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Europe Daily News, 24 October 2025

Main results, Conclusions and Remarks by President António Costa - European Council, 23 October 2025
- Conclusions on European defence and security
- Conclusions on competitiveness and twin transition
- Conclusions on Ukraine & Remarks by President António Costa with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12152 - Spar / VGS / JV)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12151 - Hasco / Aumovio / Brake Booster Business JV)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12144 - Echelon DC / Iberdrola / CPD4Green Centro De Datos)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12160 - La Caisse / Macquarie / RHP Partners – Manager GP / JV)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12100 - Eneco / Mainport Holding Rotterdam / Rotterdam Shore Power JV)
Commission clears acquisition of Property Finder by Permira and General Atlantic (M.12168) - Midday Express
Commission clears acquisition of Luminace by Temasek and Brookfield (M.12179) - Midday Express
Denmark - AFA Decaux has been fined DKK 10 million for illegally coordinating discount rates with a competitor for more than 6 years
France - The Autorité de la concurrence unconditionally clears the takeover of Petit Bateau by Michael A. Reinstein (Regent group)
France - The Autorité de la concurrence publishes its opinion on pricing conditions for veterinary medicines and changes in the cost of veterinary care
Italy - The AGCM has accepted and made binding the commitments offered by SAS - Shipping Agencies Services SARL, Moby S.p.A. and Grandi Navi Veloci S.p.A.

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.105137

Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Deputies) - 30 October 2025
Agenda for: Meeting of the EP INTA Committee - 03 & 04 November 2025
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2147 of 23 October 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/493 as regards inclusion of a new exporting producer on the list of other cooperating companies
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2148 of 23 October 2025 correcting Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/265 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ceramic tiles originating in India and Türkiye
Council Decision (EU) 2025/2141 of 10 October 2025 on the accession of Vanuatu to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1737 of 13 August 2025 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of valine originating in the People’s Republic of China
Presentation of a study "Shortening and simplifying EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations with a view to practices favourable for SMEs" - EP INTA Committee
WTO issues compliance ruling regarding Colombian duties on frozen fries

Agenda for: Meeting of the Antici Group (Simplification: Omnibus VI – Regulation on chemical products) - 30 October 2025

Agenda for: Att. Financial Services meeting (definition of prohibited weapons) - 31 October 2025
Cyber risk and digital resilience will drive the agenda of ESMA’s Union Strategic Supervisory Priorities for 2026

Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (UNECE and other regional issues) - 28 October 2025
First meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity Related to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (SB8j-1) (Panama City, Panama, 27-30 October 2025) - First EU Coordination meeting - 26 October 2025
Commission Notice - Commission guidelines laying down criteria on the costs of cleaning up litter in accordance with Article 8(4) of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment
Position (EU) Nr 6/2025 of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution Adopted by the Council on 22 September 2025 - See also the Statement of the Council’s reasons
Soil monitoring: Parliament adopts new EU law with better support for farmers
Fight against environmental crime: MEPs to investigate best practice in Slovenia

SCHEER - Minutes of the Working Group meeting on Brain stimulators of 7 October 2025
SCCS - Minutes of the Working Group meeting on Nanomaterials in Cosmetic Products of 15 October 2025
Answer given by Executive Vice-President Séjourné to a MEP written question - Ban on trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide in nail products

EFSA

Pest survey card on non‐EU Cronartium spp. and on Botryosphaeria kuwatsukai
Assessment of genetically modified soybean MON 94637 (application GMFF‐2023‐21116)
XVectors.pt: Biology of xylem‐sap feeding insect vectors and potential vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Portugal
Prolonged multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Strathcona ST2559 linked to consumption of tomatoes in the EU/European Economic Area – first update
Assessment of the feed additive consisting of inositol (3a900) for fish and crustaceans for the renewal of its authorisation (Zhucheng Haotian Pharm Co., Ltd.)
Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of l‐valine produced using Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80365 for all animal species (CJ Europe GmbH)
Safety and efficacy of a feed additives consisting of rosemary tinctures obtained from the leaves of Salvia rosmarinus Spenn. for use in all animal species (FEFANA asbl)
Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of l‐tryptophan produced with Escherichia coli CCTCC M 2024517 for all animal species (Anhui Huaheng Biotechnology Co., Ltd.)

Commission preliminarily finds TikTok and Meta in breach of their transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act - Financial Times

Joint Statement of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union and its Member States on the occasion of the United Nations Day
Joint Statement on the occasion of the signing of the EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) between the European Union and its Member States and the Republic of Uzbekistan

EU/RUSSIA/UKRAINE

FAQs on sanctions against Russia and Belarus, with focus on the following provisions: Articles 2, 2a and 2b of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014. Correlation table included - Export-related restrictions for dual-use goods and advanced technologies
FAQs on sanctions against Russia and Belarus, with focus on the following provisions: Article 3ma of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 - Import ban on refined products obtained from Russian crude oil
Consolidated version of the FAQs on sanctions against Russia and Belarus
EU leaders stall €140bn Ukraine loan using frozen Russian assets - Financial Times

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