COMPETITION

  • Commission autorised the acquisition of ECF by PAI Partners (M.11203) - Midday Express
  • Commission clears creation of a joint venture by Samskip Holding, Duisburg Hafen and TX Logistik (M.11065) - Midday Express
  • Belgium - Prior notification of a concentration Case n° MEDE-CC-23/0009: ACE Pharmaceuticals Belgium BV en Febelco CV/ Pannoc Chemie NV
  • Germany: Case report - The Bundeskartellamt has imposed fines totalling around 12.5 million euros on Aktien-Gesellschaft der Dillinger Hüttenwerke and Hochtief Solutions AG for prohibited collusion in the award of contracts (25.05.2022, released on 21.08.2023)
  • Germany - Bundeskartellamt: List of Notified Merger Projects
  • Romania - The Competition Council has authorised the takeover of Untold Universe S.A. by Ioan-Bogdan Buta and Mozaik Investment GmbH
  • Slovak Republic - The PMÚ SR approved with conditions and obligations the concentration of Penta Investments Ltd. and Apotheke Slovakia, a.s.
  • Slovak Republic - The PMÚ SR imposed fines on three undertakings for entering into a cartel agreement in a public tender relating to the supply of technologies in the food industry
  • Spain - European Commission to review Qualcomm's purchase of Autotalks after CNMC request
  • UK - Microsoft submits new deal for review after CMA confirms original deal is blocked - The CMA has opened a new phase 1 investigation into a new, restructured deal by Microsoft to buy Activision – Politico.eu & Financial Times 

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1647 of 21 August 2023 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain coated fine paper originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1648 of 21 August 2023 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain coated fine paper 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) 2023/1649 of 21 August 2023 initiating an investigation concerning possible circumvention of the anti-dumping measures imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1930 on imports of birch plywood originating in Russia, by imports of birch plywood consigned from Türkiye and Kazakhstan, whether or not declared as originating in Türkiye and Kazakhstan, and making imports of birch plywood consigned from Türkiye and Kazakhstan subject to registration (See the Executive summary of the complaint)
  • Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis travels to India for G20 Trade and Investment meeting - Midday Express
  • Comer furthers Federal Trade Commission Oversight with probe into engagement with EU Officials (on DMA & DSA) - see the Letter
  • WTO - Hong Kong, China formally accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • The EBA updates data used for the identification of global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs) 

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Wildfires: EU mobilises five additional rescEU airplanes for Greece as well as more firefighters - Midday Express
  • Answer given by Mr Sinkevičius to a MEP written question – Importation of non-human primates into the EU for research and toxicity testing purposes and Commission plans for a phase-out
  • Answer given by Mr Sinkevičius to a MEP written question – EU certificates for intra-EU transfers allowing exemptions from the prohibitions laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97
  • Answer given by Mr Sinkevičius to a MEP written question – Food packaging and infringement of EU single market principles
  • Answer given by Mr Sinkevičius to a MEP written question – Transparency when outsourcing waste incineration services

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and of the Council on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission pursuant to Directive 2014/40/EU on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related product
  • Minutes of the Working Group on the update of the guidelines on the benefit-risk assessment of the presence of phthalates in certain medical devices - 13 July 2023

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • Road fatality statistics, European Union: EU road fatalities dropped by almost 13% in 2021 (compared to 2019) - see Acea Statement

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Europe-Wide Day of Remembrance for the victims of all totalitarian and authoritarian regimes: Statement by Vice-President Jourová and Commissioner Reynders

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief (22 August 2023): Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

  • Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine
  • Answer given by Mr Várhelyi to a MEP written question - Ukrainian grain deal and Russian attacks on critical infrastructures
  • Answer given by Ms McGuinness to a MEP written question - The requirement to submit prior permission requests for all general aviation flights to Lithuania and EU sanctions against Russia

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