Europe Daily News, 08 January 2025

COMPETITION

• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11791 - HIG Capital / Thoma Bravo / Certain Comptia Assets)
• Commission clears creation of joint venture by STRABAG and Becker (M.11790) - Midday Express
• Cyprus - Notification of concentration regarding the acquisition of sole control of Eutelsat Group's satellite ground station infrastructure business by EQT Fund Management S.á.r.l.
• Czech Republic - Google made changes to one of its Services in reaction to the investigation of the Office
• UK - The CMA is considering undertakings offered in the anticipated acquisition by Synopsys, Inc. of Ansys, Inc.

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Trade Policy Committee (Deputy Members) - 09 January 2025
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitely collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of mobile access equipment originating in the People's Republic of China (CN codes ex 8427 10 10, ex 8427 20 19, ex 8428 90 90, ex 8431 20 00 and ex 8431 39 00)
• WTO - Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - European Union - Electrical and electronic equipment (lead as an alloying element in steel, aluminium and copper)
• WTO - Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - European Union - Electrical and electronic equipment (lead in high melting temperature solders)
• WTO - Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - European Union - Electrical and electronic equipment (lead in glass or ceramic components)
• WTO - India launches safeguard investigation on non-alloy and alloy steel flat products
• WTO - Madagascar launches safeguard investigation on tomato products
• UK plan to adopt gene editing technology clashes with EU deal - Agriculture industry sounds alarm over missing out on what was hailed as Brexit benefit - Financial Times

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Regulation (EU) 2025/14 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 on the approval and market surveillance of non-road mobile machinery circulating on public roads and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
• Answer given by Mr McGrath to a MEP written question - Commission guidelines for SMEs under the GPSR

FINANCE

• Directive (EU) 2025/1 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2024 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of insurance and reinsurance undertakings and amending Directives 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2007/36/EC, 2014/59/EU and (EU) 2017/1132 and Regulations (EU) No 1094/2010, (EU) No 648/2012, (EU) No 806/2014 and (EU) 2017/ 1129
• Directive (EU) 2025/2 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2024 amending Directive 2009/138/EC as regards proportionality, quality of supervision, reporting, long-term guarantee measures, macro-prudential tools, sustainability risks and group and cross-border supervision, and amending Directives 2002/87/EC and 2013/34/EU

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• EFSA - Pest survey card on Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato, Fusarium ambrosium and F. euwallaceae
• EFSA - Pest survey card on Ips typographus

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

• The General Court orders the Commission to pay damages to a visitor to its ‘Conference on the Future of Europe’ website as a result of the transfer of personal data to the United States (See CPR No 1/2025 - Judgment of the General Court in Case T-354/22, Bindl Vs. Commission)
• EDPS reprimands Frontex for non-compliance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1896

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

• Regulation (EU) 2025/12 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 on the collection and transfer of advance passenger information for enhancing and facilitating external border checks, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1726 and (EU) 2019/817, and repealing Council Directive 2004/82/EC
• Regulation (EU) 2025/13 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 on the collection and transfer of advance passenger information for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/818
• Eurojust has published its analysis of case law and highlighting the rapid adaptation of criminal methods - See the 4th Report 
• Eurojust - Intellectual property criminal enforcement system in Romania & in Denmark

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Emmanuel Macron and several counterparts to present renewed strategy for EU’s strategic autonomy, in March - See Speech by Emmanuel Macron
• List of Working Parties and Committees which will be officially organised in Poland under the Polish Presidency (first half of 2025) - Information note

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Political and Security Committee - 09 January 2025
• DPR of Korea: Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest missile launch
• Germany pushes for EU to ease sanctions on Syria - Berlin circulates proposals for relief on curbs in exchange for reforms from new leadership in Damascus - Financial Times
• EU will defend borders, says French minister in response to Trump’s Greenland threats - Bloc leaders also register concern at president-elect’s territorial ambitions - Financial Times