COMPETITION

  • The General Court upholds the Commission’s decision prohibiting the proposed merger between thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel (See CPR No 110/2022 - Judgment of the General Court in Case T-584/19, Thyssenkrupp Vs. Commission)
  • The Court specifies the temporal scope of the rules governing the limitation period for bringing an action for damages for infringements of competition law and of the rules governing the quantification of the harm resulting from such infringements and the rebuttable presumption relating to the existence of harm resulting from a cartel (See CPR No 108/2022 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-267/20 ,Volvo and DAF Trucks)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10755 - Advent / Irca)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10722 - Chevron / Renewable Energy Group)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10729 - Fowi / Mol / Toho / Hokuriku / Orsted / Jera / Swa)
  • Commission clears acquisition of Jindal's plastic films business by Jindal Group and Brookfield (M.10723) - Midday Express
  • Commission clears acquisition of  joint control of Black Red White by XLCEE and Derot (M.10664) - Midday Express
  • Commission clears acquisition of sole control of Ford Romania by Ford Otosan (M.10739) - Midday Express
  • Answer given by EVP Vestager to a MEP written question - Gas companies in the EU
  • France - Neighbouring rights: the Autorité accepts Google's commitments
  • UK - CMA letters to companies in breach of market investigation orders and undertakings
  • UK - CMA letter to Tarmac on a breach of the Cement Market Data Order
  • UK - Case study - Dar Lighting fined £1.5 million for illegally preventing online price discounts

STATE AID

  • The action seeking annulment of the decision by the Commission to approve aid granted by Finland to the airline Finnair is dismissed in its entirety (See CPR No 111/2022 -Judgment of the General Court in Case T-657/20, Ryanair Vs. Commission (Finnair II; Covid-19))
  • Commission approves €180 million Italian scheme to support companies active in the agricultural, forestry, fishery and aquaculture sectors in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine (SA.103166) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves €15.6 million Italian scheme to support the tourism sector in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (SA.102998) - Midday Express
  • Answer given by EVP Vestager to a MEP written question - Prolongation of the State Aid Temporary Framework
  • ESA approves Norwegian aid scheme for businesses affected by Russia’s war against Ukraine

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: 636th Meeting of the Export Credit Group - 27 June 2022
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) /... accepting two requests for new exporting producer treatment with regard to the definitive anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of high tenacity yarns of polyesters originating in the People's Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/325
  • Minutes of the 14th meeting of the Project Group on the Digitalisation of Cultural Goods - 04 May 2022
  • Commission unveils new approach to trade agreements to promote green and just growth - IP/22/3921 & Factsheet
    - Communication on “The power of trade partnerships: together for green and just economic growth”
    - Updated Operating guidelines for the Single Entry Point and complaints mechanism for the enforcement of EU trade agreements and arrangements
  • UK seeks Gulf trade boost as talks start to secure deal - Negotiations on agreement with GCC will skirt contentious issue of human rights - Financial Times

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Council Decision (EU) 2022/969 of 16 June 2022 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as regards the proposals for modifications to UN Regulations Nos 12, 13, 13-H, 22, 24, 48, 49, 51, 53, 54, 74, 79, 85, 86, 90, 100, 106, 109, 117, 127, 129, 131, 135, 136, 137, 141, 145, 148, 149, 150, 157 and 162, as regards the proposal for modifications to UN GTR No 2, as regards the proposal for a new UN Regulation on reverse warning, as regards the proposal for a new UN Global Technical Regulation on durability of pollution control devices for two- and three-wheelers, as regards the proposal for a new Consolidated Resolution concerning exhaust ultra-fine particle numbers measurement for heavy duty vehicles, and as regards the proposal for authorisation to develop Amendment 4 to UN GTR No 3
  • Commission communication on Putting people first, securing sustainable and inclusive growth, unlocking the potential of the EU's outermost regions - Council conclusions (21 June 2022)

FINANCIAL SERVICES

TAXATION

  • Ecofin report to the European Council on tax issues
  • Draft Council Directive on ensuring a global minimum level of taxation for multinational groups in the Union - Presidency compromise text and draft Council statement

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

ENERGY

  • Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 - General guidance
  • Answer given by Mr Sinkevičius to a MEP written question - Emissions and gas flaring at the Lacq gas field and EU industrial policy under the Green Deal
  • Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - European energy dependence and Gazprom
  • Kosovo and Serbia adopt roadmap to implement Energy Agreements - Energy Community
  • Energy and Climate Committee advances negotiations on 2030 energy and climate targets - Energy Community
  • IEA chief warns Europe to prepare for total shutdown of Russian gas exports - Fatih Birol says governments should keep ageing nuclear plants open and take other contingency measures - Financial Times

