EU RESPONSES TO COVID-19

STATE AID

  • Commission approves €4 million Lithuanian scheme to support accommodation service providers and tour operators in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (SA.102324) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves €1 million Romanian scheme to support airlines starting operations at Arad airport in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (SA.100434) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves the re-introduction of two Estonian measures to support companies affected by the coronavirus pandemic (SA.102167) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves €2.2 million Italian scheme to support the cruise ships sector in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (SA.102013) - Midday Express

COMPETITION

STATE AID

  • Commission approves €11 million Belgian scheme to support digitalisation of media sector in Flanders and Brussels-Capital Region (SA.101182) - Midday Express

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: 44th Meeting of the CEG - BTI subsection of 17 May 2022
  • Minutes for: 42nd Meeting of the CEG Tariff & Statistical Nomenclature - Section HS/WCO Coordination Sector of 7-28 February 2022
  • Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union - "0712 & 0714"
  • Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union - ‘2403 9910 - Chewing tobacco and snuff “
  • Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union - "8701 91 10 to 8701 9590 Other, of an engine power"
  • Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union - "0302 3310 and 0302 3390 Skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito’, ‘0302 4990 & ‘0305 6300 Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)"
  • Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Technical Committees on Customs Valuation and on Rules of Origin, established under the auspices of the World Customs Organization, with regard to the adoption of advisory opinions, commentaries, explanatory notes, case studies, studies and similar acts concerning the valuation of imported goods for customs purposes under the Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, and the adoption of advisory opinions, information and advice, and similar acts, concerning the determination of the origin of goods under the Agreement on Rules of Origin
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/547 of 5 April 2022 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of superabsorbent polymers originating in the Republic of Korea
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) /... imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in the People’s Republic of China
  • Communication from the Commission - Guidance to the Member States concerning foreign direct investment from Russia and Belarus in view of the military aggression against Ukraine and the restrictive measures laid down in recent Council Regulations on sanctions
  • WTO - Committee on Safeguards - Notification under article 12 of the Agreement on Safeguards - Notification pursuant to article 9, footnote 2 of the Agreement on Safeguards - European Union - Certain steel products - Supplement

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the REACH - (4-(1,1,3,3-Tetra methylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (4-tert-OPnEO))
  • April infringements package: key decisions

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

  • Decision (EU) 2022/548 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 March 2022 on the mobilisation of the EGAF for Displaced Workers following an application from France - EGF/2021/007 FR/Selecta
  • Recognition of professional qualifications: Commission decides to refer Portugal to the Court of Justice of the European Union - IP/22/1944
  • DiscoverEU: new call to allow even more young people to travel - IP/22/2288

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/551 of 4 April 2022 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/85 on the equivalence to the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the regulatory framework of the United States of America for central counterparties that are authorised and supervised by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/552 of 4 April 2022 determining that national securities exchanges of the United States of America that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission comply with legally binding requirements which are equivalent to the requirements laid down in Title III of Directive 2014/65/EU and are subject to effective supervision and enforcement
  • Sustainable Finance: Commission launches consultation on sustainability ratings and credit ratings - The consultation will run until 6 June
  • Commission adopts disclosure rules on sustainable investments - Midday Express
  • EBA publishes final Report on the amendment of its technical standards on the exemption to strong customer authentication for account access
  • ESMA responds to European Commission consultation on EMIR review
  • ESMA - ESG funds provided better returns for investors in 2020

TAXATION

  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) /... laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 as regards the creation of a central electronic system of payment information (CESOP) to combat VAT fraud
  • Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022 amending Directives 2006/112/EC and (EU) 2020/285 as regards rates of value added tax
  • Council Directive (EU) 2022/543 of 5 April 2022 amending Directives 2008/118/EC and (EU) 2020/262 as regards tax-free shops situated in the French terminal of the Channel Tunnel
  • Answer given by the Council to a MEP written question - Reduced VAT rates for animal products

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

  • Agriculture: Short-term outlook report shows strain on various EU agri-food sectorsThe need for an exceptional temporary support measure under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in response to the unprecedented crisis and its impact on agricultural production systems and food security - Common paper of Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain

ENERGY

  • Ensuring radiation protection: Commission takes Portugal to Court to guarantee citizens' protection from ionising radiation-exposure risks - IP/22/2215
  • Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - EU energy policy and Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 project 
  • New industry alliance to boost supply of alternative fuels in transport - Midday Express

