COMPETITION

  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10808 - Brookfield / Homeserve)
  • Commission clears acquisition of Visma Custom Solutions by CVC Funds (M.10846) - Midday Express
  • France - TF1/M6: The Autorité de la concurrence takes note of the decision to withdraw its planned acquisition
  • UK - The CMA has provisionally found competition concerns as part of its in-depth investigation of the completed acquisition by NEC Software Solutions UK Limited of SSS Public Safety Limited and Secure Solutions USA LLC (previously part of Capita plc). Provisional findings & Appendices and glossary 

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo (Portugal) lodged on 21 June 2022 - Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira Vs. NT (Case C-412/22)
    Re: Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/278; anti-dumping duties; imports of fasteners; post-clearance recovery; OLAF; criminal investigation; Chinese non-preferential origin
  • Recommendation for a Council Decision amending Decision (EU) 2021/1345 as regards the opening of negotiations with Colombia and Mexico with a view to concluding agreements on trade in organic products 
  • Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Association Committee meeting in Trade configuration established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other, concerning the update of Annex XV (Approximation of customs legislation) to the Agreement 
  • 40th Annual Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the EU’s Anti-Dumping, Anti-Subsidy and Safeguard activities and the Use of Trade Defence Instruments by Third Countries targeting the EU in 2021 - Working Document
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1610 of 13 September 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 738/2000 as regards the classification of a vehicle equipped with a hydraulic lifting device fitted with a working platform in the Combined Nomenclature {(CN) code 8428 90 90)}
  • Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis visits Singapore and Indonesia - Midday Express
  • Answer given by Mr Reynders to a MEP written question - China Council for the Promotion of International Trade

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Crisis-proofing the Single Market: equipping Europe with a robust toolbox to preserve free movement and availability of relevant goods and services - IP/22/5443, QaA & FactSheet
    - Proposal for a Regulation establishing a Single Market Emergency Instrument and repealing Council Regulation (EC) 2679/98
    - Proposal for a Regulation for the laying down measures to facilitate the supply and availability of crisis-relevant goods in the context of a Single Market emergency and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/424, Regulation (EU) 2016/425, Regulation (EU) 2016/426, Regulation (EU) 2019/1009
    - Proposal for a Directive amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2006/42/EC, 2010/35/EU, 2013/29/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU and 2014/68/EU and introducing emergency procedures for the conformity assessment, adoption of common specifications and market surveillance in the context of a Single Market emergency
  • Public consultation - Feedback open: Effectively banning products produced, extracted or harvested with forced labour - Proposal for a regulation - Feedback period: 19 September 2022 - 14 November 2022

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

  • Celebrating 35 years of the Erasmus programme - IP/22/5648
  • New Eurobarometer on sport and physical activity shows that 49% of Europeans exercise - IP/22/5573
  • Commissioner Dalli in Czechia on country visit to discuss equality topics and present the Disability Employment Package - Midday Express

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1614 of 15 September 2022 determining the existing deep-sea fishing areas and establishing a list of areas where vulnerable marine ecosystems are known to occur or are likely to occur
  • European Court of Auditors' Special Report No 14/2022: The Commission’s response to fraud in the Common Agricultural Policy: Time to dig deeper – Presentation
  • European Court of Auditors' Special Report No 16/2022: Data in the Common Agricultural Policy: Unrealised potential of big data for policy evaluations – Presentation

ENERGY

  • Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie (Poland) lodged on 8 June 2022 - G sp. z o.o. Vs. W S.A. (Case C-371/22)
    Re: Article 3(5) and (7) of Directive 2009/72/EC; rights of an energy customer; energy supply contract;
  • Agenda for: Joint meeting of Working Party on Energy and Trade Policy Committee (Services & Investment) - 20 September 2022
  • Agenda for: Working Party on Energy - 20 September 2022
  • Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Building of a floating LNG terminal in Gdańsk to invest in Poland’s energy security – financial support from European funds -
  • Answer given by EVP Timmermans to a MEP written question - Opening of coal-fired power stations and the need for a carbon quota moratorium
  • EU and CEER launch Training on Renewable Energy Support Mechanisms and Guarantees of Origin for EaP Countries
  • Brussels faces legal challenge over labelling gas and nuclear ‘green’ - Opposition gathers over what can be deemed clean energy for investment purposes - Financial Times

