COMPETITION
- Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) of 10 March 2025 - Wenzel Logistics GmbH Vs. Mercedes-Benz Group AG (Case C-191/25, Wenzel Logistics)
Re: Article 3(2); Article 22(2) of Directive 2014/104/EU; actions for damages under national law - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12046 - EEP / Ara / Stonepezak / JET)
- Commission clears acquisition of the Port of Nigg by Mitsui and MOL (M.12025) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of Greenlink Interconnector by Equitix and Baltic Cable (M.11971) - Midday Express
- Belgium - Notification - MEDE-CCS-25/0018: ACB Group BV / Lacom NV
- Germany - The Bundeskartellamt has cleared the takeover of all shares in Medienholding Süd by Neue Pressegesellschaft
- Germany - The Bundeskartellamt has cleared under merger control rules plans by Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Lufthansa) to acquire a minority stake in airBaltic Corporation AS (airBaltic)
- UK - Boeing-Spirit AeroSystems: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties
STATE AID
- Action brought on 14 April 2025 - Ryanair and Malta Air Vs. Commission (Case T-250/25)
Re: annulment of the European Commission Decision (EU) on State Aid SA.57082 (2020/NN) (ex 2020/N) – France COVID-19: State loan guarantee and State loan for Air France and State Aid SA.57116 (2020/NN) (ex 2020/N) – The Netherlands COVID-19: State loan guarantee and State loan for KLM - Commission Decision (EU) 2025/1167 of 29 November 2024 on State aid SA.50952 (2022/C) (ex 2018/FC) implemented by Germany for DB Cargo
- EIB Group and European Com
- mission simplify application of State Aid rules to support Europe’s clean industry and hold roundtable with business leaders
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Council of the European Union (Foreign Affairs/Trade) - 14 July 2025
- Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of ferro-silicon originating in the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China (CN codes 7202 21 00, 7202 29 10 and 7202 29 90)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... of XXX amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff - see the Annex (CN 20226 Rev.1)
- Council Decision (EU) 2025/1295 of 17 June 2025 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Partnership Council established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, as regards a joint declaration of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Partnership Council of that Agreement
- Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1292 of 23 June 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2283 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products
- Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1303 of 23 June 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 suspending the Common Customs Tariff duties referred to in Article 56(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 on certain agricultural and industrial product
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1288 of 27 June 2025 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of choline chloride originating in the People’s Republic of China
- Commission welcomes Member States' adoption of a milestone common position on the Union Customs Code - Midday Express
- EU customs: Council agrees position on key features for a more modern, efficient and secure framework
- Overview of free trade agreements and other trade negotiations as of 30 June 2025
- Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Exemption from extended duty on bicycle parts imported from China
- China’s tighter export controls squeeze wider range of rare earths - Additional customs inspections cause long delays that threaten to disrupt global supply chains - Financial Times
- European ports ‘overflowing’ as Trump tariffs cause congestion - Barges and container ships face unusually long waits at major hubs with problems expected to last several months - Financial Times
- ‘Goodbye Trump, hello Asia’ is the EU’s new trade strategy. Will it work? - Ursula von der Leyen wants the EU to team up with a 12-nation Pacific trade group. That could serve as a new platform for fans of rules-based trade - Politico.eu
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Answer given by Mr Tzitzikostas to a MEP written question - Strategic dialogue on the automotive sector: new obligations for our companies
- European companies look to France for domestic rare earths sector - China’s trade restrictions cut exports of rare earth magnets by 51% in a month, Wood Mackenzie says - Financial Times
CHEMICAL
- Action brought on 14 May 2025 - DLF Beet Seed and United Beet Seeds Vs. ECHA - Case T-305/25:
Re: annulment, in whole or in part, the decision adopted by the European Chemicals Agency on 4 March 2025 in Case ATD/009/202
TAXATION
- Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions (Direct Taxation) - 07 July 2025
ENERGY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Energy - 01 July 2025
- Draft Decision of the European parliament and of the Council on the approval by the Union of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty (first reading) - Adoption of the legislative act & Statement by Czechia, France, Malta, Austria and Hungary
- Proposal for a Regulation of the of the European parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU)2017/1938 as regards the role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season - Analysis of the final compromise text with a view to an agreement
- Answer given by Mr Jørgensen to a MEP written question - Supporting the development of a strong and competitive European nuclear energy secto
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Council Decision (EU) 2025/1314 of 23 June 2025 on the submission, on behalf of the EU, of proposals for amendments to the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to that Convention
- Minutes of the 7th Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform meeting - 03 March 2025,
- Minutes of the 33th Meeting of the “Multi-Stakeholder Platform on Protecting and Restoring the World’s Forests, including the EUTR/FLEGT” - 17 June 2025
- Europeans consider tackling climate change a priority and support energy independence - See the Eurobarometer survey
- EU breaks ground on its first net-positive emissions building in Seville - Midday Express
- Commission strives to make housing more affordable and sustainable - Midday Express
- Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - Addressing medicine shortages by reassessing the revised Urban Wastewater Directive
DIGITAL, DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY
- EVP Virkkunen to present next steps for AI Gigafactories - Midday Express
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a written question - Inquiry on DSA enforcement: TikTok’s algorithm and disinformation in Romania
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a written question - DSA recruitment drive setting the stage for a powerful Brussels censorship machine
- EDPB - The Norwegian SA issues one administrative fine and five reprimands for unlawful sharing of personal information through tracking pixels
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- Commission endorses positive preliminary assessment of Cyprus's fourth payment request for €75.9 million under NextGenerationEU
- Commission endorses positive preliminary assessment of Portugal's sixth payment request for €1.34 billion under NextGenerationEU
- Commission disburses the second payment of €115.5 million to Ireland under the Recovery and Resilience Facility - Midday Express
- Commission and EIB announce a more flexible guarantee of €5 billion to boost global investments
- Eurogroup presidency: three ministers put forward their candidacies: Carlos Cuerpo; Paschal Donohoe & Rimantas Šadžius
- ECB - Monetary developments in the euro area: May 2025
- ECB’s Governing Council updates its monetary policy strategy
- The international dimension of repo: five new facts - ECB Working Paper Series No.3064
- Inflation and floating-rate loans: evidence from the euro-area- ECB Working Paper Series No.3065
- Report on monetary policy tools, strategy and communication - ECB Occasional Paper Series No.372
- A strategic view on the economic and inflation environment in the euro area - ECB Occasional Paper Series No.371
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) - 07 July 2025
- Statement by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with President Costa and Polish Prime Minister Tusk following the meeting of the European Council of 26 June 2025
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- EU-CELAC: Second meeting of the consultative coordination mechanism in view of the next bi-regional summit
- International Contact Group for the Great Lakes (ICG) on the Peace Agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda signed in Washington on 27 June 2025
EU/RUSSIA /UKRAINE
- Action brought on 8 May 2025 - Tokareva Vs. Council (Case T-295/25)
Re: Annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/528 and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/527 - Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: Council extends economic restrictive measures for a further 6 months
- Answer given by Ms Albuquerque to a MEP written question - Further sanctions against Nord Stream
ACCESSION TO THE EU
- Agenda for: EU-Moldova summit - 04 July 2025
- Main results: 23rd Accession Conference with Montenegro - 27 June 2025
- EU and Montenegro provisionally close public procurement chapter in accession negotiations - Answer given by Ms Kos to a MEP written question - Authoritarian restructuring of the Turkish state without consequences for EU candidate status
