COMPETITION
- Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.11944 - MMG / Brazilian Nickel Business of Anglo-American)
- Commission has published its decision approving Kingspan's plans to buy Nordic Waterproofing - See Case M.11309
- Belgium - Decision in Case 25-CC-18-AUD: Mitsui OSK Lines – LBC Tank Terminals
- Belgium - Decision in Case 25-CC-19-AUD: Willy Naessens Build NV / De Boom Invest BV en Edibo-Immo NV
- Belgium - The Competition Authority approves the acquisition of LBC Tank Terminals Group Netherlands by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
- Romania - Extension of the deadline until 16 June 2025 for interested natural or legal persons to submit comments on the commitments proposed by Digi and/or Vodafone
- Sweden - The Competition Authority has investigated how publicly owned energy companies have acted on the market for home charging of passenger cars
- UK - CMA Discussion paper: Bilateral monopoly revisited: price formation, efficiency and countervailing powers
STATE AID
- Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.115739
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures (Continuous filament glass fibre products - The People’s Republic of China - Countervailing duty - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/328 - 26.2.2026)
- Draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus (first reading) - Adoption of the legislative act
- Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Possible imposition of increased tariffs by the US on European wines and other alcoholic drinks
- Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - French wine and spirits sector under threat: can the EU afford to pursue a risky trade strategy?
- Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - The Commission’s strategy in response to US trade policy
- Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Tariff rate quota system with Ukraine
- US tariffs of 50% on steel and aluminium come into force - US president escalates trade war by doubling levies on all exporters except the UK - Financial Times
- British industry exempted from Trump’s doubling of steel tariffs - UK bosses press Sir Keir Starmer for rapid implementation of trade deal agreed with president - Financial Times
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Commission selects 13 Strategic Projects in third countries to secure access to raw materials and to support local value creation - See the Commission Decision
CHEMICAL
- Agenda for: Meeting of the REACH Committee - 26 June 2025
FINANCE
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Working Party on Financial Services and Banking Union (Digital Euro-LTCR) & (Settlement Cycle T+1) - 11 June 2025
- JM Campa keynote speech at BCBS-BSCEE-FSI high-level meeting for European Supervisors
AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES
- Minutes of the Expert Group for Technical Advice on Organic Production - 04 to 06 June 2025
- Minutes of the Meeting of the Expert Group for Technical Advice on Organic Production (EGTOP) - Subgroup “Cleaning and Disinfectants” - 19 May 2025
- Minutes of the 7th Meeting of the Expert group EU Fertilisers Market Observatory (EU Fertiliser Market analysis & European Fertilizer Market Expectations) - 19 May 2025
- Council Decision (EU) 2025/1133 of 26 May 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council with respect to the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015
- Council and Parliament secure deal to better tackle non-sustainable fishing by third countries
- Agriculture Committee votes on first EU rules on welfare of dogs and cats
ENERGY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Energy - 11 June 2025
- Agenda for: Working Party on Energy - 05 June 2025
- EU’s top Russian LNG buyers refuse to back Brussels’ gas ban - France and Belgium are seeking more reassurances on Brussels’ proposal to gradually end Russian gas purchases by 2027 - Politico.eu
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Climate Change Committee - 19 June 2025
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products - 20 June 2025
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Committee on fluorinated greenhouses gases - 05 June 2025
- Minutes of the 4th EUDR Committee Meeting (Deforestation) - 12 May 2025
- Verification of carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products (implementing rules) - Implementing regulation - Feedback period: 03 June 2025 - 01 July 2025
- Answer given by Mr Hoekstra to a MEP written question - Is the 2040 intermediate climate target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 90 % legally and economically feasible?
- Implementing the EU Nature Restoration Law: exploring pathways for member states - See the Bruegel Analysis
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Minutes of the 7th meeting of the Digital Services Expert Group - 19 May 2025
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Update on Tiktok
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Timeframe for the investigations into online platforms under the Digital Services Act
- The Commission has launched a public consultation on a draft methodology for the mapping of the quality of service of 5G connectivity in Europe
- The Commission has launched a targeted consultation to gather feedback in view of the EU's decision on the future use of the 1980-2010 MHz and 2170-2200 MHz frequency bands for Mobile Satellite Services
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- Commission updates EU Air Safety List, banning all air carriers certified in Tanzania and Suriname from operating in the EU - See Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1144
- MEPs give green light to updated EU-Ukraine road transport agreement
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- Joint press release following the EU-U.S. Ministerial on Justice and Home Affairs, 2-3 June 2025 (Warsaw, Poland)
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- 2025 European Semester: Country Reports
- 'Shaping tomorrow and navigating uncertainty: the future of the euro area' - speech by the Eurogroup President, Paschal Donohoe, at Centre for Financial Studies, Goethe University
- Euro area bank interest rate statistics: April 2025
- Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 30 May 2025
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- Need for strong Europe highlighted as EP leaders visit Copenhagen
- 2025 presidential elections in Poland: What are the implications for the country and the EU? - See EPC Analysis
- Europe, the US and the question of values - The principles underpinning what the Trump administration calls ‘western civilisation’ differ on either side of the Atlantic - Financial Times
- Europe confronts Trump’s triple threat on Ukraine, Nato and trade - Officials fear that the US president will play the big issues off against each other over five weeks of wide-ranging talks - Financial Times
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Conventional Arms Exports subgroup (COARM) of the Working Party on Non-Proliferation and Arms Exports - 12 June 2025
- EU Statement – UN General Assembly: Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area
- EU Statement – Joint Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA, and UNOPS: UNOPS Segment
- EU Statement – Annual Session of Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS: UNFPA Segment
- Over 2,000 beneficiaries and 300 new jobs – EU support delivers results for the BiH agriculture sector
- Welcome Remarks by the EU Ambassador at the 7th Central Asia Climate Change Conference (CACCC 2025)
EU/RUSSIA/UKRAINE
- Judgment of the Court of 4 June 2025 in Case T‑271/23, Alfa-Bank JSC, Vs. Council of the European Union
Re: CFSP - Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list - Legal persons, entities or bodies involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Russian Government - Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Action for annulment - Time limit for bringing proceedings - Partial inadmissibility - Plea of illegality - Obligation to state reasons - Error of assessment - Right to effective judicial protection - Right to be heard - Right to property - Freedom to conduct a business - Proportionality - Judgment of the Court of 4 June 2025 in Case T-289/23, German Khan Vs. Council of the European Union
Re: CFSP - Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources applies - Maintenance of the applicant's name on the list - Article 2(1)(d) and (g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Article 3(1)(d) and (g) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 - Right to be heard - Error of assessment - Proportionality - Right to property - Freedom to conduct a business - Plea of illegality - Judgment of the Court of 4 June 2025 in Case T-297/24; Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Boguslayev Vs. Council of the European Union
Re: CFSP - Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies to which the freezing of funds and economic resources applies - Whether the applicant's name remains on the list - Error of assessment - Non-contractual liability - Injury to reputation and to the presumption of innocence - Non-material damage - Actual damage - Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s destabilising activities
- Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s destabilising activities
- Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons
- Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia
- Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
- Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
- Answer given by Ms Albuquerque to a MEP written question - Billions of euro in cash sent from EU banks to Russia before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine
- Answer given by Ms Albuquerque to a MEP written question - Russian shadow fleet and oil imports
- Europe has to back its new defence start-ups - Cheaper and quicker-to-produce weapons are needed to deter Russia and other threats - Financial Times
