COMPETITION
- Agenda for: Working Party on Competition - 12 March 2026
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12186 - GTCR / Zentiva)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12272 - EFMS / Desotec)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11939 - Frieslandcampina / Milcobel)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12329 - Aberdeen / Digital Bridge Group / Equans)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12323 - OP / Yanfeng / OP Target Companies / Yanfeng Target Companies)
- Commission clears creation of joint venture by sennder and LKWW (M.12245) - Midday Express
- Competition Merger Brief - Issue 1/2026 - M.11485 Brasserie Nationale / Boissons Heintz (27/02/2026)
- Commission published its decision clearing the takeover by NewPrincess of supermarket chain Carrefour’s Italian business - See Case M.12121
- Belgium - The Competition Authority confirms the opening of proceedings against Google in the online advertising sector
- Sony battles £2bn lawsuit claiming UK PlayStation users are overcharged for games - Financial Times
STATE AID
- Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections - SA.121011, SA.118977, SA.102731 & SA.120782
- Commission approves €1.1 billion French State aid scheme to support cleantech manufacturing capacity, in line with Clean Industrial Deal objectives (SA.120765)
- Commission approves €78 million Slovenian State aid scheme to support energy intensive companies and reduce carbon leakage (SA.120932) - Midday Express
- Commission opens in-depth State aid investigation into Romania's amended restructuring plan for CE Oltenia (SA.117913)
- Commission invites comments on draft new State aid General Block Exemption Regulation - From 25.02.2026 to 23.04.2026
- Call for evidence: State aid – regional aid maps for 2028-2034 - Communication - Feedback period: 23 February 2026 - 23 March 2026
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Working Party on Dual Use Goods - 11 March 2026
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Trade Policy Committee (Deputies) - 04 March 2026
- Agenda for: Advisory Committee on the implementation of activities relating to the Community market access strategy - 11 March 2026
- Minutes of the TBR Committee Meeting - 28 January 2026
- Request for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret of 10 December 2025 - Grotta Nuova Vs. Skatteministeriet Case T-903/25)
Re: CN code 9703 00 00, Regulation (EU) No 1101/2014, Common Customs Tariff, Council Directive 2006/112/EC - Draft Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
- “8507 60 10" Classification of lithium-ion battery cells
- "9405 21" Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources
- "9503 00 41 and 9503 00 49" Draft CNEN - Toys representing an animal or non-human creature - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/333 of 5 February 2026 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN: 6307 90 98)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/441 of 26 February 2026 making imports of new mobile cranes originating in the People’s Republic of China subject to registration with a view to allowing the levy of anti-dumping duties on the imports subject to registration
- Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - The United States’ ‘bully’ tactics at the International Maritime Organization meeting, and their effect on EU foreign policy
- French trade chief: EU should learn from Trump’s tariffs, not ‘get angry’ - Politico.eu
EU-SWITZERLAND
- EU and Switzerland sign broad package of agreements to deepen relationship - Q&A
- Statement by President von der Leyen with Swiss President Parmelin
EU-MERCOSUR
- Statement by President von der Leyen on the EU-Mercosur agreement
- 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 - See the Council Decision (EU) 2026/183 on the signing and provisional application
- Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, 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 - See the Council Decision (EU) 2026/185 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application
- Answer given by Mr Šefčovič to a MEP written question - Decision of the European Parliament and immediate suspension of the EU-Mercosur agreement
- EU farmers angry at Commission’s decision to provisionally apply trade agreement with Mercosur countries
- Open letter to the Council and Commission against provisional application of the EU-Mercosur agreement
- Mercosur gamble shows von der Leyen thinks she can go over France’s head - Politico.eu
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Main results of the Competitiveness Council (Internal market & Industry) - 26 February 2026
STEEL
- Research fund for coal and steel: Council adopts position to make steel and coal industries cleaner and more competitive
- Commission proposes €2 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support 507 dismissed Liberty Steel workers in Belgium
CHEMICALS
- Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the REACH/ chromium trioxide: C(2026) 982; C(2026) 869; C(2026) 867; C(2026) 889; C(2026) 852 & C(2026) 866
- Opinion by MEP Veronika Vrecionová on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products (COM(2025)0531 – C10-0143/2025 – 2025/0531(COD))
FINANCE
- Commission launches public consultation on private equity exits
- Minutes of the 29th meeting of the Committee on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing - 29th January 2026
- ESMA publishes the results of the annual transparency calculations for equity and equity-like instruments
TAXATION
- Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions (Indirect Taxation - VAT) - 04 March 2026
- Call for evidence on simplifying EU rules on direct taxation - New omnibus on direct taxation
ENERGY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Energy - 03 March 2026
- Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Constanța of 17 November 2025 – Rompetrol Energy SA and Rompetrol Quality Control SRL Vs. Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală, Ministerul Finanțelor – Direcția Generală de Soluționare a Contestațiilor, Administrația Județeană a Finanțelor Publice Constanța and Direcția Regională Antifraudă Fiscală 2 Constanța (Case C-731/25)
Re: Regulation (EU) 2022/1854, Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 (2) and Article 3(1) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, climate neutrality by 2050 - Commissioner Jørgensen in Azerbaijan to discuss energy security, diversification and clean energy transition - Midday Express
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Public consultation - Air quality – technical details for modelling applications and determining sampling points’ spatial representativeness - Implementing decision - Feedback period: 25 February 2026 - 25 March 2026
- Industrial transformation key to cutting emissions and pollution further in Europe’s energy-intensive industries - See the EEA Briefing
- The EU’s climate retreat problem: punishing early movers - Green transition pioneers complain they are paying price for rewarding industry laggards - Financial Times
EUROPEAN OCEAN DAYS
- Opening speech by President von der Leyen at the European Ocean Days
- President von der Leyen launches OceanEye and calls for an international alliance to reinforce global ocean observation and protection
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Regulation (EU) 2026/405 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2026 on detergents and surfactants, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004
- Answer given by Mr Várhelyi to a MEP written question - Export of banned toxic substances
- Food contact materials in the EU: State of play
SCHEER
- Minutes of the Working Group meeting on Brain Stimulators of 18 February 2026
- Mandate on Risk Assessment of Chemical Mixtures – Revision 20266
- Mandate on Emerging Risks – Revision 2026
EURO, ECB & ECONOMY
- Commission greenlights Slovenia's fifth payment request for €266.8 million under NextGenerationEU
- ECB Survey of Monetary Analysts (SMA), March 2026
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) - 04 & 06 March 2026
- Possible items for Commission agendas from 4 March 2026 to 27 May 2026
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Joint Statement by President von der Leyen and President Costa on developments in Iran
- Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on developments in the Middle East
- Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the escalation between Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Commissioners Síkela and Brunner visit Senegal to deepen strategic partnership on investments and security - Midday Express
- EU sanctions against terrorism: Council strengthens the scope of the EU Terrorist List and maintains all existing listings (26 February 2026) - See: Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/455 & Council Regulation (EU) 2026/456
EU/RUSSIA/UKRAINE
- Appeal brought on 15 January 2026 by Arina Evgheni Corşicova against the judgment of the General Court of 29 October 2025 in Case T-345/24, Corșicova Vs. Council (Case C-14/26 P)
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/489 of 26 February 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
- Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/490 of 26 February 2026 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
- Kyrgyzstan prepares to take EU to court over Russia sanctions - Central Asian country says it is ready to act if it is hit with secondary sanctions over alleged exports to Russia - Financial Times
