COMPETITION

  • Agenda for : Working Party on Competition - 13 June 2022
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10667 - Vesa / PostNL)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10737 - HP / Poly)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10732 - EQT / BPEA) 
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10775 - GBL / Affidea)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10780 - Waterlandf / Kidsfoundation / Partou)
  • Commission sends Statement of Objections to České dráhy and Österreichische Bundesbahnen over alleged collective boycott (AT. 40401) - IP/22/3585
  • Commission clears creation of joint venture by Repsol and Telefónica (M.10623) - Midday Express
  • Greece - Unannounced inspection by the HCC in the transport industry
  • UK - CMA plans market investigation into mobile browsers and cloud gaming
  • UK - CMA starts investigation into suspected anti-competitive conduct by Google
  • UK - Foodservice equipment merger gives CMA cause for concern - Summary of phase 1 decision
  • UK - CMA has published an Final report in connection with our market study into mobile ecosystems
  • Amazon nears pact to end EU’s most advanced antitrust probe - Politico.eu

STATE AID

  • Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections
  • Commission approves €400 million Portuguese recapitalisation scheme to support companies affected by the coronavirus pandemic (SA.102275) - IP/22/3300
  • Commission approves €24 million Italian scheme to support workers' cooperatives affected by the coronavirus pandemic (SA.102967) - Midday Express

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: Council of the European Union (Foreign Affairs/Trade) - 12,13,14 & 15 June 2022
  • Agenda for: 45th meeting of the Customs Expert group - Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature - Section HS/WCO Coordination Sector - 01 July 2022
  • Minutes of: 43rd meeting of the Customs Expert group - Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature - Section HS/WCO Coordination Sector - 25 April 2022
  • Revised Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Deputies) - 10 June 2022
  • Minutes of the 14th meeting of the Project Group on the Digitalisation of Cultural Goods - 04 & 05 May 2022
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) /... establishing a derogation from Article 43(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council as regards the import conditions for introduction into the Union of wood packaging material in the form of ammunition boxes, originating in the United States of America, under the control of the United States Department of Defence, and manufactured before 1 September 2007
  • International public procurement instrument: securing fairness for EU firms - see the Resolution & Outcome of the EP's first reading (Strasbourg, 6-9 June 2022) - See Renew Europe Statement
  • European Parliament resolution of 9 June 2022 on a new trade instrument to ban products made by forced labour (2022/2611(RSP)) - See S&D Group Statement 
  • Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference - See the Programme
  • EEA EFTA and UK Separation Agreement Joint Committee meet for the third time
  • 501.5 million items seized and participation of 160 WCO Members in Operation STOP II
  • Joint Indicative List of Critical COVID-19 Vaccine Inputs updated by the joint effort of WCO/WTO and other organizations

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Opinion of Advocate General Campos Sànchez-Bordona of 9 June 2022 in Joined Cases C-383/21 and C 384/21 - Société de logement de service public (SLSP) ‘Sambre & Biesme’, SCRL (C 383/21) Commune de Farciennes (C 384/21) Vs. Société Wallonne du logement
    Re : Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 2014/24/EU - Public procurement - Services, works and project development - In-house award - In-house entity jointly controlled by several contracting authorities - Applicability of the directive
  • Main Results of Competitiveness Council, 9-10 June 2022
    - Consumer protection: Council adopts its position on new rules for consumer credit
    - Regulation establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem (Chips Act) - Policy debate
    - Council provides political guidance on international cooperation, open science and European missions
  • Minutes & Working Documents - Meeting of the informal Green Public Procurement Advisory Group - 17 March 2022
  • Minutes of: 12th meeting Committee on Market Surveillance and Compliance of Products - 1 June 2022
  • Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Including lead in Annex XIV to the REACH Regulation
  • ECHA - Agenda for: 78th Meetings of the Member State Committee (SEAC) - 15-16 June 2022
  • ECHA - Highlights from June RAC and SEAC meetings - 09 June 2022 (See the Annex)
  • One hazardous chemical added to the Candidate List - ECHA/NR/22/12

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

  • 43rd session of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) (Geneva, 30 May - 3 June 2022) - Final EU/Member States Statements

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • EU Green Bonds Regulation - Three-column table to commence trilogies

ENERGY

  • Agenda for : Working Party on Energy - 14 June 2022
  • Commissioner Simson in Lithuania next week to participate in the 6th Baltic Gas Conference, discuss the REPowerEU plan - Midday Express
  • Energy Community welcomes gradual opening of electricity trade between European Union and Ukraine following emergency synchronization

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • State of play on the implementation of the Medical Device Regulations
  • Revised Draft Delegated Directive on the withdrawal of exemptions in respect of heated tobacco products - (19th CEG on tobacco policy)
  • ECDC issues guidance on scaling up capability and capacity to characterise SARS-CoV-2 variants
  • ECDC - Data on the daily number of new reported COVID-19 cases and deaths by EU/EEA country
  • EFSA - Reasoned Opinion - Modification of the existing maximum residue level for sedaxane in potatoes
  • EFSA - Statement - Risk assessment of new sequencing information for genetically modified sugar beet H7‐1

DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET & INFORMATION SOCIETY

  • Draft Council Conclusions on the Special Report No.03/2022 by the European Court of Auditors entitled “5G roll-out in the EU: delays in deployment of networks with security issues remaining unresolved”

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

  • Note from the Presidency to Delegations on Transfers of personal data - Presidency paper
  • ENISA organised a cybersecurity exercise to test the response to attacks on EU healthcare infrastructures and services

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • ECB ramps up plans for interest rate rises in fight against inflation - see Combined Monetary policy decisions and statement, and Speech by Christine Lagarde & Luis de Guindos
  • ECB - Eurosystem staff macroeconomic projections for the euro area, June 2022
  • Do not approve Polish recovery plan until conditions are met, MEPs warn - see the Resolution
  • The EU’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis: A Game Changer for the International Role of the Euro? - Discussion Paper 164
  • The Role of the Euro in Southern Neighbourhood Countries - Discussion Paper 163
  • Fragmentation risk in the euro area: no easy way out for the European Central Bank - See Bruegel Study for the EP ECON Committee

BREXIT

  • What can we know about the cost of Brexit so far? - see CER Policy brief

FUTURE OF EUROPE

  • EP groups’ leaders’ statement in view of 23-24 June European Council
  • Parliament activates process to change EU Treaties - see the Resolution 
  • Time for Parliament to have a direct right of legislative initiative - see the Resolution
  • The Conference on the Future of Europe and the European Council: How far is there a shared policy agenda for the future? - See the EP Briefing
  • Perspectives for EU governance: between Community method, new-intergovernmentalism and parliamentarisation - See the EP AFCO Committee Study

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Brussels Declaration on Actions towards Empowering Women in Conflicts
  • President von der Leyen visits Israel to deepen bilateral partnership - Midday Express
  • Russia's influence in the Western Balkans - See EP Briefing
  • Minutes of: EU Expert Group meeting with Member States on Private Sector Development in Developing Countries - 13 May 2022
  • The European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the respect for human rights in China, Nicaragua and Georgia - see the Resolution  

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

  • FAQs on export-related restrictions pursuant to Articles 2, 2a and 2b of Council Regulation No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
  • Why countries are at odds over Ukraine’s EU candidate status - Commission expected to make a recommendation next week - Financial Times

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