EU CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
HEALTH
- ECDC rapid assessment of laboratory practices and needs related to COVID-19
- ECDC - Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 - first update
STATE AID
- Commission approves €300 million Austrian scheme to support organisers of events affected by coronavirus outbreak (SA.60117) – IP/21/151
COMPETITION
- Agenda for: Working Party on Competition of 20 January 2021
- Draft Council Conclusions on Special Report No 24/2020 from the European Court of Auditors entitled: "The Commission’s EU merger control and antitrust proceedings: a need to scale up market oversight"
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10038 - Allied Universal Topco/G4S)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9974 - Groupe Crédit Agricole/Groupe Generali/Europ Assistance France/Viavita)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10086 - Cerberus Group/Dorel Industries)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10145 - American Industrial Partners/Personal Care Business of Domtar)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10095 - Crédit Agricole Italia/Credito Valtellinese)
- Article 22 reference decisions in Knauf/ Armstrong merger published - Austria, Germany, Lithuania, Spain and the UK
- Answer given by Ms Vestager to a MEP written question - Fulfilment of the requirements governing the Telefónica/E-Plus merger
- Germany - Bundeskartellamt - Safeguarding competition in mobile communications cooperations - Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone want to close "gray areas" together -
- Italy - AGCM imposed a fine of over 10 million euros on the CTS Eventim-TicketOne group for abuse of dominant position
- UK - CMA announces that Tronox Holdings / TiZir Titanium and Iron merger has been abandoned after proposed undertakings in lieu rejected
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Agenda for: 103rd Customs Code Committee - General legislation of 3 February 2021
- Agenda of the meeting of the CETA Committee on Trade and Goods of 21 January 2021
- Joint Minutes, EU-South Korea FTA Working Group on Government Procurement, 17 December 2020
- Joint Minutes: EU report of the 7th meeting of the EU-Korea working group on trade remedy cooperation
- Comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) - Regulatory cooperation forum: stakeholders debrief meeting - 10 February 2021
- Stakeholder meeting on the establishment of a Multilateral Investment Court - 01 February 2021
- WTO panel issues report regarding Pakistan duties on BOPP film from the UAE
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Agenda for the REACH Committee meeting of 4 February 2021
- Candidate List updated with two chemicals that are toxic for reproduction - ECHA/NR/21/05
- Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - The environmental credentials of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
TAXATION
- Agenda for: Fiscal Counsellors/Attachés from the Permanent Representations of 22 January 2021
ENERGY
- Speech by President von der Leyen to the "Hydrogen Council"
- Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Liquefied natural gas contracts in the US -
- Latest EEA study finds multiple benefits of switch to renewable electricity – See EEA Briefing
- Cross-border transmission capacity calculation - Analysis of the key parameters
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (Biosafety) of 26 January 2021
- Working Documents: 6th Meeting of the ABS Consultation Forum of 14 January 2020
- Answer given by Mr Sinkevicius to a MEP written question - Ending waste exports to third countries
- Answer given by Mr Timmermans to a MEP written question - Hierarchy of EU climate policy objectives
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- SCCS - Preliminary Opinion open for comments on Octocrylene - deadline: 15 March 2021
- SCCS - Request for a scientific Opinion on Prostaglandins analogues used in cosmetic products
- EFSA - Safety of oil from Schizochytrium limacinum (strain FCC-3204) for use in food supplements as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283
- EFSA - Safety of oil from Schizochytrium limacinum (strain FCC-3204) for use in infant and follow-on formula as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283
- EFSA - Reasoned opinion on the toxicological properties and MRLs for propoxur
- EFSA - Scientific Opinion on the assessment of the control measures of the category A diseases of Animal Health Law: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
- ECDC - Influenza virus characterisation, December 2020
- Supporting musculoskeletal health in the workplace — find out all you need to know – See OSHA Briefing
DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET
- Draft - Commission Implementing Decision on the harmonised use of radio spectrum in the 5945-6425 MHz frequency band for the implementation of wireless access systems including radio local area networks (WAS/RLANs) - See the Annex
DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY
- EDPB adopts Guidelines on examples regarding data breach notification
- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres - Letter Chair ITRE Committee
- ENISA - New report by the EU Agency for Cybersecurity helps healthcare organisations securely adopt cloud services and prepare for cybersecurity challenges
- Spain - The AEPD publishes guidance on treatment audit requirements that include Artificial Intelligence
- GDPR fines jump as EU regulators raise pressure on business - Data protection penalties climbed 40% in the past year, according to research - Financial Times
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- 2nd public workshop impact assessment for the revision of the Intelligent Transport Systems Directive - 03 March 2021
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- Main results of the Eurogroup of 18 January 2021 - See Remarks by Commissioner Gentiloni and by Paschal Donohoe following the Eurogroup video conference
- ECB - January 2021 euro area bank lending survey
- European Business Cycle Indicators – 4th Quarter 2020
BREXIT
- UK and EU27 citizens in the UK to remain part of EP Communication programmes
- Financial services have been badly let down by Brexit - Financial Times
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- Agenda of the European Council of 21 January 2021
- 8th Revision of the List of meetings taking place between 1 and 31 January 2021
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Arms exports control: Council establishes a EU approach on end-user certificates
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