COMPETITION
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11203 – PAI Partners / ECF)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11145 – Scania / Sennder / JV)
- Commission clears joint venture between Santander Consumer Leasing and Ethias (M.11197) – Midday Express
- Furniture retailer XXXLutz sees EU clearance decision for Home24 acquisition published – See Case M.10969
- Belgium – Notification of a concentration MEDE-CC-23/0013: BelOrta CV / Belgische Fruitveiling CV
- Romania – Competition Council assesses the takeover of Nastimed by Dohotariu Family
- Romania – Competition Council examines the transaction by which General Vending Ro SRL intends to take over D.A.I.R. Comexim 2000 SRL
- UK – CMA: Open consultation – Review of the competition concurrency arrangements
- UK – CMA update on work in housing sector – CMA publishes progress update on consumer protection work in private rented housing and housebuilding market study
STATE AID
- Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU – Cases where the Commission raises no objections
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Draft Recommendation by MEP Daniel Caspary on the draft Council decision on the Conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand – Deadline for tabling amendments : 21-09-2023
- Draft Report by MEP Daniel Caspary containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand – Deadline for tabling amendments : 21-09-2023
- Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s Meeting with European Commission EVP Valdis Dombrovskis
- EUROFER welcomes the initiations of two anti-circumvention investigations on imports of stainless steel cold rolled flat products and the immediate registration of imports from Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam
- Australia wants EU investment in critical minerals, but first a free trade agreement – Reuters
- WTO issues panel report regarding Chinese duties on Australian barley
- WTO – Goods barometer signals upturn in trade backed by strong auto demand
- WTO – DG Okonjo-Iweala to G20: time to roll up our sleeves and deliver at MC13
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question – Implementation of Directive 2014/24/EU (Public Procurement Directive) – Increase of thresholds for public contracts
- EU due diligence proposal raises hope for activists, worries foreign companies (Euractiv.com)
FINANCIAL SERVICES
- Efama responds to ESMA Consultation Paper on Draft Regulatory Technical Standards under the Revised ELTIF Regulation – See the Press Release
AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES
ENERGY
- Minutes of the 9th EU Energy Platform Industry Advisory Group meeting – 13 July 2023
- Call for evidence – Ecodesign – electronic displays (review of requirements) – Regulation – Feedback period: 24 August 2023 – 21 September 2023
- Call for evidence – Energy labelling – electronic displays (review of requirements) – Delegated regulation – Feedback period : 24 August 2023 – 21 September 2023
- Energy Community Secretariat starts cooperation with Ukrhydronergo in seeking recovery of damages caused by Russia’s attacks
- Is the EU waking up to the strategic importance of ethanol? – See ePURE Statement
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Agenda for: 16th Meeting of the Horizon Europe Programme Committee – the European Innovation Council (EIC) and European Innovation Ecosystems – 14 September 2023
- Minutes of the Expert Group on Waste – Implementation of the proposed Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries – 06 July 2023
- Opinion by MEP Salvatore DE Meo on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC
- Call for evidence – Procedure for the approval and certification of innovative technologies for reducing CO2 emissions from cars and vans – Implementing regulation – Feedback period: 23 August 2023 – 20 September 2023
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1656 of 16 June 2023 amending Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the listing of pesticides and industrial chemicals
- JBCE’s Environment & Energy Committee submitted its views following the call for comments on the draft screening report on the presence and risk of the four phenolic benzotriazoles (UV-328 and others) in articles
- Dutch government nominates foreign minister as EU commissioner – Wopke Hoekstra faces tough parliamentary approval hearing over his time as finance minister – Financial Times & Politico.eu
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Agenda for: Medical Device Coordination Group – International Matters Working Group – Stakeholder and Regulators Only Sessions – 11 September 2023
- European Health Union: Commission authorises first vaccine to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections – Midday Express
- Safety Gate: the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products – Published on 25 August 2023 – Report-2023-34
- ECDC – Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and supply of substances of human origin in the EU/EEA – Third update
- ECDC – Anthrax – Annual Epidemiological Report for 2021
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- EU Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act explained
- Tech giants race to alter online operations as EU digital rules bite – Social media groups restrict personalised ads in scramble to comply with landmark legislation – Financial Times
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- EU cohesion policy: €411 million from European funds for the Murcia-Almeria high-speed rail link – Midday Express
- Bulgaria: suspected irregularities of over €140 million in railway infrastructure project – Olaf Press Release No.14/23
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- NextGenerationEU: Sweden submits request to modify recovery and resilience plan and add a REPowerEU chapter – Midday Express
- Exchange rate misalignment and external imbalances: what is the optimal monetary policy response? – ECB Working Paper Series No.2843
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Agenda for: EP AFET Committee – 30 & 31 August 2023
- North Korea: G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the launch using ballistic missile technology
UK/EU RELATIONS
- EU interest in UK wanes as commissioner goes green – Deals struck with Brussels on financial services and migration will be useful but small – Financial Times
- UK to confirm further delay to post-Brexit border controls – Checks on food and fresh products pushed back for fifth time owing to inflation fears – Financial Times
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