BREXIT
- Future EU-UK Partnership: European Commission takes first step to launch negotiations with the United Kingdom - see the Recommendation for a Council Decision
- Future EU-UK relations: next steps - see the EP Statement & Video
- UK notifies WTO members of withdrawal from the EU (See WT/GC/206)
- Britain finally breaks away from EU after 47 years - Johnson claims Brexit allows UK to unleash full potential but Merkel laments ‘deep cut’ - Financial Times
- The buck stops with Johnson now Britain is out of EU - PM has no one else to blame as he juggles trade deals and regional inequality - Financial Times
- U.K. companies brace for bumps on Brexit homestretch - Wall Street Journal
- Business: working with the EU from the outside - UK in a changing Europe
COMPETITION
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9723 — Showa Denko K.K./Hitachi Chemical Company)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9727 — AccorInvest/Accor/Hotel Portfolio)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9726 — Itochu/AMCI/POSCO/JVLP/NCR)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9410 — Saudi Aramco/SABIC)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9612 — Central Group/SIGNA Prime/Mahis JV)
- Romania - Netcity Telecom fined in Romania for dominance abuse
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Agenda for: Working Party on Trade Questions of 11 February 2020
- Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Services & Investment) of 05 February 2020
- Agenda for: 629th meeting of the Export Credits Group of 12 February 2020
- Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures (Wire rod - The People’s Republic of China - 16 October 2020
- EU-Armenia CEPA: Minutes of the First meeting of the Sub-Committee on Geographical Indications -16 October 2019
- Presentation at the Civil Society Dialogue EU-CARIFORUM evaluation of 29 January 2020
- Answer given by Mr Hogan to a MEP written question - New requirements for ceramic exports to Saudi Arabia
- Answer given by Mr Hogan to a MEP written question - European automotive industry
- Ethiopia resumes WTO accession negotiations after eight-year pause
- DG Azevêdo: ACP’s support is key to strengthen the trading system
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Draft - Commission delegated Decision amending Annex V to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the evidence of formal qualifications and titles of training courses
FINANCIAL SERVICES
- Roadmap - Proposal for a regulation: Non-financial reporting by large companies (updated rules) Feedback period: 30 January 2020 - 27 February 2020
- ESMA issues an opinion on Product Intervention measures by Norway
- MiFID II: ESMA publishes data for the systematic internaliser calculations for equity, equity-like instruments and bonds
- MiFID II: ESMA makes new bond liquidity data available
TAXATION
- Report: 14th Plenary meeting of the EU VAT Forum of 16 January 2020
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Illegal logging – Evaluation of EU rules (fitness check) - Feedback period: 31 January 2020 - 28 February 2020
- Lifting the suspension of UK-related processes in the Union Registry of the EU ETS
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCTS SAFETY
- Agenda for the meeting of the PAFF Committee on
- zootechnics on 13-14 February 2020
- Biological Safety of the Food Chain (part of PAFF on AHW&CIC) on 13-14 February 2020
- Controls and import conditions on 13-14 February 2020
- Animal health & animal welfare on 13-14 February 2020 - Statement by Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič on EU support to China for the Coronavirus outbreak
- Draft - Commission Implementing Decision amending Decision 2002/364/EC as regards definitions of first–line assays and confirmatory assays, requirements for devices for self-testing and requirements for HIV and HCV rapid tests, confirmatory and supplementary assays
- Summary Report of the meeting of the Appeal Committee, Genetically Modified Food and Feed of 23 January 2020
- EFSA - Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 73, Revision 5 (FGE.73Rev5): consideration of alicyclic alcohols, aldehydes, acids and related esters evaluated by JECFA (59th, 63rd and 86th meeting) and structurally related to substances evaluated in FGE.12Rev5
- EFSA - Scientific Opinion - Safety of selenium‐enriched biomass of Yarrowia lipolytica as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283
- EFSA - Outcome of the Public Consultation on the existing Guidance on the risk assessment for birds and mammals
- EFSA - Reasoned opinion - Modification of the existing MRLs for fludioxonil in certain oilseeds
- EFSA - MenaQ7® and maintenance of the elastic properties of the arteries: evaluation of a health claim pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- Public consultation: Ground handling services at EU airports — evaluation (2010-18) Consultation period 30 January 2020 - 23 April 2020
- Public consultation: Implementing regulation - Railway safety - reporting standards for investigations into accidents and incidents - Feedback period: 27 January 2020 - 24 February 2020
DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY
- Opinion 5/2020 on the draft decision of the competent supervisory authority of Luxembourg regarding the approval of the requirements for accreditation of a certification body pursuant to Article 43.3 GDPR
- Opinion 4/2020 on the draft decision of the competent supervisory authority of the United Kingdom regarding the approval of the requirements for accreditation of a certification body pursuant to Article 43.3 GDPR
- EDPS Opinion on the negotiating mandate to conclude an international agreement on the exchange of personal data between Europol and New Zealand law enforcement authorities
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- Agenda for: JHA Counsellors (Visa) / Mixed Committee (EU-Iceland/Norway and Switzerland/Liechtenstein) of 4 February 2020
- Agenda for: Justice and Home Affairs - Foreign Relations Counsellors (JAI-RELEX) Working Party of 10 February 2020
- Agenda for: JHA Counsellors on the Migration situation of 13 February 2020
- New rules on short-stay visas to the EU: modernised procedure, updated fees, link to readmission cooperation - New EU visa rules – Q&A & Factsheet
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- Estimating the optimal inflation target from trends in relative prices - ECB Working Paper Series No.2370
- Price dividend ratio and long-run stock returns: a score driven state space model - ECB Working Paper Series No.2369
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) of 05 February 2020
- Agenda for: Council of the European Union (General Affairs) of 17 February 2022
- Remarks by President Charles Michel on the future of Europe
- Redistribution of seats in the European Parliament after Brexit - See EP Press Release
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Agenda & "List of A Items" for: Council of the European Union (Foreign Affairs) of 17 February 2022
- Agenda for: Foreign Relations Counsellors of 03.02 & 04.02.2020
- Agenda of the EP AFET Committee of 05 February 2020
- Report from the Commission on the Recommendations of the High-Level Group on wise persons on the European Financial Architecture for Development
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