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • According to Advocate General Medina, uncontaminated top-quality excavated soil supplied by a construction undertaking to local farmers for improving the cultivation land may not constitute ‘waste’ under EU law (See CPR No 109/2022 - Opinion of the Advocate General in the Case C-238/21, Porr Bau)
  • Protection of the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and the Natura 2000 areas hosting the habitat of that wild bird: the Court finds that Slovakia has infringed the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive (See CPR No 107/2022 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-661/20 Commission Vs. Slovakia (Protection du Grand tetras))
  • Stockholm+50: ‘A healthy planet for the prosperity of all – our responsibility, our opportunity’ (Stockholm, Sweden, 2-3 June 2022) - Information from the Swedish delegation
  • Green Deal: pioneering proposals to restore Europe's nature by 2050 and halve pesticide use by 2030 - IP/22/3746
    - QaA - Farm to Fork: New rules to reduce the risk and use of pesticides in the EU
    - QaA - Nature Restoration Law: restoring ecosystems for people, climate and planet
  • Answer given by Mr Sinkevicius to a MEP written question - Electric vehicles’ battery life and replacement systems
  • Push to halt biodiversity loss with legally binding EU targets - New laws come as UN shifts delayed COP15 summit from China to Canada to address extinction of species - Financial Times

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/964 of 10 June 2022 granting a Union authorisation for the biocidal product family ‘SOPUROXID’
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/965 of 21 June 2022 authorising the placing on the market of kernels from the edible variety of Jatropha curcas L. as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/966 of 21 June 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the conditions of use, the specific labelling requirements and specifications of the novel food Calanus finmarchicus oil
  • Healthier Together: the Commissions launches €156 million initiative on non-communicable diseases in Europe
  • EFSA - Commodity risk assessment of Prunus domestica plants from Ukraine

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

  • Judgment of the Court of 22 June 2022 in Case C-534/20, Leistritz AG Vs. LH
    Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data - Regulation (EU) 2016/679 - Second sentence of Article 38(3) - Data protection officer - Prohibition, for a controller or processor, from relieving a data protection officer of his duties or penalising him for the performance of his duties - Legal basis - Article 16 TFEU - Requirement of functional independence - National legislation prohibiting the dismissal of a data protection officer in the absence of a serious reason
  • Summary of the Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the negotiations for a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes
  • Answer given by Mr Hahn to a MEP written question - The Commission’s deal with UK firm British Telecom and the protection of EU data
  • Answer given by Mr Reynders to a MEP written question - Data protection and subcutaneous microchip implants

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Asylum and migration: the Council approves negotiating mandates on the Eurodac and screening regulations and 21 states adopt a declaration on solidarity
  • VP Schinas in Paris, France: participates to the EU-US Justice and Home affairs Council
  • Joint statement following the meeting of the Specialised Committee on Citizens

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • The General Court confirms the withdrawal of AAB Bank’s authorisation as a credit institution (See CPR No 112/2022 -Judgment of the General Court in Case T-797/19, Anglo Austrian AAB and Belegging-Maatschappij "Far-East" Vs. ECB)
  • Guideline (EU) 2022/971 of the European Central Bank of 19 May 2022 on the Centralised Securities Database and the production of securities issues statistics and repealing Guideline 2012/689/EU (ECB/2012/21) and Guideline (EU) 2021/834 (ECB/2021/15) (ECB/2022/25)
  • 2022 Economic Reform Programmes of Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo*: The Commission's Overview and Country Assessments
  • Gender Budgeting Practices: Concepts and Evidence - ECB Discussion Paper 165
  • Speech by Frank Elderson: Good, bad and hopeful news: the latest on the supervision of climate risks
  • Does the private sector foresee a stagflation episode? - ECB Economic Bulletin Issue 4, 2022
  • The impact of climate change on activity and prices – insights from a survey of leading firms - ECB Economic Bulletin Issue 4, 2022

FUTURE OF EUROPE

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Council Decision (EU) 2022/970 of 16 June 2022 on the position to be taken on behalf of the EU within the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors as regards the amendment of Decision No 3/2019 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors to adopt transitional measures pursuant to Article 95(4) of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement
  • Council Decision (EU) 2022/967 of 13 June 2022 on the position to be taken on behalf of the EU within the Association Council established by the Association Agreement between the EU and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agenda
  • Council conclusions on a homogeneous extended single market and EU relations with Non-EU Western European countries and with the Faroe Islands
  • The European Commission appoints Monika Ladmanova as new Head of Representation in Czechia - IP/22/3907 

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