COMPETITION

  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10646 - Microsoft / Activision Blizzard)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10914 - Genstar Capital / GTCR / JSSI)
  • Securitas's acquisition of Stanley Security clearance decision published - See Case M.10594 
  • Commission opens in-depth investigation into Hydro's proposed acquisition of Alumetal (M.10658) - IP/22/6013
  • Austria - BWB approves joint venture between Gmundner Molkerei eGen and Milchwerk Jäger GmbH subject to conditions
  • France - Competition Authority authorises the acquisition by the Reworld Media group of Unify, TF1's "digital division
  • Greece - HCC Decision on complaints against SARANTIS S.A
  • Greece - Banking sector charges: Case prioritization and assignment to a Commissioner-Rapporteur
  • Romania - The Competition Council has cleared the transaction by which Florin Sandu Andrei and Ionuț Rotaru have Opal Technologies S.R.L..
  • Spain - The CNMC initiates disciplinary proceedings against Xfera Móviles, a subsidiary of Masmovil
  • UK - CMA has found Viasat’s merger with Inmarsat could lead to airlines facing higher prices for on-board wifi - See Summary
  • UK - CMA published its decision on acceptance of undertaking in lieu of reference in the Anticipated acquisition by Bouygues S.A. of Equans S.A.S

STATE AID

  • Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections
  • Commission approves €10 billion Finnish scheme to support electricity producers in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine (SA.104224) - IP/22/5994
  • Commission approves €5 billion Finnish umbrella scheme to support municipal electricity producers and suppliers in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine (SA.104267) - IP/22/6012

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Dual Use Goods Working Party - 12 October 2022
  • European Parliament resolution of 6 October 2022 on the outcome of the Commission’s review of the 15-point action plan on trade and sustainable development (2022/2692(RSP))
  • Council Decision (EU) 2022/1910 of 29 September 2022 concerning the conclusion of the amendments to the International Sugar Agreement, 1992
  • Speech by DG Okonjo-Iweala: Let WTO be an institution people can trust to deliver in difficult times
  • WTO - Members accept third Korean-US request for more time to settle washers safeguard dispute

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the REACH Committee - 26 October 2022
  • Agenda for: Working Party on Technical Harmonisation (Construction Products) - 13 October 2022
  • European Parliament calls for legislative initiative before 2024 on space traffic management - See the EP Resolution
  • Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1914 of 6 October 2022 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/668 as regards harmonised standards on personal flotation devices – buoyancy aids, lifejackets and accessories

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • EBA updates on the monitoring of total loss-absorbing capacity and minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities instruments 

ENERGY

  • Council formally adopts emergency measures to reduce energy prices - see Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854
  • EU and Norway agree ‘joint tools’ to tackle Europe’s gas crisis - Financial Times - see the Joint statement between President von der Leyen and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Støre
  • Poland claims German energy plan will destroy EU’s single market - Criticism over Berlin’s move to subsidise its energy companies expose bitter divisions - Financial Times 
  • UK to sign deal with EU energy partnership amid thawing relations - Truss agrees 2023 summit with Macron as meeting of European nations leads to first post-Brexit tie-up - Financial Times 

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment - 10,11 &13 October 2022
  • Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (CITES) - 10 October 2022
  • Sustainable carbon cycles: Promoting removal, storage and recycling - See the EPRS Briefing

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET

  • Europe scales up 6G research investments and selects 35 new projects worth €250 million - 
  • Roaming for Ukraine: operators continue providing more affordable and free calls to Ukrainian refugees

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

  • Agenda for: 70th EDPB meeting - 10 October 2022
  • Agenda for: Horizontal Working Party on Cyber issues - 07 October 2022 
  • Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - The use of in-app browsers by big tech companies
  • Answer given by Mr Reynders to a MEP written question - New UK data protection law and the EU adequacy decisions 
  • Answer given by Mr Reynders to a MEP written question - 2022 Rule of Law Report: Spyware operation against Catalans
  • Answer given by Mr Reynders to a MEP written question - Commission communication with the Dutch data protection authority
  • Answer given by Mr Reynders to a MEP written question - Difference in treatment of Meta and TikTok as regards EU citizens’ data

