COMPETENCE
- Pprior notification of a concentration (Case M.10993 – T-Mobile Asutria Holding / Meridiam Investment / JV)
- Pprior notification of a concentration (Case M.11024 – Geodis International / Trans-O-Flex Express)
- R.omania – The Competition Council is examining the transaction by which Cemacon SA (Pavăl Holding Group), intends to acquire Euro Cărămida SA (ceramic block producers)
- SErbia – The Commission for the Protection of Competition has officially launched an investigation for infringement of competition against the company VAILLANT doo
- youK – CMA notifies proposal to accept final commitments and requests comments by 5:00 pm on February 16, 2023 (Sika AG / MBCC Group merger)
- youK – Child Social Care: CMA recommendations accepted by the UK government
STATE AID
- SState aid: the Court partially annuls the decision of the Commission on the ‘Spanish Tax Lease System’ (See CPR Nº 21/2023 – Judgment of the Court of Justice in joined cases C-649/20 P, C-658/20 P, C-662/20 P, Spain v. Commission)
- meLAC Surveillance Body – State aid – Decision not to raise objections
- meLAC Surveillance Body – State aid – Decision not to raise objections
- northorway: Efficient competition is good industrial policy – The EU is relaxing its state aid rules and the ESA often does the same. This makes effective competition policy more important than ever.
TRADE AND CUSTOMS
- Aagenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Experts – Services and Investments) – February 08, 2023
- C.omission of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/215 of February 1, 2023, which corrects the Spanish version of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1100, which establishes a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collects the duty provisional provision on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Turkey
- AAnswer given by Mr. Gentiloni to a written question from the MEP: fresh garlic fraudulently imported from China under the heading of frozen in the customs code
- youK – Government accepts recommendation to maintain measures on imports of Continuous Fiberglass from China
- WTO – Exports of intermediate goods register sustained growth in the second quarter of 2022 – See Information Note
INTERNAL MARKET AND INDUSTRY
- EITHERopinion of Advocate General Emiliou of February 2, 2023 in case C‑543/21, Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb eV v. family-Handelsmarkt Kiel GmbH & Co. KG
Re: Preliminary ruling procedure – Sale price – Beverages and yoghurts sold in returnable containers on which a refundable deposit is charged – National regulations that oblige merchants to indicate the amount of the deposit separately from the price of the product itself and that prohibits the expression of the total amount indicated - PPublic subsidies paid to confessional private schools may be reserved for churches and religious societies recognized by the Member State in question (See CPR No. 20/2023 – Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-372/21, Freikirche der Siebenten-Tags -Adventist in Germany)
- Aagenda for: Working Group on Technical Harmonization (Hazardous Substances – Chemicals) – February 6, 2023
- SUBWAYMinutes of: 10th meeting of the Group of Experts “Restitution of Cultural Assets” – December 8, 2022
- meP Committee IMCO: EU Strategy for Circular and Sustainable Textiles – February 6, 2023
– Amendment and draft opinion by Anne-Sophie Pelletier MEP
FINANCIAL SERVICES
- Aagenda for: Financial Advisors Working Group – February 07, 2023
- meSMA publishes data for calculations of systematic internalizers
- meSMA issues Opinion on the perimeter of the trading venue
TAXES
- EITHERopinion of the General Advocate Athanasios Rantos of February 2, 2023 in case C-615/21, Napfény-Toll Kft. v. Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Fellebbviteli Igazgatósága
Re: Preliminary ruling procedure – National tax procedure – VAT – National legislation that provides for the suspension of the limitation period of the right to tax, within the framework of judicial control, without a time limit, regardless of the number of repeated tax procedures – Principles of legal certainty and effectiveness of Union law - EITHEROpinion of General Counsel Athanasios Rantos of February 2, 2023 in case C-833/21, Endesa Generación SA against Central Economic Administrative Court
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling – Taxation – Directive 2003/96/EC – Taxation of energy products and electricity – Article 14, paragraph 1, letter a) – Exemption for energy products and electricity used to produce electricity and for electricity used to maintain capacity to produce electricity – Member States’ power to derogate from this exemption for “reasons related to environmental protection” – National tax on coal used for electricity production – Environmental policy objectives – Assessment criteria
ENERGY
- Aagenda for: Energy Working Group – February 7, 2023
- ACER publishes its latest report on how electricity grid rates are set in Europe
- ACER Opinion on ENTSO-E Winter Outlook Highlights Importance of Keeping Electricity Flowing Across Borders
- AResponse given by Ms Simson to a written question from the MEP:
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
- Aagenda for: Working Group on the Environment – February 06, 2023
- D.draft report by MEP César Luena (ENVI) on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Nature Restoration – Amendments 2188 – 2345
- EITHEROpinion of MEP Sara Skyttedal (ITRE) on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 and repealing Regulation (EU) No º 517/2014
HEALTH, FOOD AND PRODUCT SAFETY
- C.omission adopts strict pesticide residue limits to protect pollinators – Midday Express
DIGITAL AND INFORMATION SOCIETY
DATA PRIVACY AND CYBERSECURITY
- Aschedule for: Att. Horizontal Working Group on Cyber Issues – February 3, 2023
- C.Cybersecurity: main and emerging threats – See MEP Statement
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE
ECB, EURO AND ECONOMY
- C.omission Execution Decision of 1.2.2023 on the authorization of the disbursement of the second tranche of non-reimbursable support and the second tranche of loan support for Portugal
- meCB – Euro Area Bank Interest Rate Statistics: December 2022
FUTURE OF EUROPE
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Aagenda for: Working Group of Foreign Relations Advisors (RELEX) – Horizontal Issues – February 3, 2023
- SSolomon Islands: Statement by the Spokesperson on the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- whatZakhstan-EU: Joint statement of the Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi and HR/VP Josep Borrell on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations
- meU and Nepal celebrate their 14th Joint Commission
- B.Beyond disinformation: EU responses to the threat of manipulation of foreign information
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
- youUkraine: College of Commissioners travels to Kyiv – IP/23/541
– EU sanctions against Russia after the invasion of Ukraine
– EU accession process – step by step
– Opinion of the European Commission on the application for membership of the EU (June 2022)