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment - 19,20 & 23 September 2022
  • Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (Int. Chemicals / Synergies) - 22 September 2022
  • Request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (Netherlands) of 11 May 2022 - Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) Vs. College voor de toelating van gewasbeschermingsmiddelen en biociden, in the presence of: Dow AgroScience BV (Dow) (Case C-308/22) 
  • Request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (Netherlands) of 11 May 2022 - Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) Vs. College voor de toelating van gewasbeschermingsmiddelen en biociden, in the presence of: Adama Registrations B.V. (Adama) (Case C-309/22) 
  • Request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (Netherlands) of 11 May 2022 - Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) Vs. College voor de toelating van gewasbeschermingsmiddelen en biociden in the presence of: BASF Nederland BV (BASF) (Case C-310/22) 

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) of 2 June 2022 - Pro Rauchfrei e.V. Vs. JS e.K. (Case C-356/22)
    Re: ‘placing on the market’; Article 8(3) of Directive 2014/40/EU; tobacco products via vending machines; cigarette packets
  • Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question - Delegation of powers and the amended Tobacco Products Directive

DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

  • Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Ravensburg (Germany) of 8 July 2022 - VX and AT Vs. Gemeinde Ummendorf (Case C-456/22)
    Re: concept of non-material damage in Article 82(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679; assumption of non-material damage
  • Public consultation - Feedback open: Cyber resilience act – new cybersecurity rules for digital products and ancillary services - Proposal for a regulation - Feedback period: 19 September 2022 - 14 November 2022
  • EDPB response to BEUC on the complaints against Google

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road (codification) - Outcome of the European Parliament's first reading (Strasbourg, 12 to 15 September 2022)
  • Public consultation  - Feedback open: Repeal Council Directive 89/629/EEC - Proposal for a decision - Feedback period: 19 September 2022 - 14 November 2022

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Company Law - 26 & 27 September 2022
  • Joint paper on the COVID 19 - Response of EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies
  • Intellectual property prosecutors from the EU and beyond meet at Eurojust - Eurojust Statement
  • Migrant smugglers using private aircrafts grounded in Belgium and Italy - Eurojust Statement

FUTURE OF EUROPE

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) - 21 & 23 September 2022
  • Agenda for: Council of the European Union (General Affairs) - 20 September 2022
  • Possible items for College agendas 28 September - 21 December 2022

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • EU budget: Commission proposes measures to the Council under the conditionality regulation - IP/22/5623 & Remarks by Commissioner Hahn - Financial Times
  • REACT-EU: €111.5 million for Germany, Slovakia and Bulgaria to support the post-pandemic recovery, employment, education and healthcare - Midday Express
  • Letter from the ECB President to Mr Jean-Lin Lacapelle, Mr Johan Van Overtveldt, Mr Rasmus Andresen and Mr Ernest Urtasun, MEP, on monetary policy
  • The impact of rising mortgage rates on the euro area housing market - ECB Economic Bulletin Issue 6, 2022
  • ECB - Evaluating market risk from leveraged derivative exposures - Working Paper Series No.2722
  • ECB provides details on how it aims to decarbonise its corporate bond holdings

EXTERNAL RELATIONS 

  • Agenda for: Working Party on European Free Trade Association (EFTA) - 20 September 2022
  • Team Europe contribution to the UN Transforming Education Summit - IP/22/5592

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

  • Answer given by HR/VP Borrell to a MEP written question - Questions in the wake of the expulsion of Russian spies

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