Europe Daily News, 30 August 2022

COMPETITION

• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10341 - Prince / Ferro)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10301 - CVC / Ethniki)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10814 - Hedin / Motor-Car)
• Commission clears acquisition of sole control over Knorr-Bremse Systeme and Knorr-Bremse Commercial by Knorr-Bremse (M.10781) - Midday Express
• Commission authorises the creation of a joint venture by Suez and Acea (M.10633) - Midday Express
• Commission clears acquisition of team.blue by Hg (M.10861) - Midday Express
• Germany - Bundeskartellamt presents its Annual Report for 2021/22
• Germany - Bundeskartellamt publishes report on non-search online advertising for public discussion
• UK - The CMA has published its final report in the Veolia / Suez merger (25 August 2022)
  

STATE AID

• Commission authorises a €60 million French scheme for the fisheries sector in the context of Brexit (SA.10299) - Midday Express
• Commission approves €90 million Lithuanian scheme to help companies reduce fossil fuel consumption and foster the use of renewables in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine (SA.103781) - Midday Express

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• WTO - Türkiye states intention to implement findings in pharmaceuticals dispute with EU

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) /... amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655 as regards the adaptation of the provisions on monitoring of gaseous pollutant emissions from in-service internal combustion engines installed in non-road mobile machinery to include engines with power of less than 56 kW and more than 560 kW
• Investment Plan for Europe: support for a Finnish company to promote innovation and a circular economy in the steel industry - IP/22/5242
• Minutes of the Coal Advisory Group SAG Ad Hoc Joint Meeting - 18 May 2022
• Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - EU restriction on harmful chemicals in single-use diapers

TAXATION

• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) /... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2021/847 of the European Parliament and of the Council with provisions on the establishment of a monitoring and evaluation framework for the Fiscalis programme for cooperation in the field of taxation 

ENERGY

• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) /... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a list of selected cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy
• Annual Report on the Safety of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations in the European Union for the Year 2020
• Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Need for swift EU response to the economic Armageddon triggered by the war in Ukraine
• Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Ensuring that alternative sources of gas supply to the EU are not dependent on Russia
• Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Potential conflits of interests in RePowerEU and gas policies

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Agenda for: Working Party on Working Party on International Environment Issues (UNECE and other regional issues) - 07 September 2022
• Agenda for: CEG on the implementation of the nitrates Directive - 15 September 2022
• Minutes of the CEG on waste - 21 June 2022
• Executive Vice President Timmermans and Commissioner Sinkevičius in Indonesia for G20 Environment and Climate Ministers' Meeting - Midday Express
• Answer given by Mr Sinkevicius to a MEP written question - Suspension of work on the ‘Struma’ motorway

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1435 of 26 August 2022 amending Annexes II and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for calcium carbonate, carbon dioxide, cyprodinil and potassium hydrogen carbonate in or on certain products
• Commission Regulation Regulation (EU) /... amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1798 as regards the lipid and magnesium requirements for total diet replacement for weight control 
• ECDC - Long-term qualitative scenarios and considerations of their implications for preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the EU/EEA
• ECDC - Monkeypox situation update, as of 29 August 2022
• EMA - Accelerating Clinical Trials in the EU: publication of 2022-2026 workplan

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Ukraine: EU donates five million potassium iodide tablets to protect Ukrainians from potential radiation exposure - Midday Express
• Consolidated FAQs on the implementation of Council Regulation No 833/2014 and Council Regulation No 269/2014
• FAQs on import, purchase and transfer of listed goods concerning sanctions adopted following Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine