COMPETITION
- Judgment of the General Court of 25 March 2026 in Case T-313/21, SAS Cargo Group A/S and Others Vs. European Commission.
Re: Non-contractual liability - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for airfreight - Reduction of the fine by the General Court - Refusal of the Commission to pay interest on the overpayment - Limitation period - Starting point of the limitation period - Interruption- Admissibility - Concept of ‘interest’ - Rate applicable - Judgment of the General Court of 25 March 2026 in Case T-310/21, Air Canada Vs. European Commission.
Re: Non-contractual liability - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for airfreight - Reduction of the fine by the General Court - Refusal of the Commission to pay interest on the overpayment - Limitation period - Starting point of the limitation period - Interruption - Admissibility - Concept of ‘interest’ - Rate applicable - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12378 - EFMS / GIC Acquirers / Kelda Group)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12247 - Orange / Masorange)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12260 - JP / Vos)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12153 - Aunde Group
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12216 - Domidep / Vitanas)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12281 - RCL Cruises / MSC Cruises / JV)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12243 - Five Arrows / DBAG / Totalmobile)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12315 - KKR / PAG / Sapporo Real Estate)
- Commission clears creation of joint venture by EPH and TotalEnergies (M.12302) - Midday Express
- Belgium - Notification of a concentration - CONC.CCS.26-0002: AGL-Remant/RAL
- France - Acquisition of the entertainment venue and exhibition centre management activities of the Fimalac group by the GL events group: the Autorité clears the transaction subject to commitments
- Slovak Republic - The PMÚ conducted inspections in the field of fiber-optic network construction
STATE AID
- Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.120665
- Commission approves €50 million Spanish State aid scheme to support decarbonisation of industrial process heat (SA.121923) - Midday Express
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Judgment of the General Court of 25 March 2026 in Case T-296/25, Director of the Mitnitsa Burgas Customs Office Vs. Lidikar OOD
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Customs Union - UCC - Import and export procedures - Importation of goods from Canada - Method for determining the customs value - Export price of the goods communicated by the Canadian authorities under an international customs cooperation agreement - Concept of “data available in the customs territory of the Union” - Reasonable means - Article 74(3) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 - Residual or “fallback” method - Article 144 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/709 of 24 March 2026 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1890 on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of unthreaded tube or pipe cast fittings of malleable cast iron originating in the People’s Republic of China
- Working documents of the TSD Expert Group - 10 February 2026
- EU negotiations of TSD Chapters & Implementation of TSD Chapters in EU FTAs - Overview of Economic Partnership Agreements as of 24 March 2026 (See the MAP)
- Report of the 22nd EU-Ukraine Intellectual Property Rights Dialogue - 06 November 2025
- Joint Minutes of the 11th Meeting EU-Moldova Customs Sub-Committee - 13 November 2025
- Joint Minutes of the 6th meeting EU-Armenia Sub-Committee on Geographical Indications - 17 June 2025
- Joint Report of the 7th meeting Canada-EU Dialogue on Biotech and Market Access Issues - 17 December 2025
- Minutes of the Seventh meeting of the EU-Japan EPA Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures - 03 December 2025
- Joint Minutes of the 7th Meeting of the Committee on Trade in Goods under the Agreement between the EU and Japan for an Economic Partnership - 30 January 2026
- The role of the WTO in EU trade: State of play ahead of MC14 - Study for the EP INTA Committee
- Call for evidence: Evaluation of the legislation on customs enforcement of IP rights - Evaluation - Feedback period: 23 March 2026 - 20 April 2026
CBAM
- Initial Appraisal of a European Commission Impact Assessment: "Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (revision)"
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Antici Group (Simplification: Omnibus IV: Digitalisation & Omnibus VIII: Environment) - 30 March 2026
- EU public procurement legislation: Implementation and upcoming review - See the EP Briefing
- Commissioners Hoekstra and Roswall to discuss future of EU cement industry - Midday Express
- EU countries fight Brussels over industrial planning rules - An effort to speed up the EU’s notoriously slow permitting rules has morphed into a debate about sovereignty - Politico.eu
DEFENCE
