COMPETITION
- Agenda for: Working Party on Competition - 13 May 2026
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12313 - KKCG / Rockaway / JV)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12339 - Permira / Warburg Pincus / Clearwater Analytics)
- Azerbaijan oil company’s Italiana Petroli deal wins EU subsidy approval - See Case FS.100274
- Commission clears creation of joint venture by Sumitomo and Ennoconn (M.12360) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of Volue by AFK, Advent and TA (M.12386) - Midday Express
- Germany - The Bundeskartellamt has cleared plans by Darling Ingredients, Irving, Texas, USA, to acquire more than 50% of the shares in and control of PB Leiner
- Italy - The AGCM fines Amica Chips, Pata and Preziosi Food over €23 million for anti-competitive agreement
- Romania - The Competition Council assesses the takeover of Jtekt Europe SAS and Jtekt Torsen Holding SA by Lenbach Equity Opportunities III. GMBH & Co. KG
- UK - The CMA is reviewing 33 markets remedies to assess whether they should be removed or amended
- UK - The CMA has cleared the completed acquisition by Société LDC SA of Green Label Holdings Limited
STATE AID
- Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections - SA.122206 & SA.121040
- Commission approves close to €72 million Hungarian State aid measure to support new tyre manufacturing line (SA.116666) - Midday Express
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Minutes of the 73rd Plenary Meeting of the Trade Contact Group - 19 March 2026
- Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures (Optical fibre cables - The P.R. of China - Countervailing duty - Regulation (EU) 2022/72 - 20.1.2027)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/916 of 27 April 2026 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of pea protein originating in the People’s Republic of China
- EU–Pakistan Business Forum launched in Islamabad, opening new trade and investment opportunities
- WTO - Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - European Union - Marine equipment
CBAM
- Agenda for: Ad Hoc Working Party on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (AHWP CBAM: extension & anti-circumvention) - 05 May 2026
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Minutes of the Meeting of the Expert Group EU Fertilisers Market Observatory - 31 March 2026
COSMETICS/PHARMA
- Minutes of the Meeting of the MDCG Annex XVI subgroup Session with Competent Authorities and Stakeholders -19 March 2026,
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/909 of 27 April 2026 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Benzyl Salicylate, Triphenyl Phosphate, Ammonium Silver Zinc Aluminium Silicate, Aluminium, water-soluble zinc salts, Acetylated Vetiver Oil, Citral, HC Blue No 18, HC Red No 18, HC Yellow No 16, Hydroxypropyl-p-phenylenediamine and its dihydrochloride salt, and DHHB in cosmetic products
- Europe’s pharma industry risks lagging behind US and China, says German drugmaker - Boehringer Ingelheim says pricing regime hinders access to treatments as group touts liver benefits from weight-loss drug - Financial Times
FINANCE
- Meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 05 May 2026:
- Current financial services legislative proposals - Information from the Presidency - Agenda for: 31st meeting of the Committee on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing - 13 May 2026
- Minutes of 30th meeting of the Committee on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing - 26 March 2026
TAXATION
- Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions (Indirect Taxation - Excise duties: Tobacco) - 13 May 2026
ENERGY
- Commissioner Hoekstra in Colombia to discuss transitioning away from fossil fuels - Midday Express
- Energy reporting – amended templates to reflect European Green Deal outcomes and simplification - Implementing regulation - Feedback period: 24 April 2026 - 22 May 2026
- The EU’s methane regulation could spark an energy crisis - Its extraterritorial, prescriptive and paperwork-heavy requirements will restrict access to supply options - Financial Times
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (Desertification and UNECE CLRTAP) - 06 May 2026
- Batteries Regulation – list of products exempted from the general removability and replaceability requirements - Delegated regulation - Feedback period: 28 April 2026 - 26 May 2026
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Agenda for: Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues - Attachés - 30 April 2026
- Commission seeks feedback on measures to ensure interoperability with Google's Android under the Digital Markets Act
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Antici Group (Simplification: Omnibus V: Defence & Omnibus X: Food and feed safety) - 29 April 2026
- Statement by President von der Leyen at the meeting of the board of the CDU/CSU group in the German Bundestag
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Myanmar: EU restrictive measures extended until April 2027 - See Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/927 & Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/926
- Joint statement of the 25th EU-ASEAN ministerial meeting, 27 and 28 April 2026 - Opening remarks & Press remarks by HR / VP Kaja Kallas
- EU Statement - UN General Assembly 48th Committee on Information: Opening Session
- EU Statement - UN Security Council: The Safety and Protection of Maritime Waterways
- EU Statement - 11th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT): General Statement
- Are Europe and America headed for divorce? - The US military commitment to Europe is fraying — but the two sides remain locked in an unhappy marriage for now - Financial Times
