COMPETITION
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11904 - MEIF 7 / BCI / Renewi)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11970 - TPG / Mavco / PJ / Cobra Opco)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11570 - Midea / Arbonia)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11725 - Valeo Foods / IDC Holding)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11515 - Veolia Environment / Uniper Hungary Energetikai)
- Commission clears acquisition of HUF by Huf Holding and SODECIA (M.11840) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of Rimi Baltic by Salling Group (M.11950) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of Codim and Adis by Auchan (M.11863 ) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of Trackunit by Hg and Goldman Sachs (M.11923) - Midday Express
- Commission published its public version of the clearance decision of the EP Group's acquisition of International Distribution Services - See Case M.11625
- Greece - Unannounced inspection of the Hellenic Competition Commission in the sector for private tutoring centres
- Greece - Fine imposed on an undertaking active in the market of ready-to-eat cereal, following a Decision adopted under the Settlement Procedure
- Poland - The UOKiK has initiated proceedings against the company Radaway and its sales director for fixed prices for bathroom fittings for almost 10 years.
STATE AID
- State aid - France - State aid SA.109662 - (2024/C) (ex 2023/N) - Modification of the aid and the restructuring plan of Corsair - Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU
TRADE & CUSTOMS -
- Agenda for: Working Party on Customs Union - 06 May 2025
- Agenda for: Council of the EU (Foreign Affairs/Trade) - 15 May 2025
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Trade Policy Committee (Deputies) - 08 May 2025
- EU welcomes final ruling of Arbitration Tribunal on EU-UK sandeel dispute
- EU China Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) report Q1 2025 updated on 02 May 2025
- Joint Minutes of the Fourth Meeting of the Committee on Trade in Services, Investment Liberalisation and Electronic Commerce under the Agreement between Japan and the EU for an Economic Partnership - 13 March 2025
- Negotiations on a digital trade agreement between the EU and the Republic of Korea - Report of the 1st Round, 2nd Round, 3rd Round, 4th Round, 5th Round & 6th Round
- Summary of the conclusions of the Côte d'Ivoire - European Union interim EPA Joint Committee meeting - 27 & 28 February 2025
- Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Countermeasures in response to the unjustified Chinese suspension of graphite exports to Sweden
- Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - EU-Mercosur and the Paris Climate Agreement
- Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Digital Trade Agreement with Singapore
- Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - US tariffs on European wine
- Europe ready to make Trump a €50bn trade offer, says EU negotiator - Maroš Šefčovič tells FT of ‘certain progress’ but warns bloc will not settle for higher US tariff baseline - Financial Times
- Chinese exporters ‘wash’ products in third countries to avoid Donald Trump’s tariffs - Asian neighbours wary of becoming staging posts for trade actually destined for US - Financial Times
- EU eyes closer ties to transpacific bloc as Trump jolts trade order - Brussels revives plan to forge strategic partnership with CPTPP to defend rules-based global system - Financial Times
- France wants EU parcels levy to stem flood of cheap Chinese fast fashion imports - France fears U.S. President Donald Trump’s China tariffs will flood Europe with cheap goods via small parcels - Politico.eu
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Answer given by Executive Vice-President Séjourné to a MEP written question - Safeguarding European industry: confronting the European Green Deal’s economic and industrial consequences within the framework of the Competitiveness Compass
- Preparation of the Council (Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry, Research and Space)) on 22-23 May 2025
- Space-based data for enhancing resilience, security and crisis management in the EU - Exchange of views
- Draft Council conclusions "Towards the EU strategy on Artificial intelligence in science" - Approval - Closing speech by President von der Leyen at the ‘Choose Europe for Science' event at La Sorbonne
FINANCE
- ESMA consults on rules for ESG Rating Providers
- ESMA report shows increased data use across EU and first effects of reporting burden reduction efforts
- ESMA publishes the annual transparency calculations for non-equity instruments and bond liquidity data
- The EBA consults on draft amending technical standards on factors assessing the appropriateness of real estate risk weights
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- What are the impacts of PFAS polymers on our health and the environment? - See the EEA Briefing
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- EU food safety chief warns on bird flu threat to pigs - Bernhard Url says Europe’s swine herds could become a ‘dangerous virus laboratory’- Financial Times
ECDC
- Re‐evaluation of acesulfame K (E 950) as food additive - Scientific Opinion
- Prodiplosis longifila Pest Report to support the ranking of EU candidate priority pests
- Porphyrophora tritici Pest Report to support the ranking of EU candidate priority pests
- Safety of Clostridium butyricum TO‐A as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283
- Commodity risk assessment of Alnus cordata and Alnus glutinosa specimen trees from the UK
- Specific effects on liver relevant for performing a dietary cumulative risk assessment of pesticide residues
- Specific effects on kidneys relevant for performing a dietary cumulative risk assessment of pesticide residues
- Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for the active substance etoxazole in light of confirmatory data on the endocrine disruption assessment
- Olive oil polyphenols and the maintenance of normal HDL‐cholesterol concentrations: Evaluation of a health claim pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006
DIGITAL SOCIETY, DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY
- Agenda for: Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues - 05 May 2025
- Agenda for: Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues - 08 May 2025
- Agenda for: Working Party on Telecommunications & Information Society - 06 May 2025
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - ENISA agreement with the Republic of Korea
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Music created by artificial intelligence – competition between humans and machines?
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - The lessons from DeepSeek AI’s development strategy for the proposed methods in the ‘AI Gigafactories’ and ‘Apply AI’ initiatives
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- ECB - How will European consumers react to US tariffs?
- ECB blog - How enduring high energy prices could affect jobs
- ECB partners with private sector through digital euro innovation platform
- The Commission adopts positive preliminary assessment of €58 million to Luxembourg under NextGenerationEU
- ECB - Results of the March 2025 Survey on credit terms and conditions in euro-denominated securities financing and OTC derivatives markets (SESFOD)
FUTURE OF EUROPE
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- EU Ambassadors visit beneficiaries of EU-Funded Projects in Fergana and Shakhimardan
- Working Arrangement signed between EUROJUST and the Republic of Korea - See the Statement
- World Press Freedom Day: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union
- Georgia: Statement by the Spokesperson on Russia’s latest violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia
- Statement by EVP Raffaele Fitto on the appointment of María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar as the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy on Cyprus
- EU Statement - Third Preparatory Committee for the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT): Cluster II
- EU Statement - Third Preparatory Committee for the 11th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT): Cluster I
