations with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for an agreement on the participation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the internal electricity market of the Union and an agreement on the financial contribution of the United Kingdom towards reducing economic, social and territorial disparities between the regions of the Union
Answer given by Mr Jørgensen to a MEP written question - Ecodesign regulations for residential solid fuel heating
Answer given by Mr Jørgensen to a MEP written question - Impact of the Affordable Energy Action Plan on homes and businesses
Answer given by Mr Jørgensen to a MEP written question - Increase of fuel prices in 2026: impact of EU legislation on households’ purchasing power
Answer given by Mr Jørgensen to a MEP written question - Transparency in statements regarding the sustainability factors of tech companies’ data centres
Europe’s fossil fuel dependence poses risks to price stability - Repeated cost shocks make a transition to cleaner energy critical - Financial Times
EU warns capitals against turning energy crunch into fiscal crisis - Excessive spending to cushion soaring prices would have ‘serious fiscal implications’, says economy commissioner - Financial Times

Answer given by Ms Roswal to a written question - Mining plans in Sweden and threats to drinking water supplies
Answer given by Ms Roswal to a written question - Environmental omnibus, legal certainty and announced revision of the Water Framework Directive
Answer given by Mr Hoekstra to a MEP written question - Commission participation in the First International Conference for the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels
Answer given by Mr Hoekstra to a MEP written question - Ambition of the future climate resilience law in the light of a report by the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change

Answer given by Mr Brunner to a MEP written question - Implementation and effectiveness of EU visa restrictions for Russian citizens

Commission greenlights Finland's fourth payment request for €267.1 million under NextGenerationEU
Frank Elderson: Europe’s fossil fuel dependence poses risks to price stability - ECB Blog
Earnings manipulation and probability of default: insights from AnaCredit and supervisory - ECB Occasional Paper Series - No.385
Who owns crypto in the euro area? Drivers of crypto adoption, payment use, and its interaction with fiat cash - ECB Working Paper Series - No.3215

How the EU made Viktor Orbán - Hungary’s illiberal champion has benefited from the misjudgments and complacency of other leaders - Financial Times

Appeal brought on 12 February 2026 by UC against the judgment of the General Court of 3 December 2025 in Case T-72/24, UC Vs. Council (Case C-91/26 P)
Re: set aside the judgment in Case T-72/24 and annulment of Decision (CFSP) No 2023/2768 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2771
Answer given by High Representative/Vice-President Kallas to a written question - Supporting evidence for decision to sanction Jacques Baud and Hüseyin Doğru
Trump is hastening Britain’s return to the EU - Economics, security and domestic politics all point the Starmer government towards Brussels - Financial Times
EU foreign policy shambles triggers calls for radical overhaul of diplomacy - From Ukraine funding to Iran and Russia, repeated paralysis is reigniting a fight over the EU’s veto system - Politico.eu

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