COMPETITION
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12216 - Domidep / Vitanas)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12243 - Five Arrows / DBAG / TotalMobile)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12246 - Apollo Funds / Club Atlético de Madrid)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12256 - Sojitz Corporation / Nexus)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12142 - MOH / GEK Terna / NRG / Heron)
- Commission clears acquisition of K&P by Kipema and Trane Technologies (M.12241) - Midday Express
- Italy - Amazon has had an Italian antitrust fine reduced to €752.4 million, the AGCM announced - See Bollettino 2/2026, page 5
- Spain - The CNMC fines the company I.C.O.N. € 1million and prohibits it from participating in public contracts for five months
- UK - The CMA has published updated guidance to accompany the amended Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption
STATE AID
- Communication from the Commission – Guidelines on the application of certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European Parliament and of the Council on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market
- Spain - Public aid decreased in Spain in 2023 for the first time since 2019
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Minutes of the Sixth meeting of the Customs Programme Committee - 04 December 2025 (draft multiannual work programme (MAWP) 2026-2027)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/71 of 12 January 2026 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of barium carbonate originating in the People’s Republic of China and India
- The lists of autonomous tariff suspension and quotas of the Union were updated as of 1st of January 2026
- Report of the 8th EU-Lebanon Joint Working Group on Trade and Investment - 27 November 2025
- Answer given by Mr Hansen to a MEP written question - Stopping unfair competition from Chinese agri-food products for regional businesses
- Answer given by Mr Kadis to a MEP written question - Imports of IUU fishery products from China
- Trade between EU member states is slowing, data shows - Findings reinforce warnings from policymakers such as Christine Lagarde that internal market has ‘stood still’ - Financial Times
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/80 of 12 January 2026 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1586 as regards the harmonised standard for gardening shredders and chippers
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/79 of 12 January 2026 amending Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/165 as regards harmonised standards for seamless steel tubes, butt-welding pipe fittings, copper and copper alloys, unfired pressure vessels, flanges and their joints, industrial valves, and safety devices for protection against excessive pressure, drafted in support of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
- EVP Séjourné convenes the first General Assembly of the Critical Chemicals Alliance - Midday Express
- Accelerating the race to reskill Europe’s automotive workforce: ACEA and Adecco Group unveil landmark analysis
AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES
- EU Bioeconomy Strategy: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries issues: Presentation by the Commission & Exchange of views
- Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee for the Common Organisation Agricultural Markets - Horizontal Questions - 09 December 2025
ENERGY
- EBB publishes position on benefits of first-generation biodiesel
- How the west fell behind in the green tech race - European companies pioneered much of the technology used in renewables, but have they left it too late to compete with China? - Financial Times
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Convention to Combat Desertification 23rd session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 23) (Panama City, Panama, 1–5 December 2025) - Statements by the EU and its Member States
- Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - Future of the LIFE programme in the next multiannual financial framework and implications for national nature restoration plans
- Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - EUDR – EU regulation intended to protect forests but that may stifle small businesses
- Investing in climate adaptation strengthens European competitiveness - See EEA Briefing
PFAS
- New EU-wide protections against PFAS in drinking water come into effect - The rules are the first time systematic monitoring of 'forever chemicals' in drinking water is to be implemented in the EU
- The Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their role as enablers in the competitiveness of European industry - See the EP Study for the ITRE Committee
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/78 of 12 January 2026 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use in cosmetic products of certain substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction
- Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances at work - See the EP Briefing
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Agenda for: 113th EDPB plenary meeting - 15 January 2026
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Antici Group (Simplification: Omnibus VII: Digital Omnibus) - 16 January 2026
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - ‘Moderating the moderation’ of YouTube content
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- International central bankers on the statement by Federal Reserve Chair Powell on 11 January 2026
- ECB - Households and non-financial corporations in the euro area: third quarter of 2025
- ECB - Euro area quarterly balance of payments and international investment position: third quarter of 2025
- A monetary policy perspective on the euro area fiscal reaction function - ECB Working Paper Series No.3172
- Structural drivers of growth at risk: insights from a VAR-quantile regression approach - ECB Working Paper Series No.3171
- Tracking trade in real time: augmenting the nowcasting toolkit with satellite data - ECB Economic Bulletin Issue 8, 2025
