Europe Daily News, 12 September 2022

COMPETITION

• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10858 - Raffles / APG / CMGO / TSH)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10879 - Wishcard / EMZ Partners / IK Investment / Oakley Capital)
• Commission clears acquisition of Ports America by Oaktree Transportation and CPPIB (M.10856) - Midday Express
• Commission clears acquisition of the joint control of FiberForce by InfraVia and P4 (M.10844) - Midday Express
• Commission clears acquisition of joint control of Zendesk by H&F and Permira (M.10848) - Midday Expres
• Austria - FCA applies for a fine to be imposed on Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG for the prohibited implementation of a concentration
• Belgium - Prior notification - CONC-CC-22/0031: ITM Alimentaire Belgium / Mestdagh
• Finland - The FCCA proposes penalty payments totalling EUR 44 million for restricting com­petition in the HVAC infrastructure pipeline mar­ket
• Greece - Regulatory Intervention in the Construction Sector - Extension of the deadline

STATE AID

• Commission approves €1.5 billion Romanian scheme to compensate energy-intensive companies for indirect emission costs - IP/22/4927

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• The Democratic Republic of Congo has fulfilled the two pre-requisites and is applying the REX system as from 5 September 2022
• Answer given by EVP Dombrovskis to a MEP written question - Follow-up to the Commission’s answer to question E-002960/2021 on restrictions on the trade in illegal settlement goods originating in the Occupied Territories
• WTO - Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - European Union - Chemical substances classified as drug precursors
• EU set to ban products made using forced labour - Move could strain relations with Beijing in light of allegations about working conditions in Xinjiang - Financial Times
• Sabine Weyand: ‘The EU found out we are dependent on Russia. We can’t afford that’ - Europe’s director-general of trade has discovered that assertiveness pays — and that economic ties can mask vulnerabilities - Financial Times

FINANCIAL SERVICES

• ESAS warns of rising risks amid a deteriorating economic outlook
• Strengthening the competitiveness of European financial markets - see the AFME - Annual Review 2022
• EFAMA - Net sales of long-term UCITS turn negative in light of economic uncertainty - European Quarterly Statistical Release for Q2 2022

TAXATION

• Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions (High Level) - 20 September 2022
• Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions (Direct Taxation) - 27 September 2022
• Agenda for: Code of Conduct Group (Business Taxation) - Subgroup on internal and external issues - 15 September 2022
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1504 of 6 April 2022 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 as regards the creation of a central electronic system of payment information (CESOP) to combat VAT fraud
• Five EU states vow to introduce minimum corporate tax - Financial Times - See the Statement

ENERGY

• Main results of the Extraordinary TTE Council (Energy) - 9 September 2022s

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Agenda for: Working Party on Environment - 12,13,15 & 16 September 2022
• Synergies: SAICM - IP4 (Bucharest, 29 August-2 September 2022) - Compilation of EU statement
• Commission joins forces with local and regional government associations to boost sustainable development - IP/22/5395
• Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP19) (Panama City, Panama, 14 - 25 November 2022) - See the Annex 1 &  Annex 2 

EU COVID-19 RESPONSE

• Commission Decision (EU) 2022/1511 of 7 September 2022 on relief from import duties and VAT exemption on importation granted, for goods needed to combat the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak during 2022
• Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1516 of 8 September 2022 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1073 laying down technical specifications and rules for the implementation of the trust framework for the EU Digital COVID Certificate established by Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council

DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET

• Agenda for: Working Party on Telecommunications & Information Society - 13 September 2022
• Agenda for: Working Party on Telecommunications & Information Society - 15 September 2022

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

• Answer given by Mr Reynders to a MEP written question - Request for clarification regarding user privacy on the TikTok platform
• ENISA supports the Cooperation among Sectorial Information Sharing & Analysis Centers (ISACs)

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• Main results of the Eurogroup meeting - 9 September 2022, Remarks by Paschal Donohoe & Speech by Commissioner Gentiloni
• Statement by EVP Dombrovskis at the ECOFIN Press conference
• Statement by EVP Dombrovskis at the ECOFIN Press conference
• EU Cohesion Policy: €3.26 billion for Slovenia's economic competitiveness, digital transition, and climate goals - IP/22/5227
• The ECB Survey of Monetary Analysts (SMA), September 2022, Aggregated Results

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) - 14 September 2022

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1506 of 9 September 2022 on a European Union action to support the development of information technology tools to improve the dissemination of information on Union restrictive measures
• Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1502 of 9 September 2022 implementing Article 21(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
• Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/1509 of 9 September 2022 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
• Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1503 of 9 September 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
• Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/1510 of 9 September 2022 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
• EUCAP Sahel Niger: mission extended until 30 September 2024 with an adjusted mandate - See Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1505
• Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1508 of 9 September 2022 concerning the temporary reception by Member States of the European Union of certain Palestinians

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

• EU ministers agree statement in support of additional €5 billion assistance for Ukraine
• Commission presents guidelines on stricter visa processing for Russian citizens - IP/22/5430
• Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1501 of 9 September 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
• Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1507 of 9 September 2022 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
• Commission consolidated FAQs on the implementation of Council Regulation No 833/2014 and Council Regulation No 269/2014
• FAQs on intellectual property rights concerning sanctions adopted in view of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine and Belarus' involvement in it