EU CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE

HEALTH

STATE AID

  • Commission approves €110 million Belgian scheme to support hotels, restaurants and cafés in the context of the coronavirus outbreak (SA.63490) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves €2 million Italian scheme to support the pyrotechnics sector in the context of the coronavirus outbreak (SA.10142) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves €700 million French scheme for certain retailers and services affected by the coronavirus pandemic (SA.62625) - IP/21/5261
  • Commission approves €31.9 billion Italian scheme to support companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak (SA.62668) - IP/21/5108

ECONOMY

  • NextGenerationEU: Bulgaria submits official recovery and resilience plan - IP/21/5264

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • President von der Leyen has made a statement about an important milestone in the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to the world

COMPETITION

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: 6th meeting of the Customs Expert Group - TARIC subsection of 25 November 2021
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1816 of 12 October 2021 concerning the classification of certain goods (CN: 1517 90 99) in the Combined Nomenclature
  • Notice to economic operators - New round of requests for the suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products
  • The Council approved the notifications by the EU made in accordance with the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement - Notifications 
  • The Council adopted a decision establishing the EU position in the joint committee as regards the adoption of a decision to amend the Withdrawal Agreement of the UK from the EU
  • WTO - Members pursue convergence for an IP COVID-19 response 

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • 62nd Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO (Geneva, 4 - 8 October 2021) - Final EU/Member States statements
  • The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) supports the New European Bauhaus with €5 million - IP/21/5266
  • Passenger car registrations: +6.6% nine months into 2021; -23.1% in September - See Acea Statement
  • New study shows Europeans still buy mostly petrol cars - See ePure Statement

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • The Council has adopted the decision to appoint Verena Ross as the chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
  • EBA points to still elevated benchmark rate transition risks 

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

ENERGY

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Energy of 18 October 2021
  • Agenda for: Working Party on Energy of 19 October 2021
  • Speech by Commissioner Kadri Simson at the EP ITRE Committee meeting on the "Communication on energy prices"
  • Speech by Commissioner Kadri Simson at the "Carbon capture, utilisation and storage forum"
  • In focus: Methane - what’s the deal?

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment of 18 & 20 October 2021
  • Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (Synergies / Int. Chemicals) of 20 October 2021
  • Commission and UEFA launch #EveryTrickCounts campaign to tackle climate change
  • Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans in Indonesia for international climate talks ahead of the COP26
  • Europe's sustainability agenda needs knowledge for action and more concrete targets to achieve its ambitions - See EEA Statement

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Updating the framework for the safety of non-food consumer products on the internal market - Briefing for the EP IMCO Committee
  • EMA - First-in-class medicine (Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) to treat aggressive form of breast cancer
  • EMA - Meeting highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) 11-14 October 2021
  • Independent Expert Panel on effective ways of investing in health publishes opinion on supporting the mental health of the health workforce and other essential workers

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • Minutes of the Committee on Road Transport of 01 October 2021
  • Aviation: EU and Qatar sign landmark aviation agreement - IP/21/5344 & QaA

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society of 19 October 2021
  • Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) of 30 July 2021 - Comune di Venezia Vs. Telecom Italia SpA, Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA - Inwit SpA - Case C-467/21

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

  • Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden (Germany) of August 2021 - TX Vs. Bundesrepublik Deutschland - Case C-481/21
  • Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) of 20 July 2021 - Maximilian Schrems Vs. Facebook Ireland Ltd - Case C-446/21

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Decision (EU) 2021/1817 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 13 October 2021 appointing two Judges to the General Court
  • Media pluralism: Commission launches call for proposals to extend media ownership monitoring system to all Member States
  • Statement following VP Šefčovič's meeting with Lord Frost on Friday 15 October

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

FUTURE OF EUROPE

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1) of 20 October 2021

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • EU Military Training Mission in Mozambique set to start its operations – see the Decision 
  • ISIL/Da'esh and Al-Qaeda: sanctions regime prolonged until 31 October 2022
  • Answer given by the Council to a MEP written question - Human rights sanctions against Russian company NtechLab
  • Action brought on 27 August 2021 - Gutseriev Vs. Council - Case T-526/21
    Re: Annulment of (i) Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2021/1002  implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and (ii) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/997  implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus, insofar as they apply to the applicant (together, the ‘Contested Acts’) and declare that Article 4(1) of Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP (as amended) and Article 2(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 (as amended) are inapplicable insofar as they apply to the applicant by reason of illegality, and consequently annul, insofar as they apply to the Applicant, the Contested Acts.
  • Action brought on 31 August 2021 - MAZ-upravljajusaja kompanija holdinga Belavtomaz Vs Council - Case T-532/21
    Re: Annulment of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/997  implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus, and Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2021/1002 implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus (2) (‘Contested Measures’)
  • Action brought on 31 August 2021 - Belaz-upravljajusaja kompanija holdinga Belaz Holding Vs. Council - Case T-533/21
    Re: Annulment of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/997  implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus, and Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2021/1002 implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus (‘Contested Measures’)
  • Action brought on 1 September 2021 - Belaeronavigatsia Vs. Council - Case T-536/21
    Re: Annulment of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/999 of 21 June 2021 implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus and Annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1001 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus

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