Europe Daily News, 02 April 2026

COMPETITION

• Answer given by Executive Vice-President Ribera to a written question - Google's Android policy
• France - The competition authority has published its decision to fine the National Union of French Ski Instructors €3.4 million for breaking competition rules by not allowing freelance instructors to teach outside of the union's schools
• Latvia - The Competition Council receives a report from the limited liability company “Auto Blitz” regarding the acquisition of Auto Bassadone SIA
• Romania - The Competition Council has approved the transaction through which Cristian Tămășan intends to acquire Aplast Wood Industry S.R.L. through Extruplast Holding S.R.L.
• UK - CMA: Open call for evidence - Recent developments in relation to Apple’s and Google’s app store rules

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union Customs Code and the EU Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 - Revised legislative financial statement
• Korea, EU step up High-Level coordination on critical Minerals, supply chains and regulatory proposals
• Joint Minutes of the 2nd meeting of the EU-Angola Committee on Investment Facilitation (SIFA) - 03 March 2026
• Italy advocates tougher automatic safeguards for GSP Regulation
• Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Consistency of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences / Everything But Arms with the human rights situation in Myanmar -
• Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Compatibility of the EU-India Free Trade Agreement with the Critical Medicines Act
• The European Union is exporting carbon pricing through trade - See the Bruegel Paper
• The World Customs Organization and the United Kingdom announced Phase V of the Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme
• Integrity in Customs is a cornerstone of trade resilience, competitiveness and sustainable economic growth: message from the WCO at the OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum
• Poland seeks safeguards for beef sector in EU-Australia trade deal 
• US readies new pharmaceutical tariffs - Levies of 100% on certain medicines would follow through on threats made by Trump made last year - Financial Times

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Answer given by EVP Séjourné to a MEP written question - Zinnwald Lithium application for Strategic Project status under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act for a mine in a UNESCO World Heritage site on the German/Czech border
• ACEA’s Economic and Market Report provides data on vehicle sales, production, and trade in Europe and globally

FINANCE

• ESMA clarifies expectations in the run-up to the launch of EU’s Consolidated Tapes

ENERGY

• Italy: EIB and Eni sign €500 million in financing for new biorefinery in Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi
• Moldova opens its gas market to large consumers, anchoring energy security in integration
• ACER to amend the methodology for assessing regional electricity reserve needs

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Agenda for: The ,2nd meeting of the Expert Group on the Soil Monitoring Law - 17 April 2026
• EU legal watchdog urged to probe how EU Commission loosened rules for manure application - See EEB Statement

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• Minutes of the meeting of the sub-group on serious cross-border threats to health of the CEG on Public Health (Regulation (EU) 2022/2371) - 18 December 2025
• Commission evaluation of the EU tobacco control framework highlights progress and emerging public health challenges - See the Working Document
• Answer given by Mr Várhelyi to a MEP written question - Cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Cyprus and the need for immediate EU support
• EMA consults on virtual control groups to help reduce animal use in medicines development
• ECDC - Communicable disease threats report, 28 March to 03 April 2026, Week 14

DIGITAL, DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

• Agenda for: Working Party on Telecommunications & Information Society - 14 April 2026
• Answer given by Mr McGrath to a MEP written question - Privacy risks and GDPR compliance issues linked to Meta’s smart glasses and AI training practices

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• ECB - Euro area bank interest rate statistics: February 2026
• Speech by ECB's Piero Cipollone: The digital euro in a fragmenting world: ensuring Europe’s resilience and autonomy in payments

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• EU to deliver €1.4 billion in revenue from immobilised Russian assets to be used for support to Ukraine
• Answer given by HR/VP Kallas to a MEP written question - Freezing or confiscating assets of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, now listed as a terrorist entity
• European Union and Kazakhstan held their 17th Human Rights Dialogue and the 22nd Subcommittee Meeting on Justice and Home and Affairs