COMPETITION

STATE AID

  • Commission approves €7 billion French scheme to support investment towards a sustainable recovery (SA.102077) - IP/22/2542
  • Commission approves €54 million Croatian scheme under Recovery and Resilience Facility to support investments in distribution centres for fruits and vegetables (SA.101504) - Midday Express

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) /... amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 imposing a definitive safeguard measure against imports of certain steel products
  • Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of continuous filament glass fibre products originating in the People’s Republic of China
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/651 of 20 April 2022 initiating a review of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1993 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres originating in the People’s Republic of China as extended to imports of certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres consigned from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand, whether declared as originating in these countries or not, for the purposes of determining the possibility of granting an exemption from those measures to one Indian exporting producer, repealing the anti-dumping duty with regard to imports from that exporting producer and making imports from that exporting producer subject to registration
  • Council Decision (EU) 2022/655 of 11 April 2022 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Partnership Council established by the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Partnership Council and those of the Partnership Committee, subcommittees and other bodies set up by the Partnership Council, and the establishment of the list of Sub-Committees, for the application of that Agreement
  • Council Decision (EU) 2022/656 of 11 April 2022 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
  • UK proposes measures on Continuous Glass Fibre from China be kept

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the REACH Committee of 27-28 April 2022
  • Agenda for: Programme Committee for the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe - the Framework Programme for R&I - Digital, Industry & Space of 28 April 2022
  • Commissioner Breton visiting two raw materials production and recycling facilities - Midday Express
  • Common charger: MEPs agree on proposal to reduce electronic waste

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • ESMA's response to the European Commission's targeted consultation on the review of the EU central clearing framework 

ENERGY

  • Report from the Commission on the progress made with the implementation of Directive 2009/71/Euratom establishing a Community framework for the safety of nuclear installations amended by Directive 2014/87/Euratom
  • Answer given by Executive Vice-President Timmermans to a MEP written question – Inflationary risk of energy transition
  • ACER’s decision ensures the intraday capacity calculation methodology of the Core region is aligned with the expected flow-based market coupling
  • Why Germany is resisting calls to ease energy crunch by restarting nuclear power - Political, legal and logistical obstacles are in the way of plugging supply gap caused by war in Ukraine - Financial Times

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Answer given by Mr Sinkevičius to a MEP written question - Water concessions – economic sustainability
  • Answer given by Executive Vice-President Timmermans to a MEP written question – Impact of extended emissions trading on vulnerable micro-enterprises
  • Answer given by Executive Vice-President Timmermans to a MEP written question – Impact of extended emissions trading on vulnerable transport users
  • Answer given by Mr Schmit to a MEP written question - Industrial accidents in the EU 

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Air Safety Committee of 17-19 May 2022
  • EU cohesion policy: More than €332 million to improve passenger transport by train in Latvia and Lithuania and flood protection in Karlovac-Sisak in Croatia - Midday Express

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Support to action against sexual exploitation of Romanian victims in Netherlands - Eurojust Press Release
  • Migrant smuggling network in the Republic of Moldova and Romania dismantled - Eurojust Press Release

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • Interview with Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, conducted by Jana Randow and Alessandra Migliaccio on 20 April 2022
  • Household spending and fiscal support during the pandemic – the role of public perceptions - Research Bulletin No.94

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Lebanon: €20 million in humanitarian aid for the most vulnerable people - IP/22/2509
  • The EU-funded Programme continues to enhancing the capacity of criminal intelligence officers in Kazakhstan

EU RESPONSES TO RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

  • FaQs on deposits acceptance concerning sanctions following Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine
  • FaQs on the Central Bank of Russia concerning sanctions adopted following Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine
  • FaQs on banknotes concerning sanctions adopted following Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine
  • FaQs on (re)financing restrictions concerning sanctions adopted following Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine
  • FaQs on the Russian energy sector concerning sanctions adopted following Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine
  • FaQs on humanitarian aid concerning sanctions adopted following Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine
  • Answer given by HR/VP Borrell i Fontelles to a MEP written question - Sanctions imposed by a two-speed EU
  • Remarks by President Charles Michel at the press conference following his meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv 

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