EU CORNAVIRUS RESPONSE
HEALTH
- Opening Remarks by VP Schinas and Commissioner Kyriakides at the Press Conference on the EU4Health Programme
- EMA - Global regulators work towards alignment on policy approaches and regulatory flexibility during COVID-19 – update #3
STATE AID
- Commission approves €600 million Finnish guarantee scheme to support maritime companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak - IP/20/966
- Commission approves €120 million Finnish scheme to compensate companies in the restaurant industry for damages caused by coronavirus outbreak (SA.57284) - Midday Express
- Commission approves €12 million Italian scheme to support companies active in the agricultural sector affected by coronavirus outbreak (SA.57439) - Midday Express
- Commission approves €4 million Estonian rent compensation scheme to support businesses affected by coronavirus outbreak (SA.57403) - Midday Express
- Commission approves €800,000 Latvian scheme to support tour operators in the context of coronavirus outbreak (SA.57423) - Midday Express
ECONOMY
- EU budget for recovery: Kick-starting the EU economy by incentivising private investments - Midday Express
- Remarks by Commissioner Gentiloni at the press conference on an enhanced InvestEU Programme and its new Strategic Investment Facility
- Statement by Executive VP Margrethe Vestager at the press conference on Solvency Support Instrument
- Proposal for a Regulation (See Annex 1,2,3,4 & 5), Q&As & FactSheet: The proposed InvestEU Programme
- Proposal for a Regulation, Q&As & FactSheet: Solvency Support Instrument
- Opinion of the European Central Bank of 20 May 2020 on amendments to the Union prudential framework in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Opening Remarks by Executive VP Frans Timmermans at the Press Conference on a Green and Just Recovery
- Supporting the recovery: MEPs adopt budget priorities for 2021
- The SURE: Main Features - In-Depth Analysis for EP Econ Committee
- Answer given by Mr Schmit to a MEP written question - Implementation of projects (co-)financed from the European Social Fund in the face of the coronavirus pandemic
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Press statement by President von der Leyen on the next steps in the Coronavirus Global Response
- Speech by President von der Leyen at the UN High-Level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond
COMPETITION
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9461 – AbbVie/Allergan)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9780 — BNP Paribas/Bank of Baroda/JV)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9619 – CDC/EDF/ENGIE/La Poste)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9759 – Nexi/Intesa Sanpaolo (Merchant acquiring business))
- Initiation of proceedings (Case M.9489 – Air Canada/Transat)
- Commission waives the commitments made by Takeda to obtain clearance of its acquisition of Shire (IP/20/967 & M.8955)
- Commission clears acquisition of joint control over Quorum Health Corporation by Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP and GoldenTree Asset Management LP (M.9845) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of ABB's power grid division by Hitachi (M.9447) - Midday Express
- Germany - Bundeskartellamt clears merger between Asklepios and Rhön-Klinikum
- Germany - Bundeskartellamt – List of Notified Merger Projects of 29 May 2020
- Belgium - Prior notification CONC-C/C-20 0015: SA Car Avenue Belgique / SA Namur Étoile - SA Société des garages Luxembourgeois
- Slovakia - AMO annulled a preliminary measure in an administrative proceedings in the matter of a possible abuse of a dominant position in the field of production and distribution of energy and media
- UK - CMA serves initial enforcement order in Stryker / Wright Medical merger
- UK - CMA terminates second extension of Phase 1 review of ION Investment Group / Broadway Technology merger investigation
- UK - CMA writes to RBS about breach of Retail Banking Market Investigation Order 2017
- UK - CMA publishes updated administrative timetable in funerals and crematoria services market investigation
STATE AID
- Commission approves measure allowing the creation of a new development finance institution in the Netherlands (SA.55465) - Midday Express
- State Aid Weekly e-news - No.19/20 - Covers from 15 to 28 May 2020
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Draft - Commission Proposal for an amendment to the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature (subheading 2403 99 90) – expanded tobacco -
- Draft - Commission Implementing Regulation repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1140 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature -
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/712 of 25 May 2020 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (CN: 2403 99 10)
- Agreement for the termination of Bilateral Investment Treaties between the Member States of the European Union
- Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (CN: 0811 90 95; 2008 30 55; 2008 30 75 & 2008 30 90)
- Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (CN: 2208 20)
- Answer given by Mr Hogan to a MEP written question - Chinese investment in the EU
- 2019 transparency statistics in DG Trade
- WTO issues 2020 Annual Report
FINANCIAL SERVICES
- ESMA publishes updates to EMIR Q&As
- ESMA updates its Q&As on MiFID II and MiFIR transparency and market structures topics
- ESMA - Summary of Conclusions Board of Supervisors conference call - 29 April 2020
- EBA seeks to future proof loan origination standards taking into consideration significant transition periods to facilitate implementation
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Austria, Italy, Portugal, Spain receive €279m after natural disasters in 2019 - See the Statement
ENERGY
- Remarks by Commissioner Simson during the Bruegel Webinar on (Em)Powering the Recovery
AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES
- Agenda for: Special Committee on Agriculture of 04 June 2020
- Minutes of the Expert Group on Organic Production of 06 May 2020
- Minutes of the Expert Group Wine Market Observatory of 06 May 2020
- Minutes of the Expert Group Sugar Market Observatory of 06 May 2020
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/714 of 28 May 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466 as regards the use of electronic documentation for the performance of official controls and other official activities and the period of application of temporary measures
- Statement by Commissioner Kyriakides ahead of World No Tobacco Day
- Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question – Mancozeb
- Safety Gate: Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products - Weekly Report - Report 22 (Published on: 29/05/2020)
- EFSA - Safety and efficacy of
- ProEquo® (Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 11520) as a feed additive for horses
- IMP (disodium 5′‐inosinate) produced by fermentation with Corynebacterium stationis KCCM 80161 for all animal species - EFSA - Safety evaluation of the food enzyme:
- 4‐α‐d‐{(1‐>4)‐α‐d‐glucano}trehalose trehalohydrolase and (1‐>4)‐α‐d‐glucan 1‐α‐d‐glucosylmutase activities from the Gryllotalpicola ginsengisoli strain S34
- α‐amylase from the Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius strain DP‐Gzb47
- lysophospholipase from the genetically modified Aspergillus niger strain NZYM‐LP - EFSA - Plant Health Newsletter: Media Monitoring No.38 – 27 May 2020
- EMA - New vaccine for prevention of Ebola virus disease recommended for approval in the European Union
- EMA - Meeting highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) 25-28 May 2020
DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY
- Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - European strategic autonomy in the digital age
- Finnish DPA imposed three administrative fines for data protection violations – EDPB Statement
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- EU approves disbursement of €500 million in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine - IP/20/955
- The ECB Mandate: Perspectives on Sustainability and Solidarity - In-Depth Analysis - EP Econ Committee
- Setting New Priorities for the ECB’s Mandate - In-Depth Analysis - EP Econ Committee
- Euro area annual inflation down to 0.1%
BREXIT
- Agenda for 4th round UK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations: 2-5 June 2020
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Syria: Sanctions against the regime extended by one year (see Notice 1 & Notice 2)
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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) N° 1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning Humanitarian Aid
- Operation IRINI: Council appoints new Force Commanders
- EU signs new pre-accession support package with Serbia worth more than €70 million - Midday Express
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