COMPETITION

  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10433 - Vivendi / Lagardere)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10923 - Plastic Omnium / HBPO)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10922 - Interparking Servizi / GKSD / JV)
  • Commission clears acquisition of MSPL by OTPP and Mahindra (M.10950) - Midday Express
  • Commission clears acquisition of Onecall by Partners Group and Kohlberg (M.10911) - Midday Express
  • Germany - Working Group on Competition Economics discusses competitive situation on petrol station and waste disposal markets as well as the digital economy
  • Greece - Decision on regulatory intervention in the printed press distribution market
  • Greece - The HCC has fined Coca Cola bottler EUR10.3 million for exclusivity provisions
  • UK - CMA: Veolia / Suez merger inquiry - CMA has accepted final undertakings to remedy the substantial lessening of competition identified in the final report.

STATE AID

  • Appeal brought on 7 September 2022 by Ryanair DAC against the judgment of the General Court of 22 June 2022 in Case T-657/20, Ryanair Vs. Commission (Finnair II; Covid-19) - Case C-588/22 P
    Re: declare in accordance with Articles 263 and 264 TFEU that European Commission Decision C(2020) 3970 final of 9 June 2020 on State aid SA.57410 (2020/N) - Finland COVID-19: Recapitalisation of Finnair is void
  • Communication from the Commission - Amendment to the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak
  • Commission approves €16.8 billion Danish guarantee scheme to support energy companies in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine - IP/22/6539
  • Commission approves €1.34 billion Danish scheme to support energy intensive companies in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine - IP/22/6537
  • UK steel industry warns it needs state aid to survive green transition - Britain’s two big producers say government must match support offered to domestic suppliers across Europe - Financial Times

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the EU, within the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Sub-Committee established by the Association Agreement between the EU and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other, as regards the modification of Annex XI-B to that Agreement - See the Annex
  • Answer given by EVP Dombrovskis to a MEP written question - Action against Russian-affiliated companies and dumping on the European market
  • Answer given by EVP Dombrovskis to a MEP written question - Conclusion of the EU-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
  • WTO - Trade must be a cornerstone of climate action, urges World Trade Report released at COP27
  • Europe is learning that you can’t separate trade and politics - Pursuing a narrowly commercial agenda undermines larger strategic objectives - Financial Times
  • UK aluminium sector at threat of wipeout by post-Brexit anti-dumping duties - Manufacturers warn tariff of 10.1% is too low and would leave factories facing closure - Financial Times
  • EU accuses US of breaking WTO rules with green energy incentives - Washington’s Inflation Reduction Act could trigger retaliation from Brussels and other US allies - Financial Times

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the REACH (4-(1,1,3,3-Tetra methylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated - (4-tert-OPnEO) - REACH/22/42/0) 
  • Preparation of the Council (Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry, Research & Space)) on 1-2 December 2022 - Conclusions on European Agenda for Tourism 2030 - Approval

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • EBA publishes methodology and draft templates for the 2023 EU-wide stress test

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

  • Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027: Hungary's €8.4 billion strategic plan approved - Midday Express
  • Call for evidence - EU fisheries and aquaculture – energy transition - Act - Feedback period: 07 November 2022 - 05 December 2022

ENERGY

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Energy - 8 November 2022
  • Energy crisis: The Commission hosts a roundtable to discuss measures on consumer protection - Energy Prices Toolbox see The results of the survey
  • Joint Statement following the latest meeting of the EU-US Task Force on Energy Security
  • Study on energy subsidies and other government interventions in the European Union
  • Answer ggiven by Mr Gentiloni to a written question - Possibility of excluding coking coal and coke oven production from Regulation COM(2022) 473 final, and exemption from payment of the temporary solidarity levy
  • Final ACER/CEER Annual Report on the Results of Monitoring the Internal Electricity and Natural Gas Markets in 2021

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Agenda for: LIFE committee meeting - 15 November 2022
  • Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment - 7,8,10 & 11 November 2022
  • COP27: EU concludes a strategic partnership with Kazakhstan on raw materials, batteries and renewable hydrogen - IP/22/6585 - Statement by President von der Leyen

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Transport - Intermodal Questions and Networks (AFIR) - 11 November 2022
  • Joint statement of the European Union, the Contracting Parties of the Transport Community Treaty, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia on the closer association of the latter three with the work of the Transport Community - Approval of an NBI

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Minutes of the 1st meeting Sub-group on Implementation of the Anti-SLAPP Recommendation - 11 July 2022
  • Agenda for: JHA Counsellors and Experts (COPEN - Environmental Crime) - Working Party on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters (COPEN - Environmental crime) - 8 November 2022
  • Public consultation - Civil and criminal judicial cooperation – e-CODEX data exchange system (technical and administrative aspects) - Implementing decision - Feedback period : 04 November 2022 - 02 December 2022

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • Agenda for: Council of the European Union (Economic & Financial Affairs) - 8 November 2022
  • NextGenerationEU: European Commission endorses a positive preliminary assessment of Bulgaria's request for €1.37 billion disbursement under the Recovery and Resilience Facility - IP/22/6522 & QaA
  • REACT-EU: €15.8 million for Spain to invest in skills and boost employment - Midday Express

FUTURE OF EUROPE

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Readout of phone call between President von der Leyen and President Zelenskyy
  • Opening remarks by Vice-President Šefčovič at the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly
  • DPRK: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the recent launch of multiple missiles
  • Draft Report by MEP Urmas PAET on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / HR of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy taking stock of the functioning of the EEAS and for a stronger EU in the world
  • Call for evidence - Authorisation to open negotiations and negotiate a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the Republic of Colombia - Recommendation for a decision - Feedback period: 04 November 2022 - 02 December 2022

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