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Green Deal: Phasing down fluorinated greenhouse gases and ozone depleting substances - IP/22/2189 & QaA 
    - Proposal for a Regulation on F-gas, Impact assessment and evaluation & Policy page
    - Proposal for a Regulation on ODS, Impact assessment and evaluation& Policy page
  • Green Deal: Modernising EU industrial emissions rules to steer large industry in long-term green transition - IP/22/2238, QaA & FactSheet  
    - Proposal for a Revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive
    - Proposal for a Regulation of the Industrial Emissions Portal
  • Remarks by EVP Timmermans and Commissioner Sinkevičius, following the College meeting and press conference on the Emissions and Pollutants Package
  • Commission presents a new Human Resources Strategy to attract top talent from all Member States and deliver on priorities as well as a Communication on Greening to become climate-neutral by 2030 - IP/22/1783, QaA, FactSheet on the new HR strategy & on Greening the Commission     
  • Council Decision (EU) 2022/549 of 17 March 2022 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the second segment of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury as regards the adoption of a Decision to amend Annexes A and B to that Convention
  • Council Decision (EU) 2022/550 of 17 March 2022 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the second segment of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury as regards the adoption of a Decision establishing thresholds for mercury waste, in accordance with Article 11(2) of that Convention
  • 8th Round of Mutual Evaluations - 'The practical implementation and operation of European policies on preventing and combating Environmental Crime' - Follow-up to the Report on Hungary
  • Urban Waste Water: Commission decides to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union over its failure to comply with the Urban Waste Water Directive - IP/22/1923

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • EU develops strategic reserves for chemical, biological and radio-nuclear emergencies - IP/22/2218
  • EFSA - Comparison of the confidence in freedom from infection based on different control programmes between EU member states: STOC free
  • EFSA - Data submission from European countries to EFSA: the SIGMA project approach
  • EFSA - Laboratory Data Flows at country level: African Swine Fever and Avian Influenza
  • EFSA - Animal Population Data Flows at country level: domestic pigs & poultry
  • Chikungunya virus disease - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2020 - ECDC Surveillance report - 5 Apr 2022
  • Dengue - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2020 - ECDC Surveillance report - 5 Apr 2022

DIGILA SINGLE MARKET

  • EU Electronic Communications Code: Commission refers 10 Member States to the Court of Justice of the EU - IP/22/1975

AREA OF FREEDOM, VALUES, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • ‘Golden passport' schemes: Commission proceeds with infringement case against Malta - IP/22/2068 ((INFR(2020)2301))
  • EU supports cross-border journalism with €8 million - IP/22/2297
  • Public consultation - Functioning of cross-border consumer law enforcement in the EU - Report - Feedback period: 04 April 2022 - 27 June 2022
  • Public consultation - Resolving consumer disputes out of court (report) - Report - Feedback period: 04 April 2022 - 27 June 2022

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • Main results of the Economic & Financial Affairs Council of 5 April 2022
  • Moldova: EU steps up its support with an additional €53 million - IP/22/2272
  • Digital Euro: Commission launches targeted consultation on the Digital Euro - 5 April 2022 - 14 June 2022 - Midday Express
  • NextGenerationEU: European Commission supports Europe's sustainable transition with second green bond syndication - IP/22/2271
  • Speech by ECB's Fabio Panetta: Europe’s shared destiny, economics and the law
  • Joint conference of the European Central Bank and the European Commission on European financial integration, see the ECB Report - Midday Express
  • ECB - Pandemic did not impair financial integration in the euro area, ECB report shows

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Judgment of the Court of 6 April 2022 in Cases T‑335/18, T‑338/18 and T‑327/19, Gamal Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak, Alaa Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak, Heidy Mohamed Magdy Hussein Rasekh, Khadiga Mahmoud El Gammal applicants in Case T‑335/18, Suzanne Saleh Thabet, applicant in Case T‑338/18, Gamal Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak, as heir of Mohamed Hosni Elsayed Mubarak applicant in Case T‑327/19, Vs. Council of the European Union
    Re: CFSP - Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Egypt - Measures directed against persons responsible for misappropriation of State funds and associated persons and entities - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds - Maintenance of the applicants’ names on the list - Rights of the defence - Obligation on the Council of the EU to verify that the decision of an authority of a third State was taken in accordance with the rights of the defence and the right to effective judicial protection - Error of law - Manifest error of assessment
  • Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Association Council set up by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities

EU RESPONSES TO RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

  • Speech by President von der Leyen at the EP Plenary on the conclusions of the EUCO meeting of 24-25 March 2022, including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation
  • Ukraine: Commission helps professionally qualified refugees access jobs in the EU - IP/22/2296, see Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/554
  • Equality: Commissioner Dalli holds meeting with NGOs in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine - see the Report - Midday Express
  • Ukraine: Commission requests Council mandate for negotiating road transport agreements with Ukraine and Moldova - Midday Express
  • Commission's Technical Support Instrument to help 17 Member States curb their reliance on Russian fossil fuels  - Midday Express
  • Food crisis: the EU takes action to support (€554 million) Africa's Sahel and Lake Chad regions - IP/22/2245
  • Information to guide individual health assessment of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine - Considerations for healthcare workers - ECDC
  • ECDC - Information to guide individual health assessment of refugees from Ukraine 
  • Situation on agricultural markets, particularly following the invasion of Ukraine

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