Europe Daily News, 17 June 2024

COMPETITION

• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11288 - Tapestry / Capri)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11493 - Würth Group / IDG01)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11567 - MSI / Finhold / Salcef)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11546 - Unicredit / Alpha Bank Romania)
• Commission clears acquisition of VeloBank by Cerberus (M.11522) - Midday Express
• Commission clears acquisition of euNetworks by APG AM and Stonepeak (M.11535) - Midday Express
• Action brought on 22 April 2024 - Apple and Apple Distribution International Vs. Commission (Case T-214/24)
  Re: annulment of the European Commission’s decision C(2024)785 final, reference DMA.100022, closing the market investigation opened by Decision C(2023)6077
• Germany - Bundeskartellamt has cleared the planned takeover of Olink Holding AB (publ), Sweden, a globally active biotechnology company, by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, USA.
• Iceland - Festi hf: Festi and the Icelandic Competition Authority reach a settlement regarding the acquisition of Lyfja

STATE AID

• Appeal brought on 16 April 2024 by European Commission against the judgment of the General Court of 07 February 2024 in Case T-146/22, Ryanair Vs. Commission (KLM II; COVID-19) (Case C-266/24 P)
• Appeal brought on 16 April 2024 by Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV against the judgment of the General Court of 07 February 2024 in Case T-146/22, Ryanair Vs. Commission (KLM II; COVID-19) (Case C-269/24 P)
• Appeal brought on 24 April 2024 by Société Air France and Air France-KLM against the judgment of the General Court of 7 February 2024 in Case T-146/22, Ryanair Vs. Commission (KLM II; COVID-19) - (Case C-289/24 P)
• Action brought on 24 April 2024 - Kerkosand Vs. Commission (Case T-216/24)
  Re: declare that the European Commission unlawfully failed to take the measures resulting from the judgment of the General Court in Case T-745/17 and to initiate the formal investigation procedure in State Aid Case SA.38121 [2016/FC] – Slovak Republic ‘Investment aid to the Slovak glass sand producer NAJPI a.s.’ under Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589
• Commission approves €570 million Italian State aid scheme to reduce emissions in ports (SA.105117)

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Working Party on Trade Questions - 19 June 2024
• Agenda for: Working Party on the United Kingdom - 18 June 2024
• Agenda for: 2nd meeting of the ‘Customs Code Committee - EU Single Window Environment for Customs’ section (CCC/SWEC/02) - 17 June 2024
• Note Verbale launching a "dispute settlement case" against Algeria to address several restrictions imposed on EU exports and investments
• Joint minutes and Conclusions - 9th meeting of the Republic of Moldova -European Union Customs Sub-Committee - 21 November 2023
• Report - Moldova - European Union Association Agreement - Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Sub-Committee - 6th October 2023
• Monthly information on imports from Moldova and from all third countries of agricultural products subject to Tariff Rate Quotas applicable to imports from Moldova under the EU‐Moldova Association Agreement - April 2024
• Monthly information on imports from Ukraine and from all third countries of agricultural products subject to Tariff Rate Quotas applicable to imports from Ukraine under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement - April 2024
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... of XXX amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761, (EU) 2020/1988 and (EU) 2023/2834 as regards tariff measures for certain agricultural products originating in or exported directly or indirectly from Belarus and Russia, and as regards the conversion rates for rice
• EU-US Trade and Technology Council: The end of the legislative cycle could mark a turning point - European Parliament: Think Tank:  Briefing
• Rachel Reeves to seek ‘improved’ UK-EU trade terms if Labour wins election - Shadow chancellor also wants to secure billions of pounds of investment via an international summit - Financial Times
• Europe must work out what role China will play in its decarbonisation agenda - Confusion over aims inevitably leads to confusion over means - Financial Times

INTERNAL MARKET INDUSTRY

• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on detergents and surfactants, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 - Mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament given by the Coreper
• Council adopts regulation on use of supercomputing in AI development

CHEMICAL

• Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Proposal for a basic regulation for the European Chemicals Agency

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• Agenda for: Working Party on Intellectual Property (Copyright) - 24 June 2024

FINANCE

• Request for a preliminary ruling from the Okrajno sodišče Vs. Mariboru (Slovenia) of 31 January 2024 - LH Vs. Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor d.d. (Case C-81/24, Jenec)
  Re: Article 16(4) of Directive 2014/92/EU, Directive (EU) 2015/849, OFAC, prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL AFFAIRS

• Agenda for: Meeting of the EPSCO Council - 20 June 2024
  - Information on the events organised by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
  - La Hulpe Declaration on the Future of the European Pillar of Social Rights: Endorsement & Statement by Ireland and by Hungary
  - Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment (Article 19) - Progress report

ENERGY

• Russia overtook US as gas supplier to Europe in May - Rise in market share highlights difficulty of weaning the region off Russian energy - Financial Times

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law) - General approach = Statement
• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive) - General approach Statement
• Waste framework directive: Council set to start talks on its revision
• Nature restoration law: Council gives final green light - see also Adoption of the legislative act & Statement
• Minutes of: Meeting of the Committee on fluorinated greenhouse gases - 05 & 06 June 2024
• EVP Šefčovič and Commissioners Sinkevičius and Hoekstra participate in the EU-China High Level Climate and Environment Dialogue - Midday Express
• The EU is ready to ratify the High Seas Treaty

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• Request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (Netherlands) of 28 February 2024 - Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit and Others VS. Stichting Rookpreventie Jeugd (Case C-155/24, Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit and Others)
  Re: Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/40/EU, ISO standards, Article 2(21) of Directive 2014/40/EU, ‘consumed as intended’, cigarettes, alternative maximum emission levels
• Radioisotopes for medical use: Council approves conclusions
• ECDC publishes mass gathering recommendations ahead of packed summer calendar
• EMA - Meeting highlights from the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) 10-13 June 2024
• EFSA - Development of a roadmap for action on Evidence‐based risk communication in the EU Food Safety System

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

• Main results of Justice & Home Affairs Council (Justice) - 14 June 2024
  - Council Conclusions on setting up a European judicial organised crime network, 14 June 2024
• Commission launches new EU knowledge centre on preventing radicalisation - Midday Express
• Commissioner Johansson attends the meeting of the EU Network of national coordinators and rapporteurs on trafficking in human beings - Midday Express

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• Agenda for: Eurogroup meeting of 20 June and Economic & Financial Affairs Council of 21 June 2024
• Commission endorses positive preliminary assessment of Greece's fourth payment request for €2.3 billion in loans under the Recovery and Resilience Facility
• Commission and European Central Bank host a conference on European financial integration - Midday Express
• Reform of the global financial architecture in response to global challenges. How to restore debt sustainability and achieve SDGs? - EP In-Depth Analysis
• Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the 30th Dubrovnik Economic Conference "Policymaking in a new risk environment"
• Sectoral dynamics and the business cycle in the euro area - ECB Economic Bulletin Issue 4, 2024

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

G7 SUMMIT

• G7 Leaders’ Statement on Energy for Growth in Africa
• G7 Leaders’ Communiqué - Borgo Egnazia, Italy

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

• Appeal brought on 16 April 2024 by Igor Shuvalov against the judgment of the General Court of 07 February 2024 in Case T-289/22, Shuvalov Vs. Council (Case C-271/24 P)
  Re: annulment of Decision (CFSP) 2022/265, Decision (CFSP) 2022/1530, Decision (CFSP) 2023/572, Regulation (EU) 2022/260, Regulation (EU) 2022/1529, Regulation (EU) 2023/571 and Decision 2014/145/CFSP and Regulation (EU) 269/2014
• Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/1697 of 12 June 2024 on the establishment of the Ukraine Facility Audit Board
• Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol: EU extends sanctions for further year
• Press Statement by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine
• Speech by President von der Leyen at the opening plenary of the Summit on Peace in Ukraine
• Joint Communiqué on a Peace Framework adopted at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine
• Speech by President Charles Michel at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine