Europe Daily News, 13 September 2021

COMPETITION

• Agenda for: Working Party on Competition of 14 September 2021
• Agenda for: Working Party on Competition of 15 September 2021
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10158 - IHS Markit/CME Group/JV)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10315 - BCI/ABP/TIG/Certain assets of Arauco)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10377 - RAG-Stiftung/Open Grid Europe/H2UB)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10394 - Platinum Equity Group/Solenis)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10413 - Apollo Management/Reno De Medici)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10108 - S&P Global/IHS Markit)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10462 - H&F/zooplus)
• Commission clears acquisition of MCC Group by CD&R (M.10406)  - Midday Express
• SK Hynix's acquisition of Intel's NAND and SSD business: clearance decision published by EU Commission
• Brose-Sitech car-seats joint venture: clearance decision published by EU Commission
• Action brought on 30 July 2021 - UniCredit and UniCredit Bank Vs. Commission (Case T-453/21)
  Re: Annulment in whole or in part the Commission’s Decision C(2021) 3489 final of 20 May 2021 in Case COMP/AT.40324 - European Government Bonds (the ‘Decision’) finding that the applicants infringed Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement by participating from the 9 September 2011 to the 28 November 2011 in a single and continuous infringement in the European government Bonds sector, and/or the fine; In the alternative, reduce substantially the level of the fine imposed, in the exercise of its unlimited jurisdiction;
• Action brought on 2 August 2021 - Bank of America and Bank of America Corporation Vs. Commission (Case T-456/21)
  Re: annulment of Commission Decision C(2021) 3489 of 20 May 2021 in Case AT.40324 - European Government Bonds (‘Decision’), in so far as it concerns the Applicants
• Action brought on 3 August 2021 - Portigon Vs. Commission (Case T-462/21)
  Re: annulment in its entirety the Commission decision of 20 May 2021 (C(2021) 3489) (AT.40324 - European Government Bonds) adopted against Portigon AG;

STATE AID

• Action brought on 25 June 2021 - Telly Vs. Commission (Case T-362/21)
  Re: annulment of the European Commission’s decision of 15 March 2021 on State aid SA.55805 (2020/FC) - Czech Republic - Extension of DTT network operators’ frequency licences
• €314.6 million capital injection from PostNord to Post Danmark does not constitute State aid; Denmark and Sweden need to recover €66 million of incompatible aid from PostNord (SA.49668 (Denmark) and SA.53403 (Sweden)) - IP/21/4662
• Commission approves €7 million Hungarian aid to support investments to ensure the safe operation of Debrecen International Airport (SA.58933)  - Midday Express

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Customs Union Working Party of 16 September 2021
• Revised Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Services and Investment) of 15 September 2021
• Agenda for: 41st meeting of the Customs Expert Group - General Customs Legislation section (CEG/GEN/41) of 20 September 2021
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1469 of 10 September 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 as regards the addition of a new model certificate for products of animal origin that originate in the Union, are moved to a third country or territory and moved back to the Union after unloading, storage and reloading in that third country or territory, amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the list of third countries authorised for entry into the Union of products of animal origin originated in and returning to the Union from a third country or territory, and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 as regards the list of third countries or regions thereof authorised for entry into the Union of products of animal origin and certain goods originated in and returning to the Union from a third country or region thereof

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Council of the European Union (Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry, Research and Space)) of 28 and 29 September 2021
• Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness & Growth (Industry) of 28 and 29 September 2021
• Agenda for: Working Party on Intellectual Property of 20 September 2021
• EFTA - Internal Market Scoreboard: How are Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway performing?
• Risks from chemicals in baby diapers not demonstrated - ECHA/NR/21/21 

TAXATION

• Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie (Belgium) lodged on 7 July 2021 - VP Capital NV Vs. Belgische Staat; other parties: PricewaterhouseCoopers Belastingadviseurs NV, Ernst & Young Tax Consultants BV, Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren BV - (Case C-414/21)
  

ENERGY

• Action brought on 28 July 2021 - Commission de régulation de l’énergie Vs. ACER (Case T-446/21)
  Re: annulment of the Decision No A-001-2021 of 28 May 2021 which confirms the Decision no 30-2020 of ACER of 30 November 2020 on the Core CCR TSO’s proposal for the methodology for cost sharing of redispatching and countertrading and its annexes I and Ia;
  by a way of consequence, annul the ACER decision No 30/2020 of 30 November 2020 on the Core CCR TSO’s proposal for the methodology for cost sharing of redispatching and countertrading and its annexes I and Ia;
• Agenda for: Working Party on Atomic Questions of 16 September 2021
• Energy expert says European 'lives at stake' - Financial Times
• Russia-Europe gas pipeline completed - Financial Times

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment of 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 September 2021 

DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET & INFORMATION SOCIETY

• Agenda for: 76th Meeting of the RSC Radio Spectrum Committee - Decision n° 676/2002/EC of 13-14 October 2021
• High-level conference to weigh up EU and international work on Artificial Intelligence - Midday Express

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

• Agenda for: Horizontal Working Party on cyber issues of 15 September 2021
• Ireland’s data commission attacked for lack of action on Big Tech - Financial Times
• The UK's risky rush to cut Brussels rules - Financial Times

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

• Joint Declaration and Political Guidelines - Salzburg Forum Ministerial Conference (23–24 June 2021, Prague, Czech Republic)

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• Main results of the Eurogroup of 10 September 2021 - see Remarks by Commissioner Gentiloni
  
• Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis in Zagreb, Croatia - Midday Express
• EU Cohesion Policy: nearly €100 million for green transport in Spain and a new sewage system in Cyprus  - Midday Express
• The ECB has secured a taper without a tantrum - Financial Times
• EU to consider overhauling debt rule in wake of pandemic - Financial Times
• The rise of eastern Europe is a forgotten development success story - Financial Times

BREXIT

• Press speaking points by VP Maroš Šefčovič in Belfast, following his two-day visit to Northern Ireland

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) of 15 & 17 September 2021 
• 5th revised "List of meetings" taking place between 1 and 30 September 2021

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Ukraine: EU sanctions over territorial integrity prolonged for a further six months (See Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1464 & Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1470)
• Afghanistan: EU joining discussions organised by the United Nations on the humanitarian situation in the country - Midday Express