COMPETITION

  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11007 - Regal Rexnord / Altra)
  • Commission clears creation of joint venture by Orlen and SGE (M.10933) - Midday Express
  • Spain - The CNMC initiates disciplinary proceedings against MásMóvil
  • UK - The merger between UnitedHealth Group and EMIS will be referred for a phase 2 investigation unless the parties offer acceptable undertakings to address the competition concerns
  • UK - The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiries by notice to Medivet
  • UK - CMA - Merger inquiry outcome statistics

STATE AID

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Full Members) - 22 March 2023
  • Draft Report by MEP Seán Kelly (INTA Committee) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2170 as regards the application of Union tariff rate quotas and other import quotas to certain products transferred to Northern Ireland
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) /... amending Regulation (EC) No 88/97 on the authorization of the exemption of imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China from the extension by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) /... reimposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of electric bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China as regards Giant Electric Vehicle (Kunshan) Co., Ltd following the judgment of the General Court in Case T-242/19
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) /... reimposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of electric bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China as regards Giant Electric Vehicle (Kunshan) Co., Ltd following the judgment of the General Court in Case T-243/19
  • Commission Implementing Decision (EU) / terminating the anti-subsidy proceeding concerning imports of fatty acid originating in Indonesia
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/591 of 16 March 2023 accepting a request for new exporting producer treatment with regard to the definitive anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of electric bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/73
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/592 of 16 March 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/244 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of biodiesel originating in Argentina
  • Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/602 of 16 March 2023 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/245 accepting undertaking offers following the imposition of definitive countervailing duties on imports of biodiesel originating in Argentina
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/593 of 16 March 2023 re-imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain lightweight thermal paper originating in the Republic of Korea as regards the Hansol Group and amending the residual duty
  • EC Services' Position Paper on the Sustainability Impact Assessment in support of Negotiations for the deepening of the currently implemented interim agreement establishing a Framework for an EPA between the EU and the Five Eastern and Southern Africa Countries (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Zimbabwe)
  • Sustainability Impact Assessment in support of Negotiations with Partner Countries in Eastern and Southern Africa in view of Deepening the Existing Interim EPA - Final Report (July 2022)
  • Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment in Support of FTA and Investment Protection Agreement negotiations between the EU and the Republic of India - Draft Inception Report (March 2023)
  • Answer given by HR/VP Borrell to a MEP written question - Suspension of the EU-Peru Trade Agreement
  • Rich nations are not looking good in the palm-oil dispute - Indonesia and Malaysia have a point in criticising tariffs that penalise sustainable producers - Financial Times

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Technical Harmonisation (Construction Products) - 30 March 2023
  • Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth (Internal Market) - 21 March 2023
  • Minutes of the Council of the European Union (Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry, Research & Space)) - 02 March 2023
  • Remarks by EVP Dombrovskis and Commissioner Breton at the press conference on the Critical Raw Materials Act, the EU's long-term competitiveness strategy, and 30 years of the Single Market
  • Single Market at 30: Statement by IMCO Chair on Commission communication
  • The great EU subsidy shakedown - Big business is cashing in on Europe’s fears of industrial decline. What a time to be a lobbyist - Politico.eu 

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • EBA publishes Handbook on data submission for supervisory benchmarking

TAXATION

  • Agenda for: Advisory Committee on Value Added Tax - 20 March 2023
  • Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions (Direct Taxation) - 30 March 2023
  • Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions (Indirect Taxation - VAT) - 28 March 2023
  • Answer given by Mr Gentiloni to a MEP written question - EU VAT rules for virtual products (skins) in video games and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – the risk of losing European industry due to outdated VAT rules 

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

  • Agenda for: EP EMPL Committee Meeting - 22 & 23 March 2023

ENERGY

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Energy - 20 March 2023
  • Draft Motion for a Resolution on the Commission delegated regulation of 10 February 2023 supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a Union methodology setting out detailed rules for the production of renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin
  • Don’t burn coal, burn your ideals! Europe’s plan to rival Chinese industry - Brussels is ditching its free-market beliefs to compete with China and the US in a clean energy arms race - Politico.eu

