EU CORONAVIRUS RESPONSES

HEALTH

STATE AID

  • Commission approves €1.7 billion German measure to recapitalise Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg in the context of the coronavirus pandemic - IP/22/721
  • Commission approves €10 million Italian scheme to support companies recycling aluminium in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (SA.101313) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves €88 million Polish scheme to support pig sows producers in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (SA.101500) - Midday Express  

COMPETITION

  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10499 - STATE STREET / BBH (INVESTOR SERVICES BUSINESS))
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10604 - OXFORD PROPERTIES / PINEBRIDGE BENSON ELLIOT / SIGMA)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10577 - FSN CAPITAL VI / OPTIGROUP / HYGAS / BFG / TPC)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10385 - GENSTAR CAPITAL / TA ASSOCIATES / 20-20 / COMPUSOFT)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10472 - DEUTSCHE POST DHL GROUP / JF HILLEBRAND GROUP)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10491 - ALLIANZ / INTELSAT)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10585 - APMH INVEST / UNILABS)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10108 - S&P GLOBAL / IHS MARKIT)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10581 - SPIE / STRUKTON SERVICES)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10548 - TELEKOM DEUTSCHLAND / IFM INVESTORS / JV)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10503 - SK CAPITAL PARTNERS / SEQENS)
  • Commission opens investigation into licensing and distribution practices of fashion house Pierre Cardin and its licensee Ahlers - IP/22/682
  • Commission clears acquisition of joint control of Puget by MIRA, PGGM, OTPP, BCI, OMERS and AIMCo (M.10509) - Midday Express
  • Commission clears acquisition of Sierra Gorda by South32 and KGHM (M.10539) - Midday Express
  • Commission partially waives commitments made by Gategroup to obtain clearance of its acquisition of LSG European Business (M.9546) - Midday Express
  • Answer given by Ms Vestager to a MEP written question - Upholding passenger interests following the merger of Thalys and Eurostar
  • Answer given by Ms Vestager to a MEP written question - Possible distortion of the EU internal energy market

STATE AID

  • Commission opens in-depth investigation into German support measures in favour of DB Cargo - IP/22/681
  • Appeal brought on 9 December 2021 by Ryanair DAC, Airport Marketing Services Ltd, FR Financing (Malta) Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) delivered on 29 September 2021 in Case T-448/18, Ryanair and Others Vs. Commission - Case C-758/21 P

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: 631st meeting of the Export Credit Group of 10 January 2022
  • Decision No 1/2022 of the Joint Committee under the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership of 21 January 2022 on the amendments to Annex 14-B on geographical indications 
  • Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the amendment to Annex 14-B of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership
  • UCC Work Programme Progress Report 2021 - see the Statement & Report
  • Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni video message on International Customs Day - 26.01.2022
  • The Commission proposal on reforming the Generalised Scheme of Tariff Preferences: analysis of human rights incentives and conditionalities - In-Depth Analysis - Subcommittee on Human Rights 
  • Answer given by Mr Gentiloni to a MEP written question - Equal treatment of European pulp and paper manufacturers under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) proposal
  • EU initiates WTO dispute complaint regarding Chinese restrictions on trade with Lithuania
  • WTO - DDG González: “Trade facilitation and economic resilience are two sides of the same coin”
  • WTO - High shipping rates and digital services sustain services trade recovery in Q3 of 2022

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Minutes of the Meeting of the Technical Committee - Motor vehicles (TCMV) of 16 December 2021

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • ESMA made available the new quarterly liquidity assessment for bonds
  • ESMA launched a public consultation on a targeted revision to its Guidelines and Recommendations on the Scope of the CRA Regulation
  • ESMA has sent a letter to the European Commission (EC) providing its views on the clearing obligation for Pension Scheme Arrangements (PSA)
  • ESMA published its Final Reports on the central counterparties (CCPs) recovery regime, as mandated under the CCP Recovery and Resolution Regulation (CCPRRR)
  • ESMA - Summary of conclusions Board of Supervisors - 17 November 2021
  • EBA launches today 'EuReCA', the EU's central database for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

  • Revaluation of working conditions and wages for essential workers - Briefing - EP EMPL Committee

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

  • Workshop on impacts of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on fisheries and aquaculture in the EU - Part II: Trade aspects - Study - EP Committee on Fisheries

ENERGY

  • Joint statement by President von der Leyen and President Biden on U.S.-EU cooperation on energy security

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Biodiversity: Commission guidance on new protected areas to help put Europe’s nature on path to recovery by 2030
  • Green Deal: Commissioner Sinkevičius in the United States this week - Midday Express
  • Answer given by Mr Sinkevičius to a MEP written question - Ban on the export of neonicotinoids

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • EFSA - Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) No 2016/429): antimicrobial‐resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in dogs and cats
    EFSA - Safety of oil from Schizochytrium sp. (strain ATCC 20889) for use in infant and follow‐on formula as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283
  • EFSA - Manual for reporting on zoonoses and zoonotic agents, within the framework of Directive 2003/99/EC, and on some other pathogenic microbiological agents for information derived from the year 2021
  • EMA - New EU rules for safe and high-quality medicines for animals become effective
  • EMA - Meeting highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) 24-27 January 2022

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • Council Decision (EU) 2022/124 of 25 January 2022 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol to amend the Air Transport Agreement between the United States of America and the European Community and its Member States
  • 1st public workshop impact assessment for the initiative on Multimodal Digital Mobility Services (MDMS) on 22 February 2022
  • Future of transport in the context of the Recovery Plan - overview briefing - ‎Study - EP TRAN Committee  

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • Commission tables proposal for €1.2 billion emergency macro-financial assistance package for Ukraine, as announced by President von der Leyen - IP/22/674
  • European Investment Bank and EFTA agree renewed investment envelope
  • ECB - Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 28 January 2022
  • ECB - January 2022 euro area bank lending survey
  • The role (and accountability) of the President of the Eurogroup - Briefing - EP ECON Committee

FUTURE OF EUROPE

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) of 02 & 04 February 2022

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Myanmar/Burma: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union
  • Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya

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