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • MEPs revamp pandemic relief measures for aviation sector - see the EP resolution

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Judgment of the Court of 6 October 2022 in Case C‑241/21, I. L. Vs. Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet
    Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 2008/115/EC - Return of illegally staying third-country nationals - Article 15(1) - Detention - Grounds for detention - General criterion based on the risk that the effective enforcement of the removal would be compromised - Risk that the person concerned would commit a criminal offence - Consequences of the establishment of the offence and the imposition of a penalty - Complication of the removal process - Article 6 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Restriction of the fundamental right to liberty - Requirement of a legal basis - Requirements of clarity, predictability and accessibility - Protection against arbitrariness
  • Judgment of the Court of 6 October 2022 in Case C-266/21, HV, intervening parties: Sofiyska gradska prokuratura,
    Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Common transport policy - Directive 2006/126/EC - Article 11(2) and (4) - Suspension of the right to drive a motor vehicle - Driving licence issued by the Member State of normal residence in exchange for a driving licence issued by another Member State - Refusal by the first Member State to enforce a decision suspending the right to drive adopted by the second Member State - Obligation for the second Member State not to recognise, in its territory, the validity of the driving licence that has been suspended
  • Draft Opinion by MEP Raphaël Glucksmann on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive
  • Consumer protection: Shopify commits to new practices to make it safer for consumers buying from web stores on the platform - IP/22/6014, FactSheet & Common position of national authorities
  • In-Depth Analysis by the EP PETI Committee on "FATCA Legislation and its Application at International and EU Level"

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • NextGenerationEU: EVP Dombrovskis announces the disbursement of a first payment of €201 million to Latvia under the Recovery and Resilience Facility -
  • InvestEU in Italy: first four projects and first guarantee agreement with national promotional bank signed - IP/22/5992
  • ECB Consumer Expectations Survey results - August 2022
  • Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank - 7-8 September 2022
  • Economic repercussions of Russia’s war on Ukraine - Weekly Digest 06 October 2022 - See the EPRS Briefing

FUTURE OF EUROPE

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Conventional Arms Exports subgroup (COARM) of the Working Party on Non-Proliferation and Arms Exports - 14 October 2022
  • Iran: MEPs want EU to sanction officials responsible for Mahsa Amini’s death - See the EP Resolution 
  • Human rights breaches in Haiti, Myanmar and Ethiopia - See the EP Statement
  • Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1901 of 6 October 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 1352/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Yemen
  • Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/1902 of 6 October 2022 implementing Decision 2014/932/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Yemen
  • Statement following quadrilateral meeting between President Aliyev, Prime Minister Pashinyan, President Macron and President Michel, 6 October 2022
  • DPRK/North Korea: Declaration by the HR/VP Borrell on behalf of the EU strongly condemning the illegal launch by the DPRK of an intermediate-range ballistic missile on 4th October 2022

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

  • Latest package of sanctions in view of Russia’s escalating aggression against Ukraine: EU adopts restrictive measures against an additional 30 individuals and 7 entities 
    - Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1903 of 6 October 2022 amending Regulation (EU) 2022/263 concerning restrictive measures in response to the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine and the ordering of Russian armed forces into those area 
    - Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1904 of 6 October 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine 
    - Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1905 of 6 October 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine 
    - Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1906 of 6 October 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine 
    - Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1907 of 6 October 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine 
    - Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1908 of 6 October 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/266 concerning restrictive measures in response to the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine and the ordering of Russian armed forces into those areas 
    - Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1909 of 6 October 2022 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
  • MEPs call for massive increase of military assistance to Ukraine - See the EP Statement & Resolutions

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