Europe Daily News, 11 January 2023

COMPETITION

• Austria - FCA submits request for review to the Cartel Court in the merger MediaforEurope N.V.; ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
• Italy - Fuel prices, documentation requested from the GdF to assess unfair commercial practices towards consumers and competition violations
• Norway - The Competition Authority's strategic plan towards 2027
• Poland - Kärcher fined PLN26 million in Poland for dictating prices
• Spain - The CNMC approves with commitments the purchase of Zankyou by Wedding Planner
• UK - The CMA has referred the anticipated JV between ForFarmers N.V. (via ForFarmers UK Holdings Limited) and Boparan Private Office Limited (via Amber REI Holdings Limited) concerning ForFarmers UK Limited and 2 Agriculture Limited for an in-depth investigation 
• How Germany became Europe’s leading Big Tech trust buster - While EU regulators slowly roll out their own enforcement mechanism, Berlin is already holding gatekeepers to account - Financial Times

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Meeting of EP INTA Committee from 23 to 24 January 2023
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/66 of 21 October 2022 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of dual-use items 
• European Citizens' Initiative: Successful ‘Stop Finning - Stop the Trade' initiative presented to the Commission - Midday Express
• Answer given by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis to a MEP written question - Paperless trade

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Agenda for: Meeting of the 24th Coal and Steel Committee -19 January 2023
• Agenda for: Working Party on Technical Harmonisation (Attachés) - 17 January 2023
• Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness & Growth (Internal Market) - 16 January 2023
• Commission Implementing Decision 2023/98 of 9 January 2023 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1956 as regards harmonised standards for lamp controlgear, luminaires, climatic and environmental testing and other temperature conditioning equipment and power metering and monitoring devices
• 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

FINANCIAL SERVICES

• EBA publishes peer review on authorisation under the Payment Services Directive
• EBA updates JSON files within the taxonomy package
  

TAXATION

• Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions (Indirect Taxation - VAT) - 13 January 2023

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

• REACT-EU: €24.5 million for the French outermost regions to boost skills, youth employment and support sustainable recovery - Midday Express 

ENERGY

• Agenda for: Wokring Party on Energy - 12 January 2023

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question –
• Agenda for: Joint meeting of the Working Party on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices and of the Working Party on Public Health - 17 January 2023
• Extension of the transition period for medical devices - Proposal for a regulation - Feedback period: 11 January 2023 - 08 March 2023
• Cancer prevention – action to promote vaccination against cancer-causing viruses - Proposal for a recommendation - Feedback period: 09 January 2023 - 06 February 2023

DIGITAL  & INFORMATION SOCIETY

• Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - The disparities between tech giants in the European and US markets
• Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Protecting children’s rights on online platforms and dating applications

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

• Rail interoperability - EU harmonised specifications for trains, rail infrastructure, and passenger accessibility - Implementing regulation - Feedback period: 30 December 2022 - 27 January 2023
• Rail interoperability - technical specification for control-command and signalling subsystems - Implementing regulation - Feedback period: 30 December 2022 - 27 January 2023

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• ECB - Households and non-financial corporations in the euro area: third quarter of 2022
• ECB - Euro area quarterly balance of payments and international investment position: third quarter of 2022
• ECB - Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 6 January 2023
• ECB - Consolidated opening financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 1 January 2023

 EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Remarks by President Charles Michel at the joint press conference with Commission President von der Leyen and NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg
• Press statement by President von der Leyen ahead of the College discussion with NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg on Security and Defence
• Joint Declaration on EU-NATO Cooperation, 10 January 2023
• EUCAP Sahel Mali: mandate extended until 31 January 2025 - see Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/96
• Draft Report by MEP Sandra Kalniete on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation - Deadline for tabling amendments : 31-01-2023
  
  EU/UK RELATIONS

• Agenda for: Working Party on the United Kingdom - 13 January 2023

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

• Answer given by HR/VP Borrell to a MEP written question - Proposal for a Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1272 of 21 July 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP