September 17, 2024

Europe Daily News, 17 September 2024

Press statement by President von der Leyen on the next College of Commissioners
EP leaders had an exchange of views with the President-elect of the Commission on the new College of Commissioners.
Von der Leyen gives top economic jobs to largest EU countries - France, Italy and Spain to share influential portfolios in next European Commission - Financial Times
The backroom deal to parachute Macron loyalist into Brussels - Stéphane Séjourné has backed French president since 2017 and replaces EC’s biggest rebel - Financial Times

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11682 - Utmost Group / Lombard International Assurance Holdings)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11716 - Nordic Capital XI / CVC / Platinum IVY / Hargreaves Lansdown)
Finland - Consultation on the acquisition of VRJ Etelä-Suomi Oy / Oulu City Infra's maintenance and infrastructure construction businesses
Germany - Bundeskartellamt takes a critical view of Super RTL and Nickelodeon's planned merger - RTL withdraws notification
Germany - Bundeskartellamt releases the acquisition of assets of Weltbild GmbH & Co. KG by Thalia Bücher GmbH
Poland - UOKiK has issued a decision on collusion restricting competition in the truck market fining more than PLN 238 million on Iveco Poland and 10 truck distributors
Spain - CNMC highlights the key role of competition in Spain's new industrial policy
Spain - CNMC asks La Liga to avoid discretionality in the commercialisation of First and Second Division rights in several European countries
UK CMA published the Parties’ response to the notice of possible remedies in the Lindab / HAS-Vent merger inquiry
UK - CMA has published its Decision clearing the anticipated acquisition by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company of Juniper Networks, Inc.

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections - SA.114645; SA.113459 & SA.108170
State aid - Belgium - State aid SA.36303 (2024/C) (ex 2015/NN, ex 2013/FC) - Subsidies for recognised Flemish nature conservation organisations - Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU
Commission Decision (EU) 2024/2418 of 11 December 2023 on the measure State aid SA.53625 (2021/C) implemented by Germany for Lignite phase-out
Commission approves €1.2 billion Polish State aid scheme to support investments in strategic sectors to foster the transition to a net-zero economy (SA.109581)

Agenda for: 100th Electronic Customs Coordination Group (ECCG) held jointly with the Trade Contact Group (TCG) - 03 and 04 October 2024
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures (Certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics; P.R. of China; Egypt; Countervailing duty; Regulation (EU) 2020/776; 16.6.2025)
Overview of FTA and Other Trade Negotiations - updated on 16 September 2024
Overview of Economic Partnership Agreements - updated on 16 September 2024
Report of the 7th Annual meeting of the CETA Committee on Financial Services - June 2024
Readout from U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Deputies Meeting
WTO - Steel industry execs cite critical role of trade and standards in achieving green goals
Brexit is ‘stifling’ exports and imports, report finds - UK trade deal with EU has led to ‘profound and ongoing’ impact on goods flow - Financial Times
America needs a better strategy on semiconductors - Export controls are necessary, but they are not a complete competitive strategy - Financial Times

Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness & Growth (Internal Market) - 24 September 2024
A circular single market for sustainable competitiveness - The Draghi report’s focus on critical raw materials misses the contribution of resource efficiency to productivity - See Bruegel Commentary

CHEMICAL

ECHA - Final Draft Agenda 64th meeting of the Committee for Socio-economic Analysis - 17 to 20 September 2024
ECHA - Provisional Draft Agenda - 87th meeting of the Member State Committee - 08 to10 October 2024
ECHA - Board of Appeal Decision in case A-004-2024 - BASF SE, Germany - Final decision
Re: rectification of the contested decision - Withdrawal of the appeal by the Appellant - Closure of the proceeding (10 September 2024)
ECHA - Board of Appeal Summary in case A-001-2023 - Summary (10 September 2024)
Re: Dossier evaluation - Compliance check - Tonnage downgrade - Right to good administration

Agenda for: Att. Financial Services and Banking Union (Benchmarks) - 23 September 2024
How the EBA and ESM cooperate to strengthen crisis prevention and navigate an incomplete banking union

“Agriculture and Fisheries” Council on 23 September 2024
- Stocktaking of the second year of implementation of the CAP strategic plans - Information from the Presidency - Exchange of views

Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Nuclear energy production in Greece
Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Financing the energy renovation of churches
Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Problems in the cogeneration sector in Spain
Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Energy communities prevented from accessing dispatch markets

Agenda for: 29th Meeting of the “Multi-Stakeholder Platform on Protecting and Restoring the World’s Forests” (Deforestation) - 24 September 2024
Safe and sustainable alternatives could reduce use of PFAS in textiles and enhance reuse and recycling - see the EEA Briefing & Report
World Ozone Day: EU continues to phase out gases harming the ozone layer - see the EEA Briefing

ECDC - Epidemiological update, week 37/2024: Mpox due to monkeypox virus clade I
EFSA - Scientific Opinion - Pest categorisation of non‐EU Scolytinae on non‐coniferous hosts
EFSA - Technical Report on the need for re‐evaluation of the safety of hexane used as an extraction solvent in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients
EFSA - External Scientific Report - Review of New Approach Methodologies for Application in Risk Assessment of Nanoparticles in the Food and Feed Sector: Status and Challenges
EFSA - External Scientific Report - Proposal for a qualification system for New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in the food and feed sector: example of implementation for nanomaterial risk assessment

Estimating the full effect of a partially anticipated event: a market-based approach applied to the case of TLTROIII - ECB Working Paper Series No.2982
A portfolio perspective on euro area bank profitability using stress test data - ECB Occasional Paper Series No.356
Speech by ECB's Philip R. Lane: Moving from 3.75 to 3.50: explaining the latest rate decision
The ECB Survey of Monetary Analysts (SMA), September 2024, Aggregate Results
ECB Blog - Obstacles to the greening of energy-intensive industries

Iran: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union
UAE: High Representative / Vice-President Josep Borrell travels to the United Arab Emirates
EU plans to raise up to €40bn in loans for Ukraine without US - Brussels drafts alternative funding solution to circumvent a Hungary veto on extending the freezing of Russian assets - Financial Times

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