Europe Daily News, 10 September 2025

COMPETITION

• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12017 - KKR / HHS / Datagroup)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12113 - Tritlantic / Direlec Group / Sklum / The Masie / Create)
• Commission clears acquisition of SBP by Erste Holding (M.12038) - Midday Express
• Commission clears acquisition of Deliveroo by DoorDash (M.12013) - Midday Express
• Commission clears acquisition of Australian Venue Co by CVC and PAG (M.12139) - Midday Express
• Commission has published its recent decision to clear Interparking’s plan to buy Saba Infraestructuras - Case M.11818

STATE AID

• Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.100861 & SA.103323

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)) - 17 September 2025
• Agenda for: Advisory Committee on the implementation of activities relating to the Community market access strategy - 17 September 2025
• Agenda for: Customs Business Group (CBG) on EMSWe jointly with the 9th meeting of the EMSWe Data Modelling Working Group - 01 October 2025
• Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (CN 9503 00 21 Dolls)
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... of XXX concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN: 6307 90 98)
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... of XXX concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN: 3917 33 00 - 8481 30 99 & 9018 90 50)
• Proposal for a Council Decision on the approval of amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement - See the Annex
• Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing on behalf of the European Union, of the International Coffee Agreement 2022 - See the Annex
• Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the International Coffee Agreement 2022 - See the Annex
• Tackling China's critical raw materials export restrictions - See the European Parliament resolution of 10 July 2025
• Parliament chiefs seize moment to savage von der Leyen for her Trump trade deal - Politico.eu
• Business hopes over Europe-US trade suffer digital disruption - Tensions over tech regulation add to geopolitical upheaval, dashing hopes of more certainty - Financial Times
• Donald Trump tells EU to hit China and India with 100% tariffs to pressure Vladimir Putin US president makes extraordinary demand in bid to force Russia to end invasion of Ukraine - Financial Times

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness & Growth (Industry) - 22 September 2025
• Agenda for: Meeting of the Commission Expert Group on Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft - Directive 2013/53/EU - 29th September 2025
• Working Documents and Submissions - Expert Group for Technical Advice on Organic Production (EGTOP) - Subgroup Fertilisers and Plant Protection - 05 September 2025
• EP legislative resolution of 10 July 2025 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies
• Commission announces tentative allocation of €150 billion under SAFE to boost Defence Readiness - Remarks by EVP Virkkunen and Commissioner Kubilius

FINANCE

• European Commission issues €11 billion in its 8th syndicated transaction of 2025
• The ESAs note greater effort from financial market participants in their disclosure of principal adverse impacts

ENERGY

• Austria’s action against the inclusion of nuclear energy and fossil gas in the sustainable investment scheme dismissed (See CPR No.113/25, Judgment of the General Court in Case T-625/22, Austria Vs. Commission
• Regulation (EU) 2025/1733 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 as regards the role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Judgment of General Court of 10 September 2025 in Case T‑579/22, ClientEarth AISBL, Vs. European Commission, supported by French Republic
  Re: Environment - Aarhus Convention - Rejection of a request for internal review - Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 - Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 - Bioenergy activities - Forest biomass - Manufacture of organic base chemicals - Manufacture of plastics in primary form - Taxonomy - Requirements for technical screening criteria - Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 - Substantial contribution to climate change mitigation - Article 10 of Regulation 2020/852 - Transitional activities - Quantitative threshold - Conclusive scientific evidence - Life cycle - Precautionary principle - Principle of ‘do no significant harm’ to environmental objectives - Article 17 of Regulation 2020/852 - Circular economy - Water and marine resources - Pollution
• Judgment of General Court of 10 September 2025 in Case T‑583/22, Fédération environnement durable, Bundesinitiative Vernunftkraft eV, Vent de Colère ! – Fédération nationale, Vent de Raison – Wind met Redelijkheid (VdR-WmR), Vs. European Commission
  Re: Environment - Aarhus Convention – Rejection of a request for internal review - Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 - Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 - Electricity generation from wind power - Taxonomy - Requirements for technical screening criteria - Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 - Substantial contribution to climate change mitigation - Substantial contribution to climate change adaptation - No significant harm to other environmental objectives
• Commission Delegated Directive (EU) .../… of 8.9.2025 amending Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead as an alloying element in steel, aluminium and copper - See the Annex
• Commission Delegated Directive (EU) .../… of 8.9.2025 amending Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in high melting temperature solders - See the Annex
• Commission Delegated Directive (EU) .../… of 8.9.2025 amending Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in glass or ceramic components - See the Annex
• New EU rules on design, reuse and recycling in the automotive sector - See the EP Resolution
• Parliament adopts new EU rules to reduce textile and food waste - See the EP Resolution

