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Europe Daily News, 22 January 2026

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12206 - TIL / Steas / Socar Terminal)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12205 - Umicore / HSAM / EMM)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12137 - Aurelius / Fiamm Energy Technology)
Belgium - The Competition Authority grants conditional approval to the acquisition of Cofinimmo by Aedifica
Norway - The Competition Authority extends period of disclosure requirements for specific market players in several markets
Switzerland - Ticketcorner, Zurich arena get Swiss fine for illegal cooperation agreement by COMCO
UK - The CMA has provisionally cleared the completed acquisition by Constellation Developments Limited of ABVR Holdings Limited

EFTA Surveillance Authority - State aid – Decision to raise no objections
Action brought on 24 November 2025 by Masserud Utvikling AS against the EFTA Surveillance Authority (Case E-27/25)
Re: Annulment of EFTA Surveillance Authority’s Decision of 11 June 2025 No 090/25/COL in part, in relation to Article 2, and subsequently 3, 4 and 5
EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 173/25/COL of 15 October 2025 amending the substantive rules in the field of State aid by extending the period of application provided for in the Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty

Opinion of Advocate General Martin y Pérez De Nanclares of 21 January 2026 in Case T-150/25, Zollamt Österreich, interested party: G GmbH
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Customs Union - Union Customs Code - Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 - Decision relating to binding tariff information - Article 34(3) to (6) of Regulation No 952/2013 - Cessation of validity, annulment and revocation of decisions relating to binding tariff information - Article 44(4) of Regulation No 952/2013 - Appeal against a decision relating to binding tariff information - Amendment - Retroactive effect of a judicial decision
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/130 of 21 January 2026 making imports of new pneumatic tyres, of rubber, of a kind used on motor cars, buses or lorries with a load index not exceeding 121 originating in the People’s Republic of China subject to registration
EU must respond decisively to any form of coercion against EU member states - See the EP Statement
Answer given by Mr Hansen to a MEP written question - EU-India Free Trade Agreement: sugar sector in deep water
ACEA supports concluding EU-India FTA negotiations but the final deal needs to provide deep and meaningful access to automotive markets

EU/UK RELATIONS

Agenda for: Working Party on the United Kingdom (attaché) - 23 January 2026
UK would be ‘crazy’ not to consider new EU customs union, says minister - Lib Dem MP claims business secretary Peter Kyle is contradicting himself in comments made earlier this week - Financial Times

EU/MERCOSUR

EU-Mercosur: MEPs demand a legal opinion on its conformity with the EU treaties - Financial Times
EU-Mercosur – BusinessEurope shocked by the collective lack of responsibility
Statement by Copa-Cogeca - MEPs pivotal vote validates EU farming community’s rightful concerns and mobilisation
Germany calls to ram through Mercosur deal as EU Parliament throws up roadblock - Major clash looms after European lawmakers send Latin American trade deal for a judicial review that could take two years - Politico.eu

EU/WTO

The WTO needs an overhaul - We must question whether the ‘most favoured nation’ principle remains fit for purpose - Financial Times
EU seeks to reform WTO ‘most favoured nation’ trade rules - Dramatic shift from Brussels, which had long defended the principle that members must treat one another equally - Financial Times

CBAM

Austria calls for immediate suspension of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism for fertilisers
Answer given by Mr Hoekstra to a MEP written question - Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism implementation from 2026

Commission makes available €160 million to support EU agri-food sector - Midday Express
Carmakers spurn Brussels’ ‘made in Europe’ bid - Companies divided on proposals that lay out minimum thresholds for locally produced parts and supplies - Financial Times

Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment - 26 and 27 January 2026
Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - Delay in implementing the Deforestation Regulation and management of IT system failures

EFSA

Guidance document on the submission of data for the evaluation of the safety and efficacy of substances for the removal of microbial surface contamination of foods of animal origin intended for human consumption
Guidance on the scientific data requirements for an application for authorisation of a food additive submitted under Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008
Pest survey card on Ips amitinus, I. cembrae, I. duplicatus and I. sexdentatus; on Dendroctonus micans & on Gilpinia hercyniae

Commission disburses €175.4 million to Denmark under NextGenerationEU - Midday Express
ECB and ESRB issue joint report analysing financial stability risks from geoeconomic fragmentation
Environmental score and bond pricing: it better be good, it better be green - ECB Working Paper Series No.3176

European Parliament condemns Iran’s brutal repression of protesters
Human rights violations in Honduras, the Central African Republic and Hong Kong
MEPs approve “enhanced cooperation” for €90 billion EU support loan to Ukraine
Answer given by HR/VP Kallas to a MEP written question - Continuation of EU sanctions against Belarus
Answer given by HR/VP Kallas to a MEP written question - Compliance of transnational oil companies and ENI S.p.A. with human rights and environmental legislation in relation to supplies to Israel
Trump’s Greenland pivot leaves Europe flummoxed - EU leaders to meet as US president drops tariffs and military threat to take Arctic island from Denmark - Financial Times

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