COMPETITION

  • Initiation of proceedings (Case M.10433 - Vivendi / Lagardere)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10937 - EDF Deutschland / Hazwei  / Hypion Motion Neumünster JV)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10912 - CD&R / Atalian)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10580 - SE AG / SEC / SEPG)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10929 - Generali Real Estate / Munich Re / Saxon Land)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10934 - Vinci Energies / Kontron  IT Service Companies)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10956 - Aurelius Investment Lux Seven / Sappi Finland One / Sappi Finland Operations / Sappi Maastricht Real Estate / Sappi Stockstadt)
  • Snam-Eni gas-pipeline JV: clearance decision (M.10619) published by EU Commission
  • Salmar/NTS: merger decision (M.10699) published by EU Commission
  • Commission clears creation of joint venture by SADCO and HACP (M.10913) - Midday Express
  • Commission clears acquisition of CPC Partnership and NewCo by NBIM and PSPIB (M.10952) - Midday Express
  • Commission clears creation of joint venture by Irish Life Wellbeing Limited and Centric Health Primary Care Limited (M.10905) - Midday Express
  • EU and China to discuss competition policy priorities during 24th Competition Week (12 to 16 December 2022) - Midday Express

STATE AID

  • Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo (Spain) of 15 July 2022 - Maxi Mobility Spain, S. L. U. Vs. Comunidad de Madrid, Asociación Nacional del Taxi, Asociación Taxi Project 2.0 - (Case C-475/22)
    Re: Spanish national legislation considers the maintenance of a taxi service to be a form of urban transport using vehicles with driver in the public interest and therefore subjects it to intense administrative regulation in order to guarantee quality objectives, user protection, transport policy and environmental policy, including fare control. In view of that national legislation
  • Commission adopts revised State aid rules for broadband networks - IP/22/7595, QaA & Communication
  • Commission approves €423 million Maltese measure to support Malta Development Bank (SA.62229) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves €200,000 Cypriot scheme to support wine producers in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine (SA.105054) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves €250 million Slovak scheme to compensate energy-intensive companies for indirect emission costs (SA.102712) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves €1.9 million Slovenian scheme to support the beekeeping sector in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine (SA.105106) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves €20 million Greek aid measure to compensate Athens International Airport for the damage suffered due to the coronavirus pandemic (SA.100264) - Midday Express

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: Customs Code Committee - General Customs Legislation - 16 December 2022
  • Agenda for: Customs Programme - CLEN preparatory meeting for the 25th CLEN Plenary Meeting - 12 December 2022
  • Agenda for: Customs Decisions (CD) Member States' Collaboration Group (Feedback on CDS V1.30 Iteration 2) - 15 December 2022
  • Agenda for: Project Group UCC DA/IA Data Annexes Revision for Harmonisation of Customs Data Requirements (ex C2020 CPG/176) - 24 January 2023
  • Proposal for a Council Decision as regards the extension of the period of entitlement for audiovisual co-productions as provided for in Article 5 of the Protocol on Cultural Cooperation to the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part
  • Corrigendum to Notice of Initiation concerning a review of the safeguard measure applicable to imports of certain steel products (OJEU C 459 of 2 December 2022)
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... of XXX concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (Radiator for a transformer)
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... of XXX concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN: 6404 19 90 - low shoes)
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... of XXX concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN: 8528 52 91 - "Display monitors")
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... of XXX concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN: 7210 70 80 - Prepainted steel sheets) 
  • EU-ASEAN Commemorative Summit: Celebrating 45 years of diplomatic relations - see the BlueBook - Midday Express

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • Public consultation: Listing Act – making public capital markets more attractive for EU companies and facilitating access to capital for SMEs - Proposal for a regulation - Feedback period: 09 December 2022 - 06 February 2023
  • Public consultation: Derivatives clearing – Review of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation - Proposal for a regulation - Feedback period: 09 December 2022 - 06 February 2023

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

  • EPSCO Council - 8 December 2022.
    - Council Conclusions on Gender equality in disrupted economies: focus on the young generation 
    - Council Conclusions on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the labour market 

ENERGY

  • Council Regulation enhancing solidarity through better coordination of gas purchases, reliable price benchmarks and exchanges of gas across borders
  • Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency – General approach
  • Commission encourages energy suppliers to enhance consumer protection this winter  - Midday Express

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Agenda for: Ad Hoc Working Party on the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products placed on the EU market (AHWP Deforestation) - 15 December 2022
  • Action brought on 15 September 2022 - ClientEarth Vs. Council (Case T-577/22)
    Re: annulment of the decision dated 5 July 2022 of the Council of the European Union (SGS 22/00149) in relation to the request for internal review under Title IV of the Aarhus Regulation in relation to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 of 27 January 2022 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and for Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters
  • Action brought on 16 September 2022 - Fédération environnement durable and Others Vs. Commission (Case T-583/22)
    Re: annulment of the European Commission decision of 7 July 2022 (fisma.b.2(2022) 5340198, Ares (2022)4952619 - 07/07/2022) rejecting the applicants’ request for internal review of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139
  • The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal to strengthen sustainability rules for batteries and waste batteries - See the EP Statement
  • Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the environment through criminal law - General approach - Declaration by the Hungarian delegation
  • 8th Round of Mutual Evaluations - 'The practical implementation and operation of European policies on preventing and combating Environmental Crime' - Follow-up to the Report on Italia
  • Public consultation - Electrical equipment – mercury in melt pressure transducers for specific capillary rheometers (RoHS exemption) - Delegated directive - Feedback period: 12 December 2022 - 09 January 2023
  • Acceptance speech by President von der Leyen at the European Sustainability Award – Prix Film4Climate in the context of the 35th European Film Awards, via video message
  • Answer given by Mr Sinkevicius to a MEP written question - Follow-up questions concerning PFAS in the Scheldt

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Main Results: Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council (Health) - 9 December 2022
  • Vaccination: Council calls for combatting vaccine hesitancy and closer EU cooperation
  • Council updates its recommendation to screen for cancer
  • ECDC organises epidemic intelligence and rapid risk assessment training in Armenia

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

  • Commission launches public consultation on the implementation of the Digital Markets Act - Implementing regulation - Feedback period: 09 December 2022 - 06 January 2023

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

EURO, ECB & ECONOMY

  • Main results - Economic and Financial Affairs Council - 6 December 2022
  • The Council today adopted €18 billion of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine
    - Adopted text & Statement of the Council's reasons on 10 December 2022
  • InvestEU: Commission signs agreement with Nordic Investment Bank to unlock €480 million in green investments - IP/22/7541
  • NextGenerationEU: Germany submits request to amend recovery and resilience plan - Midday Express
  • EU struggles to counter Joe Biden’s big green push - Brussels’ attempts to match US’s Inflation Reduction Act look set to fall short - Financial Times

FUTURE OF EUROPE

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) - 12 & 13 December 2022 
  • Agenda for: EP Plenary Session - 12 to 15 December 2022 
  • Decisions of the LIBE committee to enter into interinstitutional negotiations (for announcement on Monday 12 December 2022)

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Agenda for: Council of the European Union (Foreign Affairs) - List of 'A Items' - 12 December 2022
  • Human Rights Day 10 December 2022: Statement by the HR on behalf of the European Union
  • New Arrangement between the Commission and Panama to deliver higher quality and more precise Copernicus data
  • Borrell calls EU parliament Qatar scandal ‘very, very worrisome’ - Financial Times
  • EU to name sanctions envoy to enforce curbs on Russia - David O’Sullivan, bloc’s ex-ambassador to the US, expected to press Turkey over alleged circumventions - Financial Times
     
    RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
  • FAQs on REACH regulation concerning sanctions adopted following Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine
  • Consolidated version of the FAQs concerning sanctions adopted following Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine and Belarus' involvement in it

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