Europe Daily News, 07 September 2021 | Perspectives & Events

EU COVID 19 RESPONSES

HEALTH

ECONOMY

COMPETITION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10403 - SHV/ACTA)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10334 - BMW/Daimler/BP/Digital Charging Solutions)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10417 - D’Ieteren/Wehold/TVH Parts)
Communication from the Commission - Approval of the content of a draft for a Commission Regulation on the application of Article 101(3) of the TFEU to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices
Communication from the Commission - Approval of the content of a draft for a Communication from the Commission – Commission Notice: Guidelines on vertical restraints
Commission clears acquisition of H2UB by RAG Stiftung and Open Grid Europe (M.10377) - Midday Express
Commission clears acquisition of HSF Logistics Group by DFDS (M.10216) - Midday Express
UK CMA: Full text - Merger decision between TravelSupermarket Limited and Icelolly Marketing Limited.
Nvidia faces opposition from EU over $54bn Arm deal - Concessions made by US chipmaker do not go far enough to mitigate damage to rivals, officials say - Financial Times

STATE AID

Action brought on 23 July 2021 - Ryanair Vs. Commission (Case T-444/21)
Re: annulment of the defendant’s decision of 12 March 2021 on State Aid SA.60113 - Finnair - COVID-19 - hybrid loan 107.2.b
Commission approves €1.75 billion German scheme to support the acquisition of alternatively fuelled buses for passenger transport (SA.61890) - Midday Express

TAXATION

Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions (Indirect Taxation / VAT) of 15 September 2021

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Commission adopts improved disclosure rules for retail investment products - Midday Express
EBA’s study shows that EU banks’ funding plans are poised to gradually return to a pre-pandemic funding composition by 2023

ENERGY

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

Answer given by Mr Sinkevičius to a MEP written question - PFAS pollution
Answer given by Mr Sinkevičius to a MEP written question - European biodiversity law
Answer given by Mr Sinkevičius to a MEP written question - Destruction of unsold goods in the European Union – the example of Amazon’s logistics centres
Draft Union submission to the 10th meeting of the International Maritime Organization's Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships commenting on MEPC 76/7/15 by Denmark et al and proposing a Low GHG Fuel Standard for international shipping

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

Agenda for: Meeting of the PAFF Committee, section Plant Health of 13-14 September 2021
Agenda for: Meeting of the PAFF Committee, section GMFF of 20 September 2021
Minutes - 7th Drafting Group on European solidarity in public health emergencies (5 July 2021)
Minutes - Joint meeting EU Directors for Pharmaceutical Policy & Pharmaceutical Committee (8 and 9 July 2021)

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

Executive Vice-President Vestager, Vice-President Schinas and Commissioner Breton at the International Cybersecurity Forum in Lille
BEREC assesses the impact of the recent Court of Justice of the EU judgements on the Open Internet Regulation

AREA OF FREEDOM,SECURITY & JUSTICE

Independence of Polish judges: Commission asks European Court of Justice for financial penalties against Poland on the activity of the Disciplinary Chamber - IP/21/4587
Brussels escalates rule of law dispute with Warsaw - European Commission is considering financial sanctions over minority rights and the independence of judges - Financial Times
Minutes of the 5th meeting of the Commission Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence in the domain of Home Affairs of 7 May 2021
Commissioner Johansson attends the G7 Interior and Security Ministerial meeting in London - Midday Express

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

NextGenerationEU: European Commission gearing up for issuing €250 billion of NextGenerationEU green bonds - IP/21/4565, QaA & Remarks by EU-Commissioner Johannes Hahn
ECB still needs to put theory into practice - Slowing asset purchases to support the economy would send the wrong signal - Financial Times

BREXIT

Statement by the European Commission following the UK announcement regarding the operation of the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland

FUTURE OF EUROPE

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Draft Council Conclusions on the Global approach to Research and Innovation ‒ Europe’s strategy for international cooperation in a changing world
Iraq: Press remarks by HR/VP Josep Borrell after the meeting with Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein
Belarus: Statement by the Spokesperson on sentencing Marya Kaliesnikava and Maksim Znak
11th EU-Kyrgyz Republic Human Rights Dialogue

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