EU CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
STATE AID
- Commission approves €12 million Danish scheme to compensate damages caused by cancellations of large public events due to COVID-19 outbreak (SA.56685)
- Statement by Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager on State aid measures to address the economic impact of COVID-19
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Commission ensures continuation of trade defence procedures despite the limitations imposed by COVID-19 outbreak - See the Notice
- Commission moves to ensure supply of personal protective equipment in the European Union (IP/20/469, See Regulation (EU) 2020/402)
HEALTH
- COVID-19: Commission presents guidelines for border measures to protect health and keep goods and essential services available - IP/20/468
- Minutes of the 11th Health Security Committee of 13 March 2020 (COVID-19)
SCHENGEN AREA
- Preventive actions in the context of the Schengen Borders Code aimed at reducing the risk of coronavirus spreading
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- EP Transport Committee pledges to stop empty flights due to COVID-19
ECONOMY
- COVID-19: Commission sets out European coordinated response to counter the economic impact of the Coronavirus* (IP/20/459, Q&A and factsheet, see also Remarks by President von der Leyen and by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis)
- Parliament mobilised to channel EU funds to those affected by Coronavirus pandemic
- Sassoli: Positive measures from Commission. Europe united in face of common challenge of COVID-19
DATA PRIVACY
- Statement of the EDPB Chair on the processing of personal data in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak
COMPETITION
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9719 — FFHL/OMERS/Riverstone)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9649 — TSR Recycling/Sims Metal Management (Certain Recycling Assets))
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9417 — Volvo Cars/AB Volvo/World of Volvo JV)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9662 — Generali/Klesia/JV)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9675 — Apollo Capital Management/Lopesan Group/IFA Faro Hotel/IFA Buenaventura Hotel)
- Commission approves acquisition of Raytheon by UTC, subject to conditions (M.9434)
- Commission clears acquisition of joint control over Pentacom by Macquarie and Aberdeen (M.9646) - Midday Express
- Commission clears the acquisition of Penguin by Bertelsmann (M.9710) - Midday Express
- Commission approves the creation of a joint venture by Toyota Financial Services Corporation and Mitsui & Co (M.9758) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of joint control over Macquarie AirFinance Group by Sunsuper, alongside PGGM and Macquarie (M.9745) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of Lagardère Sports by H.I.G. Capital (M.9750) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of joint control over a new joint venture by Telia Company and CapMan (M.9659) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of Zaragoza by Generali and UIR (M.9724) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of Merkur Offshore by APG Asset Management and InfraRed Capital Partners (M.9721) - Midday Express
- Competition: Commission appoints Dorothe Dalheimer as Hearing Officer* - Midday Express
- France - The Competition Authority fines Apple €1.1 billion for cartels within its distribution network and abuse of economic dependence on its independent premium resellers.
- Italy - Coronavirus, the Authority initiates investigations against Amazon and Ebay for misleading claims and excessive price increases
- Romania - The Competition Council authorized the transactions through which Help Net Farma SA intends to take over 8 pharmacies owned by Tri Farm SRL as well as the company Ecofarmacia Network SRL
- UK - CMA - Magazine and tech sites merger to be cleared if concerns overcome
- UK - CMA revokes and reissues initial enforcement order in Circle Health / BMI Healthcare merger
STATE AID
- Appeal brought on 20 December 2019 by Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A. against the judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) delivered on 24 October 2019 in Case T-778/17, Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A. Vs. Commission - Case C-933/19 P
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Restriction of microplastics in cosmetic products
- Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Fall in the production of diesel engines. Financial support for Italian automotive component manufacturers
FINANCIAL SERVICES
- ESMA requires net short position holders to report positions of 0.1% and above
- EU rejects UK call for rapid agreement on financial services - Commission is wary of British desire to diverge from Brussels’ rules - Financial Times
TAXATION
- Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) of 11 December 2019 — Q-GmbH Vs. Z Tax Office (Case C-907/19)
- Agenda for: Code of Conduct Group (Business Taxation) of 30 April 2020
ENERGY
- Energy Union: New €980 million call for proposals launched for cross-border energy infrastructure
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Call for proposals of EU Health Programme published - Support to reforms in health workforce field - Initiatives on task-shifting, deadline 10 June
- Physical activity indicator (ECHI 52) updated with most recent Eurostat statistics
DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Köln (Germany) of 22 November 2019 - Vodafone GmbH Vs. Federal Republic of Germany (Case C-854/19)
- Google accused by rival of fundamental GDPR breaches - Complaint lodged with Irish regulator alleges search giant is sharing data between its services without consent - Financial Times
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- Agenda for: Council of the European Union (Economic & Financial Affairs) of 17 March 2020 - Addendum List of "A Items"
- Coordinated central bank action to enhance the provision of global US dollar liquidity
- Interview of ECB's Fabio Panetta with Corriere della Sera
- Euro area job vacancy rate at 2.2% - Stat/43/2020
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.2) of 18 March 2020
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Ukraine territorial integrity: EU renews sanctions for a further 6 months - see Regulation (EU) 2020/398, Decision (CFSP) 2020/399 and Notice 1 & 2
- Declaration by the High Representative Josep Borrell-Fontelles, on behalf of the European Union, on the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
- Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the latest developments in Somalia
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