Europe Daily News, 06 May 2025

COMPETITION

• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11830 - Unicredit / Banco BPM)
• Commission clears acquisition of Mitel by Invesco (M.11949) - Midday Express
• Commission clears acquisition of MacGregor by Triton Fund 6 (M.11823) - Midday Express
• Commission clears acquisition of NTS by Highlands and NPM( M.11926) - Midday Express
• Commission clears acquisition of Bluebird Bio by SK Capital Partners and Carlyle (M.11935) - Midday Express
• France - Anne Wachsmann Guigon appointed Vice-President of the Autorité

STATE AID

• Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.104899

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Working Party on Customs Union - 07 May 2025
• Agenda for: Meeting of the Working Party on Dual Use Goods - 13 May 2025
• Agenda for: Meeting of the Market Access Advisory Committee - 14 May 2025
• Agenda for: 10th meeting of the Customs Expert Group, Tariff Sub-Section - 21 May 2025
• Agenda for: 70th meeting of the Customs Expert Group, Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature - Section HS/WCO Coordination Sector - 12 to 14 May 2025
• Minutes of the Customs Programme - CLEN Action 1 - ILIADe Group Meeting - 29 to 31 October 2024
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/835 of 5 May 2025 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of biodiesel originating in Argentina following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/591 of 21 March 2025 imposing a provisional duty on imports of glyoxylic acid originating in the People’s Republic of China
• Commissioner Šefčovič in Singapore and Japan to strengthen trade and economic relations - Midday Express
• Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Fertiliser predicament in the European Union
• Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Restoring the competitiveness of the steel industry
• Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Effects of US tariffs and EU countermeasures on the North of Ireland
• Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Products from Chinese-flagged tuna vessels caught with North Korean labour and authorised for export to the European Union
• Provisional list of National Competent Authorities (NCAs) for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism as of 28 April 2025
• OECD Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment (Fifth Edition)
• Trump’s movie tariff threat puzzles Europe - As U.S. productions flock overseas, Trump wants to target foreign moviemakers, opening a new front in the transatlantic trade war - Politico.eu

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Public consultation: Cosmetic Products Regulation – evaluation - Evaluation - Feedback period: 05 May 2025 - 28 July 2025
• Towards the Competitiveness Fund. How to shape funding to support Competitiveness of EU industry Shaping Funding for Impact: Industry Clusters as Engines of Europe's Competitiveness - The Lithuanian Experience

CHEMICAL

• ECHA: Provisional Draft Agenda for the 90th meeting of the Member State Committee - 10 to 12 June 2025
• ECHA: Provisional Draft Agenda for the 66th meeting of the Committee for Socio-economic Analysis - 10 to 13 June 2025

FINANCE

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Commission Expert Group on Banking, Payments and Insurance - 07 May 2025
• Agenda for: EGESC Ad hoc meeting - 2nd AIFMD Transposition Workshop - 23 May 2025
• Call for evidence: Revision of EU rules on sustainable finance disclosure - Proposal for a regulation - Feedback period: 02 May 2025 - 30 May 2025
• ESMA - Summary of Conclusions - Securities & Markets Stakeholder Group - February 2025
• ESMA - Consolidated Q&As on the PRIIPs Key Information Document
• ESMA launches consultation on rules for ESG rating providers

TAXATION

• Agenda for: 112th Meeting of the Standing Committee on Administrative Cooperation (SCAC) - 08 May 2025
• Council Directive (EU) 2025/872 of 14 April 2025 amending Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation

ENERGY

• Agenda for: Working Party on Energy - 08 May 2025
• ACER - Expert panel to investigate blackout in Portugal and Spain
• ACER will decide on 2024 European Resource Adequacy Assessment and invites ENTSO-E to streamline future methodology
• EU to set out plans to halt Russian gas imports by end-2027 - Reuters
• EU power grid needs trillion-dollar upgrade to avert Spain-style blackouts - Reuters

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and timber products to the European Union (FLEGT)
• Member States are not taking advantage of National Energy and Climate Plans to plan for a just transition, regrets CAN Europe

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

• Minutes of the Meeting of the European Artificial Intelligence Board - 24 March 2025
• The adoption of Artificial Intelligence in firms: New evidence for policymaking - See the OECD Report - 02 May 2025
• Public consultation: Automotive sector (cybersecurity rules)- L-category vehicles - Delegated regulation - Feedback period: 05 May 2025 - 02 June 2025
• Public consultation: Vehicle safety – cybersecurity requirements for L-category vehicles - Delegated regulation - Feedback period: 05 May 2025 - 02 June 2025

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

• Public consultation: Rail interoperability - harmonised specifications for rail freight wagons - Implementing regulation - Feedback period: 05 May 2025 - 02 June 2025

EURO, ECB & ECONOMY

• Public consultation: Economic accounts for agriculture – quality report specifications - Implementing regulation - Feedback period: 05 May 2025 - 02 June 2025
• ECB - Euro area bank interest rate statistics: March 2025
• Beware of large shocks! A non-parametric structural inflation model - ECB Working Paper Series No.3052
• Guide to consultation of the European Central Bank by national authorities regarding draft legislative provisions

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Possible items for College agendas from 14 May to 23 July 2025
• 'The EU awakening: priorities for strengthening Europe in the world' - Speech by President António Costa at the Cercle d'Economia event

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Solemn undertaking of Ms Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission