COMPETITION

  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11005 - Renault/ Minth / JV)
  • Commission sends Broadcom Statement of Objections over proposed acquisition of VMware (M.10806) - IP/23/2146
  • Czech Republic - The Office punishes a cartel of Xiaomi Electronics Distributors detected thanks to the leniency program
  • France - European Commission refers review of Sportsdirect.com proposed takeover of GO Sport assets to the Autorité de la concurrence
  • France - The Autorité de la concurrence sanctions price-fixing and market-sharing practices by Bureau van Dijk and Ellisphere

STATE AID

  • Decision No 44/23/COL of 8 March 2023 to open a formal investigation into alleged state aid to Farice – Invitation to submit comments on state aid issues pursuant to Article 1(2) of Part I of Protocol 3 to the Agreement between the EFTA States on the Establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice
  • Commission approves €1.4 billion Dutch scheme to support energy-intensive companies in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine (SA.106377) - IP/23/2129

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Customs Union - 19 April 2023
  • Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)) - 18 April 2023
  • Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Specialised Committee on Law Enforcement and Judicial Cooperation established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, as regards the establishment of a standard form for requests for mutual assistance referred to in Article 635(1) of that Agreement
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/752 of 12 April 2023 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of sodium gluconate originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  • Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/453 of 2 March 2023 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/141 on imports of certain stainless steel tube and pipe buttwelding fittings, whether or not finished, originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of certain stainless steel tube and pipe butt-welding fittings, whether or not finished, consigned from Malaysia, whether declared as originating in Malaysia or not (Official Journal of the European Union L 67 of 3 March 2023)
  • Keynote Address by EVP Dombrovskis at American Enterprise Institute: "Transatlantic Trade and Cooperation in Times of Global Turmoil"

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness & Growth (High Level) - 28 April 2023
  • Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on multiple-vote share structures in companies that seek the admission to trading of their shares on an SME growth market - Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
  • InvestEU: EIF and Noviti Finance sign agreement to make available up to €47 million for micro-businesses in Lithuania, Latvia and Poland - IP/23/2221
  • Commissioner Breton visits Italy to pursue EU defence industry tour - Midday Express
  • Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Attacks against Carrefour and Mercadona by members of the Spanish Government
  • Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Concealing environmental information on the San Finx mines

CHEMICAL

  • Supporting the Commission in developing an essential use concept - Final report

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • ESAs propose amendments to extend and simplify sustainability disclosures

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

  • Conclusions on the opportunities of the bio-economy in the light of current challenges with special emphasis on rural areas - Approval
  • Good performance of EU agri-food trade in 2022 despite challenges - Midday Express

ENERGY

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Energy - 18 April 2023
  • Commissioners Simson and Sinkevičius attend G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment - Midday Express
  • Assessing the role and magnitude of different flexibility measures and assets in distribution and transmission grids - METIS 2 : study S1

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (Climate change) - 20 April 2023
  • Answer given by EVP Timmermans to a MEP written question - Ireland's long-term climate strategy

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on general product safety, amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and the Council, and repealing Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 87/357/EEC 

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU and European Commission to co-host high level conference on LGBTIQ people’s equal rights

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Statement

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE


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