EU CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE

HEALTH

TRAVEL

COMPETITION

  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10476 - Schwarz Group/Cespa)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10385 - Genstar Capital/TA Associates/20-20/Compusoft)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10421 - Primonial/Société Générale/OPG Window)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10216 - DFDS/HSF Logistics Group)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10469 - GS/Charlesbank/MDVIP)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10363 - NPM Capital/Infinitas)
  • Commission clears acquisition of Bruneau by TowerBrook (M.10430) - Midday Express
  • Commission clears acquisition of Hitachi Metals by Bain Capital (M.10374) - Midday Express
  • Commission clears acquisition of joint control of Agrícola Neufun by Forestal Arauco and OTPPB (M.10424) - Midday Express
  • Commission clears the acquisition of joint control of Dynamo by Blackstone and Francisco Partners (M.10453) - Midday Express
  • Germany - Discussion on Digital Markets Act - Meeting of the Working Group on Competition Law
  • Greece - Dawn Raid of the Hellenic Competition Commission in the markets for production and supply of pharmaceutical products
  • France - The Competition Authority authorises the acquisition of Yoplait by Sodiaal (Candia, Entremont, Régilait...)
  • UK - CMA has published the Full text decision of the merger between Glennon Bros UK Holdings Limited and Balcas Limited.

STATE AID

  • Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections
  • Answer given by Ms Vestager to a MEP written question - Abolition of the Danish compensation scheme and the guidelines on EU State aid rules

TRADE & CUSTOMS

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Minutes of the REACH Committee - 22 & 23 September 2021
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1768 of 23 June 2021 amending, for the purpose of its adaptation to technical progress, Annexes I, II, III and IV to Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilising products
  • European partnership on metrology: Council presidency reaches political agreement with the European Parliament
  • Directorate-General for Entrepreneurship at European Youth Event in Strasbourg to inform young people about EU support for entrepreneurs
  • Two new companies join growing industry cooperation to tackle online counterfeiting

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • EBA updates risk assessment indicators
  • EBA Risk Dashboard points to stabilising return on equity in EU Banks but challenges remain for those banks with exposures to the sectors most affected by the pandemic 

TAXATION

  • Taxing professional football in the EU |A Comparative and EU analysis of a sector with tax gaps - Study for the EP ECON Subcommittee on Tax Matters
  • OECD close to final global deal on corporate tax - Financial Times
  • Ireland signs on to landmark global corporate tax deal - Financial Times

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

ENERGY

  • EUR 95 million available for funding project ideas accelerating the EU clean energy transition
  • Opening and closing remarks by Commissioner Simson at the European Parliament plenary session on energy prices

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Preparations for the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meetings (Glasgow, 31 October - 12 November 2021) - Council conclusions
  • Kunming Declaration for the High-Level Segment of the first part of the UN Biodiversity Conference (12-13 October 2021) - Authorisation to endorse the Declaration on behalf of the EU -Approval
  • ‎Regulation (EU) 2021/1767 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2021 amending Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies 
  • Answer given by Mr Timmermans to a MEP written question - Sulfur hexafluoride use in electrical switchgear – exemption in F-Gas Regulation
  • Minutes of the 2nd meeting of Horizon Europe Programme Committee - Configuration 'Climate, Energy and Mobility' - 15 September 2021

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Committee on Medical Devices - 18 October 2021
  • Agenda for: 19th Plenary meeting of the Scientific Committees on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) - 7-8 October 2021
  • Food safety: EU to ban the use of Titanium Dioxide (E171) as a food additive in 2022 - Midday Express
  • Safety Gate: the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products - Report 2021/40

DIGITAL INFORMATION SOCIETY

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

  • Council Conclusions on exploring the potential of the Joint Cyber Unit initiative - complementing the EU Coordinated Response to Large-Scale Cybersecurity Incidents and Crises - Approval

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • Answer given by Ms Vălean to a MEP written question - Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) and abuses of dominance

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Main Results: Justice & Home Affairs Council - 7 & 8 October 2021
  • European Commission reaffirms the primacy of EU law - Statement by President Ursula von der Leyen 
  • Partial renewal of membership and entry into office of nine new Members of the Court of Justice - Formal sitting of the Court of Justice - see CPR No.181/2021

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • EU disburses €125 million in Macro-Financial Assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina - IP/21/5104
  • EU disburses €50 million in Macro-Financial Assistance to the Republic of Moldova - IP/21/5103
  • Speech by ECB's Isabel Schnabel: “Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics Conference 2021”
  • Striking a bargain: narrative identification of wage bargaining shocks - ECB Working Paper Series No.2602
  • A mixed frequency BVAR for the euro area labour market - ECB Working Paper Series No.2601

BREXIT

  • Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2021 establishing the Brexit Adjustment Reserve - Statement 

FUTURE OF EUROPE

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Agenda for: Foreign Relations Counsellors - 11 October 2021
  • Main results: EU-Western Balkans summit, Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia - 6 October 2021
  • United States: Speech on behalf of HR/VP Josep Borrell at the EP Plenary on the Texas law relating to abortion
  • United States: Statement by the Spokesperson on the execution of Ernest Johnson in the state of Missouri
  • Myanmar: Speech on behalf of HR/VP Josep Borrell at the EP Plenary
  • Rwanda: Speech on behalf of HR/VP Josep Borrell at the EP Plenary 
  • EEAS: HR/VP Josep Borrell announces senior appointments
  • The Gambia: EU deploys Election Observation Mission
  • Council adopts visa measures against The Gambia

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