COMPETITION
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11658 - Hmlys II Holdings Limited / Xiamen C&D Commodities / JV)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11641 - KKR / Superstruct)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11555 - Triton / VWS)
- The Commission has published its EU clearance decision of the French payments venture between Worldline and Crédit Agricole - See Case M.11120
- Slovak Republic - The PMU has started assessing a concentration of undertakings in the field of purchase and rental of real estate
STATE AID
- The Commission requests feedback on the revision of the guidelines on State aid to the aviation sector - Feedback period: 27 August 2024 - 08 October 2024 - Midday Express
- Slovak Republic - State Aid: Aid coordinator news in August 2024
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- WTO - Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - European Union - Biocidal products
- China’s export curbs on semiconductor materials stoke chip output fears - Western customers say restrictions on supply could hit production of advanced microprocessors and optical products - Financial Times
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Commission receives High Number of applications responding to call For strategic projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA)
- Answer given by Executive Vice-President Vestager to a MEP written question - EU steel industry layoffs
- Understanding the barriers to recycling critical raw materials for the energy transition - The case of rare earth permanent magnets - See the Research Report
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Commission proposes to deliver over €1 billion (EUSF) to help Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece, and France recover from natural disasters - Midday Express
- Spanish environmentalist poised to take charge of EU’s green agenda - Teresa Ribera likely to become next commissioner for climate and environment - Financial Times
DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY
- Belgian SA rejects a complaint against an online telephone directory
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- The President of the European Council Charles Michel will visit the Gulf region ahead of the first ever EU-GCC Summit
- Afghanistan: Statement of the High Representative on behalf of the EU on latest restrictions imposed by the Taliban on the people
