Europe Daily News, 07 September 2022

COMPETITION

• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10849 - HUK / BRI / LNN / PITSTOP)
• Commission prohibits acquisition of GRAIL by Illumina - IP/22/5364 & Remarks by EVP Vestager; See cases M.10188, M.10493, and M.10483
• Commission clears acquisition of HomeServe by Brookfield (M.10808) - Midday Express
• Commission clears acquisition of Alcentra by Franklin Templeton (M.10833) - Midday Express
• Commission clears joint venture between Ardian and TA Associates (M.10822) - Midday Express
• Germany - Bundeskartellamt - Case report: Withdrawal of the notification for the acquisition of Maersk Container Industry by China International Marine Containers Group

STATE AID

• Judgment of the General Court of 07 September 2022 in Case T-642/19, JCDecaux Street Furniture Belgium, Vs. European Commission, supported by Clear Channel Belgium
  Re: State aid - Aid implemented by Belgium for JCDecaux Street Furniture Belgium - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery - Advantage - Obligation to state reasons
• Judgment of the General Court of 07 September 2022 in Case T-793/19, Tirreno Power SpA Vs. European Commission, supported by the Italian Republic, EP Produzione SpA, A2A SpA, Edison SpA, Enel Produzione SpA, Elettricità Futura - Unione delle imprese elettriche italiane, and Utilitalia, Terna - Rete elettrica nazionale SpA, and by Alperia Trading Sr
  Re: State aid - Italian electricity market - Capacity mechanism - Decision not to raise objections - Availability of electric power generation capacity - Modification of the remuneration mechanism - Serious difficulties - Procedural rights of interested parties - Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy for the period 2014-2020

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Ad Hoc Working Party on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (AHWP CBAM) - 19 September 2022
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) /... amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1233/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of certain guidelines in the field of officially supported export credits
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/492, as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/776, on imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of China and Egypt to imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics consigned from Turkey, whether declared as originating in Turkey or not
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... extending the definitive countervailing duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/776, on imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of China and Egypt to imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics consigned from Turkey, whether declared as originating in Turkey or not
• Decision No 1/2022 of the EU-Jordan Association Council of 15 March 2022 amending Protocol 3 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation
• Impact of the WTO accession of women entrepreneurs
• Argentina initiates WTO dispute complaint targeting Peruvian duties on biodiesel imports - WT/DS/614-1

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Obstacles towards EU-China reciprocity on standardisation 
• Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - The Commission’s responsibility for the correct implementation of the Machinery Directive

TAXATION

• Agenda for: Committee on Excise Duty - 05 October 2022 

ENERGY

• Judgment of the General Court of 07 September 2022 in Case T-631/19; Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen (BNetzA) Vs. European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
  Re: Energy - Internal market for electricity - Regulation (EU) 2019/942 - Decision of the ACER Board of Appeal - Action for annulment - Non-actionable act - Inadmissibility - Competence of ACER - Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 - Article 6(10) of Regulation 2019/942 - Article 9(12) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1222 - Applicable law - Regulation (EU) 2019/943
• European Citizens' Initiative: Commission registers two new initiatives, on renewable energy and on protecting rural heritage - IP/22/5352
• InvestEU: €400 million EU loans for renewable energy projects in Portugal and Spain - IP/22/5370
• Keynote Speech by Commissioner Simson at the EU - India Solar Energy Event
• Statement by President von der Leyen on energy

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Executive summary of the evaluation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020
• Ten recommendations on how to better protect cultural heritage from the impact of climate change - IP/22/5353
• Global Gateway: Inauguration of Maio port in Cabo Verde to boost connectivity and green growth - IP/22/5326
• Answer given by Mr Sinkevičius to a MEP written question - Position regarding nitrogen emissions in the Netherlands’ border regions
• Commission and EIB unlock up to €10 billion to support public investments in the territories in transition towards a climate-neutral economy - Midday Express

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• A European Care Strategy for caregivers and care receivers - IP/22/5169 & QaA
• Health Union: HERA secures additional vaccine doses in the fight against the monkeypox outbreak - IP/22/5362
• Commissioner Kyriakides at informal meeting of Health Ministers in Prague - Midday Express
• SCHEER - Preliminary Opinion open for comments on Hexachlorobenzene & Diuron - Deadline: 4 October 2022
• ECDC - Empowering Field Epidemiologists for Stronger Health Systems: World Field Epidemiology Day 2022
• ECDC-EMA statement on booster vaccination with Omicron adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccines

DIGITAL INFORMATION SOCIETY

• Agenda for: RSC Radio Spectrum Committee - Decision n° 676/2002/EC - 05 October 2022   

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

• Cryptocurrencies key to tackling organised crime - Europol and Basel Institute on Governance - See Europol Statement

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• European Commission proposes second €5 billion tranche of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine - IP/22/5373
• EU Cohesion Policy: more than €65 million for a better water and wastewater infrastructure in Sibiu County in Romania  - Midday Express
• ECB - Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as of 2 September 2022
• GDP up by 0.8% and employment up by 0.4% in the euro area - STAT100/2022

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Achievements and events of the Czech Presidency in the past month - August
• Czech Presidency outlines priorities to EP committees

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Joint press statement following the 7th Association Council meeting between the EU and Georgia
• Africa: HR/VP Borrell travels to Mozambique and Kenya to strengthen ties and cooperation - Midday Express

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

• Commission proposes full suspension of Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russia - IP/22/5346 & QaA 
  - Proposal for a Council Decision on the suspension in whole of the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation - Adoption 
  - Council Decision on the suspension in whole of the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation