COMPETITION
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12301 - Kohlberg / Montagu / Teleflex OEM Business)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12334 - Paloma Rheem / Groupe Atlantic)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12248 - SBG / ABB Robotics)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12318 - I Squared / Ramudden)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12305 - Bridgepoint / Polaris Management / Pdsvision)
- Commission clears acquisition of FMTech by JLL Co-Investment and PIF (M.12358) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of Substantial by Liberty Global and Telefónica (M.12366) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of Netomnia and Brsk assets by Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVía (M.12367) - Midday Express
- Answer given by EVP Ribera to a MEP written question - Legality and competitiveness of UZ Cargo Polska’s operations on the EU market
- Answer given by EVP Ribera to a MEP written question - Price setting and potential market power in the market for high-purity vacuum salt
- France - Sustainability: the Autorité de la concurrence publishes informal guidance on the adoption and implementation by retailers of a voluntary charter of commitments to promote products with strong sustainability performance
- Italy - The AGCM fines Morellato over €25 million for engaging in an anti-competitive agreement in the distribution of mid-range, affordable jewellery and watches
- Portugal - The TCRS upholds AdC fine on Inetum for anticompetitive practices in the labour market
- Spain - The CNMC will analyse in a second phase Decathlon’s purchase of several Intersport assets
STATE AID
- Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.120603
- State Aid - Romania - State Aid SA.117913 (2026/C) - Modification of restructuring plan of CE Oltenia (amendment to SA.59974) - Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU
- Commission opens formal State aid assessment of French support to new nuclear programme (SA.119469)
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Agenda for: Working Party on Customs Union - 15 April 2026
- Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Deputies) - 08 April 2026
- Agenda for: 675th meeting of the Export Credits Group - 23 April 2026
- Main results - Meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) - 26 to 29 March 2026
- Text of the EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement as published on 31 March 2026
- The EU-Mercosur Agreement from a Latin American perspective - See the EP Briefing
EU/WTO
- Comments by Chair of EP International Trade committee on WTO negotiations outcome
- WTO - MC14 concludes with adopted decisions, progress on key outstanding issues
- WTO - Members participating in IFD Agreement issue joint ministerial declaration at end of MC14
- WTO - Committee on Agriculture - Notification - European Union - Tariff quotas - Table MA:2 - Marketing year 2024 / 2025
- In trade’s ‘law of the jungle’, the winners are clear - It is China and the US that prosper when power sets the terms for global commerce - Financial Times
- USTR slams WTO after ecommerce tariff talks fail - Jamieson Greer says Washington will work ‘outside’ Geneva-based body to extend freeze on levies - Financial Times
- As the WTO flounders, the world’s middle powers go their own way - After another failure to reform the stricken global trade body, coalitions form to bypass its consensus-based rulebook - Politico.eu
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Regulation on the safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities in the Union (EU Space Act) - Presidency compromise text - clean version
CHEMICALS
- Summary record meeting REACH Committee of 25-26 February 2026
FINANCE
- Answer given by Ms Albuquerque to a MEP written question - Consistent application of EU law on money laundering with regard to assets held by senior officials of the Venezuelan regime
TAXATION
- Excises on Tobacco products in the EU Impact on the internal market of the minimum rates of excise duty and the wide availability of alternative tobacco products currently not covered by Council Directive 2011/64/EU on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco - Study & EP Briefing for the EP FISC Sub-Committee
AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES
- Main results - Agriculture & Fisheries Council, 30 March 2026
- Urgent need for temporary neutralisation of the effects of the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on fertiliser prices - Information from France and Italy
- On the need for clear improvement and simplification of Union fisheries legislation, in particular the draft weighing provisions - Information from Germany - Commission allocates €21.5 million in emergency support to farmers in Bulgaria, Estonia and Hungary
- European Ocean Board convenes for first meeting to shape future of EU ocean policy - Midday Express
- Answer given by Mr Dombrovskis to a MEP written question - Food price hikes in Greece compared to Member States with lower prices and milder increases
ENERGY
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Expert group on renewable and low-carbon fuels - 17 April 2026
- Commission calls on Member States to coordinate measures to ensure oil security of supply amid Middle East energy disruption - Midday Express
- Public consultation: Energy efficiency – rating scheme for data centres in Europe - Delegated regulation - Feedback period: 26 March 2026 - 23 April 2026
- Call for evidence & Public consultation: Radioactive Waste Directive and Shipments Directive – evaluation - Report - Feedback period: 27 March 2026 - 19 June 2026
- IEA launches tracker to monitor policy responses to energy market impacts of Middle East conflict
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Minutes: 8th Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform meeting - 29 January 2026
- Position (EU) No 1/2026 of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Directive 2008/105/EC on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy – Adopted by the Council on 17 February 2026 & Statement of the Council’s reasons
- Commission issues guidance for pragmatic and proportionate rules on protecting wild birds - See the Guidance document
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- Minutes of the 47th meting of the Expert Group on Land Transport Security - 04 February 2026
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/784 of 26 March 2026 amending Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 to update the list of aircraft operators performing an aviation activity listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Minutes of the 92nd RSC Radio Spectrum Committee - Decision n° 676/2002/EC - 18 March 2026
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Smart cars as a potential cybersecurity risk
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Recent reports from the US Congress on censorship in the European Union
- Can Europe make a difference? - The backlash against Big Tech in America might be an opportunity for the EU - Financial Times
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- Financial crime investigation culminates in arrests and frozen assets of high value - Eurojust
- Call for evidence: Firearms trafficking – 2026-2030 EU action plan - Communication - Feedback period: 27 March 2026 - 24 April 2026
- How Hungary sidesteps Europe’s fraud watchdog - Viktor Orbán’s government has returned just 18% of funds flagged by the EU’s anti-graft body - Financial Times
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- Economic Outlook Quarterly - The last mile for recovery plans amid geopolitical and market tensions
- ECB - Eurosystem sets out comprehensive strategy for future of European payments
- From bricks to clicks: an assessment of euro area digital investment - ECB Economic Bulletin Issue 2, 2026
- Global implications of export controls on rare earths: a model-based assessment - ECB Occasional Paper No.384
- Assessing the impact of the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility on institutional quality: a Bayesian synthetic control approach - ECB Working Paper Series No.3212
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Joint Statement on the occasion of the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers
- Maritime security: Council updates mandates of EU naval operations ASPIDES and ATALANTA
- EU and Australia open negotiations on association to multibillion European research programme - Midday Express
- The human rights dimension of EU-Latin America relations in the context of the EU-CELAC summit - Workshop Proceedings for the by the DROI subcommittee
- Hungary’s Szijjártó admits he liaised with Moscow as EU discussed Russia sanctions - Politico.eu
EU SANCTIONS
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Council extends framework for restrictive measures until March 2027
- Human rights in Iran: Council extends sanctions regime until April 2027 - See: Council Regulation (EU) 2026/759; Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/775; Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/776; Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/762; Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/774 & Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/779
