Europe Daily News, 01 December 2025

COMPETITION

• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12223 - Atalante / Myrium)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12182 - ČEZ / BCI / Gas Distribution)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12157 - AIP / International Paper (Global Cellulose Fibers Business))
• Commission clears acquisition of Carrefour Italia by NewPrinces (M.12121) - Midday Express
• Commission clears acquisition of Erste Card by Global Payments and Erste Holding (M.12132) - Midday Express

STATE AID

• Commission Decision (EU) 2025/2402 of 28 November 2024 on tax rulings SA.38374 (2014/C) (ex 2014/NN) (ex 2014/CP) - Netherlands, alleged aid to Starbucks

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Action brought on 3 October 2025 - Heilongjiang Eppen Biotech Vs. Commission (Case T-682/25)
  Re: annulment of Regulation (EU) 2025/1330; definitive anti-dumping duty; imports of lysine; People’s Republic of China
• Agenda for: Working Party on Trade Questions - 04 December 2025
• Agenda for: Meeting of the Working Party on Dual Use Goods - 10 December 2025
• Agenda for: Meeting of the Trade Policy Committee (Deputies) - 04 December 2025
• Report from the Commission - Interim evaluation of the Customs Control Equipment Instrument 2021-2027
• Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - EU-Mexico trade agreement
• Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Splitting of the association agreement with Mercosur
• EU carbon border tax goes easy on dirty Chinese imports, industry warns - Businesses say Brussels got its math wrong on the carbon footprint of imports from China, Brazil and the U.S. - Politico.eu

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• EU opens registration for craft and industrial product names under new geographical indication scheme - See Regulation (EU) 2025/1955
• Answer given by EVP Séjourné to a written question - Harmful impacts of ultra-fast fashion on the EU single market
• Report from the Commission - Evaluation of the Unfair Trading Practices Directive
• Answer given by Mr McGrath to a MEP written question - Public consultation on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive guidelines
• Who killed Europe’s single market dream? - Financial Times

AUTOMOTIVE

• Auto industry braces for EU’s ‘backdoor ban’ on petrol vehicles in 2030 - Brussels is planning to propose an EV mandate for corporate fleets as it loosens 2035 internal combustion engine ban - Financial Times

FINANCE

• Public consultation - Anti-money laundering – formats for the submission of beneficial ownership information to central registers - Implementing regulation - Feedback period: 26 November 2025 - 24 December 2025
• EU watchdog must be given more power over fund managers, markets - Esma should be granted direct oversight of large cross-border entities and global crypto firms - Financial Times

TAXATION

• Agenda for: WPIV - Direct Taxation: 'Simplification, clarification and improvement of DAC6' - Expert group/sub-group - 11 December 2025
• Agenda for: WPIV - Meeting: ‘Ensuring compliance with DAC7 requirements by non-Union Platform Operators’ - 02 December 2025

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

• Exposure to hazardous substances at work: Council agrees its position on updated rules
• European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Council agrees its position on support for people at risk of unemployment

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

• Eurostat - Which EU regions have the highest agricultural output?
• European farmers face ‘real crisis’ as agricultural commodity prices tumble - Financial Times

ENERGY

• Agenda for: Working Party on Energy - 02 December 2025
• Presidency background note on the European Grids Package - Policy debate
• Commission boosts energy interconnectivity across Europe and beyond by supporting 235 cross-border projects - Q&A, Delegated Regulation

PUBLIC CONSULTATION

• Energy efficiency – ecodesign requirements for water heaters and tanks (review) - Regulation - Feedback period: 28 November 2025 - 26 December 2025
• Energy efficiency – labelling requirements for water heaters and tanks (review/rescaling) - Delegated regulation - Feedback period: 28 November 2025 - 26 December 2025
• Energy efficiency – ecodesign requirements for space and combination heaters - Regulation - Feedback period: 28 November 2025 - 26 December 2025
• Energy efficiency – labelling requirements for space and combination heaters (review/rescaling) - Delegated regulation - Feedback period: 28 November 2025 - 26 December 2025

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Request for a preliminary ruling from Nacka tingsrätt – Mark- och miljödomstolen (Sweden) made on 24 September 2025 - Metsä Board Sverige AB Vs. Naturvårdsverket (Case T-702/25)
  Re: Article 3(e) of the ETS Directive; a stationary technical unit; paperboard mill; Section 2.1 of the European Commission’s Guidance on Interpretation of Annex I
• Minutes of the Meeting of the Climate Change Expert Group (CCEG) ETS2 implementation formation - 13 November 2025
• Minutes of the 36th Meeting of the “Multi-Stakeholder Platform on Protecting and Restoring the World’s Forests” with a focus on Deforestation and Forest Degradation - 24 October 2025
• Commission seeks input to shape Europe's future climate resilience - Consultation period: 01 December 2025 - 23 February 2026
• Evaluation of the National Emission Reduction Commitments Directive
• Companies swamped by 3,000 hours of paperwork to tap EU climate funds - Of the €7.1bn awarded from the bloc’s flagship innovation programme for clean tech, only 5% has been paid out - Financial Times

DATA PRIVACY, CYBERSECURITY & DIGITAL SOCIETY

• Agenda for: 112th EDPB Plenary meeting - 03 & 04 December 2025
• 57th EDPS-DPO Meeting: Strengthening compliance and practice across the EU Institutions
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2392 of 28 November 2025 on the technical description of the categories of important and critical products with digital elements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council
• EU and Singapore discuss reinforcing digital cooperation through Digital Partnership Council
• Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Online retail and unfair advantages
• Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - US TikTok deal and the ‘MAGA algorithm’
• Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Reducing illegitimate censorship on digital platforms
• Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Cybersecurity: Rising foreign-sponsored attacks threaten EU security
• Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Digital publishing piracy and protection of high-quality information in Europe
• Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Disturbing Google testimony to the US Congress on EU censorship legislation
• Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - EU reaction to the crackdown on freedom of speech and opinion in the United States

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• Commission disburses €6.2 billion to support Poland's economic growth and competitiveness, under NextGenerationEU - Midday Express
• Eurogroup presidency: two ministers put forward their candidacies
• ECB Survey of Monetary Analysts (SMA), December 2025
• ECB Consumer Expectations Survey results - October 2025
• ECB Monetary developments in the euro area - October 2025
• Interview with Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, conducted by Pablo Allendesalazar
• Monetary transmission with frequent policy events - ECB working Paper Series No.3157

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) - 03 & 05 December 2025

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• EU scales up help after Pakistan floods with additional €3 million - Midday Express
• Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/2442 of 1 December 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti
• Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2443 of 1 December 2025 implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2309 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti

EU/UKRAINE/RUSSIA

• Appeal brought on 3 October 2025 by Victor Petrov against the judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 in Case T-344/24, Petrov Vs. Council (Case C-656/25 P)
  Re: annulment of Decision (CFSP) 2024/1242 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1243 - restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the Republic of Moldova
• Action brought on 22 September 2025 - Shusha Shipholdings Afezco Vs. Council (Case T-648/25)
  Re: annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1495 and Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1494
• Action brought on 22 September 2025 - Karabakh Shipholdings Afezco Vs. Council (Case T-649/25)
  Re: annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1495 and Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1494
• Action brought on 30 September 2025 - Yandex Bank Vs. Councilb(Case T-676/25)
  Re: annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1495 and Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1494
• Action brought on 10 October 2025 - Redbird Corporate Services Vs. Council (Case T-700/25)
  Re: annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1478 and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1476