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

• Digital Services Act: the General Court annuls the Commission’s decisions setting the supervisory fee applicable to Facebook, Instagram and TikTok (See CPR No.114/25, Judgments of the General Court in Case T-55/24,Meta Platforms Ireland Vs. Commission and T-58/24 and TikTok Technology Vs. Commission)
• Minutes of the 10th meeting Digital Decade Board - 18 June 2025

EURO, ECB & ECONOMY

• ECB - Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 5 September 2025
• Europe slow-walks Draghi plan as global rivals surge - A year after former Italian PM’s report on competitiveness, EU implements just 11% of his ideas - Financial Times

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• President von der Leyen delivered the first State of the Union Address of the 2024-2029 Commission - See the Letter of Intent, the Timeline and "From promise to progress: first year in office"
• 2025 Strategic Foresight Report sets out 'Resilience 2.0' to guide Europe's long-term choices - See the FactSheet and Remarks by Commissioner Micallef

EU INSTITUTIONS

• Commission-Parliament Framework Agreement: greater transparency and trust, better dialogue
• Green light from European Parliament for second terms of Ms Joëlle Elvinger and Mr Stef Blok as members of the European Court of Auditors

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Statement by Commissioner Lahbib on 9 September – International Day to Protect Education from Attack
• Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries with Council Decisions concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

EU/RUSSIA/UKRAINE

• War in Ukraine: the General Court upholds the restrictive measures against Positive Group PAO, an entity operating in the Russian IT sector with a license issued by Russia’s domestic intelligence service (See CPR N.115/25, Judgment of the General Court in Case T-573/23, Positive Group Vs. Council)
• Judgment of General Court of 10 September 2025 in Case T‑643/22, Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych Vs. Council of the European Union
  Re: CFSP - Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources and subject to restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list - Article 2(1)(a) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Article 3(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 - Error of assessment
• Judgment of General Court of 10 September 2025 in Case T‑642/22, Oleksandr Viktorovych Yanukovych Vs. Council of the European Union
  Re: Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources and subject to restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list - Article 2(1)(a) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Article 3(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 - Error of assessment
• Judgment of General Court of 10 September 2025 in Case T‑541/24, Dmitry Alexandrovich Pumpyanskiy Vs. Council of the European Union
  Re: CFSP - Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list - Article 2(1)(f) and (g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Article 3(1)(f) and (g) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 - Error of assessment
• Judgment of General Court of 10 September 2025 in Case T-1105/23, Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich Vs. Council of the EU, supported by the European Commission
  Re: CFSP - Restrictive measures taken in view of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - Restrictions on admission to the territory of Member States - List of persons, entities, and bodies to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources applies and who are subject to restrictions on admission to the territory of Member States - Maintaining the applicant's name on the list - Concept of 'influential businesspeople operating in Russia' - Concept of ‘businessmen and businesswomen active in economic sectors that provide a substantial source of revenue for the Government of the Russian Federation’ - Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Article 3(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 - Plea of illegality - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of defense - Error of assessment - Proportionality - Citizenship of the Union - Right to property - Non-contractual liability
• Judgment of General Court of 10 September 2025 in Case of 10 September 2025 in Case T-1116/23, Tigran Khudaverdyan Vs. Council of the EU, supported by the European Commission
  Re: CFSP - Restrictive measures taken in view of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - Restrictions on admission to the territory of Member States - List of persons, entities, and bodies to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources applies and who are subject to restrictions on admission to the territory of Member States - Maintaining the applicant's name on the list - Concept of 'influential businesspeople operating in Russia' - Concept of ‘businessmen and businesswomen active in economic sectors that provide a substantial source of revenue for the Government of the Russian Federation’ - Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Article 3(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 - Plea of illegality - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of defense - Error of assessment - Proportionality - Citizenship of the Union - Right to property - Non-contractual liability
  
• President Maia Sandu says Russia wants to turn Moldova against Europe
• Ukraine: prioritise EU reforms and open negotiation clusters say MEPs - See the EP Resolution