COMPETITION

  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11173 - Hedin/Torpedo)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11147 - Nestle / PAI Partners / JV)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11202 - Fortum Markets / Telge Energi)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11104 - Hutchison Ports Sokhna / Golden Chance Investment Enterprise / CMA Terminals/ JV)
  • Commission decides to refer Estonia to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to transpose ECN+ Directive - IP/23/3454
  • Commission clears acquisition of Neoenergia Transmissora by Iberdrola and GIC (M.11175) - Midday Express
  • Commission clears acquisition of Nissan Austria and Nissan Poland by Astara (M.11178) - Midday Express
  • Statement by Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager on today's Court of Justice judgment on the Hutchison/O2 UK merger prohibition decision
  • AIM calls on the European Commission to monitor international retail alliances and rigorously implement the Horizontal Guidelines to ensure fair competition for all
  • Germany - 50+1 proceeding – commitments offered by DFL to be declared binding
  • Ireland - CCPC requires binding commitments to clear Thorntons Recycling’s proposed acquisition of The City Bin Co
  • UK - Microsoft / Activision Blizzard - The CMA has decided to extend by six weeks (29 August 2023) the period for the discharge of its duty
  • UK - The CMA has referred the anticipated acquisition by Adobe Inc. of Figma, Inc. for an in-depth investigation - Decision & Terms of reference

STATE AID

  • State aid - Member state - State aid SA.58342 (2020/NN) (ex 2020/N) and SA.57543 (2020/NN) (ex 2020/N) - COVID-19 - Recapitalisation of SAS - Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU
  • Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections
  • Commission approves €74 million Czech scheme to support the development of railway sidings (SA.101579) - Midday Express

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: Meeting of EP INTA Committee - 19 July 2023
  • Agenda for: 650th meeting of the Export Credits Group - 13 September 2023
  • Draft Opinion by MEP Juliu Winkler of the INTA Committee for the AFET Committee on the security and defence implications of China’s influence on critical infrastructure in the EU
  • Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on temporary trade-liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to products from the Republic of Moldova under the Association Agreement between the EU and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1450 of 13 July 2023 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron (other than cast iron) or steel (other than stainless steel), of circular cross-section, of an external diameter exceeding 406,4 mm, 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
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1452 of 13 July 2023 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain continuous filament glass fibre products 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
  • Decision No 2/2023 of the Specialised Committee on Social Security Coordination established by Article 8(1)(p) of 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, of 28 June 2023 as regards the designation of the financial institution to serve as reference to determine the interest rate for late payments and the exchange rate for currency conversions, as well as the date to be taken into consideration for determining the rates of currency conversion
  • Council adopts decisions in support of modernised export credits
  • EU takes next step in WTO ruling against US tariffs on Spanish olives

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Agenda for - EP Joint committee procedure (Rule 58) of AFET, ITRE - 18 July 2023
  • July Infringements package: key decisions
  • Enforcing EU law: Commission action brings concrete benefits for citizens and businesses and protects rule of law - IP/23/3055 & see the 2022 Annual Report
  • Building materials: Commission decides to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union for violations of the freedom of establishment - IP/23/3527
  • Services: Commission decides to refer Poland to the Court of Justice of the European Union for prohibition of advertising of pharmacies and their activities - IP/23/3528
  • MEPs approve plans to provide more ammunition for Ukraine - see the EP Resolution & Outcome of the EP's first reading (Strasbourg, 10 to 13 July 2023)

CHEMICALS

  • Chemicals: The EU restricts exposure to carcinogenic substance formaldehyde in consumer products - See the Proposal for a Regulation 

FINANCIAL SERVICES

TAXATION

  • Taxation: Commission decides to refer Luxembourg to the Court of Justice for failing to correctly transpose the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD1) - IP/23/3456

EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL POLICY

  • Labour mobility: Commission decides to refer Italy to the Court of Justice of the European Union for maintaining discrimination of foreign lecturers - IP/23/3480
  • Recognition of professional qualifications: Commission decides to refer Cyprus and Malta to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failure to correctly transpose rules on recognition of professional qualifications - IP/23/3526

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

  • Agriculture and Fisheries on 25 July 2023
    - Regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products – study complementing the impact assessment - Information from the Commission - Exchange of views
  • Short-term outlook report: European farmers’ resilience continues to be challenged - Midday Express

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1453 of 13 July 2023 repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1533 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or dispatched from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station
  • EFSA - Scientific Opinion - Assessment of the processing conditions which make the Ambrosia seeds non‐viable
  • ECDC - SARS-CoV-2 variant mutations conferring reduced susceptibility to antiviral drugs and monoclonal antibodies: a non-systematic literature review for surveillance purposes
    https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/sars-cov-2-variant-mutations-conferring-reduced-susceptibility-antiviral-drugs-0
  • ECDC - COVID-19 - Country overview report: week 27 2023
  • ECDC - Avian influenza overview April – June 2023
  • EMA - Meeting highlights from the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP) 11-13 July 2023
  • EMA statement on ongoing review of GLP-1 receptor agonists

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

  • Very large online platforms and very large search engines designated pursuant to Article 33(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act)

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Firearms: European Commission decides to refer Sweden to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to transpose EU rules - IP/23/3802
  • Defending democratic institutions and EP’s integrity against malign interference - see the EP Resolution
  • Search and rescue: MEPs demand more EU action to save lives at sea - see the EP Resolution

EURO, ECB & ECONOMY

  • Eurogroup statement on the euro area fiscal stance for 2024
  • Remarks by Commissioner Gentiloni at the Eurogroup press conference
  • Remarks by Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe after the Eurogroup meeting of 13 July 2023 in Brussels
  • Life insurance convexity - ECB Working Paper Series - No.2829
  • The state-dependent impact of changes in bank capital requirements - ECB Working Paper Series - No.2828
  • ESCB-ESS Quality assessment report on statistics underlying the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure
  • Letter from Fabio Panetta to Irene Tinagli, ECON Chair, on progress on the investigation phase of a digital euro - fourth report
  • Opinion of the European Central Bank of 6 June 2023 on the proposal for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (CON/2023/15)

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint European Union/Switzerland Air Transport Committee set up under the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Air Transport of 9 June 2023 replacing the Annex to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Air Transport

FUTURE OF EUROPE

  • Draft agendas for Council meetings during the second semester of 2023 (Spanish Presidency)

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Global Gateway: EU and Latin America and the Caribbean step up action to promote inclusive and equal societies - IP/23/3842
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: EU strengthens disaster preparedness cooperation and releases €43 million aid fund - IP/23/3841
  • Press statement by President von der Leyen with UN Secretary-General Guterres ahead of the European Commission-United Nations Retreat

EU JAPAN SUMMIT

  • EU-Japan Summit - Joint statement
  • Press remarks by President Charles Michel following the EU-Japan summit
  • Statement by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with President Michel and Prime Minister Kishida following the EU-Japan Summit

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

  • Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1218 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
  • Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1217 of 23 June 2023 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine