Europe Daily News, 02 September 2024

COMPETITION

• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11614 - CVC / Comarch)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11694 - Asterion / F2i / 2i Aeroporti)
• Commission clears acquisition of HAL by ABN AMRO (M.11612) - Midday Express
• Commission clears the acquisition of Eurobio Scientific by IK Partners and NextStage (M.11661) - Midday Express

 STATE AID

• Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.110954
• Commission approves reintroduction of Polish credit union liquidation scheme (SA.114922) - Midday Express

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Appeal brought on 17 July 2024 by Ereğli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikaları TAŞ, İskenderun Demir ve Çelik AŞ, Erdemir Çelik Servis Merkezi Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ against the judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2024 in Case T-629/21, Ereğli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikaları and Others Vs. Commission (Case C-499/24 P)
  Re: annulment of Commission Implementing regulation (EU) 2021/1100 - definitive anti-dumping duty - provisional duty - hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel - Turkey
  
• Appeal brought on 17 July 2024 by Çolakoğlu Metalurji AŞ, Çolakoğlu Dış Ticaret AŞ against the judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2024 in Case T-630/21, Çolakoğlu Metalurji and Çolakoğlu Dış Ticaret Vs. Commission - Case C-498/24 P
  Re: annulment of Commission Implementing regulation (EU) 2021/1100 - definitive anti-dumping duty - provisional duty - hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel - Turkey
• Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Berlin-Brandenburg (Germany) of 27 May 2024 - Keesing Deutschland GmbH Vs. Finanzamt für Körperschaften II (Case C-375/24, Keesing Deutschland)
  Re: Heading 4902 of the Combined Nomenclature - symbol sudokus and musical sudokus - Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 - principles of equal treatment and neutrality
• Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo (Spain) of 9 May 2024 – Compañía de Distribución Integral Logista, SA Vs. Administración General del Estado (Case C-348/24)
  Re: Customs value - Article 29 of the Community Customs Code (CCC) - Articles 112(3) CCC and 214 CCC - Article 147 CCCIP [Community Customs Code implementing provisions - Articles 118 and 97k CCCIP - Tariff concessions - Preferential origin - Customs warehouse - Transaction value of goods
• Agenda for: Working Party on Trade Questions - 03 September 2024
• EU's first Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement enters into force with Angola

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• EU plan for buying key commodities centrally is over-reach, warn tech groups - Trading software companies fear project will make Brussels a major competitor and believe tender is misconceived - Financial Times

ENERGY

• Commissioner Simson travels to Namibia and South Africa to deepen energy relations and cooperation on hydrogen - Midday Express
• Ukraine to EU: You can still store gas with us despite Russian attacks - The country’s vast reserves helped the continent avoid a market crisis last winter - Politico.eu

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• EU set to clash with member states over ‘defining’ budget overhaul - Commission says era of ‘funding with no conditions’ is gone - Financial Times

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) - 04 & 06 September 2024
• Acceptance speech by President von der Leyen for the Czech and Slovak Transatlantic Award at the GLOBSEC Award Ceremony 2024
• Press statement by President von der Leyen with Slovenian Prime Minister Golob and Mayor Lesjak
• Keynote speech by President von der Leyen at the GLOBSEC Forum 2024

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Appeal brought on 16 July 2024 by Issam Anbouba against the judgment of the General Court of 15 May 2024 in Case T-471/22 Issam Anbouba Vs. Council of the European Union (Case C-494/24 P)
  Re: annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1035 - Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1027 - Syria - restrictive measures
• Appeal brought on 26 June 2024 by UC against the order of the General Court of 17 April 2024 in Case T-6/23, UC Vs. Council (CaseC-455/24 P)
  Re: annulment of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/2398 - Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2397 - Democratic Republic of Congo - restrictive measures - Article 31(1) TEU - Regulation No 1049/2001 - Article 75 TFEU
• Answer given by HR/VP Borrell to a MEP written question - Condemnation of Abbas for likening Israel to Nazis and calling for Israel's suspension from UN at the first UN Nakba Commemoration
• South China Sea: Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest dangerous actions
• Informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers: Press remarks by High Representative upon arrival
  Informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers: Press remarks by High Representative at the press conference
• Europe must rely less on Chinese technology, Danish PM says - Mette Frederiksen says Copenhagen is also pushing EU for more action against Russia’s ‘shadow’ fleet - Financial Times