June 04, 2024

Europe Daily News, 04 June 2024

Corrigendum to the Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11535 - APG Asset Management / Stonepeak / Eunetworks)
Commission clears the acquisition of Beautynova by PAI Partners and Bluegem Capital (M.11528) - Midday Express
Commission clears creation of joint venture by Hydro and Northvolt (M.11472) - Midday Express
Commission clears the acquisition of Gruppo LTC by Nexans (M.11488) - Midday Express
Austria - Acerinox/Haynes merger: Acerinox withdraws the notification - see Case BWB/Z-6531
Bulgaria: The Commission on Protection of Competition conducted inspections in the offices of retailers of construction machinery
France: The Autorité de la concurrence has fined four cartels in the pre-cast concrete products sector. Eleven companies have been fined a total of €76,645,000
Lithuania - The Supreme Administrative Court says Ccartelist Sotėja received adequate fine of 40000 euros
Lithuania - The Competition Council concluded its investigation and sent a Statement of Objections to Giantera and to other companies distributing food supplements and cosmetics products
Spain - The CNMC investigates several companies for a possible allocation of tenders issued by AENA for the lease of facilities intended for fixed-base operators (FBOs) at airports

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.107520 & SA.112539
Commission approves Italian State aid scheme to support electricity production from renewable energy sources (SA.105880)
Commission approves €30 million Italian State aid scheme to support the establishment of new air routes from and to Sardinia (SA.111720) - Midday Express

Agenda for: Meeting of the Working Party on Dual Use Goods - 11 June 2024
Agenda for: Meeting of the Trade Policy Committee (Deputy Members) - 06 June 2024
EU request for consultations with the Republic of Colombia on Frozen Fries - 31 May 2024
CBAM and developing countries/LDCs - see the FactSheet
Study in support of an ex-post evaluation of the CETA between the European Union and its Member States and Canada - Inception Report & Annexes - 01 May 2024
DG Taxud - Starting from 3 June 2024, the EU’s customs pre-arrival safety and security system – Import Control System 2 (ICS2) – enters into the next phase of implementation
WTO - DG Okonjo-Iweala meets Kazakh President, attends Central Asia Trade Policy Forum in Almaty
Beijing returns fire against Washington and Brussels Premium content - The EU’s carefully calibrated disputes of the past have become clumsier - Financial Times
China-made EVs registered in Europe jump almost a quarter this year - Increase despite looming threat of higher tariffs on battery-run cars made in Asian country - Financial Times

Agenda for: Working Party on Intellectual Property - 10 June 2024
Agenda for: Committee on market surveillance and compliance of products - 27 June 2024

CHEMICAL

Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - The PFAS restriction proposal and the safety of European patients

The EBA and ESMA invite comments on the review of the investment firms prudential framework
ESAs publish templates and tools for voluntary dry run exercise to support the DORA implementation

Commission Recommendation (EU) 2024/1590 of 28 May 2024 on transposing Articles 8, 9 and 10 on the energy saving obligation’s provisions of the Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency
Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Gas storage levy

Meeting of the Expert Group on Forest and Forestry Stakeholder Platform - 23 April 2024
Presentations - Commission's Expert Group on Circular Economy and Sustainable Production and Consumption - 15 May 2024
Europe’s steelmakers risk missing climate targets despite billions in subsidies - Environmental campaigners warn that the industry must speed up plans to decarbonise - Financial Times

Agenda for: Working Party on Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices - 10 June 2024
Agenda for: Meeting of the GPSR Committee -13 June 2024
Answer given by Mr Wojciechowski to a MEP written question - Use of eggs in processed foods – a level playing field
Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question - Spain’s persistent violation of EU animal welfare provisions and laws
Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question - Legislative proposals on harmonised animal welfare rules relating to turkeys

Commission services and ERGA partner in support of Digital Services Act enforcement - Midday Express
Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Review of the Web Accessibility Directive

EDPS Guidelines on generative AI: embracing opportunities, protecting people
Opinion 10/2024 on the draft decision of the competent supervisory authority of Sweden regarding the approval of the requirements for accreditation of a certification body pursuant to Article 43.3 (GDPR)
Opinion 9/2024 on the draft decision of the Romanian Supervisory Authority regarding the Processor Binding Corporate Rules of the Genpact Group

EU Civil Protection Forum assesses how to improve EU crisis response
Fighting drug trafficking and organised crime - priorities and actions taken during the Belgian Presidency - Progress report
Germany leads rebellion against EU foreign influence law - Opposing countries argue bill mirrors Russia-inspired crackdown on civil rights groups - Financial Times

Statement by the HR/VP on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1339 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela

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