Europe Daily News, 11 September 2023

COMPETITION

• Case C-464/23 P - Appeal brought on 21 July 2023 by EVH GmbH against the judgment of the General Court of 17 May 2023 in Case T-312/20, EVH GmbH Vs. European Commission
  Re: Article 101 TFEU and Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) 139/2004; alleged blocking effect - infringement of procedural rights - Cases M.8871 and M.8870 - merger control proceedings - Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) - Case B8-28/19
• Case C-465/23 P: Appeal brought on 21 July 2023 by Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH against the judgment of the General Court of 17 May 2023 in Case T-313/20, Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH Vs. European Commission
  Re: Re: Article 101 TFEU and Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) 139/2004; alleged blocking effect - infringement of procedural rights - Cases M.8871 and M.8870 - merger control proceedings - Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) - Case B8-28/19
• Case C-466/23 P: Appeal brought on 21 July 2023 by Stadtwerke Hameln Weserbergland GmbH against the judgment of the General Court of 17 May 2023 in Case T-314/20, Stadtwerke Hameln Weserbergland GmbH v European Commission
  Re: Article 101 TFEU and Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) 139/2004; alleged blocking effect - infringement of procedural rights - Cases M.8871 and M.8870 - merger control proceedings - Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) - Case B8-28/19
• Case C-467/23 P: Appeal brought on 21 July 2023 by TEAG Thüringer Energie AG against the judgment of the General Court of 17 May 2023 in Case T-315/20, TEAG Thüringer Energie AG Vs. European Commission
  Re: Article 101 TFEU and Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) 139/2004; alleged blocking effect - infringement of procedural rights - Cases M.8871 and M.8870 - merger control proceedings - Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) - Case B8-28/19
• Case C-468/23 P: Appeal brought on 21 July 2023 by EnergieVerbund Dresden GmbH against the judgment of the General Court of 17 May 2023 in Case T-317/20, EnergieVerbund Dresden GmbH v European Commission
  Re: Article 101 TFEU and Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) 139/2004; alleged blocking effect - infringement of procedural rights - Cases M.8871 and M.8870 - merger control proceedings - Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) - Case B8-28/19
• Case C-469/23 P: Appeal brought on 21 July 2023 by eins energie in sachsen GmbH & Co. KG against the judgment of the General Court of 17 May 2023 in Case T-318/20, eins energie in sachsen GmbH & Co. KG Vs. European Commission
  Re: Article 101 TFEU and Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) 139/2004; alleged blocking effect - infringement of procedural rights - Cases M.8871 and M.8870 - merger control proceedings - Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) - Case B8-28/19
• Case C-470/23 P - Appeal brought on 21 July 2023 by GGEW, Gruppen-Gas- und Elektrizitätswerk Bergstraße AG against the judgment of the General Court of 17 May 2023 in Case T-319/20, GGEW, Gruppen-Gas- und Elektrizitätswerk Bergstraße AG Vs. European Commission
  Re: Article 101 TFEU and Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) 139/2004; alleged blocking effect - infringement of procedural rights - Cases M.8871 and M.8870 - merger control proceedings - Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) - Case B8-28/19
• Initiation of proceedings (Case M.10806 - Broadcom / VMWare)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11139 - Emerson / NI)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11196 - CVC / Worxinvest / SD Worx)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11260 - APAX Partners / Fremman Partners / Chacrim Directorship)
• UK: The CMA is investigating the anticipated acquisition by Wolseley UK Limited of Kooltech Limited 
• Google prepares for biggest US antitrust showdown since Microsoft - Financial Times

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Deputy Members) / Attachés - 14 September 2023
• Agenda for: Meeting of the Customs Business Group on EMSWe - 20 & 21 September 2023
• Agenda for: Working Party on European Free Trade Association (EFTA) - 12 September 2023
• Minutes of the 247th meeting of the Committee (‘Combined Nomenclature’ sector) - 05 July 2023
• Australian PM keen to ink EU free trade agreement 'as soon as possible' - Reuters
• EU trade in services: surplus hits €175 billion in 2022 - Eurostat

