COMPETITION

  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10853 - ISG / EEP / BSG)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10580 - SE AG / SEC / SEPG)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10930 - Ppost / BGL / BCEE / BIL / BDL / i-HUB)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10955 - Kirk / LFI / ATP / Ferrosan Medical Devices)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10640 - Safran / MBDA / Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers Cilas)
  • Commission clears acquisition of joint control of Olam Agri by Olam Group and SALIC (M.10790) - Midday Express
  • Request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione tributaria regionale per il Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy) lodged on 23 August 2022 - Ferriere Nord SpA and Others Vs. Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, Agenzia delle Entrate - Riscossione - Case C-560/22
    Re: Article 5-bis of Decree-Law No 1 of 24 January 2012 (as amended by Conversion Law No 27 of 24 March 2012) - which added paragraphs 7-ter and 7-quater to Article 10 of Law No 287/1990; Articles 101, 102 and 103 TFEU; Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003; Directive (EU) 2019/1
  • Austria - Façade construction cartel: Cartel Court imposes fine on NFS Bau GmbH
  • Belgium - Notification MEDE-CC-22/0041: Arçelik A.Ş / Asogem NV
  • France - Unannounced inspections have been carried out in the cow’s milk supply sector

STATE AID

  • Commission approves amendment to 2022-2027 regional aid map for Austria (SA.104081) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves €1.1 billion Austrian scheme to support companies facing increased energy costs in context of Russia's war against Ukraine (SA.104439) - IP/22/6994

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Deputy Members) / Attachés - 22 November 2022
  • Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Experts - Services and Investment) - 23 November 2022
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2268 of 18 November 2022 terminating the ‘new exporter’ review of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1379 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China following an interim review pursuant to Article 11(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council and terminating the registration of imports (CN codes 8712 00 30 and ex 8712 00 70)
  • WTO, Pacific Islands affirm cooperation for work on fisheries subsidies and key issues - Remarks by DDG Angela Ellard
  • WTO - DDG González: Timely and quality market information is key to transparency, food security
  • Regional consultations on WCO modernization with the AMS region 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

  • Intellectual Property Rights and Distributed Ledger Technology with a focus on art NFTs and tokenized artworks - See the EP Study

FINANCIAL SERVICES

AGRICULTURE& FISHERIES

ENERGY

  • Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 19 August 2022 - Autorità di Regolazione per Energia Reti e Ambiente (ARERA) Vs. Fallimento Esperia SpA, Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA - GSE - Case C-558/22 
    Re: Article 18 TFEU, Articles 28 and 30 TFEU, Article 110 TFEU, Article 34 TFEU, Articles 107 and 108 TFEU, Directive 2009/28/EC
  • Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Rising electricity costs
  • Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - An energy crisis nightmare threatens the EU
  • Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Short-term measures to tackle rising energy prices
  • EU faltering in international talks against fossil fuels - Energy Charter Treaty reform to be delayed amid member state rebellion - Financial Times

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment - 21,24 & 25November 2022
  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Habitats Committee meeting - 29 November 2022
  • Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (Biodiversity) - 25 November 2022

COP27

  • EU agrees to COP27 compromise to keep Paris Agreement alive and protect those most vulnerable to climate change - IP/22/7064
  • Statement by President von der Leyen on the outcome of COP27
  • Speech of Frans Timmermans at the COP27 Closing Plenary
  • COP27: MEPs react to outcome of climate change talks in Egypt

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Commission Notice - Guideline on the format and content of applications for designation as orphan medicinal products and on the transfer of designations from one sponsor to another
  • Vaccination: Confidence returns to pre-pandemic levels - See the Report & Factsheet - Midday Express
  • COVID-19 vaccine procurement - Exchange of views

DIGITAL& INFORMATION SOCIETY

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

  • Agenda for: Horizontal Working Party on Cyber issues - 18 November 2022
  • Summary of the Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Proposal for a Regulation as regards conversion of the Farm Accountancy Data Network into a Farm Sustainability Data Network
  • Summary of the Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the signing, provisional application and conclusion of the Protocol implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • Preparation of the Council meeting (TTE - Transport) on 5 December 2022
    - Draft Council conclusions on the "Ongoing development of inland waterway transport (NAIADES III)" - Approval

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • Decision (EU) 2022/2278 of the European Central Bank of 8 November 2022 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2023 (ECB/2022/40)
  • EU Cohesion Policy: €37.3 billion for Spain to support its green transition and a fair and competitive economy - IP/22/6964
  • Interview with Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Luke Heighton on 16 November 2022

FUTURE OF EUROPE

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) - 23 November 2022
  • Keynote address by President von der Leyen at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogue

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2269 of 18 November 2022 on Union support for the implementation of a project ‘Promoting Responsible Innovation in Artificial Intelligence for Peace and Security’
  • Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2270 of 18 November 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/2108 in support of strengthening biological safety and security in Latin America in line with the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery
  • Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2275 of 18 November 2022 in support of the development of an internationally recognised arms and ammunition management validation system (AAMVS) to prevent illicit proliferation
  • DPRK/North Korea: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile
  • Hybrid threats: EU concludes EU Integrated Resolve 2022 exercise
  • Global Gateway: First section of modernised 560km highway along the strategic Northern Corridor, inaugurated in Kenya, will boost trade in East Africa - IP/22/7028

EU-UK RELATIONS

  • UK business leaders urge Sunak to seek better EU relations - Premier will face calls to soften impact of Brexit when he addresses CBI on Monday - Financial Times
  • Jeremy Hunt’s fiscal rules mimic the EU’s - just as it departs from them - Brussels is overhauling the policy constraints it imposes while the UK chancellor is setting new ones of his own - Financial Times

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

  • Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2276 of 18 November 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/2009 in support of Ukraine’s efforts to combat illicit trafficking in weapons, ammunition and explosives, in cooperation with the OSCE
  • Answer given by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis to a MEP written question - German firms providing technological support to the Russian arms industry since the attack on Ukraine
          

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