EU CORONAVIRUS RESPONSES

HEALTH

  • Rapid Risk Assessment: Assessing SARS-CoV-2 circulation, variants of concern, non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccine rollout in the EU/EEA, 16th update - ECDC
  • High risk of autumn surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths in countries with insufficient vaccination coverage, warns ECDC
  • Data on the daily number of new reported COVID-19 cases and deaths by EU/EEA country - ECDC

COMPETITION

  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10452 - CPP Investments/FountainVest/Langdi Pharmaceutical)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10334 - BMW/Daimler/BP/Digital Charging Solutions)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10181 - Entega/Viessmann/EMS/EPS)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10229 - Allianz/Aviva Italia)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10443 - Allianz Capital/Aimco/Dalmore/Generation/Porterbrook)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10486 - CDPQ/Centerbridge/Medical Solutions)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10314 - Vinci/Energía y Servicios DINSA II)
  • Summary of Commission Decision of 20 April 2021 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 of the TFEU (Case AT.40330 - Rail cargo)
    - Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant positions
    - Final Report of the Hearing Officer
  • Commission seeks feedback on commitments offered by TMobile CZ, CETIN, and O2 CZ concerning the Czech telecommunications market - IP/21/4986 & Communication
  • Commission clears acquisition of joint control of MDVIP by Charlesbank Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs (M.10469) - Midday Express
  • Commission clears acquisition of ACT by FFL and Bridgepoint (M.10441) - Midday Express
  • Commission clears acquisition of TAIF by SIBUR (M.10371) - Midday Express

STATE AID

  • Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Customs Union of 05 October 2021
  • Minutes of the 23rd CLEN Plenary meeting of 11-12 February 2021
  • Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures (Certain coated fine paper - The People’s Republic of China - Regulation (EU) 2017/1188 - 5.7.2022)
  • Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures (Certain coated fine paper - The People’s Republic of China - Regulation (EU) 2017/1188 - 5.7.2022)
  • Communication in accordance with Article 34 (7)(a)(iii) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, on decisions relating to binding information issued by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Space: New Joint Office to strengthen collaboration and modernise Galileo - Midday Express

TAXATION

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

  • Agenda for: Council of the EU (Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs) of 15 October 2021
  • Report on the implementation in 2017-2018 of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and of Directive 2002/15/EC on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities (30th report from the Commission on the implementation of the social legislation relating to road transport) 

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues
    - Biosafety of 07 October 2021
    - UNECE and other regional issues of 06 October 2021
  • Agenda for: Council of the EU (Environment) of 06 October 2021
    - Energy and electricity markets -  Information from the Spanish delegation
    - High Electricity and Gas Prices - Information from the Polish delegation
    - Report on the Ministerial Conference on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution at Geneva, co-convened by Ecuador, Germany, Ghana and Vietnam with support of the UNEP Secretariat - Information from the German delegation, supported by the Portuguese and Swedish delegations
  • Agenda for: Expert group on Access and benefit sharing (ABS) under the Nagoya Protocol of 30 September 2021
  • Executive Vice-President Timmermans in Egypt to co-chair the Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Environment and Climate Action - Midday Express 

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Agenda for: Working Party on
  • EMA - Transatlantic Taskforce continues international fight against antimicrobial resistance
  • EMA implements new measures to minimise animal testing during medicines development 

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

  • Code of Practice on disinformation: Commission welcomes new prospective signatories and calls for strong and timely revision - IP/21/4945

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

  • EU looks to make data sharing easier: Council agrees position on Data Governance Act
  • Uniting to raise awareness on Cyber Threats: European Cybersecurity Month 2021

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Schengen Committee meeting on 4 October 2021

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • Euro area bank interest rate statistics: August 2021 - ECB 
  • NextGenerationEU: President von der Leyen in Finland and Estonia to present the Commission's assessment of national recovery and resilience plans - Midday Express

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Statement by President von der Leyen on the occasion of her official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue: Chief Negotiators reach arrangement to resolve tension in north of Kosovo
  • Expo 2020: The European Union announces its participation to promote international cooperation and mutual understanding
  • Qatar: Remarks by HR/VP Josep Borrell at the joint press conference with Deputy PM/Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani

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