Europe Daily News, 29 August 2023 | Perspectives & Events

COMPETITION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11059 - Toyofuji / NYK / Kamigumi / TTC / PT Patimban International Car Terminal)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11126 - Towerbrook / Lov Group / Elocga / The Independents)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11210 - Acciona Concesiones / Cobra / Endeavour / JV)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11228 - Benteler / Beijing Automotive / JVS)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11141 - Wendel / Topscale)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11196 - CVC / Worxinvest / SD Worx)
Commission clears acquisition of Universo IME by Sonae and Bankinter (M.11130) - Midday Express
Austria - Cartel Court imposes conditions on merger between Wienerberger and Terreal at BWB's request
Switzerland - Comco has fined Deponie Höli Liestal 1 million francs ($1.1 million), the owner of a construction-waste site in northern Switzerland, for granting preferential treatment to its shareholders

TRADE & CUSTOMS

Report of the 54th meeting of the Customs Expert Group - Tariff & Statistical Nomenclature Section - "HS/WCO Coordination Sector" - 29th June to 14th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

Agenda for: Meeting of the EP Envi Committee - 04 September 2023
Wildires: biggest rescEU aerial firefighting operation in Greece - Midday Express
Notice to EP Members - Petition No 1140/2022 by D.S. (German) on banning perpetual chemicals (PFASs)
Answer given by Mr Sinkevicius to MEP written question - The Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive’s paucity of environmental benefits
Answer given by Mr Sinkevicius to MEP written question - EU Bathing Water Directive 2006
Answer given by Mr Sinkevicius to MEP written question - Public water

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

EFSA - Guidance document on the impact of water treatment processes on residues of active substances or their metabolites in water abstracted for the production of drinking water
EFSA - Pest survey card on Tobacco ringspot virus
ECDC - Congenital toxoplasmosis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2020

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

Agenda for: Working Party on Telecommunications & Information Society - 04 September 2023

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

Notice to EP Members - Petition No 1060/2022 by D.R. (German) on allowing exceptions to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for organisations that rely on volunteers

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

Answer given by Mr Reynders to MEP written question - IM Academy and similar firms operating in bad faith are luring young people into banned pyramid schemes and circumventing the EU Unfair Commercial Practices Directive

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

Eurozone money supply shrinks for first time in 13 years as lending slows - Data will feed into ECB debate over whether it should pause rate rises for first time since July 2022 - Financial Times

FUTURE OF EUROPE

Emmanuel Macron advocates for “far-reaching reform” of global governance system - See Mr Macron’s speech (in French)
Instead of a lurch to the far right, Europe’s centre ground is holding - Fears of gains by populists in next year’s EU parliament elections are misplaced - Financial Times

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

EU must be ready to accept new members by 2030, Michel to propose - Speech by President Charles Michel - Financial Times
BiH: Statement by the Spokesperson on the defamation law in Republika Srpska

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

EU’s €86bn budget battle casts shadow over Ukraine funding - Disputes among member states over top-up could threaten flow of war support to Kyiv - Financial Times

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