EU CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE

HEALTH

  • Interim analysis of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against Severe Acute Respiratory Infection due to laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 among individuals aged 30 years and older, ECDC multi-country study – second update

STATE AID

  • Commission approves €44 million Slovenian scheme to support the digital transformation of the economy in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (SA.101779) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves Lithuanian scheme, including €25 million budget increase, to support the agriculture and aquaculture sectors affected by the coronavirus pandemic (SA.101868) - Midday Express

    DIGITAL
  • EU Digital COVID Certificate: Commission adopts second report on impact and implementation across the EU - QaA - Midday Express

COMPETITION

  • Communication from the Commission - Approval of the content of a draft for a Commission Regulation on the application of Article 101(3) of the TFEU to certain categories of specialisation agreements
  • Communication from the Commission - Approval of the content of a draft for a Commission Regulation on the application of Article 101(3) of the TFEU to certain categories of research and development agreements
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10625 - Carlyle Group / Macquarie Group / HYCC)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10644 - Towerbook Capital Partners / New Mountain Capital / Cloudmed Solutions / R1 RCM)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10586 - MGL / MSP / O’Connor / McLaren Racing)
  • Commission clears acquisition of Uvesco by PAI Partners (M.10614) - Midday Express
  • UK - CMA cleared the Deutsche Post DHL's Hillebrand deal

STATE AID

  • Answer given by EVP Vestager to a MEP written question - General Block Exemption Regulation – renewable electricity used for storage systems

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the CEG on Trade & Sustainable Development of 24 March 2022
  • Minutes of the Meeting of the Economic Tariff Questions Group (Suspensions & Quotas) of 24 January 2022
  • Statement by EVP Dombrovskis on EU Decision to Stop Treating Russia as a Most-Favoured-Nation at the WTO
  • The Council adopted conclusions on export credits
  • EU acts to improve reciprocal access to international procurement - IP/22/1728
  • Trade: provisional agreement to promote reciprocity in access to international public procurement markets - See the EP Statement
  • WTO - Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - European Union - Passenger cars and vans (motor vehicles of categories M and N) 

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • Answer given by Ms Mc Guinness to a MEP written question - Boosting confidence in the EU single market: European rollout of confirmation of payee (CoP) system for IBAN payments
  • Answer given by Ms Mc Guinness to a MEP written question - Preventing fraud by introducing delay and chargeback option for first SEPA transfer to new IBAN account number
  • Cryptocurrencies in the EU: new rules to boost benefits and curb threats - See the EP Statement
  • Report from the Commission on the activities of the IFRS Foundation, EFRAG and PIOB in 2020
  • ESMA: EFRAG’s due process on the IASB’s exposure Draft supplier finance arrangements
  • ESMA: EFRAG’s due process on the IASB’s exposure Draft non-current liabilities with covenants

TAXATION

  • Agenda for: Code of conduct (corporate taxation): Group on internal and external issues and external issues of 16 March 2022
  • Agenda for: 27th Meeting of WG Administrative cooperation in the field of direct taxation - SG AEOI of 16 March 2022
  • Minutes of the 26th Meeting of the Small Sub-Group eFCA (SSG eFCA) of 04 March 2022
  • Council adopted conclusions on the implementation of the VAT e-commerce package 

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

  • Main results of the Employment & Social Policy Council of 14 March 2022
  • Minutes - Meeting of the Company Law Expert Group (CLEG) - Transposition workshop on Directive (EU) 2019/2121 (Mobility Directive) of 28 January 2022
  • Sport: Commission increases actions to foster gender equality in sport - See the FactSheet and the Report  - Midday Express

ENERGY

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Council conclusions on civil protection work in view of climate change
  • Ratification of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) - an updated call for urgent action - Information from the Commission
  • Resumed Fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) and the Special of the Assembly to commemorate the 50th anniversary of UNEP (UNEP@50) (Nairobi, 28 February – 04 March 2022) - Information from the Presidency and the Commission

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Minutes of the Expert Group on Tobacco Policy regarding a draft Delegated Directive on the withdrawal of exemptions for heated tobacco products of 09 February 2022

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • Agenda for: 6th Meeting of the Commission Expert Group on Inland Waterway Transport (Naiades II implementation) of 21 March 2022
  • Minutes for: 4th Meeting of the Commission Expert Group on Digital Inland Waterway Area (DINA) of 21 January 2022
  • Answer given by Ms Vălean to a MEP written question - Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) and FuelEU definition of ‘at berth’ and the provision of onshore power supply 

DATA PRIVACY

  • EDPB adopts Guidelines on Art. 60 GDPR, Guidelines on dark patterns in social media platform interfaces, toolbox on essential data protection safeguards for enforcement cooperation between EEA and third country SAs
  • Finnish SA: Administrative fine imposed on medical clinic for shortcomings in implementing rights of a data subject
  • EDPS issues opinions on the Police Cooperation Code proposals with a set of recommendations
  • EDPS - It is time to target online advertising by Wojciech Wiewiórowski

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

FUTURE OF EUROPE

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Nicaragua: Statement by the Spokesperson on the sentencing of political prisoners
  • North Macedonia: Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the press conference with Prime Minister Kovačevski
  • North Macedonia: High Representative/Vice-President Borrell visited Skopje to discuss EU accession and consequences of aggression against Ukraine
  • Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/419 of 14 March 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 1352/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Yemen
  • Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/420 of 14 March 2022 implementing Decision 2014/932/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Yemen
  • Notice for the attention of the entity subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/932/CFSP as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/420, and in Council Regulation (EU) 1352/2014, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2022/419 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Yemen
  • Midday Express

RUSSIA - UKRAINE WAR

  • Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine: fourth EU package of sectoral and individual measures – IP/22/1761
  • Serbia under pressure to choose EU as Ukraine war raises stakes for Vucic - Belgrade has refused to side with west over sanctions against Moscow - Financial Times
     

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