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Agenda for: Working Party on Technical Harmonisation (SMEI - Omnibus) - 15 September 2023
• Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness & Growth (Internal Market Attachés - Ecodesign) - 20 September 2023
• Agenda for: 4th meeting of the Sherpa sub-group of the High-Level Forum on European standardistion - 14 September 2023 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• Agenda for: Working Party on Intellectual Property - 21 September 2023
• Agenda for: Working Party on Intellectual Property (Copyright) - 22 September 2023 

FINANCIAL SERVICES

• Russia's agricultural bank may get SWIFT access in month - Reuters

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Expert Group for Common Organisation of the Agricultural Market - subgroup Olive Oil Chemists - 02 October 2023
• Minutes of Meeting of the Committee for the common organisation of the Agricultural markets
  - CMO Horizontal Questions - 17 July 2023
  - CMO Animal Products - 20 July 2023

ENERGY

• CEER - Guidelines of Good Practice on Trustworthy Green Offers and Consumer Protection Against Misleading Marketing Practices
• EU has no immediate plans to ban Russian LNG, says Spain's Ribera (Reuters)

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

• Proposal for a Council Decision  authorising Member States to ratify, in the interest of the European Union, the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) of the International Labour Organization - General approach

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment - 11, 12, 14 and 15 September 2023

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• Minutes of the 52nd meeting of the Independent Advisory Panel on characterising flavours in tobacco products - 05 July 2023
• Food security: EU criticises Dutch system of official controls on animals and goods entering EU
• ECDC - Communicable disease threats report, 3-9 September 2023, week 36
• EU considers dropping stricter animal welfare measures - Brussels rethinks plans over concerns that proposed changes could add to food costs - Financial Times

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

• Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - User tracking moratorium and enforcement of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act in the light of the recent Court of Justice judgment

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

• Security Union: Commissioner Johansson and Europol Executive Director De Bolle present the "first threat assessment" on financial and economic crime - Midday Express

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• Summer 2023 Economic Forecast: Easing growth momentum amid declining inflation and robust labour market - IP/23/4408

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) - 13 & 15 September 2023
• Eurobarometer: Europeans approve measures taken to tackle the energy crisis, to promote sustainability and to support Ukraine - IP/23/4410

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Action brought on 28 July 2023 - Almaghout Vs. Council (Case T-437/23)
  Re: Annulment of the Decision (CFSP) 2023/1035 maintaining the listing of the Applicant under Annex I to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP as amended and Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January 2012 as amended (the Contested Measures)
• Joint Statement on Solidarity with Morocco
• Statement by Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič on the earthquake in Morocco
• US and EU back new India-Middle East transport corridor - Project agreed on G20 sidelines would counter growing Chinese influence in Arab states - see the EU/USJoint Statement - Financial Times

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

• EU sanctions six individuals for human rights violations in Russia and Ukraine: see Regulation (EU) 2023/1715; Decision (CFSP) 2023/1716, see Notice 1 & Notice 2 
• FAQs on sanctions against Russia and Belarus, with focus on the following provisions: Articles 3g, 3i, 3m and 3o of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 - Imports, purchase and transfer of listed goods
• Consolidated version of the FAQs on sanctions against Russia and Belarus
• Putin wants more land. The EU is racing to get there first - EU expansion is back on the agenda for Ursula von der Leyen but rapid growth is going to hurt - Politico.eu

G-20 MEETING

• Statement by President von der Leyen at Session III of the G20, 'One Future'
• Statement by President von der Leyen at the first Session, ‘One Earth', of the G20
• Statement by President von der Leyen at the "Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment" event in the framework of the G20 Summit
• President von der Leyen marks the EU's commitment to the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) during the event hosted at the G20 in New Delhi

UK/EU RELATIONS

• Agenda for: Working Party on the United Kingdom - September 2023
• European Commission EVP Šefčovič in Northern Ireland for the inauguration of the PEACE PLUS programme - Midday Express
• EU and UK to unveil €1bn in N Ireland funding to boost reconciliation - Financial Times