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Europe Daily News, 16 March 2026

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12245 - Sennder / LKWW / Truckerpoints)
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden of 26 June 2025 – Uzdaroji Akcine Bendrove Palink and Others (Case C-425/25)
Re: single and continuous infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement, Article 31 of the Rome II Regulation
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden of 26 June 2025 – Deutsche Lufthansa A.G. and Others (Case C-426/25)
Re: single and continuous infringement of Article 101 TFEU, Article 53 of the EEA and Article 8 of the Swiss Agreement
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție of 5 December 2025 – Kedrion SpA Vs. Consiliul Concurenței (Case C-793/25)
Re: Article 101 TFEU; rights of defence and the principle of the presumption of innocence, Article 48 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, additional tax obligation
Keynote speech of the Executive Vice President Ribera at the "23rd International Conference on Competition" (Video)
Denmark - Competition Appeals Board: Coloplast Denmark has abused its dominant position
UK - CMA response to the Chancellor on pricing pressures and competition

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.120068, SA.114058 & SA.120932
Action brought on 19 December 2025 – Ryanair Vs. Commission (Case T-881/25)
Re: annulment of the European Commission Decision in case State aid SA.57153 (2020/N) – Germany – COVID-19 – Aid to Lufthansa
Action brought on 23 December 2025 – Zemědělská společnost Blšany Vs. Commission (Case T-887/25)
Re: Annulment of the EC’s Decision C(2025) 5149 final, SA.51501 (2021/C) (ex 2019/NN) (ex 2018/N) implemented by Czechia in favour of large enterprises active in primary agricultural production (‘the Measure’), Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty
Commission adopts new State aid rules to boost the use of more sustainable ways of transport - See the Q&A and the Factsheet

Agenda for: Working Party on Trade Questions - 16 March 2026
Agenda for: Working Party on the United Kingdom (attaché) -17 March 2026
Agenda for: 2nd meeting of the CETA Specialised committees on Services and Investment - 17 March 2026
Minutes of the 5th Trade Specialised Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin - 16 October 2025
Driving shared prosperity: Boosting EU–Canada trade through CETA
Answer given by Mr Síkela to a MEP written question - Suspension of the Memorandum of Understanding on Critical Raw Materials with Rwanda

Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness & Growth (Industry) - 16 March 2026
Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness & Growth (Public Procurement) - 27 March 2026
Answer given by EVP Séjourné to a MEP written question - Resolving regulatory conflict between the circular economy and single market rules

ESMA - Compliance table on the Joint Guidelines on costs and lossesunder DORA
ESMA - Compliance table on the Joint Guidelines on oversight cooperation under DORA

Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions (Indirect Taxation - VAT) - 31 March 2026
EU tax symposium brings together policy makers and tax experts - Midday Express

Action brought on 2 February 2026 – Hungary Vs. European Parliament, Council of the European Union (Case C-46/26)
Re: annulment of Regulation (EU) 2026/261 phasing out Russian natural gas imports and preparing the phase-out of Russian oil imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
Meeting of the TTE (Energy) Council - 16 March 2026
- Improving the EU’s financing frameworks for nuclear energy in the EU - Information from Romania
- Implementing the LULUCF Regulation - Information from Austria, Czechia, Estonia, France, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal and Slovakia
Commission and EU countries coordinate and assess the situation in the oil and gas markets
Zelenskyy challenges Europe over Russian oil imports - Ukrainian president asks if countries ‘collectively decided’ to restart flows from Russia - Financial Times
How the Iran energy panic supercharged Europe’s climate debate - A war-fueled spike in oil and gas prices divides EU countries into the green and not-so-green - Politico.eu

Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (Climate change) - 23 March 2026
Meeting of the Council (Environment) - 17 March 2026
- Accelerating permitting procedures: Call for a comprehensive cross-sectoral approach within the environmental omnibus - Information from Czechia and France, supported by Latvia
EU & Korea to convene Seminar on Fluorinated Gas Reduction & Management (25 March)

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d'État (France) of 06 May 2025 – Groupe Canal + SAS Vs. Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL) (Case C-317/25)
Re: point 11 of Article 4 of the GDPR, Articles 13 and 14 of the GDPR and Article 13 of Directive [2002/58/EC]

Action brought on 2 January 2026 – Streit Group Vs. Council (Case T-2/26)
Re: annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/2036 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2035; breach of the 1989 Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the countries parties to the Charter of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
EU announces €458 million in humanitarian aid for the war-torn Middle East
EU announces €36 million in humanitarian aid to Mozambique and neighbouring countries in Southern Africa - Midday Express
Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by High Representative Kaja Kallas upon arrival

EU/RUSSIA/UKRAINE

Action brought on 14 January 2026 – Ocean Quest Marine Vs. Council (Case T-21/26)
Re: annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/2032 and Council Regulation (EU) 2025/2033, in so far as those acts concern the vessel ‘NERO’ (IMO number 9292046), legal requirements of Article 4x(2)(b) of Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP
Frequently asked questions on the provision of payments services concerning sanctions adopted following Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine
Answer given by HR/VP Kallas toa MEP written question - Supporting Cyprus and condemning Türkiye based on the stance towards Ukraine and the 2025 CFSP report
Belgian prime minister calls for EU to normalise ties with Russia - Financial Times

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