COMPETITION

  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10721 - Celanese / DupontT (Mobility & Materials Business))
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11123 - Sumitomo / Vodafone / JV)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11124 - PEP / SCP / HYVE)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11087 - PAI Partners / Gegenbauer Group)
  • Commission clears acquisition of Univar by Apollo and Platinum Falcon (M.11117) - Midday Express
  • EU and Japan meet during 4th Competition Week to reinforce cooperation on competition policy - Midday Express
  • UK - CMA increases informant reward up to £250K to crack down on cartels
  • UK carmakers receive guidance on post-Brexit Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Order
  • UK - Statement of scope responses related to the market study launched by the CMA into housebuilding in England, Scotland and Wales

STATE AID

  • Commission approves €77 million Bulgarian scheme to support investments in high unemployment areas (SA.104266) - Midday Express

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures (Chamois leather - The People’s Republic of China - Regulation (EU) 2019/297 - 22.2.2024)
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) /... imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in India following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  • Council Decision (EU) 2023/1093 of 15 May 2023 authorising the opening of negotiations with the Republic of Korea for an Agreement on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Korea in Union programmes and on the association of the Republic of Korea to Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027)
  • Commission Implementing Decision of 2 Jun 2023 laying down the final import response on behalf of the Union concerning the future import of certain chemicals pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  • Guidance on Customs Formalities on Entry and Import into the European Union as of 30 May 2023
  • EU extends trade benefits for Ukraine - IP/23/3059 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1100
  • Political agreement on new Anti-Coercion Instrument to better defend EU interests on global stage - IP/23/3046
  • Answer given by EVP Dombrovskis to a MEP written question - Mercosur Agreement
  • Answer given by EVP Dombrovskis to a MEP written question - Fur exports to Russian Federation
  • Answer given by Ms Urpilainen to a MEP written question - The trade and investment aspects of Global Gateway
  • Answer given by EVP Dombrovskis to a MEP written question  - Ban on the circulation of goods produced by forced labour
  • Answer given by EVP Dombrovskis to a MEP written question - Potential plans for German companies with Chinese participation to acquire stakes in container terminals in Polish ports
  • WTO- The fifteenth review of the trade policies and practices of the European Union takes place on 5 & 7 June 2023 (See the report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the EU)
  • EU an economic superpower struggling to get its way Premium content - Trade deal negotiation difficulties illustrate how the power of the ‘Brussels effect’ can be overhyped - Financial Times

INTERNAL MARKET, INDUSTRY & RESEARCH

FINANCIAL SERVICES

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

  • 2.2 million from European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support 600 dismissed workers in Belgium - IP/23/3058 & the Decision

ENERGY

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Agenda for: Council of the European Union (Environment) - 20 June 2023, see list of “A Items
  • Anwser given by Mr Sinkevicius to a MEP written question - Extracting nitrogen and phosphates from wastewater

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Minutes of the Scientific Committee for Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks - EMF II - 26 May 2023
  • Organic pet food: Council and Parliament agree on new labelling rules

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

  • Digital Markets Act: Commission launches a consultation on the template for compliance report - Midday Express
  • High common level of cybersecurity at the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union - See the EP Briefing
  • New roaming databases available on the BEREC website
  • Upcoming BEREC online public debriefing on 14 June 2023

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • Agenda for: 90th Meeting of Committee for Maritime Security - 14 June 2023
  • Agenda for: 54th Meeting of the Committee on Safe Seas and prevention of pollution from ships (COSS) - 13 June 2023
  • Commission further integrates Ukraine into EU Single Market through the Connecting Europe Facility for infrastructure funding - IP/23/3061

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • The option of refusing to execute a European Arrest Warrant in order for the sentence to be executed in the Member State of residence must be equally applicable to third-country nationals (See CPR No 90/2023 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-700/21, O. G. (Mandat d’arrêt européen à l’encontre d’un ressortissant d’un État tiers) 
  • Rule of law: the Polish justice reform of December 2019 infringes EU law (See CPR No 89/2023 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-204/21, Commission Vs. Poland () and vie privée des juges))
  • Security Union: Commission welcomes political agreement on providing law enforcement better and faster access to financial information - IP/23/3091
  • Migration management: Toolbox to address the misuse of commercial transport for irregular migration to the EU - IP/23/3057 & the Proposal
  • Migration routes: Commission proposes new Action Plan for the Western Mediterranean and Atlantic routes - IP/23/3056

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • Interaction between price stability and financial stability- compilation of papers - See the EP Study
  • ECB - TARGET2-Securities Annual Report 2022
  • ECB Consumer Expectations Survey results - April 2023
  • Exchange of Letters between the ECB and the European Parliament in the area of central banking
  • Liquidity buffers and open-end investment funds: containing outflows and reducing fire sales - ECB Working Paper Series No.2825

FUTUR OF EUROPE

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) - 07 and 09 June 2023
  • Possible items for College agendas:13 June to 12 September 2023
  • Presidency conferences - Information from the Presidency
  • One year ahead of European elections, citizens are aware of EU’s impact on their lives - See the EP Statement
  • Will the 22ers become a new political generation? - The war in Ukraine has the potential to define a European cohort but it’s not yet clear whether it will - Financial Times

EXTERNAL RELATIONS 

  • Kosovo* - Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the latest developments - Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1095
  • Human rights violations in Russia: EU lists individuals responsible for Vladimir Kara-Murza’s sentencing and degrading treatment - See Regulation (EU) 2023/1098 & Decision (CFSP) 2023/1099
  • Impact of sanctions on the humanitarian situation in Syria - See the EP Briefing
  • EU Statement - UN General Assembly: Open-Ended Working Group on conventional ammunition
  • 111th International Labour Conference opening EU Statement in the Standard-Setting Committee: Apprenticeships 
  • The NATO International military staff hosts EU counterparts for the 19th IMS-EUMS Directors General Conference

EU INVASION OF UKRAINE

  • Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1094 of 5 June 2023 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
  • Council Regulation (EU) 2023/1089 of 5 June 2023 amending Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine