Europe Daily News, 25 May 2022

COMPETITION

• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10683 - Applied / Temasek / JV)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10526 - Chevron / Neste Base Oil)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10692 - Segro / PSPIB / Target Asset South Paris)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10438 - MOL / OMV Slovenija)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10709 - Partners Group / Forterro)
  
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10739 - Ford Otosan / Ford Romania)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10724 - Itochu / Under Armour / Dome)
• France - Competition authority has published a new "framework document" on antitrust compliance programs, updating the retracted 2012 guidelines
• UK - CMA action frees hundreds of homes from unlawful gas contracts
• UK - Department for Education’s initial response to the CMA’s Children’s social care market study
• UK - CMA is consulting on proposed undertakings in lieu of reference for the completed acquisition by CVS Group plc of Quality Pet Care Ltd (trading as The Vet)

STATE AID

• Commission approves €300 million Romanian scheme to support agri-food entities in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (SA.102898) - Midday Express  
• Commission approves re-introduction of Swedish scheme, including €2.55 million budget increase, to support air traffic control services affected by the coronavirus pandemic(SA.102780) - Midday Express  

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda of the Working Party on Customs Union of 02 June 2022
• Decision No 3/2022 of the EU-Singapore Trade Committee of 19 April 2022 amending Annexes 10-A and 10-B to the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Singapore
• The Council adopted a regulation allowing for temporary trade liberalisation and other trade concessions with regard to certain Ukrainian products

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• 28th Session of the WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP), Geneva, 16-20 May 2022 - Final EU/Member States statements
• European Defence Fund: €1 billion to boost the EU's defence capabilities and new tools for defence innovation - IP/22/3283 
• Faroe Islands joins Horizon Europe, the EU research and innovation programme - Midday Express 
• Disaster risk management: Commissioner Lenarčič stresses the importance of disaster prevention and preparedness
• InvestEU: agreement signed to boost investments in Romania for SMEs and the green transition - Midday Express  
• The European Commission appoints Laurence Moreau as new Executive Director for the European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA)  - Midday Express  

FINANCIAL SERVICES

• The Council has adopted its position on a review of the regulation on European long-term investment funds (ELTIFs)
• EBA updates mapping between technical standards on Pillar 3 disclosures and technical standards on supervisory reporting (v3.0)

TAXATION

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) /... amending Regulation (EC) No 31/96 as regards the institutions eligible for exemption from excise duty

ENERGY

• Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/822 of 18 May 2022 on speeding up permit-granting procedures for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements
• REPowerEU: Commission establishes the EU Energy Platform Task Force to secure alternative supplies - IP/22/3299
• The European Commission appoints Matthew Baldwin as new Deputy Director-General for its energy department - Midday Express  
• Energy regulator of North Macedonia joins ACER’s electricity working group - Energy Community

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Climate Change Committee of 16 June 2022
• EU Green Week 2022 - EU Green Deal - Make it Real (see the Programme) - Midday Express 
• EVP Timmermans and Commissioners Simson and Sinkevičius participate in the meeting of G7 Environment, Climate and Energy ministers  - Midday Express 
• HEAL and European Cancer Leagues relaunch infographic illustrating how Europe can prevent cancer by tackling environmental pollutants
• A new campaign denounces the increasing presence of 55 most harmful pesticides on the EU market - PAN Europe Statement
• Response from EU Commission to Green 10 letter on withdrawing the Taxonomy Complementary Delegated Act

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• Public health: Stronger rules for placing medical tests on the market - IP/22/3288 & QaA
• Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI): a strategic approach for the development of vaccination as a complementary tool for prevention and control
• MDCG 2022-10 - Q&A on the interface between Regulation (EU) 536/2014 on clinical trials for medicinal products for human use (CTR) and Regulation (EU) 2017/746
• Notice to Stakeholders: Status of the EU-Switzerland Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) for in vitro diagnostic medical devices

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

• QaA for the two sets of Standard Contractual Clauses (data transfers between EU and non-EU countries) 
• The Icelandic SA: fine imposed on Harpa Concert Hall for the collection of the ID number and date of birth of a data subject
• The Icelandic SA: HEI medical travel agency fined for an unlawful use of an e-mail address and not handling an access request

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

• Agenda for: Meeting of European ITS Committee - (EIC) - 24 June 2022
• Driver attestations for third-country drivers AOB - Information from the Danish delegation
• Commission Implementing Decision pursuant to Article 31(1) of Directive 2010/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, on a measure taken by France concerning the withdrawal from the market of certain gas cylinders manufactured by Xinchang Burong Machinery Co. Ltd before 31 October 2019

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

• Fourth Security Union Report: Preparedness and resilience shown by the EU in the face of exceptional and unexpected threats - See the Annex
• Consumer protection: Stronger consumer rules enter info force, fit for the digital age - see the Directive, the Factsheet, more Information - Midday Express

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• Main results of the Economic & Financial Affairs Council - 24 May 2022 - see the remarks by EVP Dombrovskis 
• Joint Conclusions of the Economic and Financial Dialogue between the EU and the Western Balkans and Turkey
• EU disburses €300 million in Macro-Financial Assistance to Tunisia - IP/22/3286
• Statements following the macroeconomic dialogue with social partners where recent developments of the economic situation were discussed, as well as the consequences of the war in Ukraine on the European labour market, especially as regards the labour market integration of Ukrainian refugees
• ECB - Survey on credit terms and conditions in euro-denominated securities financing and over-the-counter derivatives markets (SESFOD) - March 2022
• Opinion of the ECB of 16 February 2022 on a proposal for a regulation establishing the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CON/2022/4)  
• Opinion of the ECB of 16 February 2022 on a proposal for a directive and a regulation on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing (CON/2022/5)

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Minutes of the Meeting of the Coreper of 04,06 & 08 May 2022

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/815 of 23 May 2022 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
• Answer given by HR/VP Borrell i Fontelles to a MEP written question - EU ban on Chinese state-owned media outlets
• Answer given by HR/VP Borrell i Fontelles to a MEP written question - Extension and amendment of the sanctions framework for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

• Ukraine: The Commission proposes rules on freezing and confiscating assets of oligarchs violating restrictive measures and of criminals - IP/22/3264, QaA, FactSheet
  - Proposal for a Council decision on extending the list of EU crimes to include the violation of Union restrictive measures
  - Communication and Annex
  - Proposal for a Directive on asset recovery and confiscation
  - EU strategy to tackle organised crime for 2021-2025
• The Council adopted two assistance measures increasing to €2 billion the reference amount under the European Peace Facility' that currently allows the EU to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces
• Answer given by HR/VP Borrell i Fontelles to a MEP written question - French shipments of military equipment to Russia despite EU embargo and the violation of rule of law principles