COMPETITION
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12271 - Five Arrows / Vista / Starrez)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12261 - CD&R / Sealed Air)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12253 - ELP / PCIV / JV)
- Commission acquisition of Fast Group by ECI (M.12219) - Midday Express
- Answer given by EVP Ribera to a MEP written question - Amazon – Warner Bros. Discovery potential deal
- Belgium - The Competition Authority approves Delhaize’s acquisition of Delfood and the Louis Delhaize retail chain, under conditions
- Portugal - The Competition Authority clears CUF’s acquisition of the HPA Group subject to conditions and obligations
- UK - CMA proposes package of measures to improve Google search services in UK - Measures are first to be consulted on under the digital markets competition regime
STATE AID
- Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.120710, SA.120535, SA.113212, SA.117859, SA.117564, SA.117899, SA.117849 & SA.117793
- Commission approves €3.1 billion Spanish State aid support for cogenerated electricity (SA.114058)
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Decision No 2/2025 of the EU-Morocco Association Council of 3 October 2025 amending Protocol 4, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part
- EU agri-food trade eased in November 2025 - Midday Express
- EU - Thailand SIA presentation - inception report - 12 January 2026
- Civil Society Dialogue: Trade relations with South and Southeast Asia - 02 December 2025
- New measures to protect EU steel market from global overcapacity - See the EP Statement
- Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Protecting the European glass fibre industry against dumping
- WTO - Members consider request for panel to examine Indian measures on batteries, e-vehicles - See the DSB Report
- Europe got tough with Trump, but It needs the U.S. as much as ever - The Continent’s dependence on America runs deep and belies attempts to replace it with new alliances - Wall Street Journal
EU-INDIA FTA
- EU-India: a landmark trade agreement that brings two continents closer - See Business Reaction
- Copa-Cogeca: EU-India Trade Agreement: A balanced outcome for EU farmers and agri-cooperatives
CBAM
- Agenda for: Ad Hoc Working Party on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (AHWP CBAM) - 05 February 2026
- Answer given by Mr Hoekstra to a MEP written question - Impact of the CBAM on the EU’s aluminium industry: loss of competitiveness, market distortions and threat to industrial sovereignty
- EU-India Free Trade agreement leaves CBAM untouched
- EU cement importers aim to avoid CBAM default values
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Answer given by EVP Séjourné to a MEP written question - How the EU is letting Europe fall behind and affecting public safety by putting off authorisation for autonomous driving
- Better regulation in the European Union needs a fresh start - A solid EU better regulation framework is undermined by gaps in coverage and quality, making consistent application and stronger oversight essential - See Bruegel Policy Brief
CHEMICALS
- ECHA steps up its conflict of interest prevention policy - ECHA/NR/26/04
- Provisional Draft Agenda for: 93rd meeting of the Member State Committee - 10 & 11 February 2026
- Provisional Draft Agenda for: 70th meeting of the Committee for Socio-economic Analysis - 10 & 13 March 2026
- Chemical plant closures rate surges six-fold in Europe since 2022, new report finds - 28 January 2026 - Financial Times
FINANCE
- Meeting of the Expert Group on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing - 30 January 2026
- The EBA publishes updated risk assessment indicators & Methodological Guide
ENERGY
- New ECRB Report signals a region increasingly ready for a successful renewables transition
- CESEC Vienna Gas Plenary advances Trans Balkan Pipeline and gas market integration
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Communication from the Commission – Battery booster strategy
- Minutes & Working Documents of the Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Environment and Climate Change - 04 December 2025
- Report from the Commission on the operation of the new delivery model by the Member States and contribution of Member States’ CAP Strategic Plans to achieving environmental and climate-related commitments of the Union
- Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - Hazardous waste: categories and transport to recovery centres in other Member States
- Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - Deregulatory drift in the Commission’s simplification agenda and weakening of the European Green Deal
DEFORESTATION
- Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - EU Deforestation Regulation
- Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - EUDR – Impact on SMEs and retreading industry
- Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation – platform
- Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - Effects of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (EUDR) on the Polish wood industry
- Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - Negative economic impact of the Deforestation Regulation and the cost of slogan-driven politics motivated by virtue signalling
- Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - Justification for internal market documentation requirements for imports checked at EU’s external borders under the EUTR and EUDR
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Telecommunications & Information Society - 29 January 2026
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Introduction of AI Overviews and discrimination by Google against European publishers – systemic risk to media pluralism
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Failure to prevent the sale of child sexual abuse materials on online marketplaces and the protection of minors under the DSA
- BEREC Chair highlights balanced approach to simplifying EU digital network rules
- EU tech chief sounds alarm over dependence on foreign tech - Relying on foreign tech “can be weaponized against us,” says Commission’s Henna Virkkunen - Politico.eu
DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/179 of 26 January 2026 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate level of protection of personal data by Brazil
- Answer given by Mr McGrath to a MEP written question - Digital Omnibus 2: safeguards against function creep in EU digital infrastructure if GDPR rules are relaxed
- ENISA Single Programming Document 2026 - 2028 (Including multiannual planning, work programme 2026 and multiannual staff planning) - January 2026
- Opening remarks on key elements of the EDPS concept note ‘Towards a Digital Clearinghouse 2.0’ by Wojciech Wiewiórowski
- Data Protection Day 2026: keeping children’s personal data safe online - EDPB Statement
- ACER launches guidance to track cybersecurity performance in EU electricity networks
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- Terrorist group responsible for arson attacks across Europe taken to court - Eurojust
- Italy: EPPO dismantles one of Europe’s biggest illegal cigarette factories
- OLAF Anti-Fraud Communicators Network meeting: Strengthening cooperation and countering disinformation
- Romania: EPPO conducts searches and seizes assets in subsidy fraud investigation involving funds for young entrepreneurs
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- EEAS: High Representative Kaja Kallas confirms middle and senior management nominations
- HR/VP Kaja Kallas: Keynote speech at the "European Defence Agency" Annual Conference 2026
- Syria: Statement by the Spokesperson on the release of the 5th Report of the OPCW investigation and identification team
- Ukrainian agri-sector prepares for EU acquis adoption: government launches a series of regional dialogues with businesses in Vinnytsia
- Nato without America: Europe ‘thinks the unthinkable’ - After the stand-off over Greenland, European leaders are having to consider what would happen if Washington leaves the military alliance - Financial Times
