Europe Daily News, 25 August 2023 | Perspectives & Events

COMPETITION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11203 - PAI Partners / ECF)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11145 - Scania / Sennder / JV)
Commission clears joint venture between Santander Consumer Leasing and Ethias (M.11197) - Midday Express
Furniture retailer XXXLutz sees EU clearance decision for Home24 acquisition published - See Case M.10969
Belgium - Notification of a concentration MEDE-CC-23/0013: BelOrta CV / Belgische Fruitveiling CV
Romania - Competition Council assesses the takeover of Nastimed by Dohotariu Family
Romania - Competition Council examines the transaction by which General Vending Ro SRL intends to take over D.A.I.R. Comexim 2000 SRL
UK - CMA: Open consultation - Review of the competition concurrency arrangements
UK - CMA update on work in housing sector - CMA publishes progress update on consumer protection work in private rented housing and housebuilding market study

STATE AID

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections

TRADE & CUSTOMS

Draft Recommendation by MEP Daniel Caspary on the draft Council decision on the Conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand - Deadline for tabling amendments : 21-09-2023
Draft Report by MEP Daniel Caspary containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand - Deadline for tabling amendments : 21-09-2023
Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s Meeting with European Commission EVP Valdis Dombrovskis
EUROFER welcomes the initiations of two anti-circumvention investigations on imports of stainless steel cold rolled flat products and the immediate registration of imports from Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam
Australia wants EU investment in critical minerals, but first a free trade agreement - Reuters
WTO issues panel report regarding Chinese duties on Australian barley
WTO - Goods barometer signals upturn in trade backed by strong auto demand
WTO - DG Okonjo-Iweala to G20: time to roll up our sleeves and deliver at MC13

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Implementation of Directive 2014/24/EU (Public Procurement Directive) - Increase of thresholds for public contracts
EU due diligence proposal raises hope for activists, worries foreign companies (Euractiv.com)

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Efama responds to ESMA Consultation Paper on Draft Regulatory Technical Standards under the Revised ELTIF Regulation - See the Press Release

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

ENERGY

Minutes of the 9th EU Energy Platform Industry Advisory Group meeting - 13 July 2023
Call for evidence - Ecodesign – electronic displays (review of requirements) - Regulation - Feedback period: 24 August 2023 - 21 September 2023
Call for evidence - Energy labelling - electronic displays (review of requirements) - Delegated regulation - Feedback period : 24 August 2023 - 21 September 2023
Energy Community Secretariat starts cooperation with Ukrhydronergo in seeking recovery of damages caused by Russia’s attacks
Is the EU waking up to the strategic importance of ethanol? - See ePURE Statement

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

Agenda for: 16th Meeting of the Horizon Europe Programme Committee - the European Innovation Council (EIC) and European Innovation Ecosystems - 14 September 2023
Minutes of the Expert Group on Waste - Implementation of the proposed Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries - 06 July 2023
Opinion by MEP Salvatore DE Meo on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC
Call for evidence - Procedure for the approval and certification of innovative technologies for reducing CO2 emissions from cars and vans - Implementing regulation - Feedback period: 23 August 2023 - 20 September 2023
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1656 of 16 June 2023 amending Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the listing of pesticides and industrial chemicals
JBCE's Environment & Energy Committee submitted its views following the call for comments on the draft screening report on the presence and risk of the four phenolic benzotriazoles (UV-328 and others) in articles
Dutch government nominates foreign minister as EU commissioner - Wopke Hoekstra faces tough parliamentary approval hearing over his time as finance minister - Financial Times & Politico.eu

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

Agenda for: Medical Device Coordination Group - International Matters Working Group – Stakeholder and Regulators Only Sessions - 11 September 2023
European Health Union: Commission authorises first vaccine to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections - Midday Express
Safety Gate: the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products - Published on 25 August 2023 - Report-2023-34
ECDC - Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and supply of substances of human origin in the EU/EEA - Third update
ECDC - Anthrax - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2021

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

EU Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act explained
Tech giants race to alter online operations as EU digital rules bite - Social media groups restrict personalised ads in scramble to comply with landmark legislation - Financial Times

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

EU cohesion policy: €411 million from European funds for the Murcia-Almeria high-speed rail link - Midday Express
Bulgaria: suspected irregularities of over €140 million in railway infrastructure project - Olaf Press Release No.14/23

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

NextGenerationEU: Sweden submits request to modify recovery and resilience plan and add a REPowerEU chapter - Midday Express
Exchange rate misalignment and external imbalances: what is the optimal monetary policy response? - ECB Working Paper Series No.2843

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Agenda for: EP AFET Committee - 30 & 31 August 2023
North Korea: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the launch using ballistic missile technology

UK/EU RELATIONS

EU interest in UK wanes as commissioner goes green - Deals struck with Brussels on financial services and migration will be useful but small - Financial Times
UK to confirm further delay to post-Brexit border controls - Checks on food and fresh products pushed back for fifth time owing to inflation fears - Financial Times

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