Europe Daily News, 06 October 2022 | Perspectives & Events

COMPETITION

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10904 - CVC / Maticmind / SIO)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10697 - Aramco Overseas Company / Lotos SPV 1)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10857 - Cinven / Zurich Sander Vermögensverwaltung)
UK - The CMA has found Viasat’s merger with Inmarsat could lead to airlines facing higher prices for on-board wifi.

STATE AID

EFTA Surveillance Authority - State aid - Decision to raise no objections
EFTA Surveillance Authority - State aid - Decision to raise no objections
Commission consults Member States on proposal to prolong and amend Temporary Crisis Framework - IP/22/5999, Statement by EVP Vestager

TRADE & CUSTOMS

WTO - Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices - Semi-annual report under article 16.4 of the Agreement - 1 January - 30 June 2022 - European Union

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Commission Notice on the interpretation of certain legal provisions of the Disclosures Delegated Act under Article 8 of EU Taxonomy Regulation on the reporting of eligible economic activities and assets
Commissioner McGuinness in Türkiye to discuss sanctions policy, opportunities to cooperate further, and meet members of the government - Midday Express
Report from the Commission on the activities of the IFRS Foundation, EFRAG and PIOB in 2021
EBA Risk Dashboard shows that capital ratios remained broadly stable and liquidity ratios declined slightl

TAXATION

Judgment of the Court of 06 October 2022 in Joined Cases C-433/21 and C-434/21; Agenzia delle Entrate Vs. Contship Italia SpA
Re: Preliminary reference - Direct taxation - Freedom of establishment - Corporate income tax - Anti-avoidance tax regime for shell companies - Determination of taxable income on the basis of a presumed minimum income - Exclusion from the scope of that tax regime of companies and entities listed on the national regulated markets
Judgment of the Court of 06 October 2022 in Case C-293/21, UAB 'Vittamed technologijos' Vs. Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija, in the presence of: Kauno apskrities valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija,
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Common system of value added tax (VAT) - Directive 2006/112/EC - Deductions of input VAT - Goods and services used by the taxable person for the creation of capital goods - Articles 184 to 187 - Regularisation of deductions - Obligation to regularise deductions of VAT in the event of that taxable person being wound up and removed from the register of taxable persons for VAT purposes
Judgment of the Court of 06 October 2022 in Case C-250/21, Szef Krajowej Administracji Skarbowej Vs. O. Fundusz Inwestycyjny Zamknięty reprezentowany przez O S.A.
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Taxation - Value added tax (VAT) - Directive 2006/112/EC - Supply of services for consideration - Exemptions - Article 135(1)(b) - Granting of credit - Sub-participation agreement

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

ENERGY

Agenda for: Meeting on the Revision of the Primary Energy Factor (PEF) for Electricity - 7 November 2022
Energy prices: MEPs call for EU response to focus on the most vulnerable - See the EP resolution
ACER consults on its framework guidelines on scenarios for network development planning
Why Germany’s energy package is undermining EU unity - Financial Times
US to boost gas exports to Germany under deal with EnBW - Financial Times
Spain and Belgium warn of threat to single market after German stimulus - Financial Times
EU energy pact vital to avert industrial decline and unrest, says Belgian PM - Financial Times

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment - 10 October 2022
Minutes of: Expert group on the implementation of the nitrates Directive - 15 September 2022
MEPs call for an end to all illegal trade in wildlife by 2025 - See the EP resolution

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

The right to compensation for air passengers subject to long delays applies to connecting flights made up of flights operated by separate operating air carriers (See CPR Nº 166/2022 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-436/21, flightright (Transport aérien de Stuttgart à Kansas City))

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

2022 Report on migration and asylum: The adoption of the migration asylum Pact remains key for lasting progress - IP/22/5985 & QaA
Commissioner Johansson in Amsterdam for ministerial meeting on the fight of serious and organised crime - Midday Express

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

Eurostat launches new section gathering statistics and data on impact of Russia's war against Ukraine - Midday Express
ECB - Use of cash by companies in the euro area

FUTURE OF EUROPE

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Article 42(7) TEU - The EU's mutual assistance clause
The Regional Forum - Meeting of the Heads of Emergency Authorities of Central Asian Countries
Haiti: Speech on behalf of HR/VP Josep Borrell at the EP debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law
The European Union Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement urges reforms and the conclusion of the agreement with the IMF during a two-day visit to Lebanon

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

Ukraine: EU agrees on eighth package of sanctions against Russia - IP/22/5989
EU adopts its latest package of sanctions against Russia over the illegal annexation of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions

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