Europe Daily News, 13 April 2026

COMPETITION

• Action brought on 22 February 2026 - Sped-Pro Vs. Commission (Case T-130/26)
  Re: annulment of the decision of the European Commission of 12 December 2025 (Case AT.40459 - Rail freight forwarding in Poland – PKP Cargo)
• Action brought on 26 February 2026 - Elettra 1938 Vs. Commission (Case T-140/26)
  Re: Annul in its entirety Commission Decision of 15 December 2025 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the Agreement on the EEA (AT.40545 - Automotive starter batteries) (C(2025) 8563 final), adopted under Article 101 TFEU
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12280 - Penninsula / Itochu / JV)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12360 - Ennoconn / Sumitomo / MIC SC Semiconductor JV)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12284 - Brookfield / Oaktree)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12366 - Liberty Global / Telefonica / Substantial)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12252 - Blackstone / Tinicum / Pennaero / Trimas Aerospace)
• Commission clears acquisition of Telecom Italia Sparkle by Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance and Retelit (M.11992) - Midday Express
• Commission clears acquisition of MasOrange by Orange (M.12447) - Midday Express
• Von der Leyen aide to lead powerful EU competition directorate - Anthony Whelan appointment signals EC’s willingness to use antitrust powers to help businesses scale up - Financial Times

STATE AID

• Action brought on 16 January 2026 - Deutsche ReGas Vs. Commission (Case T-47/26)
  Re: annulment of the defendant’s decision of 20 December 2024, reference SA. 105137 (2024/N) – Germany Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH; Article 108(2) TFEU, in conjunction with Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589
• Appeal brought on 27 February 2026 by Ryanair DAC against the judgment of the General Court of 10 December 2025 in Case T-458/22, Ryanair Vs. Commission (TAP; restructuring aid) (Case C-139/26 P)
  Re: Commission Decision (EU) 2022/763, State aid SA.60165 – 2021/C (ex 2021/N); Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Working Party on Trade Questions - 15 April 2026
• Agenda for: 6th Meeting of the CETA bilateral dialogue on Motor Vehicle Regulations - 14 April 2026
• Joint Minutes of the Sixth Meeting of the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade under the Agreement between the EU and Japan for an Economic Partnership - 05 February 2026
• Notice concerning the provisional application of the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part
• Annual Report of the Hearing Officer in Trade Proceedings covering the years 2024 and 2025
• Overview of FTA under ratification table - updated on 10 April 2026
• Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 regarding the creation, amendment and management of certain tariff quotas following the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part
• Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the EU within the CETA Joint Committee established under the CETA between Canada, of the one part, and the EU and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the adoption of a decision concerning the inclusion of active pharmaceutical ingredients as the medicinal products or drugs listed in paragraph 2 of the Annex 1 to the Protocol on the mutual recognition of the compliance and enforcement programme regarding good manufacturing practices for pharmaceutical products
• Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Extending anti-dumping duties to Chinese hybrid vehicles
• Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Circumvention of customs duties on car imports
• Answer given by Mr Várhelyi to a MEP written question - Tomato imports from non-EU countries 
  
  CBAM

• ‘CBAM’ compensation - Pascal Canfin proposes a temporary decarbonisation fund extended to more sectors and allowing faster payments

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 March 2026 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Austria – EGF/2025/005 AT/KTM (EU) 2026/850 and  from Belgium – EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa (EU) 2026/851

RAW MATERIALS

• Commission launches platform to aggregate demand of raw materials and boost diversification - Midday Express
• Answer given by Executive Vice-President Séjourné to a MEP written question - EU supplies of critical raw materials
• Answer given by Executive Vice-President Séjourné to a MEP written question - EU position on the FORGE initiative for critical minerals supply chains

ENERGY

• Agenda for: Working Party on Energy (Permitting Directive - Examination of the third compromise text) - 27 April 2026
• Agenda for: Working Party on Energy (TEN-E Regulation - Examination of the third compromise text) - 21 April 2026
• European Commission confirms planned end to biofuels linked to deforestation by 2030

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (UNECE Aarhus) - 21 April 2026
• Agenda for: Meeting of the Antici Group (Simplification: Omnibus VIII: Environment) - 17 April 2026
• Expanding the toolkit - Exploring European policy pathways to reduce agricultural deforestation and biodiversity loss - See the Report

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• Request for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret (Denmark) of 9 February 2026 - Nicoventures Trading Ltd, House of Prince A/S Vs. Sikkerhedsstyrelsen (Case C-70/26)
  Re: Article 20(4)(b)(i) of the Tobacco Products Directive

DIGITAL & NFORMATION SOCIETY

• Action brought on 9 February 2026 - Zalando Vs. Commission (Case T-92/26)
  Re: annulment the decision of the European Commission, Case C(2025) 8117 final; Regulation (EU) 2022/2065; Regulation (EU) 2023/1127; DSA; DMA
• Agenda for: Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues - 16 April 2026
• Agenda for: Meeting of the Antici Group (Simplification: Omnibus IV: Small Mid-Caps (SMCs); Digitalisation and Common Specifications) - 17 April 2026
• Joint Industry Statement on the Digital Omnibus on AI calling for a swift agreement with simplification at its core
• EU complaints system buckles under pressure of AI - Regulators complain of surging workload and bottlenecks as citizens turn to AI to interact with officials - Politico.eu

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• Eurogroup President Pierrakakis travels to the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group in Washington, DC
• Tokenised bonds: assessing efficiency and liquidity in a nascent market - ECB Macroprudential Bulletin No.33
• Monetary policy without an anchor - ECB Working Paper Series No.3218
• Why monetary policy hits harder after big shocks - ECB Blog
• ECB Survey of Monetary Analysts (SMA), April 2026

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) - 15 & 17 April 2026
• Possible items for Commission agendas from 22 April 2026 to 27 May 2026

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Appeal brought on 27 February 2026 by Igor Rotenberg against the judgment of the General Court of 17 December 2025 in Case T-268/24, Rotenberg Vs. Council (Case C-144/26 P)
  Re: Decision (CFSP) 2024/847; Regulation (EU) 2024/849; Decision (CFSP) 2024/2456; Regulation (EU) 2024/2455; Decision (CFSP) 2025/528 & Regulation (EU) 2025/527
• Action brought on 27 February 2026 Bank of Russia Vs. Council (Case T-150/26)
  Re: annulment on the basis of Article 263 of the TFEU, of Council Regulation (EU) No 2025/2600
• Action brought on 12 February 2026 - Goetz Vs. Council (Case T-106/26)
  Re: annulment of Decision (CFSP) 2025/2507 and Regulation (EU) 2025/2508, restrictive measures, Democratic Republic of the Congo
• The European Commission designates Special Adviser for the EU-Arctic relations
• Answer given by HR/VP Kallas to a MEP written question - Iran – EU position as regards common foreign and security policy