COMPETITION

  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11172 - PLD / NBIM / Veghel)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11220 - Mitsui & Co / European Energy / Kasso JV)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11132 - Concentrix / Webhelp)
  • Commission clears the acquisition of Syneos Health by Veritas, EIM and Patient Square (M.11170)
  • Commission clears the acquisition of Walor by Mutares (M.11100)
  • Germany - Bundeskartellamt - List of Notified Merger Projects
  • Czech Republic - UOHS - Suppliers are forbidden to set fixed retail prices, Noviko was fined almost CZK 48 Million 
  • UK - CMA has published its Guidance on Horizontal Agreements and the Consultation Outcome
  • UK - CMA: Morrisons / McColl's merger Inquiry: Review of undertakings

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Indonesia initiates WTO dispute complaint regarding EU duties on biodiesel imports - WT/DS618/1
  • Overview of Free Trade Agreement and Other Trade Negotiations as of 28 July 2023
  • Summary Report- Joint EU-U.S. Stakeholder Outreach on Re-Export of Dual use Items - 19 July 2023
  • Joint Minutes - 4th meeting of the Joint Committee of the EU-Japan Agreement for an Economic Partnership - 04 April 2023
  • Answer given by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis to a MEP written question - Trade safeguard measures for cereals from Ukraine
  • US green technology investment leaves Europe in the shade - EU start-ups attract less than half the funding of US counterparts since IRA was unveiled - Financial Times
  • How to get industrial policy right — and wrong - Trade restrictions and preferential treatment of US companies will hurt the people America’s new approach is meant to help - Financial Times 

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • A call for action to boost competitiveness and create regulatory breathing space - See Business Europe Statement

HEALTH FOOD PRODUCT SAFETY

  • ECDC - Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) data Reporting Protocol Version 6.4

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • Europe’s airlines clash with Italian premier over planned fare cap - Price ceiling is latest stand-off between corporate world and Giorgia Meloni’s government - Financial Times

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • 19 arrests for smuggling migrants within the EU - The suspected traffickers were part of a larger network smuggling migrants from Syria via Libya, Tunis and Algeria to Spain, Germany and Norway - Europol Statement 

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • EU observers came under fire on Azerbaijan border, officials report - Incident comes ahead of UN Security Council meeting on warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe in Nagorno-Karabakh - Politico.eu

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

  • European Citizens' Initiative: Commission decides to register initiative on preservation and development of Ukrainian culture and heritage - IP/23/4141
  • Ukraine: €135 million initially planned for programmes with Russia and Belarus will be transferred to strengthen cooperation with Ukraine and Moldova - Midday Express