- Commission presents €115 million Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE) - See the Proposal and the FactSheet
- Remarks by EVP Virkkunen and Commissioner Kubilius on a new financial instrument to support the European defence industry
FINANCE
- Judgment of the General Court of 25 March 2026 in Case T-183/24, DP and DQ Vs. European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
Re: Action for damages - Non-contractual liability of the European Union - Origin of the dispute - Limitation period - Admissibility - Article 339 TFEU - Obligation to state reasons - Principle of good administration - Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights
- Public consultation: Suspension of the derivatives trading obligation under MiFIR for specific banks - Implementing regulation - Feedback period: 24 March 2026 - 21 April 2026
TAXATION
- Judgment of the General Court of 25 March 2026 in Case T-221/25, TUI Belgium NV and Others Vs. the Belgian State
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Taxation - Common system of VAT - Transactions subject to VAT - Supply of services for consideration - Exemptions - “Standstill” clause - Option for Member States to maintain certain taxes on a transitional basis - Article 28(3)(a) and (4) of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC and Article 370 of Directive 2006/112/EC - Services provided by travel agencies relating to trips taken outside the Union - Annex E, point 15, of the Sixth Directive 77/388 and Annex X, Part A, point 4, of Directive 2006/112 - Subsequent amendment of national legislation - No express derogation from the exemption
AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES
- Meeting of the “Agriculture and Fisheries” Council on 30 March 2026
- European dairy market situation – the need for a European response - Information from Belgium, supported by Bulgaria, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia
- Information point by the Commission on implementation dialogue on small-scale and coastal fisheries (24 November 2025) - Information Note
ENERGY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Energy - 31 March 2026
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment - 27 March 2026
- Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (Global) - 30 March 2026
- Agenda for: 34th meeting of the Working Group on Good Environmental Status (WG GES) - 27 April 2026
- Agenda for: 19th Meeting - Commission Expert Group on the Implementation of the Drinking Water Directive (EU) 2020/2184 - 23 April 2026
- Commission unlocks €2.7 billion for 54 clean industry projects under the Innovation Fund - Midday Express
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Judgment of the General Court of 25 March 2026 in Case T-359/21, ClientEarth AISBL Vs. European Commission.
Re: Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Documents concerning the active substances mancozeb and cypermethrin - Individual positions of the Member States in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed - Partial refusal of access - Article 4(2) and (3) of Regulation No 1049/2001 - Exception relating to the protection of the decision-making process - Exception relating to the protection of court proceedings - Overriding public interes - Commissioner Várhelyi to address patients' rights at cross-border healthcare conference - Midday Express
- European Region misses 1 in 5 TB cases: WHO Europe and ECDC published new joint surveillance report
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Agenda for: Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues - 30 March 2026
- EVP Virkkunen hosts Implementation Dialogue on EU Chips Act - Midday Express
- Digital Omnibus on AI - See the EP Briefing
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Europe’s digital sovereignty over Random Access Memory
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Meta’s revenue from scam advertising and possible unfair commercial practices
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- Commission registers European Citizens' Initiative on accessible and sustainable transport
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- EVP Fitto in Malta to discuss implementation of cohesion policy - Midday Express
- ECB - Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 20 March 2026
- Keynote speech by ECB's President Christine Lagarde: Navigating energy shocks: risks and policy responses
- Introductory statement by ECB's Piero Cipollone: The digital euro: preparing for a potential launch
- Presentation by ECB's Philip R. Lane: The outlook for the euro area economy
- Housing wealth and monetary policy transmission: cross-country evidence - ECB Working Paper Series No.3204
- Heatwaves, coldwaves, floods, and droughts: the short-term impact of extreme weather events on economic activity - ECB Working Paper Series No.3203
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Commissioner Kos visits Montenegro to show support for the country's EU accession path - Midday Express
- Commission launches process for the EU to become founding member of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine - Midday Express
