COMPETITION
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12255 - EMK / Builtech Group)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12251 - Hochtief / KFW / Ver Geo Lio)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12072 - BMWE / RDG AND RN R&M)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12242 - EMK Capital Management Limited / Project Informatica)
- Commission clears acquisition of Digital Value by OEP IX (M.12224) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of GF Casting Solutions by Nemak (M.12159) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of ISEM by Peninsula and Two Point Zero Group (M.12226) - Midday Express
- Answer given by EVP Ribera to a MEP written question - Persistently high food prices, market concentration and competition enforcement
- New study outlines a dynamic, long-term approach to EU merger assessments - See GSMA Report
- Germany - Bundeskartellamt prohibits Amazon from applying so-called price control mechanisms and orders the disgorgement of 59 million euros in economic benefits
STATE AID
- Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.118719
- State Aid SA.114436 (2025/C) (ex 2024/N) - Poland LIP - Aid to MAN Trucks - Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU
- Commission approves €3 billion German State aid scheme to support cleantech manufacturing capacity, contributing to Clean Industrial Deal objectives (SA.121215)
- Commission approves new State aid methodology for Estonian guarantee premiums (SA.117532) - Midday Express
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Opinion of Advocate General Biondi of 5 February 2026 in Case C‑319/24 P, European Commission Vs. Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical Co. Ltd, Sinopec Great Wall Energy & Chemical (Ningxia) Co. Ltd, Central-China Company, Sinopec Chemical Commercial Holding Co. Ltd
Re: Appeal - Dumping - Imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols originating from China - Definitive anti-dumping duty - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1336 - Non-Cooperation - Article 18(1) and (6) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 - Fair comparison at the same level of trade - Construction of the normal value in case of significant distortions in the exporting country - Article 2(6a) and (10) of Regulation 2016/1036 - Adjustments - Single economic entity - Article 2(10)(i) of Regulation 2016/1036 - Non-refundable VAT - Article 2(10)(k) of Regulation 2016/1036 - Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Deputies) - 11 February 2026
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/270 of 4 February 2026 imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of 1,4-Butanediol originating in the People’s Republic of China, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/295 of 4 February 2026 suspending commercial rebalancing measures concerning certain products originating in the United States of America and certain products exported from the Union to the United States of America imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1564
- Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 as regards the elimination of the customs duty relief threshold - Adoption & Statement by Malta
- Report by MEP Karin Karlsbro on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market
- European Commission: Task force on import surveillance - 8th edition of trade monitoring results as of 20 January 2026 - see the Explanatory note & the Heat Map
- Report of the 4th round of negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the United Arab Emirates - 08 - 12 December 2025
- Joint press statement among the European Commission, the United States Government, and the Japanese Government following February 4 Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting
- Commission acts against dumped imports of high-pressure seamless steel cylinders
- EU-US trade legislation: MEPs to resume work on Turnberry proposals
- European and Chinese exports kept growing despite the 2025 Trump trade shock - See Bruegel Analysis
- There are good reasons to be cheerful about global trade - Donald Trump’s inept tariff campaign hasn’t yet derailed - Financial Times
EU/MERCOSUR
- Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Safeguards for European farmers in the context of the EU-Mercosur Agreement
- Protests in Ireland expose deepening divide over EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement - OWP
- Paraguay President tells Euronews ‘Mercosur must be applied without delay’
- The EU-Mercosur bilateral safeguard clause - See the EP Briefing
CBAM
- Answer given by Mr Hoekstra to a MEP written question - CBAM for fertilisers: request for postponement to protect farmers
WTO
- WTO - The 4th review of the "trade policies and practices" of The Gambia takes place on 4 and 6 February 2026
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Opinion of Advocate General Campos Sanchez-Bordona of 05 February 2026 in Case C-813/24, Smartflats SA Vs. Région de Bruxelles-Capitale
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Freedom to provide services - Directive 2006/123/EC - Services in the internal market - Operation of tourist accommodation - Authorisation scheme - Conditions for the grant of authorisation - Operation conditional on a prior declaration and registration - Requirement of a certificate of town planning compliance - Need for planning permission - Involvement of regional and municipal authorities in the procedure - Absence of decision-making deadlines and legal remedies in the procedure for obtaining a certificate of town planning compliance - Report by MEP Magdalena Adamowicz on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Union designs (codification)
- Input to 12 February 2026 Informal EU Leaders’ Retreat on Competitiveness by Eurochambres
CHEMICALS
- Agenda for: Meeting of the REACH Committee - 25 & 26 February 2026
- Latest ECHA Weekly Newsletter published
- ECHA adds two hazardous chemicals to the Candidate List - ECHA/NR/26/06
- ECHA takes on additional tasks to strengthen chemical safety in Europe - ECHA/NR/26/01
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
- Judgment of the Court of 05 February 2026 in Case C‑810/24, Urban Vision SpA Vs. Comune di Milano, Digital Vox Srl, formerly A & C Network Srl, in the presence of: Vox Communication Srl
Re: Preliminary ruling - Directive 2014/23/EU - Procedure for the award of concession contracts - Financing of a project on the initiative of a private operator - Evaluation and approval of a financing proposal - Call for tenders launched on the basis of that proposal - Right of priority of the economic operator concerned, subject to ensuring the conditions of the best offer - Modification made after the initial offer was submitted - Article 3 - Principles of equal treatment, non-discrimination, and proportionality - Infringement - Eurochambres warns against introducing European preference into EU public procurement rules
- The controversial plan to set ‘Buy European’ rules - Are the EU’s proposals to encourage manufacturing to stay in the region pragmatic or protectionist - Financial Times
FINANCE
- Meeting of the Economic & Financial Affairs Council of 17 February 2026
- Current financial services legislative proposals - Information from the Presidency
TAXATION
- Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions (Indirect Taxation – Excise duties: tobacco products) - 25 February 2026
AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES
- Agriculture: Member States may under certain conditions prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in their territory (See CPR No.9/26 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-364/24 and C-393/24 - Fidenato)
- Rushing Brexit reset deal risks costing British farmers, Keir Starmer told - MP says such an agreement would come with trade-offs - Financial Times
ENERGY
- Answer given by Mr Jørgensen to a MEP written question - Fresh concerns about the viability of Europe’s wind industry in the face of competition from China and the low contribution of renewable energy globally
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment - 09 & 10 February 2026
- €3 billion to drive investment in decarbonising buildings and road transport* - Midday Express
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Draft Opinion by MEP Sergey Lagodinsky on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)
- Commission increases submarine cable security with €347 million investment and new toolbox - See CEF Amendment
- Commission finds that Apple Ads and Apple Maps should not be designated under the Digital Markets Act
- Moving forward responsibly: AP's Vision on Generative AI – See DPA Position Paper
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- Solidarity Lanes: Latest figures – December 2025
- Minutes of the 6th meeting of the European Maritime Single Window Environment Coordination Group - 17 November 2025
- T&E analysis of the European Commission proposal for the revision of the car CO2 regulation
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- The Court annuls the Parliament’s decisions waiving the immunity of Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Clara Ponsatí (See CPR No.10/26 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-572/23 P - Puigdemont i Casamajó and Others Vs. Parliament (Waiver of parliamentary immunity))
EURO, ECB & ECONOMY
- Council agrees position on legal framework to provide €90 billion in financial support to Ukraine
- Answer given by Mr Dombrovskis to a MEP written question - Digital euro: risks and institutional safeguards
- Answer given by Mr Dombrovskis to a MEP written question - Risks to Europe’s people posed by the digital euro
FUTURE OF EUROPE
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Judgment of the Court of 05 February 2026 in Case C‑619/24, JG Vs. Hauptzollamt Düsseldorf
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - CFSP - Restrictive measures in view of the actions of the Russian Federation destabilizing the situation in Ukraine - Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 - Article 3i(1) and (3a)(5) - Annex XXI - Prohibition on the import into the European Union of goods generating significant revenue for the Russian Federation - Importation of a vehicle - Judgment of the Court of 05 February 2026 in Case C‑572/24 P, State Development Corporation “VEB.RF” Vs. Council of the European Union, European Commission
Re: Appeal - CFSP - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine - Freezing of funds - Prohibition on the provision of specialized financial courier services to certain Russian credit institutions and their Russian subsidiaries - Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Article 2(1)(b) and (d) and Annex - Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 - Article 3(1)(b) and (d) and Annex I - Decision 2014/512/CFSP - Article 1e and Annex VIII - Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 - Article 5f and Annex XIV - Lists of persons, entities, and bodies to which restrictive measures apply - Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant's name on those lists - Obligation to state reasons - Right to property - Proportionality - Equal treatment - Right to effective judicial protection – Misuse of powers - Answer given by President von der Leyen to a MEP written question - Charges against former Commissioner for Justice for money laundering and his ties to sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska
