EU CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE

HEALTH

STATE AID

  • Commission approves €150 million German scheme to support organisers of trade fairs and exhibitions in the context of the coronavirus outbreak (SA.64720) - Midday Express

ECONOMY

  • QaA: Proposal to amend EU Budget for 2021 to support global vaccination and funding for global emergencies - see Draft Amending Budget 6/2021

TRAVEL

  • Council Recommendation (EU) 2021/1782 of 8 October 2021 amending Council Recommendation (EU) 2020/912 on the temporary restriction on non-essential travel into the EU and the possible lifting of such restriction

COMPETITION

  • Action brought on 23 July 2021 - UBS Group and UBS Vs. Commission (Case T-441/21)
    Re: Declare the Application admissible and well-founded, and annul the Commission Decision C(2021) 3489 final (AT.40324 - European Government Bonds)
  • Action brought on 2 August 2021 - Nomura International and Nomura Holdings Vs. Commission (Case T-455/21)
    Re: annulment of Article 1, fourth bullet, of the Commission’s Decision of 20 May 2021 in Case AT.40324 (European Government Bonds) 
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10445 - Seventh Cinven Fund/Restaurant Brands Iberia)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10457 - Carlyle/Schaltbau Holding)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10454 - Omers/Goldman Sachs/Amedes)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10428 - CDPQ/OTPP/CMLIC)
  • Commission authorises the creation of a joint venture by SAMI, Dussur and Figeac Aéro (M.10401) - Midday Express
  • Commission clears acquisition of Reno De Medici by Apollo (M.10413) - Midday Express
  • Germany - Bundeskartellamt publishes new guidelines on its leniency programme and the setting of fines
  • UK - The CMA is investigating the acquisition of certain businesses owned by Grafton Group Plc by Patagonia Bidco Limited, the owner of the Huws Gray builders’ merchant business
  • French antitrust chief ‘surprised’ to be removed from post - Financial Times

STATE AID

  • Action brought on 10 August 2021 - Spain Vs. Commission (Case T-489/21)
    Re: Annulment of the Commission’s decision of 10 June 2021 on State aid SA.28599 (C 23/2010)

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Deputy Members) of 15 October 2021
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1784 of 8 October 2021 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of aluminium flat-rolled products originating in the People’s Republic of China
  • Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1788 of 8 October 2021 suspending the definitive anti-dumping duties imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1784 on imports of aluminium flat-rolled products originating in the People’s Republic of China
  • Council Decision (EU) 2021/1787 of 5 October 2021 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the International Grains Council as regards the amendment of the definition of ‘grain’ or ‘grains’ under the Grains Trade Convention, 1995
  • Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis in Italy for G20 Trade Ministers' meeting - Midday Express
  • Answer given by Mr Gentiloni to a MEP written question - Situation of aluminium in the pilot phase of the carbon border mechanism
  • WTO launches new online tool to help users navigate changes in product nomenclatures - see the HS Tracker
  • DG Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomes the Head of Government of Mali, H.E. Mr Choguel Kokalla, to the WTO
  • WTO issues papers on vaccine inputs tariffs and bottlenecks on critical COVID-19 products
  • General Council chair briefs members on work towards MC12 outcome document

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth (Industry) of 15 October 2021
  • Draft - Commission Implementing Decision (EU) …/… amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1616 as regards harmonised standards for metallic industrial piping, bolting of flanges and their joints and stainless steel steam boilers

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1783 of 2 July 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards containing a template document for cooperation arrangements with third countries

TAXATION

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions (Indirect Taxation - Excise duties/Energy taxation) of 20 October 2021
  • European Parliament resolution of 7 October 2021 on reforming the EU policy on harmful tax practices (including the reform of the Code of Conduct Group)
  • Statement by President von der Leyen following the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework meeting on the Global Agreement on International Taxation Reform

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

ENERGY

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Energy of 12 October 2021
  • Action brought on 9 August 2021 - Polskie sieci elektroenergetyczne Vs. ACER (Case T-483/21)
    Re: Annulment of the decision of Board of Appeal in case A-007-2021 (consolidated) of ACER of 28 May 2021 (the ‘Contested Board of Appeal Decision’) dismissing the applications for annulment and remittal of Decision No 33/2020 (the ‘Agency Decision’) establishing the Methodology for Regional Operational Security Coordination for the Core Capacity Calculation Region (the ‘ROSC Methodology’)
  • Action brought on 9 August 2021 - Polskie sieci elektroenergetyczne Vs. ACER (Case T-484/21)
    Re: Annulment of the decision of Board of Appeal in case A-001-2021 (consolidated) of ACER of 28 May 2021 (the ‘Contested Board of Appeal Decision’) dismissing the applications for annulment and remittal of Decision No 30/2020 (the ‘Agency Decision’) on the Core CCR TSO’s proposal for the methodology for cost sharing of redispatching and countertrading (the ‘RDCTCS Methodology’)s
  • Gas shortages: what is driving Europe’s energy crisis? - Financial Times
  • Moscow’s EU envoy urges Europe to fix ties to avoid gas shortages - Financial Times

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Minutes of the Meeting Sub-group on Cancer under the Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases - 8 July 2021
  • Flash report and presentations - Meeting of the Subgroup on Cancer - 23 September 2021
  • Statement by Commissioner Kyriakides on World Mental Health Day 

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

  • Agenda for: Horizontal Working Party on cyber issues of 13 October 2021
  • Agenda for: Working Party on Data Protection/ Mixed Committee (EU-Iceland/Norway and Switzerland/Liechtenstein) - 14 October 2021
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1772 of 28 June 2021 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom
  • Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1773 of 28 June 2021 pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • Commission to provide 60,000 rail passes to young Europeans - IP/21/5105
  • Public consultation launched for 'A Drone Strategy 2.0 for a smart and sustainable unmanned aircraft eco-system in Europe'

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • EU Cohesion policy on the front line of the recovery: €34 billion approved for regions and cities in just 4 months - IP/21/5130
  • Speech by ECB's Fabio Panetta at the panel on “Cross-border dimensions of non-bank financial intermediation: what are the priorities for building resilience globally?"
  • Report from the Commission - Annual Monitoring Report on the implementation of the 2019 Structural Reform Support Programme
  • Do inflation expectations improve model-based inflation forecasts? - ECB Working Paper Series No.2604
  • Global models for a global pandemic: the impact of COVID-19 on small euro area economies - ECB Working Paper Series No.2603
  • ECB Survey of Monetary Analysts (SMA), October 2021

FUTURE OF EUROPE

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) of 11, 13 & 15 October 2021

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Action brought on 30 July 2021 - Klymenko Vs. Council (Case T-470/21)
    Re: annulment of all Council Decision (CFSP) and Regulations implementing restrictive measures directed against Mr. Klymenko
  • Action brought on 7 August 2021 - Haswani Vs. Council ( Case T-479/21)
    Re: annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/855 and of Regulation (EU) 2021/848 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
  • Action brought on 9 August 2021 - Foz Vs. Council (Case T-481/21)
    Re: annulment of Decision 2021/855 (CFSP) and of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/848
  • Action brought on 27 August 2021 - Shatrov Vs. Council (Case T-523/21)
    Re: annulment of Decision (CFSP) 2021/1002 and of Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus
  • European and World Day against the Death Penalty, 10 October 2021: Joint statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union and the Secretary-General on behalf of the Council of Europe
  • EU announces vital €92 million contribution in support of UNRWA's operations - IP/21/5122
  • EU sanctions against chemical weapons renewed for one year
  • Nicaragua: EU sanctions prolonged for one year

     

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