COMPETITION
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10817 – Advent / DEM Business / HPM Business)
- Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google over abusive practices in online advertising technology – IP/23/3207, Remarks by EVP Vestager
- Commission closes antitrust investigation in the water infrastructure – Midday Express
- Commission closes antitrust investigation in the wood pulp sector (AT.40763) – Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of Bio-Oils Huelva and Bio Waste Trading by CEPSA (M.11101) – Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of joint control of Ayosa Hoteles, Evertmel and Jamaica Devco by Melia Hotels International and Silver Fawn (M.11102) – Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of Focus by CD&R and Stone Point (M.11094) – Midday Express
- Competition: ESA adopts revised Informal Guidance Notice
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Information Note – Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items: Information on measures adopted by Member States in conformity with Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 22 and 23.
- EU moves forward with Critical Minerals Agreement negotiations with the US – IP/23/3214
INTERNAL MARKET, INDUSTRY & RESEARCH
- Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth and Technical Harmonisation – 26 and 28 June 2023
- InvestEU: EIF provides €50 million to illimity Bank to support SMEs’ green and digital transition in Italy – IP/23/3304
FINANCIAL SERVICES
- Capital markets union: Council agrees its negotiating mandate on the listing act
- EU law does not preclude, in the event of the annulment of a mortgage loan agreement vitiated by unfair terms, the consumers from seeking compensation from the bank going beyond reimbursement of the monthly instalments paid (See CPR No 99/2023 – Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-520/21, Bank M. (Conséquences de l’annulation du contrat))
AGRICULTURE FISHERIES
- Overfishing: according to Advocate General Ćapeta, the Common Fisheries Policy Basic Regulation requires the Council to fix fishing limits at sustainable levels from the year 2020 (See CPR No 103/2023 – Opinion of the Advocate General in the Case C-330/22, Friends of the Irish Environment (Possibilités de pêche supérieures à zéro)
EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY
- The freedom of movement for workers precludes the legislation of a Member State, which makes compensation conditional on the imposition of an isolation measure by its own administrative authorities (See CPR No 100/2023 – Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-411/22 , Thermalhotel Fontana – Social security for migrant workers)
- Youth and sport: European Commission and the Ministry for Youth and Sport of Ukraine further enhance cooperation – IP/23/3262
ENERGY
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1162 of 6 June 2023 on interoperability requirements and non-discriminatory and transparent procedures for access to metering and consumption data
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Outcome of the Triple Conference of the Parties to the Basel (COP 16), Rotterdam (COP 11) and Stockholm (COP 11) Conventions (Geneva, 1 – 12 May 2023) – Information from the Presidency and the Commission
- EU Cohesion Policy: Waste management capacity has improved in Malta thanks to EU funds – Midday Express
- Ecodesign: new EU rules to make sustainable products the norm – See the EP Statement
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- The Council adopts its negotiating mandate for a new EU law on liability for defective products
- Commissioner Kyriakides in Malta to focus on EU pharmaceutical policy – Midday Express
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
DATA PRIVACY CYBERSECURITY
- Advocate General Medina: a data subject must have available to it a judicial remedy against an independent supervisory authority where he or she exercises his or her rights through that authority (See CPR No 104/2023 – Opinion of the Advocate General in the Case C-333/22, Ligue des droits humains (Vérification du traitement des données par l’autorité de contrôle)
- Advocate General Rantos: Europol and a Member State in which damage occurred in relation to unlawful data processing can be jointly and severally liable (See CPR No 102/2023 – Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-755/21 P, Kočner v EUROPOL)
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- Definitive dismissal of the actions brought by British citizens challenging the loss of their rights as EU citizens as a result of Brexit
(See CPR No 101/2023 – Judgments of the Court of Justice in Cases C-499/21 P, C-501/21 P, C-502/21 P, Silver and Others Vs. Council)
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Statement by President von der Leyen with Chilean President Boric
- Syria: EU holds VII Brussels Conference on ‘Supporting the future of Syria and the region’ – IP/23/3257
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