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Europe Daily News, 08 July 2025

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COMPETITION

  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11989 - CVC DIF / VNG / Balance)
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12035 - Apollo / Didavid / Tradeinn)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11894 - Achmea / ELG Holding / AP&L / Lifetri)
  • Belgium - Notification MEDE.CCS.25-0008: Square Group NV en Deckx Managementvennootschappen / Viabuild Group NV
  • Netherlands - The ACM is calling on political parties to consider new ways to tackle powerful cloud services, small acquisitions and distortions of competition
  • Czech Republic - The Office for the Protection of Competition has published its 2024 Annual Report
  • Slovak Republic - PMU Council confirms fine for Brantner for abuse of dominant position
  • Switzerland - Comco has fined (28 millions Francs)16 traders companies for distorting competition between suppliers
  • Turkey - Examination initiated on SPOTIFY, operating in the online music streaming services market (4.7.2025)

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Deputies) - 10 July 2025
  • Agenda for: Working Party on the United Kingdom (TRQ Steel) - 11 July 2025
  • Minutes of the 70th Customs Expert Group, Tariff & Statistical Nomenclature Section, HS/WCO Coordination Sector - 12 to 14 May 2025
  • The time is right to make a European Union-India trade deal happen - See the Bruegel Policy Brief
  • WTO - European Union - Certain Measures concerning Palm Oil and Oil Palm Crop-Based Biofuels - Agreement under article 21.3(b) of the DSU
  • WTO issues new edition of World Tariff Profiles

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Circular economy: new EU rules to make the automotive sector more sustainable - See the Compromise amendments
  • Answer given by Executive Vice-President Séjourné to a MEP written question - Supply of high-purity vacuum salt for European industry
  • Answer given by Executive Vice-President Séjourné to a MEP written question - Social situation at ArcelorMittal France and the future of steelmaking in Europe
  • Answer given by Executive Vice-President Séjourné to a MEP written question - Measures to safeguard supplies of raw materials to EU industry in the light of China’s export controls

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

  • EP Agriculture Committee sets priorities for post-2027 CAP funding
  • Agenda for: Working Party on International Food and Agricultural Questions (FAO) - 17 July 2025
  • Working Document - Expert Group on Organic Production - 07 July 2025
  • Answer given by Mr Hansen to a MEP written question - Impact of strengthened controls on Brazilian black pepper: unfair competition for Italian and European spice processors
  • Answer given by Mr Hansen to a MEP written question - Direct support schemes for bee-keeping under the CAP: access to finance and inclusion of the industry in strategic planning

ENERGY

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Nordic capitals rank as cleanest in updated European city air quality viewer - see the EEA "ETC HE Report 2024/17"
  • Single-use plastic beverage bottles – EU rules for calculating, verifying and reporting on recycled plastic content - Implementing decision - Feedback period: 08 July 2025 - 19 August 2025
  • The potential for renewable and low-carbon gas deployment and impact on enabling infrastructure development for the Baltic Sea region - DG Energy ReportFactSheet - June 2025
  • Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - Serious shortcomings in the clothing collection system of fashion chains in the Netherlands
  • Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - Administrative and environmental constraints imposed by the Seveso III Directive and REACH Regulation and their impact on European ammunition and powder production
  • 18 EU Member States call on European Commission to simplify regulation aimed at combating ‘imported deforestation’
  • Bruegel think-tank calls on EU to create new international architecture with greater involvement of emerging countries - See the Position Paper

DIGITAL, DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

  • Agenda for: Attachés & Experts Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues - 10 July 2025
  • Answer given by Executive Vice-President Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Strategic independence from US software

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Call for evidence: Law enforcement cooperation – new Europol regulation (proposal) - Proposal for a regulation - Feedback period: 03 July 2025 - 31 July 2025
  • Answer given by Mr Brunner to a MEP written question - Weaponisation of migration by Russia and implications for EU security and border policy
  • Answer given by Mr Brunner to a MEP written question - Strengthening EU action against organised crime networks’ use of AI
  • Portugal: EPPO conducts searches in probe into RRF-funded projects for public education institutions
  • Luxembourg: EPPO conducts searches in €23 million subsidy fraud involving public transport
  • Combating serious organised crime focal point for Danish EU Presidency - Eurojust
  • Important stolen artworks returned from Italy to Spain with support of Eurojust
  • Two-way migrant smuggling network busted in France and Spain - Europol

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • Main results - Eurogroup, 7 July 2025
    - Eurogroup statement on the fiscal stance for the euro area in 2026
    - Paschal Donohoe confirmed for a third term as Eurogroup President 
    - Remarks by Paschal Donohoe and by Commissioner Dombrovskis
  • Commission proposes to greenlight payment of €23 billion to Spain under NextGenerationEU
  • Trading with dictators? A historical review of the EU’s business partners - See the ECB Blog
  • ESS-ESCB Quality assessment report on statistics underlying the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure - See the ECB Report
  • Opinion of the European Central Bank of 8 May 2025 on proposals for amendments to corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements (CON/2025/10)

FUTURE OF EUROPE

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) - 09 July 2025
  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Antici Group (Simplification: Chemicals / Omnibus ) - 11 July 2025
  • Speech by President von der Leyen at the EP plenary debate on the motion of censure of the Commission
  • Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen presents the Danish Presidency in the European Parliament - follow it live

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Sahel: Council extends regional advisory and coordination cell until 31 January 2026
  • European Peace Facility: Council adopts assistance measure in support of Senegal
  • Speech by President von der Leyen at the EP plenary joint debate on EU-China relations
  • EU Statement – UN General Assembly: High-level meeting on Regional zones of peace
  • EU and OACPS reaffirm commitment to Global Sustainable Development for the FfD4
  • Cyprus Foreign Minister to visit Tanzania to deepen EU-Tanzania Partnership
  • EU Statement – UN General Assembly: the Situation in Afghanistan

 

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