COMPETITION
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10969 – XXXLUTZ / Home24)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10896 – Orange/Masmovil /JV)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11023 – ADP / JCDecaux / Media Aeroports de Paris JV)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11048 – Macquarie / BCI / EKU Energy)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11002 – BDT Capital Partners / M+W Group / Exyte)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11039 – Ermenegildo Zegna / The Estee Lauder Companies / Tom Ford International)
- Commission clears acquisition of Noatum by ADP (M.11014) – Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of sole control of Midsona by Stena (M.11035) – Midday Express
- Commission authorises the acquisition of joint control of the Saur Group by PGGM, DIF and EFMS (M.11040) – Midday Express
- Romania – The Competition Council is examining the transaction by which MOL RES Investments Zrt., Riverland Magántőkealap and Főnix Magántőkealap intend to acquire ALTEO Energy Services Plc. of Hungary
- Romania – Farmers and producers better protected by Regulation targeting unfair agri-food trade Practices
STATE AID
- Commission approves amendment to 2022-2027 regional aid map for Croatia (SA.106113) – Midday Express
- Commission approves €1.75 million Slovenian scheme to support the apple and pear production sector in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine (SA.106497) – Midday Express
- Answer given by EVP Vestager to a MEP written question – Forestry and State aid rules
- Answer given by EVP Vestager to a MEP written question – State aid to regional airports in Belgium
- Answer given by EVP Vestager to a MEP written question – Revision of the de minimis aid ceiling for island-based companies
TRADE & CUSTOMS
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth (Industry) – 20 March 2023
- Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth (Internal Market) – 17 March 2023
- Commissioner Breton visits Bulgaria to discuss industrial ramp-up of EU ammunition production – Midday Express
- Northvolt: the Swedish start-up charging Europe’s battery ambitions – Financial Times
TAXATION
- Answer given by Mr Gentiloni to a MEP written question -Timeline for a proposal for a Council directive on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco-related products
AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES
- Evidence to Action: Gender equality and gender mainstreaming in the COVID-19 recovery – EIGE report
- EU job seeker’s aid worth €1.9m for 559 dismissed workers in Belgium – See the Resolution
ENERGY
- Minutes of: EU Energy Platform Industry Advisory Group – 21 February 2023
- Commission proposes reform of the EU electricity market design to boost renewables, better protect consumers and enhance industrial competitiveness – IP/23/1591, QaA, FactSheet & Opening remarks by Commissioner Simson
– Proposal for an amending Regulation to improve the Union’s electricity market design
– Proposal for an amending Regulation to improve the Union’s protection against market manipulation in the wholesale energy market
– Staff Working Document on the electricity market design reform
– Recommendation and Staff Working Document on storage - Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question – Negative impact of the Commission’s proposal for a revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
- Brussels at odds over funding rules for nuclear power – Brussels at odds over funding rules for nuclear power – Financial Times
- Brussels warns Germany against electricity subsidy for industry – EU commissioner urges Berlin to back use of long-term contracts to reduce volatility in electricity market – Financial Times
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Agenda for: Council of the European Union (Environment) – 16 March 2023
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MEPs back plans for a climate neutral building sector by 2050 – See the Resolution
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Parliament adopts new carbon sinks goal that increases EU 2030 climate ambition – See the Resolution
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Climate change: Parliament votes to reduce member states’ emissions by 40% – The new Effort Sharing Regulation – See the Resolution
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Circular Economy: Commission consults on the evaluation of the Ship Recycling Regulation (Consultation period:15 March 2023 – 07 June 2023)
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Main results – Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council (HEALTH) – 14 March 2023
- ECDC – Botulism cases in Europe following medical interventions with botulinum neurotoxin
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- EU contributes to greener mobility with €189 million for hydrogen charging points and refuelling stations – Midday Express
- InvestEU supports sustainable transport in Italy: €3.4 billion to modernise the Palermo-Catania railway line – IP/23/1651
- DiscoverEU: Applications are open for 35,000 young people to receive a free travel pass – IP/23/1643
DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- Managing migration: new initiatives to strengthen European integrated border management and expedite returns – IP/23/1629 & Communication
- Commissioner Johansson visits Serbia to strengthen migration and border management cooperation – Midday Express
- Commissioner Reynders in Greece to discuss the Rule of Law Report and other justice matters – Midday Express
- Speech by President von der Leyen at the EP Plenary on International Women’s Day
EURO, ECB & ECONOMY
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- Speech by President von der Leyen at the EP Plenary on the preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 March 2023
- Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda urged the EU to continue supporting Ukraine in its fight for freedom and to keep its doors open to Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine.
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Agenda for: EU-Albania Stabilisation and Association Council, 16 March 2023
- Agenda for: EU – North Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Council, 17 March 2023
- Council Decision on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the EU, within the Cooperation Council established by the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Iraq, of the other part, in relation to the establishment of a Sub-Committee on Development Cooperation and the adoption of its terms of reference
- Draft Decision No 3/2023 of the EU-Iraq Cooperation Council on the setting up of a specialised Sub-Committee on Development Cooperation and the adoption of its terms of reference
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/580 of 14 March 2023 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
- Statement by the HR/VP Borrell on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries updating the list of persons, groups and entities on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism
- Statement by the HR/VP Borrell on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine
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Global Gateway: EU, Latin America and Caribbean partners launch in Colombia the EU-LAC Digital Alliance – IP/23/1598
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Commission publishes the General Report 2022: EU’s solidarity in action at the time of geopolitical challenges – Midday Express
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HR/VP Borrell and Commissioner Várhelyi in Albania and North Macedonia for the bilateral Stabilisation and Association Councils – Midday Express
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