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment - 21 & 23 March 2023
  • Agenda for: Meeting of the EU ECOLABEL Regulatory Committee - 31 March 2023
  • The Council reached a general approach on a proposal to modernise the industrial emissions directive to further protect health and the environment
    - Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) and Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste ‒ General approach
  • Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2018/842 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement - Outcome of the European Parliament's first reading (Strasbourg, 13 to 16 March 2023)
  • Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2018/841 as regards the scope, simplifying the compliance rules, setting out the targets of the Member States for 2030 and committing to the collective achievement of climate neutrality by 2035 in the land use, forestry and agriculture sector, and (EU) 2018/1999 as regards improvement in monitoring, reporting, tracking of progress and review - Outcome of the European Parliament's first reading (Strasbourg, 13 to 16 March 2023)
  • Report from the Commission on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 on shipments of waste Generation, treatment and transboundary shipment of hazardous waste and other waste in the Member States of the European Union and the United Kingdom 2016-2019
  • Answer given by Mr Sinkevicius to a MEP written question - The European textile sector and environmental responsibility
  • EU climate agenda at risk after German pushback - Last-minute block of combustion engine ban triggers other states to rebel against laws that threaten industries - Financial Times
  • 5 things to know about Europe’s bid to stay in the clean energy race - POLITICO’s key takeaways from the EU’s new EU green industry and critical raw materials legislation - Politico.eu

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Working Document by MEP Clara Aguilera on a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • Decision of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the carriage of freight by road of 15 December 2022 regarding the adoption of its "rules of procedure" (Decision No 1/2022) and the the "continuation of the Agreement" - (Decision No 2/2022)

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

  • Parliament ready to negotiate with Council for an EU-wide digital wallet
  • Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Digital Services Act - transparency obligation
  • Zero tolerance: Commission targets Amazon, Spotify, Apple for violating content law - ‘There are a few online platforms that have not respected’ Digital Services Act obligations, Thierry Breton says - Politico.eu

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

  • Minutes of the 8th meeting of the Multistakeholder expert group to support the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 - 19 October 2022

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Judgment of the Court of 16 March 2023 in Case C-517/20, OL, in the presence of : Procura della Repubblica presso il Tribunale di Ascoli Piceno
    Re: Preliminary reference - Articles 49 and 56 TFEU - Games of chance - Concessions for the activity of collecting bets - Extension of concessions already granted - Regularisation of data transmission centres carrying on that activity in the absence of a concession and a police licence - Extension of the rights deriving from that regularisation - Limited period
  • Judgment of the Court of 16 March 2023 in Case C‑6/22, M.B., U.B., M.B. Vs. X S.A.,
    Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Consumer protection - Directive 93/13/EEC - Unfair terms in consumer contracts - Articles 6 and 7 - Effects of a declaration that a term is unfair - Mortgage loan agreement indexed to a foreign currency - Continued existence of the contract without unfair terms - Consumer’s wish to have the contract declared invalid - Application of the directive after the invalidation of the contract - Powers and obligations of the national court

EURO, ECB & ECONOMY

  • Agenda for: EP ECON Committee Meeting - 20 & 21 March 2023
  • NextGenerationEU: Commission launches open public consultation on the Recovery and Resilience Facility - Midday Express
  • ECB raises rates with signal that market unrest will direct next steps - Benchmark increases from 2.5% to 3% ahead of crunch UK and US central bank meetings next week - See the ECB Monetary policy decisions & Monetary policy statement (with Q&A) - Financial Times 
  • The effectiveness of borrower-based macroprudential policies: a cross-country analysis using an integrated micro-macro simulation model - ECB Working Paper Series No.2795

FUTURE OF EUROPE

  • Decisions of several committees (ITRE, ECON, JURI, and LIBE) to enter into interinstitutional negotiations (approved)

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • The Council adopted an assistance measure worth €9 million under the EPF that will benefit the Army of North Macedonia - See Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/599
  • Joint political statement by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on the financing of the Union Secure Connectivity Programme for the period 2023-2027
  • Regulation (EU) 2023/588 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2023 establishing the Union Secure Connectivity Programme for the period 2023-2027
  • Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/598 of 14 March 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2021/698 to include the Union Secure Connectivity Programme
  • Launch of the EU-NATO Task Force: Strengthening our resilience and protection of critical infrastructure - Statement by President von der Leyen
  • Venezuelan crisis: Commission releases €75 million in humanitarian funding during 2023 International Solidarity Conference - IP/23/1659
  • Joint press statement following the 12th meeting of the Stabilisation and Association Council between the EU and Albania
  • The European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the respect for human rights in Iran, Tunisia and Cambodia

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