COMPETITION
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11099 – Cinven / MBCC Divestment Business)
- Commission clears creation of three joint ventures by IB vogt and Ayala Group (M.11046) – Midday Express
- Germany – Meta (Facebook) introduces new accounts center – an important step in the implementation of the Bundeskartellamt’s decision
- Luxembourg – Competition Authority launches a market study into the blockchain sector
- UK – CMA: Full Text Decision – Completed acquisitions by Medivet Group Limited of multiple independent veterinary businesses – CMA/11/23
STATE AID
- Judgment of the General Court of 07 June 2023 in Case T-322/22, Unsa Énergie Vs. European Commission
Re: State aid – Regulated tariffs for the sale of electricity in France – Increase in the ceiling for regulated access to historical nuclear electricity – Rejection of a complaint – Article 1(h) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 – Trade union organisation – Concept of ‘interested party
- Industry welcomes expected improvements to Foreign Subsidies Regulation Implementation
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Deputy Members) – 08 June 2023
- Agenda for: 9th meeting of the EU-KOREA Intellectual Property Dialogue – 08 June 2023
- Joint Minutes: 3rd Meeting of the Committee on Intellectual Property under the Agreement between the EU and Japan for an Economic Partnership – 19 January 2023
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) /… imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1102 of 6 June 2023 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in India following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1103 of 6 June 2023 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in India following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council
- Answer given by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis to a MEP written question – Grain from Ukraine
- EU to prioritise Mercosur deal, establish closer ties with Latin America – Euractiv.com
INTERNAL MARKET, INDUSTRY & RESEARCH
- Notification to the Joint Sectoral Committee by the European Union under Article 7 of the Sectoral Annex on Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) of the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America
- Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question – Risks arising from the increase in demand for cobalt
CHEMICAL
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- The Batman logo: the evidence submitted to the General Court is not sufficient to show that the EU trade mark representing a bat in an oval surround was devoid of distinctive character on the date of filing of the application for registration (See CPR Nº 92/2023 – Judgment of the General Court in Case T-735/21, Aprile and Commerciale Italiana Vs. EUIPO – DC Comics (Représentation d’une chauve-souris dans un cadre ovale)
FINANCIAL SERVICES
AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES
- Answer given by Mr Wojciechowski to a MEP written question – Marketing of olives via oil mills in Spain and implementation of EU law
- Answer given by Mr Wojciechowski to a MEP written question – Consequences for European food security of a total ban on Belarusian potash imports
EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY
- Report on the European instrument for Temporary Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) following the COVID-19 outbreak pursuant to Article 14 of Council Regulation (EU) 2020/672 SURE after its sunset: final bi-annual report
ENERGY
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) …/… of 5.6.2023 on the methodology to determine the share of biofuel and biogas for transport, produced from biomass being processed with fossil fuels in a common process
- Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question – Nuclear safety violations at Astravets Nuclear Power Plant unit 2
- EU4Energy in collaboration with EU Neighbours East launches second series of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency campaign for children
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (Global) – 14 June 2023)
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Agenda for: Meeting of Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed – Section: “Novel Food and Toxicological safety of the food chain” – 12 June 2023
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1110 of 6 June 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1101 of 6 June 2023 refusing to authorise a health claim made on foods and referring to children’s development and health
- European Health Union: a new comprehensive approach to mental health – IP/23/3050, Communication & Remarks by VP Schinas and Commissioner Kyriakides
- SCHEER – Minutes of the Working Group Meeting on protection of Animals of 12 April 2023
- Data on cross-border patient healthcare following Directive 2011/24/EU for reference year 2021
- EFSA – Pest survey card on Lopholeucaspis japonica and on Cryphonectria parasitica
- EFSA – Modification of the existing MRLs and setting of import tolerances for fluopyram in various crops
- EFSA – Assessment of GM maize Bt11 × MIR162 × MIR604 × MON 89034 × 5307 × GA21 and 30 sub-combinations, for food and feed uses, under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 (application EFSA‐GMO‐DE‐2018‐149)
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
DATA PRIVACY CYBERSECURITY
- Summary of the Opinion of the EDPS on the Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation
- Summary of the Opinion of the EDPS on the negotiating mandate to conclude an international agreement on the exchange of personal data between Europol and Ecuadorian law enforcement authorities
- Summary of the Opinion of the EDPS on the negotiating mandate to conclude an international agreement on the exchange of personal data between Europol and Brazilian law enforcement authorities
- Summary of the Opinion of the EDPS on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licenses, amending Directive (EU) 2022/2561 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Repealing Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1111 of 6 June 2023 amending Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 as regards the list of air carriers banned from operating or subject to operational restrictions within the Union
- Rail transport: passengers to enjoy better protection and smoother travel experience – Midday Express
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- Agenda for: Justice & Home Affairs Council – 08 & 09 June 2023
– Overview of the current legislative proposals under the Swedish Presidency
- Commissioners Reynders, Johansson and Dalli are to attend the upcoming Justice and Home Affairs Council on 8 and 9 June – Midday Express
- Criminal money: Council and European Parliament reach deal on access to financial information
- Proposal for a Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 – 4 column-table
- UK ‘failed to comply’ with post-Brexit deal on EU citizens’ status, says watchdog – Monitoring authority calls out delays to issuing of interim papers to residency applicants – Financial Times
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- EU budget 2024: Enabling Europe to address its priorities – IP/23/3062, QaA & Documents
- NextGenerationEU: Spain submits request to revise recovery and resilience plan and add a REPowerEU chapter – Midday Express
- SSM: Update to the rotation scheme of the Single Supervisory Mechanism Mediation Panel
- ECB – Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises: strong tightening in perceived financing conditions amid continued rise in turnover – See the Survey
- Speech by Luis de Guindos: Banking Union and Capital Markets Union: high time to move on
- Interview with Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Wouter Vervenne and Kris van Hamme on 31 May 2023
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
EU INVASION OF UKRAINE
- Restrictive measures against Belarus: the General Court dismisses the action brought by Mr Aleksandr Vasilevich Shakutin against the restrictive measures imposed on him (See CPR Nº 91/2023 – Judgment of the General Court in Case T-141/21, Shakutin Vs. Council)
- Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 in Case T-581/21 – Siarhei Skryba Case T-582/21 – Siarhei Rubnikovich, and Case T-583/21 – Aliaksandr Bakhanovich Vs. Council of the European Union
Re: CFSP – Restrictive measures taken on account of the situation in Belarus – Freezing of funds – Lists of persons, entities and bodies to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources and the ban on entry into, or transit through, the territory of the Union apply – Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists – Collective nature of a penalty – Obligation to state reasons – Error of assessment – Proportionality
- Ukraine: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič on the destruction of the Kakhovka dam
- Ukraine: EU mobilising support to after the Kakhovka dam destruction – Midday Express
- Western leaders accuse Russia of war crime over dam destruction – Moscow used the dam as a ‘weapon of war,’ German Foreign Minister Baerbock says – Politico.eu
