COMPETITION

  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10834 - Agrofert / Borealis Nitro)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11127 - TA / Anacap / Managers 2 / MRH Trowe)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10813 - Blackstone / CPP Investments / Advarra)
  • Commission clears the acquisition de Topscale by Wendel (M.11141)  - Midday Express
  • Commission clears creation of joint venture by Messer and TTE (M.10984) - Midday Express
  • EU Commission has published its clearance merger decision in case Viterra/Gavilon - M.10659
  • Belgium - The Belgian Competition Authority confirms the use of a data room in the context of a merger control case
  • Belgium - The Belgian Competition Authority approves acquisition of Coil Pro NV and Sattua BV by MCB International BV
  • UK - The purchase of Giphy, Inc. by Shutterstock, Inc. was approved by the CMA and completed on 23 June 2023 - See the Case closure summary
  • UK - Adobe, Figma merger faces in-depth investigation by UK CMA - see the Statement

STATE AID

  • Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections
  • Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1315 of 23 June 2023 amending Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty and Regulation (EU) 2022/2473 declaring certain categories of aid to undertakings active in the production, processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)) - 05 July 2023
  • Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Experts - Services and Investment) - 05 July 2023
  • Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Chile pursuant to Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU
  • Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of oxalic acid originating in India and the People’s Republic of China
  • Regulation (EU) 2023/1321 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2170 as regards the application of Union tariff rate quotas and other import quotas to certain steel products transferred to Northern Ireland
  • Council Decision (EU) 2023/1323 of 27 June 2023 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1330 of 29 June 2023 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain lightweight thermal paper originating in the Republic of Korea following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1331 of 29 June 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 imposing a definitive safeguard measure on imports of certain steel product

FINANCIAL SERVICES

TAXATION

  • EU VAT rules for e-commerce two years on: Member States collected €20 billion in VAT revenues in 2022 - Midday Express

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY 

  • EU job seekers’ aid worth €2.2 million for 603 dismissed workers in Belgium - see the EP Statement

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

  • Farm Sustainability Data Network: Council and Parliament reach provisional political agreement

ENERGY

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment - 03, 04, 05, 06 and 7 July 2023
  • Report by MEP César Luena on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on nature restoration
  • Answer given by Mr Sinkevicius to a MEP written question - Export of pesticides banned in the EU and import of pesticide residues: environmental and public health risks
  • Judgment of the Court of 29 June 2023 in Case C‑220/22, European Commission Vs. Portuguese Republic
    Re: Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directive 2008/50/EC - Ambient air quality - Systematic and persistent exceedance of the annual limit value for nitrogen dioxide (ΝΟ2) - Appropriate measures - As short an exceedance period as possible
  • Opinion of Advocate General Kokott of 29 June 2023 in Case C‑311/22, Anklagemyndigheden Vs. PO, Moesgaard Meat 2012 A/S
    Re: Request for a preliminary ruling - Directive 2010/75 - Industrial emissions - Integrated pollution prevention and control - Permit - Operation of slaughterhouses - Production capacity - Carcasses - Production capacity per day
  • EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters': €106 million for 18 new projects for protection, conservation, depollution and innovation - IP/23/3608

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Commission Decision (EU) 2023/1338 of 28 June 2023 on the safety requirements to be met by European standards for certain children’s products and related products pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
  • Council Recommendation (EU) 2023/1339 of 27 June 2023 on joining the global digital health certification network established by the World Health Organization and on temporary arrangements to facilitate international travel in view of the expiry of Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  • European Health Union: creation of a network of vaccine manufacturers to step up health crisis preparedness - Midday Express
  • SCCS Working Group on Cosmetics Ingredients - 20 & 21 June 2023
  • Evaluation study of the work of the Expert Panel on effective ways of investing in health (EXPH) - See the Report and its Summary
  • MDCG Position Paper on the application of Art.97 MDR to legacy devices for which the MDD or AIMDD certificate expires before the issuance of a MDR certificate
  • Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question - EFSA alarm on nitrosamines in food 
  • EFSA - Updated peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance trinexapac (variant evaluated trinexapac‐ethyl)
  • EFSA - Scientific Opinion - Safety evaluation of the food enzyme pectinesterase from the genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain RF6201
  • EFSA - Scientific Opinion - Safety evaluation of the food enzyme endo‐polygalacturonase from the genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain RF6197
  • EFSA - Scientific Opinion - Efficacy of the feed additive consisting of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (formerly Lactobacillus plantarum) CECT 8350 and Limosilactobacillus reuteri (formerly Lactobacillus reuteri) CECT 8700 (AQ02) for suckling piglets (Aquilon Cyl S.L.)

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • EU Cohesion Policy: inauguration of one of the longest underwater tunnel in Europe - IP/23/3552
  • Global Gateway: EU funded study paves way for major investment into sustainable transport connections between EU and Central Asia - Midday Express

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

  • Agenda for: Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues - 03 July 2023
  • Minutes of the 9th meeting of the GDPR Multistakeholder expert group - 21 April 2023
  • EDPB Response to the European Ombudsman’s recommendation regarding case 201/2022/JK
  • EDPB Response to the European Ombudsman’s recommendation regarding joined cases 509/2022/JK and 1698/2022/JK

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Commission welcomes provisional political agreement on EU Digital Identity Wallet, Europe's first trusted and secure digital identity app - IP/23/3556 & QaA

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • Commission report highlights smooth and efficient introduction of the euro in Croatia - Midday Express
  • NextGenerationEU: Czechia and Lithuania submit request to revise recovery and resilience plans and add a REPowerEU chapter - Midday Express
  • NextGenerationEU: Commission receives Estonia's first payment request, combining the first and the second instalment, for a total of €286 million in grants under the Recovery and Resilience Facility - Midday Express
  • Report by President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, at the Economic dialogue with the ECON Committee on Eurogroup's main activities and policy priorities
  • The great retrenchment in euro area external financial flows in 2022 – insights from more granular balance of payments statistics - Economic Bulletin Issue 4, 2023

FUTURE OF EUROPE

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/891 of 28 April 2023 concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the Republic of Moldova

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

  • European Council conclusions on Ukraine and security and defence, 29 June 2023
  • Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1094 of 5 June 2023 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

UK/EU RELATIONS (BREXIT)


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